Awards

Funding Follows Accolades for WWPR Pro Bono Client Sitar Arts Center

Jun 26, 2018 | Awards, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

It’s nothing but good news this summer over at the Sitar Arts Center: first, a Tony Award nod, then a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)! In June, Sitar’s Senior Director of Programs A. Lorraine Robinson received a 2018 Excellence in Theatre...

President’s Note: May 2018

May 31, 2018 | Awards, Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

Communicate. Collaborate. Conquer.   Our theme for 2018 has set the stage for WWPR to shine a spotlight on the remarkable female communicators that are changing the game in the industry. In May, we celebrated the achievements of eighteen impressive Emerging...

Living Out the 2018 Emerging Leaders Awards Theme at the Reception

May 31, 2018 | Awards, Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

Communicate. Collaborate. Conquer. Attendees were living out the 2018 Emerging Leaders Awards (ELA) theme during the reception, Tuesday, May 15, as they networked, heard from industry leaders, and—of course—celebrated the six very deserving young women who were...

What Does Being an Emerging Leaders Awards Finalist Mean to You?

May 15, 2018 | Awards, Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

We asked and they answered: What does being a finalist for the 2018 Emerging Leaders Awards (ELA) mean to you? Let’s just say these extraordinary young women had some pretty insightful answers. Association Elise Castelli, Director of Communications and Public...

MEET THE 2018 EMERGING LEADERS AWARDS FINALISTS

Apr 30, 2018 | Awards, Events, News & Updates

Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2018 Emerging Leaders Awards! The Emerging Leaders Awards is a special accolade recognizing outstanding young women active within the communications field who have made a...

Give Back for National Volunteer Month: Communications Superhero(ines) use communications powers for good

Apr 25, 2018 | Awards, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

If you’re anything like me, you spend a lot of time in your communications function thinking about how you can use your powers for good. It’s easy in our business to focus on how our performance at our jobs brings value to our clients, organizations, or specific...