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From Pitch to Post: Four Ways AI Can Strengthen Communications

Oct 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
By: Allison Gross, associate director, Vanguard Communications Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to speak about artificial intelligence (AI) in communications at the National Disability Rights Network Annual Conference. In a Zoom room filled with advocates, attorneys and communicators, the questions were less about the technology itself and more about its purpose. How can […]
3 Ways Sitar’s Mural Arts Program Helps Summer Interns Develop Key Workforce Skills
Jun 7, 2019 | Pro Bono Client
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Research consistently shows that when young people from low-income neighborhoods have access to affordable and creative extracurricular programs, they are more likely to experience more future professional opportunities. Sitar Arts Center’s Mural Arts Program offers young people the opportunity to collaboratively create large murals for […]
Emerging Leaders Awards 2019: 10 Pearls of Wisdom
Jun 4, 2019 | Awards
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Ahead of announcing this year’s nominees, we spoke with past Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs) winners to get their top ten “Pearls of Wisdom” for other up-and-coming leaders in the industry. Take it all in – these are proven pieces of advice from women who have […]
President’s Note: May 2019
May 23, 2019 | Awards, Events
Whether you’ve recently graduated, you’re pursuing a higher degree, or you have family that are in school, I know May is a time to finally take a second to relax and acknowledge what you’ve achieved. For recent graduates: congratulations on your success. Consider this a friendly reminder that membership to WWPR is not only a […]
Summers at Sitar: Creating Artists & Well-Rounded Students
May 23, 2019 | Pro Bono Client
With less than 50 days until the end of the school year, many parents are scrambling to plan summer activities. The options seem endless, and many camps in the city are in high demand--including Camp Sitar—a six-week visual performing arts day camp for students in grades K-8. Extending Sitar Arts Center’s mission of engaging children […]
Ten reasons to attend the Emerging Leaders Awards 2019
May 22, 2019 | Awards, Events
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Listicle – ten reasons why” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Thinking of attending this year’s Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs), but still, need to be convinced? In honor of 10 years of the ELAs, here are 10 reasons not to miss out on one of WWPR’s most exciting nights of the year. […]
President’s Note: April 2019
Apr 23, 2019 | News & Updates
Looking back at where I was 10 years ago, I never thought I’d achieve so many of the things in my life today — thriving in DC, involvement with WWPR, a career using my English degree… I have much to be thankful for in my life. That being said, I know that I wouldn’t have […]
WWPR Member Spotlight: Dr. Raphaela Kitson-Pantano
Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dr. Raphaela Kitson-Pantano—Parisian-born to a British mother and an Italian father—is a true European transplant to Washington, D.C. and one of our newest members of WWPR. Her passion lies at the intersection of health, science and politics to support the development of a more efficient healthcare system worldwide. I had the pleasure of connecting with […]
6 Ways to Make Friends in the Real World
Apr 18, 2019 | Professional Development
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Not only do those of us living in D.C. face the typical challenges of making friends (lack of time, energy, etc.), we live in particularly transient city. Just when we think we have formed a solid friend group, our pals move elsewhere and we have […]