Director of the Shelby County Health Department is named Communicator of the Year for 2020 Dr. Alisa Haushalter has shown unflappable courage in leading the community throughout the pandemic, always with eye toward what is best for Shelby County. Credit: Shelby County Health Department Author: Memphis Tourism News Release Published: 10:22 PM CST January 27, 2021 Updated: 10:22 PM CST January 27, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn — The Memphis Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has selected Alisa Haushalter, DNP, RN., Director of the Shelby County Health Department, as its Communicator of the Year for 2020. The 2020 Communicator of the Year Award reflects Dr. Haushalter’s unflappable courage in leading the community throughout the pandemic, always with eye toward what is best for the residents of Shelby County, even when her message has met criticism at times. She has led regular media briefings exhibiting communications skills that are honest, direct, understandable, and always focused on protecting the community and moving it safely through the pandemic.