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Member Spotlight: Lisa Chensvold, WWPR Communicator Turned Founder of a Thriving Communications Firm

Nov 19, 2025 | Membership, Professional Development

by Elisa O’Halloran Q1. Tell us about your background—where you’re from, your education, etc., including your career background. I’m a California girl who’s been on the East Coast since graduate school. I love where I’m from, but I’ve always said I’m a little too Type A for the West Coast. The East Coast pace and […]

Board Spotlight: Michelle Schafer, Partner & Senior Vice President, WWPR WoY Board Chair

Nov 19, 2025 | Professional Development

Michelle Schafer heads up Merritt Group’s AI and Security Practice Groups, where she applies over two decades of hands-on PR-related experience spanning every discipline. She is known for creating and implementing strategic communications campaigns that drive results for clients such as IOActive, ISC2, CrowdStrike, Tenable, Fortify Software, and SentinelOne. Michelle provides strategy and positioning guidance […]

Author and AI: The Perfect Pair for Advocacy Communications

Jul 24, 2025 | News & Updates, Professional Development

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 […]

Reboot. Reconnect. Re-engage: WWPR Scholarship Lottery Offers 10 Free Spots to Women in PR Navigating Career Shifts

Jul 10, 2025 | Professional Development

Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) is proud to launch a new initiative supporting women in our field who are navigating a career shift. We’re offering 10 free one-year WWPR memberships to communications professionals who are currently not working. Thanks to a generous anonymous member who donated five memberships—and a match from WWPR—we’re able to […]

Giving Flexibility to Working Mothers and Caregivers

May 16, 2025 | Professional Development

By Traci Schweikert Welcome to May and the work-life balance gauntlet known as Maycember. In addition to tackling H1 milestones before project teams scatter for the summer months, working moms and caregivers are adding year-end concerts, projects, and parties to their calendars. If moms have children with additional needs, they are adding a scavenger hunt […]

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