On November 16, top DC-area public relations professionals joined Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) in honoring Heathere Evans-Keenan, APR, president of Keenan PR Inc., as the 2011Washington PR Woman of the Year.
 2011 PR Woman of the Year honorees Christine Till, Heathere Evans-Keenan (winner) and Donna Vincent Roa Photo credit: Toby Jorrin. A panel of communications industry judges selected Evans-Keenan based on her exceptional influence, dedication to the public relations field, and her community involvement. Evans-Keenan founded Keenan, PR, Inc., in 1999. She is also the founder of the Independent Public Relations Alliance. She has received numerous awards for her public relations work and was a 2008 Washington PR Woman of the Year honoree . Evans-Keenan does pro bono consulting with The Children’s Law Center, a former WWPR pro bono client, and mentors students and new professionals. Christine Till, director of communications at Venable LLP, and Donna Vincent Roa, PhD, ABC, CSR-P, managing partner and chief strategist, Vincent Roa Group LLC, were celebrated as honorees at the event. All of the honorees impressed the attendees with their remarks on their experience in the communications industry and shared lessons learned. The event featured a keynote address by Jen Psaki, senior vice president and managing director, Global Strategy Group, a former White House deputy communications director and nearly five-year member of the Obama communications team. Psaki discussed her experience with the White House communications team and the advances that professional women have achieved. A raffle was held to benefit WWPR’s pro bono client, Thrive DC, a nonprofit organization that works to prevent and end homelessness by providing vulnerable individuals with a comprehensive range of services to help stabilize their lives. Congratulations to all of the honorees and thank you to our sponsors and volunteers for their important contributions to WWPR’s annual signature event! Congratulations to all of the Washington PR Woman of the Year Award honorees from 1990-2010: 2010 Debra Silimeo 2009 Sarah Temple 2008 Marilynn Deane Mendell 2007 Jennifer Wayman 2006 Margery Kraus 2005 Carolyn Tieger 2004 Susan Hager 2003 Lisa Osborne Ross 2002 Denise Graveline 2001 Elizabeth Shea 2000 Mary Yerrick 1999 Gloria Dittus 1998 Pattie Yu 1997 Susan Morris 1996 Beverly Silverberg 1995 Joan Cole 1994 Katherine Hutt 1993 Pat Wheeler 1992 Elizabeth Olive-Farrow 1991 Myra Peabody 1990 Marcia Sharp |
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On November 16, top DC-area public relations professionals joined Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) in honoring Heathere Evans-Keenan, APR, president of Keenan, PR Inc., as the 2011Washington PR Woman of the Year.
A panel of communications industry judges selected Evans-Keenan based on her exceptional influence, dedication to the public relations field, and her community involvement. Evans-Keenan founded Keenan, PR, Inc., in 1999. She is also the founder of the Independent Public Relations Alliance. She has received numerous awards for her public relations work and was a 2008 Washington PR Woman of the Year honoree . Evans-Keenan does pro bono consulting with The Children’s Law Center, a former WWPR pro bono client, and mentors students and new professionals.
Christine Till, director of communications at Venable LLP, and Donna Vincent Roa, PhD, ABC, CSR-P, managing partner and chief strategist, Vincent Roa Group LLC, were celebrated as honorees at the event. All of the honorees impressed the attendees with their remarks on their experience in the communications industry and shared lessons learned.
The event featured a keynote address by Jen Psaki, senior vice president and managing director, Global Strategy Group, a former White House deputy communications director and nearly five-year member of the Obama communications team. Psaki discussed her experience with the White House communications team and the advances that professional women have achieved..
A raffle was held to benefit WWPR’s pro bono client, Thrive DC, a nonprofit organization that works to prevent and end homelessness by providing vulnerable individuals with a comprehensive range of services to help stabilize their lives.
Congratulations to all of the honorees and thank you to our sponsors and volunteers for their important contributions to WWPR’s annual signature event!
