The Chartered Institute of Public Relations in Northern Ireland has elected Arlene McPhillips, incoming Head of Marketing, Research and Communication for the Controlled Schools Support Council, as the organisation’s new Committee Chair for Northern Ireland for 2020. Brittany Breslin, Account Director at Impact Communications, has been elected as Vice Chair.
The announcement was made at the AGM event, held at the MAC in Belfast last night (Tuesday 7 January) where almost 50 PR professionals attended to thank outgoing Chair Rachel Burgoyne, Communications Manager at Cancer Fund for Children, for her tenure.
Arlene is pictured (left) with outgoing Chair Rachel Burgoyne.
*N.B Arlene’s new post as Head of Marketing, Research and Communication for the Controlled Schools Support Council is effective from 13 January 2020.


