With more than 20 years' experience in communications, marketing, and public relations, the California School Public Relations Association executive director Trinette Marquis is passionate about working with public schools and improving school community relationships. Her work has been recognized by the National School Public Relations Association, the American Association of School Administrators, the Medical Marketing Association, and the International Association of Business Communicators. Natalie A. Nash began her career in communications in news reporting as news assistant at the Chicago Bureau of The New York Times. She believes that the new imperative for today's communications professional is to help create school environments that provide a positive framework for critical conversations, particularly around race, culture, and equity. She currently serves as co-chair of the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association (INSPRA) Equity Task Force where she works with school PR professionals to promote, empower, and create equitable practices relevant to the role of the school communications professional.