WWPR Content Committee member, Florence Sumaray had an opportunity to connect with WWPR member, LeAnne DeFrancesco to learn more about her role as Vice President at Vanguard Communications and how she got involved with WWPR. Tell me a little bit about your background and your current position at Vanguard Communications.   I was a journalism major at the University of […]

Without right or regard, I’m dedicating this month to moms. Yes, I realize Mother’s Day was in May. And no, I’m not seeking praise or playing my tiny violin. Instead, I stand and applaud the women in our industry who are working around the clock and hardly stopping to take a breath between managing their […]

WWPR Content Committee member, Florence Sumaray had an opportunity to connect with WWPR member, Ianthe Metzger to learn more about her role as Deputy Director of Campaign Communications for State & Local Campaigns at EMILY’s List and how she got involved with WWPR. Tell me about your background and your work with EMILY’s List. Perhaps share how […]

Have you thought about you lately? Oftentimes, our job descriptions and office responsibilities have us thinking about everything else BUT ourselves. I recently joined a new workstream and as part of the introductory kick-off, our team lead circulated a “user guide” for each of us to complete on how we like to work. The goal […]

One of the persisting challenges for employers and employees is how to handle tackling tough conversations and controversial topics that some view as too taboo or “distracting”. Nonetheless, as our nation faces a national reckoning on issues such as race, we are now forced, and rightly so, to finally figure out a way to face […]

WWPR Content Committee member, Florence Sumaray had an opportunity to connect with WWPR member, Kimberly Brown to learn more about her role in PR and how she got involved with WWPR. Tell me a little bit about your background and your work with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). For more than a decade, […]

It goes without saying that 2020 has not been without its challenges (can we get a do-over?). However, this past month has me more grateful than ever as I’ve seen our community band together and flourish with fresh ideas, new faces, and a restored strength. We owe some thank yous: Thank you to those women […]

Every year, we look forward to connecting with our WWPR community to highlight and celebrate the rising stars among us. With the ongoing concerns for health and safety posed by COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Emerging Leaders Awards. This was a tough, but necessary, decision to make. We remain committed to […]

Lisa M. Borders, a spirited storyteller and accomplished executive, joined senior-level women of WWPR for a virtual conversation on the ever-changing landscape and intersection of crisis communications with diversity, equity and inclusion.  Lisa’s professional history is rich in a diversity of its own. From pursuing public office in Atlanta, to leading the early days of the TIME’S UP […]