Ron Culp

Corporate and agency public relations executive turned consultant and teacher. CURRENT: Professional Director, Graduate Program in Public Relations and Advertising, DePaul University. Founder and Principal, Culp & Co., public relations consulting. FORMERLY: Partner and Managing Director, Ketchum. Partner and Managing Director, Sard Verbinnen & Co. Senior Vice President, PR and Government Affairs, Sears. Executive Director of PR at Sara Lee Corporation. Director, Public Relations, Pitney Bowes Inc. Manager, Corporate Communications, Eli Lilly & Co. Director, Member Services, New York State Assembly. Reporter, The Columbus (Ind.) Republic CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS: Board of Directors: Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, Lincoln Park Zoo, Gilda's Club of Chicago. Member: Arthur W. Page Society, Public Relations Society of America, Business Marketing Association. Blog: www.culpwrit.com