THE founder of an East Anglian PR business is celebrating after she was made a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).Hilary Collins, of Big Wave PR, started her career at Anglia Ruskin University where she was a press officer, and has 10 years' experienced of senior level PR.

THE founder of an East Anglian PR business is celebrating after she was made a Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).

Hilary Collins, of Big Wave PR, started her career at Anglia Ruskin University where she was a press officer, and has 10 years' experienced of senior level PR. She moved to London-based PR agency Vail & Associates where she looked after sponsorship campaigns for BT and pan-European interior and fashion programmes for a range of household names. Big Wave PR was launched in March.

Ms Collins said she was “delighted” to be made a member of CIPR.