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I am an Accredited Public Relations advisor, experienced business communication professional, marketing and advertising counselor.

I have a particular affinity for the convergence of public relations and technology.

My Accreditation is through the Public Relations Society of America. I am a former chapter president and assembly delegate for PRSA–Las Vegas Valley Chapter. I also have served two years on the national executive committee for the PRSA Independent Practitioners Alliance.

In 2009 I’m the program director, or chapter president, for the Social Media Club of Salt Lake City.

I’m a former president and Communicator of the Year of the Las Vegas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.

I’m currently the only person to ever be president of both Las Vegas chapters of IABC and PRSA.

I have senior level management experience in public relations and advertising agencies and have operated Codella Marketing for more than six years.

I’m a former adjunct professor in UNLV’s Division of Educational Outreach for the Certificate in Public Relations Skills program.

Since the 1990s I have been involved in the management of design, content and marketing strategies for online initiatives including Web sites, HTML e-mails, blogs and various types of social media now associated with Web 2.0.

I’m a former partner in the Blogging Vegas blog network.

I own and operate NewsCactus, a hosted, social media equipped online newsroom solution.

With my wife, I operate Codella Travel, an online travel agency.