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Winner: Evan Kraus Executive Vice President, APCO Worldwide Although his particular area of specialty is clearly in the online space, Evan Kraus is a truly gifted corporate reputation strategist. He has led corporate reputation campaigns… Continued

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens  Growth opportunities abound within the office of development and communications at Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, and almost every one of the 11 staff members within the department has been… Continued

Heather Cable Vice President Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick Heather Cable is living the dream. Literally. As a winner of Powell Tate’s "Living the Dream" program, which encourages staff to try something they have always dreamed of, she… Continued

General Motors  GM puts its new hires through a rigorous job rotation to learn the fundamentals of GM communications. Its newest employees spend approximately nine months in three key positions: brand communications, internal communications and… Continued

Co-Winner: John Earnhardt Director of Communications, Cisco Systems When John Earnhardt wrote the first blog post at Cisco in 2005, it kicked off the social media era not only for him, but for the brand… Continued

Ketchum Inc.  Ketchum’s senior management team consistently interacts with staff of all levels. On any given day, entry-level employees can find themselves in team meetings or agency gatherings with some of the agency’s most tenured… Continued

James Kelly Manager of Business Communications, NASCAR James “Nick” Kelly is one of the driving forces behind strategic communications for NASCAR’s automotive and licensing businesses, which are accountable for approximately $30 million in annual revenue. Kelly… Continued

Winner: Tony Felts Public Relations Director, WellPoint In 2011 Tony Felts and WellPoint faced several high-profile media issues, such as litigation, provider negotiations/terminations, the Supreme Court’s consideration of the Affordable Care Act, as well as… Continued

Borshoff  Borshoff takes an open-door policy to a new level. Employees are encouraged to seek out principals and other senior management with ideas, questions, concerns. The SIGI (Strategic Integration and Growth Initiative) program allows all… Continued

Lindsay Treadway Manager, Corporate Communications, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company Lindsay Treadway’s deep experience and understanding of the areas of global drug development (in many therapeutic areas including oncology, mental health, COPD, chronic pain, cardiovascular, ADHD)… Continued