Account Executive Of The Year
WINNER: Shaun Leavy, MWW Group
John Abrashkin, Ricochet Public Relations
Lissette Capati, Spectrum Science Communications
Jason Carlton, Vanguard Media Group
Scott Vallee, Airfoil Public Relations
Agency Executive of the Year
WINNER: Terri Jones, Access PR
John Frazier, Quinn & Co
Melissa Lackey, Standing Partnership
Jennifer Prosek, Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek
Communications
Brand Marketer of the Year
WINNER: Emily Buchanan, Manning Selvage & Lee
Community Relations Professional of the Year
WINNER: Teri Radosevich, Avnet
Jennifer Benito, Sacramento -Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District
Ed Nicholson, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Crisis Communicator of the Year
WINNER: Gene Grabowski, Levick Strategic Communications
Gil Bashe, Makovsky + Company
Veronica Zanellato Kido, Gutenberg Communications
Carreen Winters, MWW Group
Educator/Trainer
WINNER: Andy Gilman, Commcore
Rebecca Feaster, Feaster Associates
Media Relations Professional of the Year
WINNER: Richard Licata, Showtime
Bill Jamieson, PCGCampbell Marketing Communications
Michael Schieferl, Weber Shandwick
Sarah Znerold, SZPR, Inc.
PR Professional of the Year: Academic Institution
WINNER: Maeve Kiley, Loyola University Chicago
John Broderick, Old Dominion University
Scott E. Eldredge, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Sue Jablonski, Ohio State University Medical Center
PR Professional of the Year: Corporate
WINNERS (TIE): Terry Anderson, Cisco; Pam Erickson, E*TRADE FINANCIAL
Eric Abner, Tennis Channel
Jock Breitwieser, Callidus Software
Erin Foster, Kodak
PR Professional of the Year: Nonprofit/Association
WINNER: Merni Fitzgerald, Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
Valsin A. Marmillion, America's WETLAND
Deborah Marshall, Good Samaritan Hospital
Beth Schieber, Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation
Chad Yelton, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
PR Team Leader
WINNER: Nancy Lewis, SAE Int'l
Penelope Bruce, Cisco
Geoff Burt, Latham & Watkins LLP
Steve McAbee, Wunderkind Public Relations
LuJean Smith, Siemens Medical Solutions
Public Affairs Executive of the Year
WINNER: Jose Hermocillo, APCO Worldwide
Ken Capps, DFW International Airport
Blair Christie, Cisco
Brandon Edwards, Davies Public Affairs
Richard Ramlall, RCN
Spokesperson of the Year
WINNER: John Drengenberg,
Underwriters Laboratories
Adam Cummings, Charlotte County Commissioner
15 to Watch: PR Stars Under 30
Rebecca Andersen, 28, Corporate Communications Manager, Opnext Inc.
Pamela Bonney, 29, Senior Manager, PR, Hewlett Packard
Amos Bradford Snead, 27, Press Secretary, Office of House Representative Whip Congressman Roy Blunt
Kelly Caraher, 27, PR Counselor, CDW Corp and CDW Gov't Inc
John Carter, 28, Senior Account Manager, SHIFT Communications
Emily Coghlan, 28, Manager, APCO Worldwide
Tegwyn Collins, 29, Vice President, Porter Novelli
Tina Couch, 30, PR Manager, Microsoft
Ellen Davis, 28, Senior Director, Strategic Communications, National Retail Federation
Lisa Del Colle, 29, Manager PR, Food Network
Jessica Merz, 30, Corporate Communications Manager, DHL
Amanda Naiman, 28, Manager, Media Relations, Siemens Medical Solutions
Jaime Sarachit, 30, Senior Manager, Communications, The Recording Academy
Scott Sutton, 24, Communications Specialist, Progress Energy Inc.
Eric Thain, 29, Account Director, Weber Shandwick
Hall Of Fame
Richard Laermer, RLM
Kenneth Makovsky, Makovsky + Company
John Rosica, Rosica Public Relations
Ellen Toplin, Toplin & Associates, Inc.