Today, Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) announced its 2010 Board during its annual meeting at the Hyatt Grand Washington in downtown Washington, DC. Out-going President Lauren Lawson was honored for her many years of service to the board and WWPR. With more than three years of WWPR involvement as its Marketing and Communications Co-Chair and Vice President, Debbie Friez (Vice President of Major Accounts at Burrelles Luce) will serve as President of the professional organization of communicators in 2010. The 2010 WWPR board members were also announced. Many of these members will be familiar to the Washington, DC communications community for their involvement with WWPR and other organizations. Joining Debbie Friez in managing the organization in 2010 are
Vice President: Erin Wendel, American Physical Therapy Association
Past President and Young Leaders Award Chair: Lauren Lawson, Goodwill Industries International
Treasurer: Sherri Core, Core Association Services, Inc.
Secretary: Leslie Rutledge, MyMediaInfo
Marketing and Communications Co-Chairs: Meghan Sager, New Media Strategies and Ashley Settle, Edelman
Executive Communicators Chair: Joan Coyle, EEI Communications
Woman of the Year Co-Chairs: Rachel Henderson, Ogilvy PR Worldwide and Emily Deck, SiloSmashers
Professional Development Co-Chairs: Lisa Newman, MediaLink and Macie Mulvaney, Medialink
Membership Chair: Caitlin Douglas, Ogilvy PR Worldwide
Pro Bono Co-Chairs: Deborah Brody, Deborah Brody Marketing Communications and Tina McCormack, C.Fox Communications
Partnerships Chair: Kendra Kojcsich, Porter Novelli
Web Site Support Chair: Akilah Luke, Cultural DC
WWPR is particularly well known for its pro bono work. WWPR will continue to provide pro bono public relations service to the Children’s Law Center through January 2011.
For more information, visit www.wwpr.org or find WWPR on Facebook (facebook.com/washingtonwomeninpr) and Twitter (@wwpr).
PHOTO CAPTION: (L to R) Lauren Lawson (Past President), Sherri Core (Treasurer), Deborah Brody (Pro-bono Co-Chair), Rachel Henderson (PR Woman of the Year Co-Chair), Debbie Friez (President), Meghan Sager (Marketing and Communications Co-Chair), Kendra Kojcsich (Partnerships Chair), Ashley Settle (Marketing and Communications Co-Chair), Akilah Luke (Web Site Support Chair), Tina McCormack (Pro-bono Co-Chair), Macie Mulvaney (Professional Development Co-Chair), Lisa Newman (Professional Development Co-Chair), Emily Deck (PR Woman of the Year Co-Chair), Leslie Rutledge (Secretary)
NOT PICTURED: Erin Wendel (Vice President), Joan Coyle (Executive Communicators Chair) and Caitlin Douglas (Membership Chair)
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