April is National Arab American Heritage Month! Do you know any Arab Americans? What do you think of when you hear the term Arab? What images or words come to mind? The answers to those questions can be telling.  Being a fourth-generation Arab American, I’ve always felt it was my duty to be an ambassador […]

WWPR member Rula Malky shares her personal experience If I were told I was going to be a citizen of the world at a young age, I would have said “yeah, maybe not. Amman is my home!” As an avid traveler, my path was created partly by my environment and partly by my own doing. […]

As we wrap up Women’s History Month, we are taking a look back at the women in our industry who paved the way for so many of us. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, women make up 67% of the public relations workforce. Female communicators are a force, and we have our mentors, […]

Maggie Moore is a Senior Communications and Events Manager at Partnership for Public Service and serves on the WWPR Board as Co-chair on the Pro Bono Committee Tell me about your background and what drew you to your current position.   I work as the senior events and communications manager at the Partnership for Public Service, […]

By Anne Thomas and Maggie Moore Some people like March because it’s finally spring (cherry blossoms in DC!), some enjoy celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, others college basketball, but here at WWPR we like March because it’s Women’s History Month! The National Women’s History Alliance (NWHA) sets the theme for Women’s History Month each year and […]

A Conversation with NPR’s COO Isabel Lara Last month, WWPR had the privilege to host an open conversation with NPR’s first Chief Communications Officer, Isabel Lara, moderated by Sukhi Suhni, WWPR advisory board member and SVP, Head of Integrated Brand Communications at Wells Fargo.  Lara’s anecdotes and tips about her professional experience at NPR gave […]

Tell me about your background and what drew you to your current position at Adfero. I’ve always loved to write, especially as a tool to share the impactful stories or experiences I’ve learned from others. For the longest time I wanted to be a journalist, but realized there were aspects of both journalism and communication […]

By: Jewel McFadden, WWPR Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Chair The U.S. population is becoming more of a melting pot– one in three Americans are projected to be a race other than  White by 2060 according to U.S. Census Bureau data. And yet, as the world continues to  diversify, the public relations profession has not. Bureau […]

WASHINGTON, January 9, 2023 –  Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), a leading resource for female communications professionals in the nation’s capital, today announced its 2023 Board of Directors. In lieu of a vote at the organization’s Annual Meeting, all WWPR members were invited to vote online for the new board in December 2022. The […]