Archive: December 2013

Winner: Myra Oppel, Regional Communications Vice President, Pepco Holdings Myra Oppel joined Pepco Holdings in mid-2012, after the company had reached its all-time low customer satisfaction score and its Pepco utility had been named the… Continued

Amy Wang, Communications Specialist, Kaiser Permanente In the past two years, Amy Wang has developed key PR skills, including storytelling, managing difficult clients and technical skills like shooting and editing video. Much of it is… Continued

Tiffany Koebel, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor Tiffany Koebel, who has been on the Office of Public Affairs career staff since July 2010, continues to focus exclusively on enhancing the Labor department’s social… Continued

Megan Whittemore, Press Secretary, Office of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Taking complex policy and making it digestible for members of Congress, the media and the American people is not easy—Megan Whittemore does this every… Continued

Blair Latoff Holmes, Executive Director of Media Relations, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blair Latoff Holmes leads a team of media relations professionals tasked with advancing the interests of more than three million American businesses. Her… Continued

Jack Martin, Global Executive Chairman and CEO, Hill+Knowlton Strategies Jack Martin is a recognized thought leader in communications, politics and business. His theories regarding the relationship between the public and traditional institutions manifest themselves as… Continued

Amanda Tutera, Community Relations Program, Manager, Pacific Gas & Electric Amanda Tutera owns/manages PG&E’s relationship with Habitat for Humanity. She is responsible for annual design, implementation and promotion of $1.2 million annual “Solar Habitat” partnership… Continued

Winner: Joanna Cochran, Director, Consumer, WCG Joanna Cochran has led crisis communications training and programming for Bugaboo strollers during a major recall, and has expertly guided clients through identification of key influencers and analytical insights… Continued

Winner: Michael Kempner, Founder, President and CEO, MWW Under Michael Kempner’s leadership, MWW bought itself back from Interpublic in 2011, 10 years after its acquisition, and has used its newfound freedom to innovate and build… Continued

Ray Kotcher, Senior Partner and Chairman, Ketchum As Ray Kotcher has himself written, his career “sprang from a lifelong interest in the power and influence of mass media.” When researching Boston University as possible graduate… Continued