PR Insiders

Winner: David Siroty VP of North American Communications, Coldwell Banker It’s been a challenging year for many real estate professionals, but David Siroty has made lemonade from lemons with a campaign to reframe the discussion of… Continued

Huma Gruaz CEO & President, Alpaytac As founder of the five-year-old Alpaytac, Huma Gruaz has proven her ability to engineer multi-faceted, integrated and strategic campaigns for clients time and time again. In spearheading the campaign… Continued

Bethridge Toovell Director, Communications, Rodale Since joining Prevention in 2009, Bethridge Toovell and her team have already driven over 6 billion media impression through over 2,000 placements on national TV, print and online outlets. For… Continued

Bradley Portnoy Senior Digital Strategist, Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick While still a student at Brown University, Bradley Portnoy was hired as an intern by the Obama presidential campaign digital team to build and drive traffic to… Continued

Christopher Barger Director, Global Social Media, GM A key reason Christopher Barger has been so successful in his role is that he understands that “community” isn’t only online. While blogging and social networks are a… Continued

Winner: Maria Reitan Senior Principal, Director of Practice Group Development and Chair of Lifestyle Marketing, Carmichael Lynch Spong Over the past seven years at Carmichael Lynch Spong, Maria Reitan has led accounts for some of the… Continued

Justin Lyons Coordinator, Community Relations, National Basketball Association Justin Lyons is an accomplished handler of strategic partnerships and a tireless communicator. His role in the NBA’s Basketball without Borders program included launching major outreach projects… Continued

Jillian Kwolek Vice President, Home & Lifestyle, DeVries Public Relations Despite having only been with DeVries for two years, Jillian Kwolek has been on the fast track, earning two promotions with the company. She has… Continued

Winner: Joseph Cohen Group Vice President, MWW Group A creative force in public relations, in just 11 years Joseph Cohen has emerged as one of the field’s fastest rising stars and the originator of some of… Continued

John Trybus Manager of Public Relations & Tour Advance, Office of the Founder – Global, The Jane Goodall Institute In a mere two-and-a-half years, John Trybus has ascended from being an intern at the National… Continued