Denise Berkhalter-Miller, APR

Denise Berkhalter-Miller, APR, MSM, is National Director of Communications for Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE.com). NFTE brings the power of entrepreneurship education to learners, educators, and decision-makers so all young people can own their futures. A Mississippi native, Denise has three decades of experience in mass communication fields, including as a longtime digital news editor, newspaper editor, reporter, freelance writer, graphic designer, and public relations professional. She is president of the No Fear Finances Board of Directors, a small business tax support nonprofit in Alabama, and a member of the Public Relations Society of America (Alabama Ethics Chair), National Association of Black Journalists, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Troy University Montgomery, where she earned her Master of Management degree, and Jackson State University, where she obtained a bachelor’s in mass communication with a PR emphasis. She is one of the first African-American women in Alabama to become nationally certified in public relations. The former national president of the Council of School Board Communicators (COSBAC) has twice judged the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s CO-100 America's Top Small Businesses List. Reach her at marketing@nfte.com.