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Lauren Pratapas Senior Director, Story Partners Capitalizing on her past experience working as a producer for CNN’s Washington bureau, Lauren Pratapas has played a pivotal role in shaping Washington, D.C.’s perception of Story Partners’ roster of… Continued

Winner: Jon Harris Chief Communications Officer, Hillshire Brands In January 2012, when the Sara Lee Corporation separated into two publicly held companies, Jon Harris and his team at Hillshire Brands provided a cohesive message to… 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

Eliza Merves  Account Executive, Makovsky + Company Eliza Merves tackles PR logistics with ease, coordinating website launches, pharmaceutical company reviews, media relations and internal training seminars.  For client Kowa Pharmaceuticals, Merves launched the largest known survey… Continued

Michelle Davidson Partner, Shadow PR   Michelle Davidson’s ascent to partner at Shadow PR has been quick by anyone’s standards. Davidson has directed the hospitality division through years of rapid growth. In that time she helped… Continued

Winner: Matt Motley Senior Vice President, Weber Shandwick Matt Motley’s superior relationships with clients led to the development and execution of several innovative campaigns in 2011. Under Motley’s leadership, RadioShack’s Trade & Save program, which… 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

Matt Marcus Vice President, Media, Edelman Matt Marcus has been a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for more than 10 years. But beyond that, he’s also a consistent source of calm, composed counsel to his… Continued