PR Insiders

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

Victoria Devine Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager, Anchor Media Victoria Devine graduated from The George Washington University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in political communication and a minor in anthropology, but she discovered her… Continued

Winner: Colleen Cleary Vice President, Havas PR Colleen Cleary is a leading expert when it comes to media relations and celebrity partnerships—as vice president of Havas PR, Cleary is a senior client manager who specializes… Continued

James O’Malley Manager, Analytics Group, Porter Novelli    Five years may not seem like a long career, but when the area of focus is social media analytics, not too many have been doing it longer than James… Continued

Katie Denis Director of Communications and Strategy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Katie Denis develops and executes comprehensive communications campaigns on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s key issues and special initiatives. She leads the communications efforts for… 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

Kathleen O’Connell PR Executive, VisitBritain Kathleen O’Connell coordinates press visits and secures coverage in top consumer and travel trade media outlets for VisitBritain. She also has coordinated interviews for VIPs such as the Dean of Westminster,… Continued

Marianne Ortiz Senior Account Manager, Profiles Over the past two years, Marianne Ortiz has risen from account executive to a senior manager at Profiles. Ortiz has generated and obtained media coverage for clients through the implementation… Continued

Winner: Raymond Liang Intern, YMCA If you’re going to be an intern, it’s important to make sure you make the most of the time you spend with an organization and contribute to that organization’s success.… Continued