Background
Shapson, Edward Michael was born on July 19, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Shapson, Edward Michael was born on July 19, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Communications, Temple University, 1970.
Account executive, Spiro and Associations, Inc., Philadelphia, 1970-1974; account supervisor, Spiro and Associations, Inc., Philadelphia, 1974-1978; associate director public relations, Spiro and Associations, Inc., Philadelphia, 1978-1983; vice president, Spiro and Associations, Inc., Philadelphia, 1980-1983; vice-president, director public relations, Kalish and Rice, Inc., Philadelphia, 1983-1985; senior vice president, Earle Palmer Brown Companies, Philadelphia, 1985-1986; president public relations, Sommers Rosen, Inc., Philadelphia, 1986-1989; president, Shapson Gero and Sommers, Inc., Philadelphia, since 1989. Instructor public relations Temple University.
Vice president public and community relations Girl Scouts United States Greater Philadelphia, 1988-1990. Public relations consultant Raoul Wallenberg Legal Defense Committee, Philadelphia, New York City, 1984. Member marketing communications committee Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.
Member marketing task force Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia. Member marketing and attractions committee Greater Philadelphia Economic Development Coalition, since 1988. Overseas marketing development committee Greater Philadelphia International Network, since 1988.
Member Public Relations Society of America (accredited, chairman mid-atlantic district 1989, president Philadelphia chapter 1981, Presidential citation 1989, Pepperpot award, national public relations committee 1990, district operations task force since 1991, national speakers bureau committee since 1991), Counsellors Academy, Delaware Valley Ad Hoc Public Affairs Roundtable, Golden Slipper Club and Charities.