PR Insiders

Winner: Peter Shankman Founder/CEO, Help a Reporter Out What’s in a name? When it comes to Help a Reporter Out, the name is an amazing tagline in itself and a nearly perfect exercise in branding. This… Continued

Jessica Laiti Corporate Responsibility Specialist, Cox Enterprises Jessica Laiti holds more board and committee appointments than many top-level executives. As the head of Cox Enterprises’ partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Laiti coordinates every aspect of… Continued

Robert Gara Senior Associate, APCO Worldwide Since joining APCO Worldwide in 2006, senior associate Robert Gara has helped develop the company’s corporate positioning efforts for a number of clients such as 3TIER, a Seattle-based renewable… Continued

Winner: Marguerite Tortorello SVP, Public Affairs, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Marguerite Tortorello leads advocacy initiatives and reputation management at PCI through traditional and social media, grassroots efforts and strategic positioning. Her recent efforts have… Continued

Amanda Hebert Publicist, Corporate Communications, Scholastic Inc. Since joining Scholastic in 2008, Amanda Hebert’s talent for coming up with innovative ideas and creating compelling stories has made her an asset to the corporate communications team.… Continued

Alana Fontaine Director of Public Affairs, Impact Public Affairs In Alana Fontaine’s six years with Impact Public Affairs, she has risen from a junior PR representative to serve as a senior staff member and the… Continued

Winner: Tim Marklein Executive VP, Measurement & Strategy, Weber Shandwick San Francisco When Tim Marklein noticed clients and agency colleagues drowning in data as they sought to measure communications programs, he decided to throw them a… Continued

Scott Widmeyer, Chairman and CEO, Widmeyer Communications Scott Widmeyer knows that meaningful social change doesn’t happen overnight. Rather than chasing the issues of the moment, Widmeyer has built his business working with clients who want… Continued

Kristy Guerra Communications Specialist, Bausch + Lomb Kristy Guerra started as a college intern at Bausch + Lomb and now serves a critical role on its global corporate communications team. She is the content owner… Continued

William Byrne Corporate Communications Manager, Euro RSCG Worldwide William Byrne has gained both agency and client-side experience in consumer public relations via global assignments for top brands, including McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s and Sony. As Euro… Continued