Dianne Danowski Smith

Dianne Danowski Smith

Dianne Danowski Smith APR, Fellow PRSA, brings three decades of experience in advocacy, public relations, crisis communications, and strategic marketing, with expertise honed at Publix Northwest and across diverse organizations. She has earned multiple awards for her work in advocacy, community programming, and strategic counsel, including the William W. Marsh Lifetime Achievement Award. Smith is a leader in PRSA, serving on the Oregon chapter’s 2024 board and having held various leadership roles, and she also co-founded Oregon Bio Women. She has been a longtime advocate for PR education, chairing the Jack Ewan Scholarship Program and helping launch the PRSSA chapter at George Fox University.