Always Keep Growing
Having been recently selected as the PRSSA National President (2023-24), we are excited to welcome San Sharma to our show! In our Tansson Talks discussion, he speaks about his current role as PRSSA National Vice President of Chapter Development and his personal development journey over these past few years as he completed high school and entered college. You won't want to miss this discussion!
- Brandon K. Hedgepeth is a lifelong learner, communicator, and graduate student who has been a content creator since May 2016. He serves as the host and producer of Tansson Talks show.
- Sankalp Sharma is the PRSSA National Vice President of Chapter Development and is the incoming National President. He is a junior, studying Public Relations at California State University-Sacramento. As the Vice President of Chapter Development, San has focused on working with Chapters to build a stronger PRSSA community. Aside from that, he leads the team of District Ambassadors and is currently collaborating with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to create a PRSSA Community Service Initiative. This is his third year being involved in PRSSA and says it has been the highlight of his college journey. Before being elected to the National Committee, San served on the PRSSA Sac State board for two years and held multiple positions during his time. Outside of work and PRSSA, you can find San relaxing in a coffee shop or finding ways to get more involved in the community around him.
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Born and raised in California's Central Valley, San's passion for storytelling and communications foreshadows his journey to becoming a published author and award-winning communications professional. San earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from California State University, Sacramento, graduating Cum Laude and ultimately receiving the PRSSA 2024 Gold Key Award—the highest honor bestowed upon a public relations student.
San's career has taken him across the communications landscape, from national PR strategies for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to comprehensive campaigns for companies at EMC Communications and FINN Partners, securing earned media coverage across tier-1 outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Most notably, at 23, San was appointed to serve as Senior Counsel on the PRSA Board of Directors, providing strategic guidance to an association of over 30,000 communications professionals. This followed his tenure as National President of the Public Relations Student Society of America (2023-2024), during which he led more than 6,000 student members across 300+ chapters nationwide.
A published author of two books ("Straight from the Heart" and "Strength in Color"), San is passionate about sharing his experiences and insights as a guest lecturer at universities across the nation, inspiring the next generation of communications professionals.
