Rising Leader Award<\/a>\u00a0identifies\u00a0and honors\u00a0up-and-coming FPRA members who\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0emerging leadership traits along with dedicated active involvement in\u00a0chapter activities, programs,\u00a0functions\u00a0and events.\u00a0Bigord\u00a0is the first team member at Priority Marketing to be honored since the award debuted in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\nBigord\u00a0first joined FPRA as a student at Florida Gulf Coast University, where she was president of the college\u2019s student chapter\u00a0during her senior year. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication\u00a0and graduating summa cum laude, she joined Priority Marketing in 2023 as a public relations coordinator.\u00a0Bigord continued her membership with FPRA and served\u00a0as education chair of the Southwest Florida\u00a0Chapter\u00a0for two terms between 2024 and 2026.\u00a0In 2025, she collaborated with FPRA\u2019s Southwest Florida chapter and FGCU student chapter to\u00a0establish\u00a0Soaring Connections, which provides students with opportunities to connect with\u00a0public relations\u00a0and marketing professionals to learn about\u00a0the PR, marketing,\u00a0communications\u00a0and journalism industries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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