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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 […]
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Take Two! Emerging Leaders Awards Open for Nominations
Apr 14, 2011 | Awards
It’s that time of year again, or at least the second time in what will be a long standing honor, for Washington Women in Public Relations’ (WWPR) Emerging Leaders Awards. WWPR is following up the successful launch of the 2010 award honoring rising stars in the industry (ages 21-35) for their professional accomplishments by officially […]
Burson Breakfast Series: Another Great Partnership Opportunity for WWPR Members
Apr 6, 2011 | Events, Professional Development
WWPR has partnered with the Washington, DC chapter of the Association of Women in Communications (AWC-DC) to co-sponsor the “Burson Breakfast Series” from April until September.  On the second Wednesday of every month, Burson-Marsteller will host a two-hour workshop from 8-10 a.m. on social and digital media.   WWPR members will have an opportunity to network, […]
Microblogging, User-Generated Content and Social Media
Mar 31, 2011 | News & Updates
Recently, my team at C.Fox Communications produced a two part PR + MKTG BOOTCAMP event series for the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. The first event on February 25 was an intense workshop on how artists and local arts organizations should leverage the advanced tools in their social media toolbox. A quick recap […]
WWPR Membership Has Its Benefits!
Mar 25, 2011 | Events
 If you are a member of WWPR, you can receive a 25% discount on the Women in Boardroom executive leadership event on April 4th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bethesda, MD.  This event is designed to prepare you for board service – better qualifying and connecting you with the right resources.  The event begins […]
WWPR Professional Development Recap: The Art of Story Telling: Selling Your Company, Your Product and Yourself Through Stories
Mar 23, 2011 | Professional Development
Panelist Cindy Atlee kicked off the WWPR March Professional Development Brown Bag, The Art of Story-Telling: Selling Your Company, Your Product, and Yourself through Stories, by having the audience choose a characteristic that describes themselves. This exercise was used to open up the discussion and to remind people that telling stories is the most interesting […]
NEWSLETTER March 2011
Mar 17, 2011 | News & Updates
In this issue: Membership Survey WWPR Events Pro Bono Update Website Update Membership News Member Spotlight WWPR Event Recaps Articles of Interest Employment Opportunities   Membership Survey Later this month, WWPR will be sending out a survey to our members and supporters to evaluate our current offerings. We are committed to making our organization one […]
Four story-based ways to get your message heard
Mar 7, 2011 | News & Updates
On March 17, WWPR presents The Art of Story-Telling: Selling Your Company, Your Product, and Yourself through Stories featuring Cindy Atlee. This guest post was originally published on February 8, 2011. I love a good story. You probably do, too. Stories influence, inspire and capture our imaginations like nothing else. We tell them all the […]
Strategies for Effective Media Training
Mar 4, 2011 | News & Updates
It’s all about good story telling. This was the top advice from media trainer Keith Blackman, principal of Blackman Media Solutions (BMS) at the March 3 lunch discussion for Young MC’s and Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) members at the National Press Club (NPC). Blackman says he asks those he trains to go home and […]

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