Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) has announced six finalists to be honored at this year’s Emerging Leaders Awards on June 21, 2016. The Emerging Leaders Awards is a special accolade for young women between 23 and 30 years of age who are active within the communications field and have made a significant impact on the industry.

The 2016 WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards finalists include:

Brittanie Clement, Delucchi Plus, @brittclem

Cait DeBaun, U.S. Travel Association, @CaitDeBaun

KC Sledd, Atlantic Media Strategies, @kcesledd

Melissa Zuckerman, JPA Health Communications, @MelissaShay817

Rachel Racoosin, LEVICK, @rachelracoosin

Sarah Hubbart, Michael Torrey Associates, LLC, @mustbesarah

The seventh annual awards ceremony and cocktail reception will bring together more than 140 communications professionals. Keynote speaker, the Case Foundation’s Senior Director of Communications Jade Floyd, will explore this year’s theme “Making A PR Pro.”

From the six finalists, three Emerging Leaders Awards honorees will be named at the ceremony and reception. The event will take place at the Morning Consult offices, located at 729 15th Street NW. in Washington on Tuesday, June 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  Tickets are $40 for members of WWPR and PRSA-NCC; $50 for non-members. To register go to https://wwpr.org/events/calendar/#!event/2016/6/21/emerging-leaders-awards