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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

Zappos Zappos and its employees live out the "work hard, play hard" mentality. The company values being fun and being a little weird, not feeling corporate and boring. Zappos believes that if people aren’t making… Continued

Counterpart International Inc.  The communications department at Counterpart International consists of just two full-time staffers, plus several consultants. With such a small team—and 23 country programs to support—it must delegate and share tasks. And it’s… Continued

Allison Glass Account Manager, INK Public Relations Over the last year, Allison Glass’ instincts, hard work and management and communication skills have led INK to new business wins, an expansion of current client contracts and pro… Continued

Janice M. Maiman, Senior Vice President, Communications and Media Channels, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Janice Maiman has spent nearly 25 years at AICPA, overseeing an award-winning integrated communications team. She directs the Institute’s brand management;… Continued

Winner: Deborah Brown Partner/Managing Director, Peppercomm Stellar day-to-day account management abilities for major household names across multiple industries are table stakes for a well-tenured public relations executive. At New York-based Peppercomm, Deborah Brown is at… Continued

The Walt Disney Company  As employees look to take the next step in their career with Disney, they turn to My Disney Career, an online resource that makes it easy to search and apply for… Continued

Cone Communications  Each employee at Cone is assigned a dedicated manager to steward their individual career path at the agency. The Professional Development Manager (PDM) is required to have regular check-ins with their direct report,… Continued

Sabina Gault President, Konnect PR Sabina Gault has fused a large agency mentality with the custom service of a boutique agency for Konnect PR’s clients. As a publicist, Gault books press like the Wall Street Journal,… Continued

David Finn, Founder and Chairman, Ruder Finn In 1948, David Finn co-founded Ruder Finn, Inc., building one of the largest independent communications firms from the ground up. Today, Ruder Finn is one of the most esteemed… Continued