The polls, which were held during the past September 25th, were an unanimous support in Bosquez D’Giovanni’s figure, under whose first term (2004-2006) the National Assembly of Panama (unicameral congress) enacted a new law (number 21 of 2006) that regulates the profession of Public Relations.

Bósquez is the current director of institutional promotion of the Inter American Confederation of Public Relations (Confiarp, by its acronym in Spanish), works as a full professor at Panama University´s College of Social Communication, runs his own consulting business in mass and organizational communication —Gutemberg PR Consulting— and, more recently, he was chosen as the first president of Panama´s National Technical Board of Public Relations (Juterpp, by its acronym in Spanish), an official body created by the already mentioned law number 21 of 20205.

The new Coreppa´s board of directors, which took oath the last October 30th, is integrated by Reina Urriola (vicepresident) and eight members in these eight secretaries: Rossana Vega (Acts and Correspondence), Luz Denis Castro (Finance), Irma Hernández (International Relations), Eric Estrada (Communication), Sonia Arce (Relations with other Associations), Ileana Black (Controlling), Gladys Samaniego de Esquina (Cultural Affairs) and Leticia R. de Smead (Academic Affairs).

Panama´s National Association of Public Relations Experts (Coreppa)

“Professional Consolidation” List

Board of Directors 2006-2008

· President Franklin Bósquez D’Giovanni
Vice president Reina Urriola

· Secretary of Acts and
Correspondence Rossana Vega
Subsecretary Isabel Arosemena

· Secretary de Finance Luz Denis Castro
Subsecretary Etseira Coto

· Secretary of International
Relations Irma Hernández
Subsecretary Edilia Pérez

· Secretary of Communication Eric Estrada
Subsecretary Karian Camaño

· Secretary of Relations
with other Associations Sonia Arce
Subsecretary Berta Goicoechea

· Secretary of Controlling Ileana Black
Subsecretary Pacífica Zeballos

· Secretary of Cultural
Affairs Gladys de Esquina
Subsecretary Rómulo González

· Secretary of Academic
Affairs Leticia de Smead
Subsecretaria Maribel Saavedra

· Board of Admission                  Eric del Rosario
                                                    Robert K. Fernández
                                                    Casilda González

· Tribunal of Honour
   and Discipline                             Javier Burgos
                                                      Alina Guerrero
                                                      Eva Montilla

· Councellors (past presidents)   Irma Hernández
                                                     Javier Burgos