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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

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

SAP America SAP has established itself as an employer of choice, regularly scoring high in rankings of top tech companies to work for and in Glassdoor’s listings. But less well known is its deep-rooted commitment… Continued

Caitlin Fisher Account Executive, DCI Group At just 24, Caitlin Fisher has been immersed in a variety of projects—from PR to marketing to advertising. She has overseen media relations campaigns for some of the leading law… Continued

Winner: Lisa Adler VP, Corporate Communications, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company Lisa Alder overseas a communications team that practices PR, patient advocacy, visual communications and digital communications. Under her leadership, a social media program was… Continued

  Meredith Z. Avakian-Hardaway Public Affairs Specialist, DuPont Meredith Z. Avakian-Hardaway not only makes contributions daily in her role as the public affairs specialist at E.I. DuPont de Nemours (DuPont), she dedicates her time in the… Continued

Ogilvy Public Relations  Ogilvy’s global Work-Visit Program allows any full-time staff member at the account director level or higher who has worked at Ogilvy PR for approximately one year to apply to work in another… Continued

Marissa Festante Management Supervisor,  Marina Maher Communications   In the nearly eight years since Marissa Festante began her career at MMC right out of college, she has taken on roles of increased responsibility, rising from an… Continued

Co-Winner: Michael Kempner Founder, President & CEO, MWW Since founding MWW in 1986, Michael Kempner’s strong leadership has kept the agency’s year-over-year growth at 14% to date. In 2012, MWW has gained a total of… 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