Category Archives: Organizations
Making Awards a Rewarding Experience
A wonderful annual dinner last week got me thinking about the nature of awards and how fleeting that recognition can be. Each April this dinner gathers together both past honorees of Washington Women in Public Relations’ PR Woman of the … Continue reading
Communications Professional Societies Source for Continuing Education
You’ve heard it from us before: participation in professional societies can be invaluable to public relations and other communications professionals. Most communicators think the value is all in networking, particularly when they need to connect during a new job search. But … Continue reading
WWPR Reveals Finalists for 7th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards
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 … Continue reading
Polished Resumes Open Doors
At PRofessional Solutions, LLC we see far too many resumes that instead of highlighting the skills and accomplishments of communicators actually demonstrate poor writing and formatting that buries the most important information. Does your resume open the door to an … Continue reading
Case Foundation Senior Communicator to Keynote WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards
Jade Floyd, senior director of communications for the Case Foundation since 2012, will be the keynote speaker at the 7th annual Washington Women in Public Relations annual Emerging Leaders Awards (ELA) on the evening of June 21. The awards ceremony … Continue reading
WWPR Offers Speed Mentoring
Mentoring can be an essential component of success. WWPR’s annual Speed Mentoring evening helps connect high-level D.C. mentors with D.C. communicators of all experience levels. Each attendee has the opportunity to meet with three different mentors in a small group and intimate … Continue reading
Start the New Year Right by Joining a Professional Society
As Washington area communicators we can choose among several professional societies – and we should. The benefits of joining are numerous. Opportunity to stay current with technology, tools and strategies at monthly programs. Relationship building with colleagues across the field … Continue reading
Congratulations to the 2013 WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards Winners!
Congratulations to the Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) 2013 Emerging Leaders Awards recipients Nell Callahan, SKDKnickerbocker, @NellinDC; Rachael Glaws, RGI events and public relations, @RGIevents; and Lauren Wesley Wilson, MSL Group, @ColorCommnetwk. The Emerging Leaders Awards is a special … Continue reading
Minute Mentoring with WWPR and Edelman/GWEN
I love planning events and have had the chance to organize many over the years, but one of the most rewarding programs I’ve ever helped coordinate was Minute Mentoring with Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) and Edelman/GWEN held Thursday, … Continue reading
Nominations for 2013 WWPR Emerging Leaders Awards
The 2013 Washington Women in Public Relations Emerging Leaders Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for this year’s young, rising PR stars in the D.C. area. If you know female PR professionals in the D.C. area between the ages of … Continue reading
