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Author and AI: The Perfect Pair for Advocacy Communications

By LeAnne DeFrancesco, vice president at Vanguard Communications When I joined my company’s AI Task Force in early 2024, I knew I was going to be the skeptic on the team. I had an open mind about AI tools for other tasks, but for writing? I was not enthused, mostly because I assumed AI outputs […]
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
Mar 20, 2023 | News & Updates
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 […]
Telling Your Organization’s DEI Story 
Feb 21, 2023 | Events, News & Updates
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 […]
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Melanie Vynalek, Account Executive, Adfero
Feb 21, 2023 | Membership, News & Updates
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 […]
Controlling the Narrative: Black History Month and Beyond
Feb 20, 2023 | News & Updates
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 […]
WWPR Inducts 2023 Board of Directors
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 […]