Angela Walters Eveillard to Lead PRSA in 2027
The incoming board chair takes the helm as the organization continues its push to integrate AI tools into professional workflows.
Updated on Oct. 21, 2026 in Artificial Intelligence
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Angela Walters Eveillard will serve as the Board Chair of the Public Relations Society of America for the 2027 term. Her appointment follows the organization's recent ICON 2026 conference in Orlando, which centered on emerging tools including artificial intelligence.
Why it matters
The leadership change arrives as PRSA maintains an active task force on AI and emerging technologies to help practitioners navigate the industry's evolving toolset. The focus remains on integrating new platforms into established professional workflows.
Attendees at the PRSA ICON 2026 conference in Orlando utilized a collaborative team model, with groups of 7 members dividing sessions to synthesize emerging AI developments. This approach contrasts with traditional singular conference participation models.
The players
Angela Walters Eveillard
Executive Director of Marketing and Public Relations at Hillsborough College and incoming 2027 PRSA Board Chair.
Public Relations Society of America
A professional organization for communications practitioners that operates a task force focused on AI and emerging tech.
The details
The Public Relations Society of America maintains a dedicated task force on AI and emerging technologies to evaluate digital tools. This body facilitates the AI Pulse webinar series, where subject matter experts perform live demonstrations of new software and operational methods for practitioners.
Timeline
October 2026: PRSA ICON 2026 conference held in Orlando.
2027: Angela Walters Eveillard begins her term as PRSA Board Chair.
The Tech Race
The leadership transition occurs alongside the ongoing work of the PRSA AI task force, which benchmarks emerging tools for communications experts. This effort tracks closely with institutional moves to standardize AI adoption across specialized professional services.
Practitioners in the communications sector will see new training resources and industry standards shaped by the AI Pulse webinar series throughout 2027. These sessions offer hands-on exposure to new technologies for those seeking to incorporate AI tools into existing marketing workflows.
The takeaway
Communications professionals should monitor the AI Pulse series for upcoming technical demonstrations throughout the next year. Future shifts in PRSA policy under the 2027 board will determine how widely these automated tools are integrated into standardized industry practice.
Further reading
For more on how professional sectors are adopting new systems, visit the Artificial Intelligence section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by PRNEWS.
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