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How Local Partnerships Support Sitar Arts Center
For many community-based nonprofits, partnerships enhance programming and provide a bridge to the working world. This model is embodied by Sitar Arts Center, WWPR’s 2018-2019 nonprofit pro bono client. Fourteen artistic partnerships support Sitar’s programming for...
Member Spotlight: Tesia Williams
Tesia Williams, Director of Communications at the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) Tesia received a BA in mass communications from Hampton University in Virginia. As an undergraduate student, she didn’t immediately know her...
President’s Note: November 2019
Looking back at the last month, all I can think is: wow, what an amazing time to celebrate women. The 30th annual Woman of the Year Luncheon confirmed that this incredible network of mentors and colleagues can inspire and drive us to reach momentous achievements. ...
Event Recap of Flying Solo: A Guide to Freelance Life
Last month, WWPR members joined members of The Wing, DC's first women-only co-working space and community, to hear from experienced freelancers about going solo. The three speakers offered an inside look at how they started their freelancing careers, some of the...
Maura Corbett, CEO Glen Echo Group, Named 2019 Washington Women in PR Woman of the Year
November 18, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), the DC-based professional organization advancing women in communications, on Friday named Maura Corbett, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Glen Echo Group, its 2019 Woman of the...