May 19, 2017 | Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development, Uncategorized
Catherine Llamido is an account associate at BRG Communications, a public relations firm in Old Town Alexandria where she specializes in media relations on behalf of client initiatives. When she’s not at the office, the foodie can be found checking out the DMV area’s...Apr 22, 2017 | Events, News & Updates, Professional Development, Uncategorized
I have always felt that it is critically important for female communicators to invest heavily in mentoring and supporting young professionals in our field. One of my main objectives, when launching ColorComm, was to build a strong community of women who can learn from...Apr 17, 2017 | Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development, Uncategorized
WWPR’s Annual Speed Mentoring event was unique opportunity for attendees to hear from high-level women mentors in the D.C.-area, who all shared their best advice, success stories, and memorable missteps culminated throughout their careers. To kick off the event, Debra...Apr 3, 2017 | Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development
WWPR Vice President Danielle Veira, Senior Manager, Public Relations and Advocacy Communications at the American Diabetes Association, has found her passion combining her PR skills with nonprofit advocacy. WWPR talked with Danielle about her advocacy work and career,...Apr 3, 2017 | Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development, Uncategorized
It’s been a busy month with a number of WWPR events coming up soon! We hope you are enjoying the design refresh to our newsletter and the continuing showcase of DC communications professionals on WWPR’s Instagram handle. Fill out this quick form to sign up for a...Mar 8, 2017 | Events, Membership, News & Updates, Professional Development, Uncategorized
The WWPR Pro Bono Committee initially began its partnership with DC nonprofit Bright Beginnings (BBI) to help tell their story of bringing education excellence to homeless families in the DC area. Now more than two years later, we continue support the BBI PR efforts...