Congratulations to our 2026 winners!
The 2026 WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards Winners are:
- Small/Boutique Agency: Emily Tillet, Vice President, Jasper Advisors
- Mid-Sized Agency: Amanda Finney, Vice President, Reputation Management, Avoq
- Global & Large Agency: Nia Page, Chief of Staff of National Geographic Content, Office of the President, The Walt Disney Company
- Government: Casey Bell, Public Affairs Officer, Education with Industry Fellow at Google Public Sector, U.S. Air Force
- Trade Association: Julie Hirschhorn, Manager of Public Relations, American Academy of Family Physicians
- Corporate: Meaghan Delaney, Manager, Corporate Affairs, KPMG US
- Non-Profit: Ariana Perez, Manager of Public Relations, Children’s National Hospital
Winners were celebrated on June 25, 2026, at a special reception at AT&T Forum in Washington, D.C. The evening featured a keynote address from Julia Krieger. It was an evening full of energy, inspiration, and well-deserved recognition.
2026 Finalists
Small/Boutique Agency
- Natalia Gonzalez, Account Director | Beekeeper Group
- Mary Lieb, Director | Signal Group DC
- Emily Tillet, Vice President | Jasper Advisors
Mid-Sized Agency
- Amanda Finney, Vice President, Reputation Management | Avoq
- Elizabeth Brown, Associate Vice President | Precision
- Hannah Rosichan, Senior Managing Director | PLUS Communications
- Isabella Victorio, Strategic Communications Manager | Narrative Strategies
Large/Global Agency
- Nia Page, Chief of Staff of National Geographic | National Geographic Content (Owned by the Walt Disney Company)
- Allison Starego Vice President | Edelman
- Molly Mitzner, Vice President | Allison Worldwide
Government
- Casey Bell, US Air Force Public Affairs Officer/Education with Industry Fellow | US Air Force/Google
- Brianna Klipp, Proposal Specialist | Cision US inc.
- Jasmine Washington-Price, Media Relations & Internal Communications Coordinator | Alexandria City Public Schools
Nonprofit
- Aliza Bran, Director of Media Relations | International Spy Museum
- Melissa Toufanian, Managing Director | Navigator Research
- Ariana Perez, Manager of Public Relations | Children’s National Hospital
Corporate
- Meaghan Delaney, Manager, Corporate Affairs | KPMG US
- Victoria Vinall, Senior Policy Communications Manager | Aurora Innovation
- Shannon Casey, PR Manager for AI & Machine Learning at AWS | Amazon
- Danesha Price, Director of Marketing and Events | Washingtonian Magazine
Trade Association
- Dara Cohen, Senior Director, Strategic Communications & Media Relations | American Gaming Association
- Julie Hirschhorn, Manager, Public Relations | American Academy of Family Physicians
- Alexandria Kinsey, Digital Marketing and Communications Specialist | College of American Pathologists
Thank you to our event sponsors!
For more information, contact: Janae Washington and Isabel Aldunate, WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards Co-Chairs ela@wwpr.org
Check out last year’s winners.
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