By Lindsay Young, PR Woman of the Year Committee Member WWPR is calling on YOU to nominate our next honoree for the 2018 Washington Women in Public Relations PR Woman of the Year award. This award honors the most talented women in the industry who have made contributions to her field and currently reside in […]

Special Olympics Chief Brand & Communications Officer and 2009 Honoree to Speak at Signature Event WASHINGTON, DC – Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), the DC-based professional organization advancing women in communications, announced today that Kirsten Suto Seckler will be the keynote speaker for its 29th annual PR Woman of the Year celebration. Seckler, who […]

Back-to-school season comes with the excitement of new notebooks and fresh erasers as well as the fear of not making friends or clicking with one’s teachers. Similar to students starting the school year, professionals beginning a different job grapple with how best to integrate into their new communities. The question of how to gracefully leave […]

Fall is my favorite season, hands down. You’ve got low humidity (important for curly girls like me), the multi-colored leaves (as long as I don’t have to rake them), and, of course, fall fashion (because who doesn’t love layers and boots?!). There’s also something about fall professionally that gets me every year—this feeling of ramping […]

Get to know Bethanee Reynolds, one of WWPR’s newest members! She’s been working in higher education for a few years and can’t wait to get even more involved with PR through WWPR. Her Experience Bethanee is the public relations & corporate communications program assistant at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. In her role, she […]

Recharge and Revive As we begin to bid adieu to the summer humidity, the start of a new school year can be the perfect opportunity to assess your progress towards personal career goals.  Whether you’re still finding your footing or leaps and bounds beyond your goals, WWPR is here to help you continue to grow. […]

For PRofessional Solutions, LLC being a WWPR sponsor is just part of a natural progression. “I’ve been a member of WWPR for 30 years,” reports CEO Kate Perrin. “Having been an active member was a real asset when I started the area’s only public relations temporary agency 24 years ago.” Both Kate and PRofessional Solutions’ […]

WWPR has members in a variety of public relations-related fields, including some in more analytical or data-based roles. Content Committee Member Melinda Tolliver had the opportunity to speak with one of our newest members, Rafif Alzayat, who is the Google Analytics, Data Studio, and Google Tag Manager at the American Diabetes Association. For this month’s […]

In the era of globalization, public relations professionals increasingly travel abroad for projects and conferences. We also collaborate with professionals from various countries and cultures in the U.S. Corresponding with individuals from different countries and cultures holds the exciting potential of making new discoveries. It also comes with the risk of miscommunication. In October, I […]