2025-2026
Executive Board
Brooklyn kluz
Chapter President
Hometown:
Major: Entrepreneurship
Hobbies: I enjoy cooking and baking, pickleball, camping, and snorkeling.
Why did I join PRSSA? I joined PRSSA to get involved on campus beyond my classes, build professional development skills that will help me grow in my future career, and be part of a fun and interactive group.
bkluz@nmu.edu
Rachel Raniszewski
VP Of Member Services
Hometown: Traverse City, MI
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Business Foundations (MBA Prep)
Hobbies: I enjoy playing volleyball, hiking, gardening, and cooking.
Why did I join PRSSA: I joined PRSSA to learn more about PR outside of my classes and for the numerous networking opportunities within and outside of the university.
Emma Schmidt
VP Of Professional Development
Hometown: Lowell, MI
Major: Economics and Public Relations
Minor: Communication Studies
Hobbies: Skiing, snowboarding, working out, kayaking, and reading.
Why did I join PRSSA: To have more opportunities and experience in the PR world!
Autumn Brutyn
VP of Chapter Development
Hometown: Midland, MI
Major: Public Relations
Minor: International Business
Hobbies: Traveling, learning French, Competitive swimming, mountain biking, and outdoor rock climbing.
Why did I join PRSSA: I joined PRSSA to meet new friends and figure out if public relations was the field for me! Spoiler alert: it is. :)
Madison Acker
VP Of Social Media
Hometown: Sun Prairie, WI
Major: Social Media Design Management
Minor: Computer Science
Hobbies: Photography, embroidery, soccer (or any sports), playing video games.
Why did I join PRSSA: I joined it to see what it was all about, since I’m Social Medi Design Management, and they had the Social Media position open so I got really dragged into it.
Emilee Wezensky
Assistant Social Media
Hometown: Mount Pleasant, MI
Major: Communication Studies
Minor: Public Relations
Hobbies: Reading, Skiing, and Going to concerts!
Why did I join PRSSA: I joined PRSSA to meet new people and make valuable connections!
John Hagy
Secretary
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Major: Public Relations
Minor: History
Hobbies: A lot of outdoors stuff, hiking, snowboarding, paddleboarding, rock climbing, running, video games, aviation history, tank history, photography and composition, music (piano, choir), and I love to work on cars (I built a 1967 Chevy chevell small block V8 with my grandpa.
Why did I join PRSSA: Build my understanding of Public Relations, as well as meeting people who also were in the PR program. Also to make some friends.