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Co-President’s Note: September 2018

Sep 21, 2018 | Awards, Events, Membership, News & Updates, Pro Bono Client, Professional Development

Fall is my favorite season, hands down. You’ve got low humidity (important for curly girls like me), the multi-colored leaves (as long as I don’t have to rake them), and, of course, fall fashion (because who doesn’t love layers and boots?!). There’s also something about fall professionally that gets me every year—this feeling of ramping […]

Co-President’s Note: August 2018

Aug 30, 2018 | Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

Recharge and Revive As we begin to bid adieu to the summer humidity, the start of a new school year can be the perfect opportunity to assess your progress towards personal career goals. Whether you’re still finding your footing or leaps and bounds beyond your goals, WWPR is here to help you continue to grow. […]

Sponsorship Spotlight: PRofessional Services

Aug 29, 2018 | Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

For PRofessional Solutions, LLC being a WWPR sponsor is just part of a natural progression. “I’ve been a member of WWPR for 30 years,” reports CEO Kate Perrin. “Having been an active member was a real asset when I started the area’s only public relations temporary agency 24 years ago.” Both Kate and PRofessional Solutions’ […]

WWPR Member Spotlight: Crystal Zhao

Jul 30, 2018 | Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development

Crystal Zhao, one of WWPR’s newest members, is the director of special projects at Washington Media Group. She brings a unique mix of new media and political media experience to her clients—get to know her in this month’s Member Spotlight! Her Background Crystal considers her main specialities to be social media and podcast production, but […]

Tackling Unconscious Bias One Company at a Time

Jul 28, 2018 | News & Updates, PR in Politics, Professional Development

“A father and his son are involved in a horrific car crash, and the man died at the scene. But when the child arrived at the hospital and was rushed into the operating theatre, the surgeon pulled away and said: “I can’t operate on this boy, he’s my son.” How is this possible? If you […]

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