Bernays Awards

Gold Coast PR Council Board members. -PREMIER PHOTO / COURTESY PHOTO South Florida’s largest independent association of public relations, communications and marketing professionals announced the winners of its 20th Annual Bernays Awards. The Gold Coast PR Council welcomed communications professionals, community leaders and guests to their milestone luncheon, where awards were presented to the best of the best in PR. “Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Bernays Awards gave us an opportunity to recognize not only the creativity and strategic excellence of this year’s winners, but also the individuals whose leadership has strengthened South Florida’s communications community,” said co-presidents of the Gold Coast PR Council, Sandy Collier and Melissa Perlman. 2026 Special Award Recipients The prestigious President’s Award was presented to Gary Schweikhart, who co-founded the Gold Coast PR Council. Schweikhart has spent more than 55 years in communications and has led Boca Raton-based