Emma Byrne Receives 'Public Relations Professional of the Year' Honor at New Jersey Public Relations Awards Ceremony
June 10 2004 - 3:46PM
PR Newswire (US)
Emma Byrne Receives 'Public Relations Professional of the Year'
Honor at New Jersey Public Relations Awards Ceremony NEWARK, N.J.,
June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The New Jersey Chapter of the
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA/NJ) has honored Emma
Byrne, director - corporate communications and federal affairs for
PSEG as the PR Professional of the Year. PRSA/NJ conferred the
honors at its annual Pyramid Awards banquet held last night at the
Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange. Emma has spent her career moving
easily in these three very different realms -- in politics, in
public service and in private enterprise. In all three she has
exhibited a commitment to the highest level of integrity and has
also taken the time to instill her knowledge and expertise with
individuals entering the field. She has regularly given lectures to
college classes and made presentations to women and minority
groups. She has unselfishly given to those she works with and for,
and has served as a role model for a countless number of PR
professionals in the state. Emma has served as Governor Florio's
press secretary, Director of Community Affairs for the state,
Director of the New Jersey State Democratic Party and state
director for Senator Bill Bradley. Emma's private sector experience
has mainly been with PSE&G and its parent company PSEG.
Originally overseeing a staff of five, she now manages more than 55
communications professionals in the areas of internal and external
communications, as well as federal affairs for PSEG. This includes
the company website and intranet, company paper and other
communications tools, PSEG advertising and branding, media
relations for the parent company and subsidiaries, and the company
library and research staff. In 2003, Emma oversaw the highly
successful efforts to celebrate PSEG's 100th anniversary. She also
continues to direct efforts to influence the debate about federal
energy policy and the company's public response to increased
security. DATASOURCE: PSEG CONTACT: Leslie Cifelli of PSEG,
+1-973-430-3809 Web site: http://www.pseg.com/
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