WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2015) – Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) proudly announced three inspiring communications professionals as the 2015 Emerging Leaders Awards honorees: Sarah Coppersmith, Emily Rasowsky and Shannon Toher. The Emerging Leaders Awards is an annual awards and cocktail reception that recognizes leaders in public relations and communications, among young women (aged […]

What’s Your Superpower? Tell Us and Win! You could win a FREE ticket to the 2015 Emerging Leaders Awards.  To enter, please tweet a video, image or quote describing your superpower and use the hashtag #ELA2015 in your tweet. One entry per person. The winner will be selected at random on June 15. The user will […]

This month’s Member Spotlight interview features WWPR Member and Woman of the Year honoree Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Director of Public Relations and National Spokesperson, Goodwill Industries International. Q: How did you get started in communications? A: I started off as a publicity assistant at Penguin Putnam after an internship at Simon & Schuster. I had just graduated from the […]

By Margaret Mulvihill The Role of Public Relations in Politics is a monthly column written by WWPR member Margaret Mulvihill, examining the role of PR in politics. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Washington Women in Public Relations Porter Novelli helps […]

By Dinesha Rogers On Tuesday, May 19th, the Professional Development Committee and representatives from Powell Tate, welcomed a room full of attendees for an extremely knowledgeable and captivating discussion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as well as Social Impact Communications.   The amazing expert panelists included: Samantha Lasky, Director of Communications, Citizenship and Sustainability at AT&T […]

Award honors young female communicators that have made an impact on the industry.  WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 2015) – Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) today announced six finalists that will be honored at this year’s Emerging Leaders Awards. The event honors young women (ages 23-30) in public relations and related fields that have made […]

The Role of Public Relations in Politics is a monthly column written by WWPR member Margaret Mulvihill, examining the role of PR in politics. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Washington Women in Public Relations PR’s Changing Role in Politics […]

By Alexandra Dickinson, Director and Chief of Staff at Beekeeper Group, and co-Dean of the DC Chapter of the Awesome Foundation Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Washington Women in Public Relations Four score and seven years ago,* I was lucky enough to have […]

By Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd, Member of WWPR and WWPR Professional Development Committee; Director, Communications North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of Washington Women in Public Relations Panelists: Susannah Wellford, President, Running Start Avis Jones-DeWeever, President and […]