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Giving Flexibility to Working Mothers and Caregivers

May 16, 2025 | Professional Development
By Traci Schweikert Welcome to May and the work-life balance gauntlet known as Maycember. In addition to tackling H1 milestones before project teams scatter for the summer months, working moms and caregivers are adding year-end concerts, projects, and parties to their calendars. If moms have children with additional needs, they are adding a scavenger hunt […]
WWPR’s Community Commitment
Jun 5, 2020 | News & Updates
To our WWPR Community: As communicators, we use our voice every day to enact change, inspire a community, persuade audiences and storytell with purpose. Great communicators know when to speak and when to listen. For many of us, now is the time to listen. For others, especially our Black female communicators, it’s a time to […]
President’s Note: May 2020
May 28, 2020 | President's Note
I have been truly inspired by the power of connection this past month – from the overly used neighborhood listserv seeking lawn care and babysitting recommendations to the steady stream of email introductions between job seekers and employers. I love it when a successful connection sparks and a long-term relationship unfolds. This is just one […]
Member Spotlight: Sheila Brooks, Founder, President and CEO of SRB Communications
May 27, 2020 | Membership
Meet Sheila Brooks, Ph.D., Founder, President and CEO of SRB Communications Sheila is the founder, president and CEO of SRB Communications, an advertising, marketing and PR agency based in Washington, DC. SRB Communications will be celebrating 30 years in business in June 2020. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Sheila spent nearly 13 years in television newsrooms […]
“The Resiliency of Women” Panel Recap
May 27, 2020 | Professional Development
Women have been known to thrive during times of hardship. That was the subject of the recent WWPR virtual panel, “The Resiliency of Women: How We Can Learn, Share & Grow Together – While Apart”, held in partnership with News Generation. It highlighted the ways that we, as women, can look to the future while […]
Coffee & Conversation with Margery Kraus ☕
Margery Kraus, the Founder and Executive Chair of APCO Worldwide participated in a virtual senior-level discussion for WWPR’s Coffee & Conversation event on May 5. Kraus, a true visionary and leader in the PR world, discussed the story behind the title of her newly-published memoir, Roots and Wings: Ten Lessons of Motherhood That Helped Me […]
Academy of Hope Perseveres As Classes Go Virtual
May 20, 2020 | Pro Bono Client
Like much of our nation, Academy of Hope’s (AoH) world was turned upside down when the adult public charter school was forced to take its learning environment online in March. The experience has been a mixed bag, but there is no doubt that both students and teachers are committed to making the best of a […]
Happy Mother’s Day to All Hardworking WWPR Moms!
May 8, 2020 | Membership
This year for Mother’s Day, we wanted to take a moment to recognize all the amazing moms out there who have been juggling everything from work to childcare to homeschooling, all from the safety of their homes. Here’s what the “new normal” looks like for a few of our WWPR moms. Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! […]
Five Tips to Resume Readiness
Apr 27, 2020 | Professional Development
Whether you’re a graduating college senior preparing to enter the job market soon or a mid-career professional, almost everyone has had the experience of finding the “perfect” job and not having a resume at-the-ready to apply. When it comes to your livelihood, it’s always best to update your resume continuously, so you don’t have to […]
President’s Note: April 2020
Apr 23, 2020 | President's Note
Can anyone ever really prepare you for what the world has seen these past two months? The loss of loved ones, disconnected families, shuttered businesses, layoffs, and furloughs, financial uncertainty, and decline of mental and physical wellbeing.  It’s like a movie plot that has gone on far too long, with the twist not presenting itself […]