PR News honored the most promising young leaders of PR at its 2016 Rising PR Stars 30 & Under awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2016. The event recognized the passionate young professionals who are making communications matter in the marketplace, every single day. Also recognized were the 2016 PR People Awards winners, the 2016 Diversity & Inclusion Awards honorees and the Top Places to Work in PR in 2016.
PR News Rising PR Stars 30 & Under 2016 Award Winners
PR News PR People Awards 2016
Winners and Honorable Mentions
Agency

Anne Baker
InkHouse Media & Marketing

Jasmine Baez Munera
MSLGROUP

Briana Berry
RFI Studios

Riva Budowsky
Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide

Lauren Burke
mc2

Margaret Clevenger
ScoutComms, Inc.

Chelsea Curley
John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC

Armando Diaz
EY

Sasha Dookhoo
PAN Communications

Kimberly Dreisinger
The Bulleit Group

Amy Ferraro
Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide

Christian Garland
Hill+Knowlton
Kate Goulding
Qorvis MSLGROUP
Matt Hensler
Blast Marketing & PR
Heather Hewit
lotus823
Tim Hogan
CLS Strategies
Sam Howe
MSLGroup
Bailey Jacobs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Janine Kamwene
APCO Worldwide
Hod Klein
Vested
Andrew Knoblauch
Dixon Schwabl
Eric Kokonas
Dittoe Public Relations
Laura Krebs Miller
Cashman and Associates

Joanna Leis
Finn Partners

Adriana Lopez
The Axis Agency

Michael Moroney
Story Partners

Jessica Murray
R&R Partners
Jennifer Myers
Havas PR

Leah-Michelle Nebbia
Makovsky
Samantha Nevels
Makovsky
Cristina Nogueras
MSLGROUP

Amanda Passage
Lambert, Edwards & Associates

Natalie Poston
H+K Strategies

Valerie Pritchard
Makovsky
Rachel Racoosin
LEVICK
Joe Reed
Weber Shandwick
Chelsea Ruka
MSLGROUP
Jessica Sacco
John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC
Allison Schneider
Locust Street Group
Lina Skandalakis
Everywhere Agency
Gillian Small
Gillian Small Public Relations
Andrew Stoltzfus
Voce Communications/Porter Novelli
Caitlin Teahan
WE Communications
Dara Toulch
Ballantines PR
Tara Valenza
Bullfrog + Baum
Mollie Wagoner
Live Wire Media Relations, LLC
Corporation/Nonprofit
Alexandra Abrams
Boeing
Ana Braskamp
Yahoo
Gina Chinino
Cushman & Wakefield
Jennifer Cingari
ESPN
Eileen Collins
Hilton
Lauren Craft
Zeel
Kathryn Deardorff
VISIT Milwaukee
Cait DeBaun
U.S. Travel Association
Rebecca Dorfman
FUSION
Sarah Erdman
U.S. Travel Association
LaToya Evans
Bank of America
Bridget Forney
Kiddie Academy
Amy Garvey
United Way of New York City
Jamie Glushon
Laurel & Wolf
T. Andrew Huddleston
International Union, UAW
Claire Hunter
Allstate Insurance Company
Grace Jones
Dayton Children's
Sarah McBride
Human Rights Campaign
Danielle Meister-Cohen
Samsung Electronics North America
Lliam Morrison
Frontier Communications
Reid Myers
Time Inc.
Bridget O'Neill
Elizabeth Arden
Madison Parks
Marriott International
Payal Patel
Navy Pier, Inc.
Dinorah Pena
Sundial Brands
Camille Salama Chotzen
Zillow Group
Jessica Schaefer
Point72 Asset Management
Kelsey Scram
Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)
Ryann Tanap
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness
Meg Taylor
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America
Gianina Thompson
ESPN
Kevin Turner
Vimeo
Lindsey Viotto-Hughes
Bell Helicopter
Katherine Wong
The Weather Company, an IBM Business
Lina Woods
PwC