May 23, 2011: Pinnacle Worldwide, a global network of independent public relations agencies, has named the newest members of its executive committee, whose term begins September 2011.

Donna Vandiver, president and CEO of The Vandiver Group, Inc. in St. Louis, Mo., will be the new Pinnacle chairperson, serving a two-year term.

Gary Conkling, co-founder and managing partner of CFM Strategic Communications in Portland, Ore., will serve as the new president, serving a two-year term.

Jeannette Boccini, principal and executive vice president of LVM Group, Inc. in New York, N.Y., has been named president-elect, serving a two-year term.

Leonard Greenberger, partner at Potomac Communications Group in Washington, D.C., will be treasurer, serving a one-year term.

Members at large on the executive committee, all serving one-year terms, include Barbara Coles, president of Coles Marketing Communications in Indianapolis, Ind.; Stephanie Worrell, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Red Sky PR in Boise, Idaho; and Joan Griffin, owner and president of Griffin and Associates in Albuquerque, N.M.

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Founded in 1976, Pinnacle Worldwide, Inc. is an international corporation of independently owned public relations firms with members and affiliate offices in more than 61 major cities around the globe. Its members develop and implement strategic communications plans that influence audiences on both a regional and global scale.