Woman of the Year recognizes the leading women who have been visionaries in our field paving the way for the future of our profession WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Today, Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) named Susan Waldman, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of Meals on Wheels America, the 2021 Woman of the Year. Established in 1990, this award […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Today, Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) is thrilled to announce the three finalists for its 32nd annual Washington PR Woman of the Year Award ceremony. The organization received a phenomenal and competitive slate of nominations for exceptional women leading the communications industry in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. Nominees were judged […]

WWPR has honored 31 outstanding and accomplished women with the Woman of the Year Award. That’s three decades of recognizing the best in the fields of public relations in the Washington, D.C. metro area. In honor of the past 31 years and in the lead up to WWPR’s 32nd Annual Woman of the Year awards […]

Tell us about your professional experience and what brought you to The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.  My first job in PR was an internship with a small boutique firm in DC. I’ll admit that my main reason for applying was that I was a broke college student and it paid $15 an […]

As we enter into the new season, I can’t help but be excited for what is to come both personally and for WWPR. I have my first baby boy due this October and my husband and I can’t be more excited. On the WWPR front, we are entering into the fourth quarter with a lot […]

Tell me a little bit about your background and your current role at Hager Sharp.   I have spent my career in agencies, first Ogilvy and now Hager Sharp, working in social marketing and health communications. I currently serve as President and CEO of Hager Sharp, where our mission is to work with clients seeking to […]

People across the U.S. are listening to podcasts more than ever before—and that includes your organization’s target audiences. So, how do you as a communications professional get in on the trend? On July 27, WWPR held a webinar on how to become a podcast pro featuring WWPR President Christina Francisco. In addition to leading WWPR, […]

As summer draws to a close and we look towards fall, I can’t help but get excited for Woman of the Year 2021. Each year, I am amazed by the women in our community and their accomplishments in the DC metro area. 2020 and 2021 have shown me a new appreciation of what we can […]

Tell me a little about your background and current day job.   My background is all things PR services. I have been in the PR industry for a good number of years. I started at a TV and radio news monitoring service, moved on to a print press release company, then to broadcast. I am now […]