Cheryl Procter-Rogers

Current

• Vice President, Office of Public Relations and Communications at DePaul University

Past

• Senior Consultant at A Step Ahead Public Relations
• Regional Corporate Affairs Director at HBO
• Consultant at CP Public Relations

• Director, Public Relations and Advertising at Nielsen Marketing Research
• President, Owner at A Step Ahead Public Relations
• Manager, Public Relations and Advertising at Golden State Mutual Life Insurance
• Administrative Assistant/Technical Writer at Sperry Univac

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Education

• Northwestern University
• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
• University of California, Los Angeles

• Bradley University
• Loyola University of Chicago

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Cheryl Procter-Rogers’s Summary

With more than 30 years experience in the PR arena, Cheryl Procter-Rogers is currently Vice President, Office of Public Relations and Communications, DePaul University, Chicago, IL.

Prior, she ran a Chicago-based, national public relations consulting practice, A Step Ahead Public Relations. She implemented strategies and counseled clients in the areas of crisis communications, integrated marketing communications, strategic planning, special events planning, internal communications and media relations.

She was the 2006 national president and chief executive officer of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Based in New York City, PRSA is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals and has more than 32,000 professional and student members.

Cheryl lectures and is a featured keynote speaker to professionals and students throughout the U.S. on a variety of subjects.

As a career coach, she helped clients focus and maximize their efforts to achieve a successful career plan

Prior to resuming her consulting practice,she was at Home Box Office (HBO) where she was responsible for the development and implementation of PR and communications strategies across 11 states in the Midwest. Prior to HBO, she worked as a PR consultant in the Chicago area, where her clients included: Sears, Nissan, Allstate Insurance Co, McDonald’s, and HBO. Previously, she served Nielsen Marketing Research, Northbrook, IL., as director of public relations and advertising. Prior to Nielsen, she was president and owner of A STEP AHEAD public relations agency in Los Angeles, CA. Her clients included Kodak, The Jewish Federation Council of Greater LA, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Kaiser Permanente and Nissan. Before establishing her own PR agency, she served as manager of PR and advertising for Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Los Angeles. Prior she was technical writer and administrator for Sperry Univac in Chicago.

Cheryl Procter-Rogers’s Specialties:

Senior communications and public relations professional; Executive coach; business strategies.

Cheryl Procter-Rogers’s Experience

• Vice President, Office of Public Relations and Communications

  DePaul University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Reporting to the president, Procter-Rogers is responsible for integrating and strengthening university-wide communication efforts to promote and enhance DePaul’s visibility. She oversees media relations and internal, external and presidential communications.

• Senior Consultant

  A Step Ahead Public Relations

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  July 2006 — August 2009 (3 years 2 months)

• Regional Corporate Affairs Director

  HBO

  (Public Company; TWX; Entertainment industry)

  October 1997 — July 2006 (8 years 10 months)

• Consultant

  CP Public Relations

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1994 — 1997 (3 years )

• Director, Public Relations and Advertising

  Nielsen Marketing Research

  (Research industry)

  1992 — 1994 (2 years )

• President, Owner

  A Step Ahead Public Relations

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1986 — 1992 (6 years )

• Manager, Public Relations and Advertising

  Golden State Mutual Life Insurance

  (Insurance industry)

  1980 — 1986 (6 years )

• Administrative Assistant/Technical Writer

  Sperry Univac

  (Public Company; UIS; Computer Hardware industry)

  1979 — 1980 (1 year )

Cheryl Procter-Rogers’s Education

• Northwestern University

  Certificate , Leadership and Innovation Institute , 2005 — 2005

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  MBA , Marketing , 2000

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Extension Certification , Public Relations , 1983 — 1983

• Bradley University

  BS , English , 1974 — 1978

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Beta Sigma Silhouette, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Marrionettes-choreographer

• Loyola University of Chicago

  Certificate , E-Commerce Business

Cheryl Procter-Rogers’s Contact Settings

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