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Alana Fontaine Director of Public Affairs, Impact Public Affairs In Alana Fontaine’s six years with Impact Public Affairs, she has risen from a junior PR representative to serve as a senior staff member and the… Continued

Winner: Tim Marklein Executive VP, Measurement & Strategy, Weber Shandwick San Francisco When Tim Marklein noticed clients and agency colleagues drowning in data as they sought to measure communications programs, he decided to throw them a… Continued

Scott Widmeyer, Chairman and CEO, Widmeyer Communications Scott Widmeyer knows that meaningful social change doesn’t happen overnight. Rather than chasing the issues of the moment, Widmeyer has built his business working with clients who want… Continued

Kristy Guerra Communications Specialist, Bausch + Lomb Kristy Guerra started as a college intern at Bausch + Lomb and now serves a critical role on its global corporate communications team. She is the content owner… Continued

William Byrne Corporate Communications Manager, Euro RSCG Worldwide William Byrne has gained both agency and client-side experience in consumer public relations via global assignments for top brands, including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s and Sony. As Euro… Continued

Winner: Cheryl K. Goodman Director, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies It’s not easy to garner attention, let alone maintain momentum, in the mobile space. But Cheryl Goodman oversaw the campaign that gained global recognition for Qualcomm’s mirasol mobile… Continued

D’Arcy Rudnay, SVP, Corporate Communications, Comcast Corporation D’Arcy Rudnay is one of the top female executives at Comcast, where she is the company’s primary spokesperson and is responsible for Comcast’s reputation management. Rudnay leads strategic… Continued

Laura Dunn Communications Consultant, Kaiser Permanente In only two years with Kaiser Permanente, Laura Dunn’s responsibilities have expanded from handling media relations to managing public relations in a much broader sense. She has helped spearhead… Continued

Mary Kathryn Covert, Assistant Vice President, Financial Dynamics International Limited Straight out of college, Mary Kathryn Covert worked her way up from intern to a full-time position in the Coca-Cola Company’s Issues Management division. Covert… Continued

Co-Winner: Claire Koeneman President of MWW Group’s Financial Relations Board Claire Koeneman’s ability to analyze macro-economic trends months and even years in advance has helped both clients and her charges prepare for bull and bear markets alike.… Continued