The Award Recognizes Rising Stars in the Communications Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2022)— Today, Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), the only professional society for female communicators in the greater capital area, named its 2022 class of Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs). The four winners were selected from a diverse and impressive slate of rising stars, ages […]

12 DC-area female communicators will be recognized on June 22, 2022 at the 12th annual awards ceremony; Four winners will be revealed during the awards event in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 – Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), a professional development and networking resource for female communicators in the nation’s capital, announces the […]

Crisis communications guru Julie Parker took the WWPR events virtual stage at the end of last month to share her advice on effectively responding to negative remarks on social media. Julie is the founder of Julie Parker Communications, with her background including serving as an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning television reporter, the chief […]

Talk about your background and what inspired you to start up your media relations company, News Generation? For as long as I can remember I wanted to start my own company. When I was 27 and just out of business school, I had a client suggest to me that I start my own business—and that […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 29, 2022– Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), a leading resource for female communications professionals in the nation’s capital, today announced its 2022-2023 Advisory Council, tasked with providing WWPR leadership with strategic advice on the direction of the organization. “We are so excited to welcome our 2022-2023 Advisory Council members, an […]

Embrace. Embolden. Empower. On May 20, WWPR named the 2021 Emerging Leaders Awards winners at an all-virtual awards ceremony where Dr. LeMia Jenkins Thompson, Global Head of Communications for Pinterest, gave the keynote address. A pre-event networking hour preceded the event where attendees were able to network with industry colleagues while learning to build a […]

Tell me about your background and what drew you to Subject Matter. After graduating college, I worked at USA TODAY’s editorial page, fact-checking op-eds and reviewing and soliciting After graduating college, I worked at USA TODAY’s editorial page, fact-checking op-eds and reviewing and soliciting submissions. It was a crash course in all things opinion media. […]

Back by popular demand, Chintimini Keith (aka: Moxie Savage), rejoined the WWPR events virtual stage to share her advice on how to have a money mindset, build wealth, and how to lift other women up simply through talking about money. What is a money mindset?It’s more than just how you think about money – you […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.14.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.14.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.14.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] WASHINGTON (February 3, 2022) — Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) has announced that New Endeavors by Women (NEW), a DC-area non-profit organization that provides supportive services and housing to local women and children, will be its Pro […]