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WASHINGTON WOMEN IN PUBLIC RELATIONS ANNOUNCE 2025 EMERGING LEADERS AWARDS WINNERS

Jun 16, 2025 | Awards, Press Release
Seven D.C.-area women named Emerging Leaders at 15th Anniversary Event WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2025)— The Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), a professional society for female communicators in the greater capital area, named its 2025 class of Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs). The seven winners were selected from a well-rounded and remarkable slate of rising […]
President’s Note: July
Empowering women and supporting personal and professional growth is what WWPR is all about. That’s why I’m so excited about our #WomanUp theme for celebrating talented women communicators in the DC area. Our vision of #WomanUp means “to be bold, courageous, and reverent enough to persevere through even the most difficult challenges in work and […]
From Idea to Execution: Experts Offer Tricks of the Trade in Event Planning Panel
By: Stacy Merrick, Powell Tate When it comes to large-scale, attention grabbing events that make national headlines, Washington D.C. is at the epicenter. From political panels and high-profile dinners to buzzworthy tourist attractions and activist marches, our nation’s capital draws crowds from near and far. On Wednesday night, WWPR brought together several leaders who are […]
Beginnings So Bright, We Gotta Wear Shades
By: Samantha Kruse, Senior Account Supervisor, Edelman “Without you, without the affectionate hand you extended to the small poor child that I was, without your teaching and example, none of all this would have happened,” wrote French-Algerian journalist, playwright, and philosophical essayist Albert Camus to his former childhood teacher Monsieur Germain upon winning the Nobel […]
Member Spotlight: Christin Lewis’ Commitment to Pro Bono Work
This month’s WWPR Member Spotlight features Christin Lewis, senior manager of account and brand strategy at the American Diabetes Association and co-founder of The Luv u Project. Her Day Job Currently, Christin spends her days at the American Diabetes Association where her focus is on the overall marketing and communications strategy for several the association’s […]
Another Win for Our Pro Bono Client!
More than 600 runners helped raise $65,000 at Bright Beginnings’ 21st Annual 5K Race for homeless children and families – showing that each of us can make a measurable difference in giving young children a good start in school and in life. Big strides for little feet!