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PR People Awards Winners

Account Director or Supervisor of the Year

Winner: Kellyn CurtisHavas PR North America Kellyn Curtis
Honorable Mention

Account Director or Supervisor of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • Vicarious PRMichael Brown
Winner

Agency Account Manager of the Year

Winner: Lauren PozmanterVested Lauren Pozmanter
Honorable Mentions

Agency Account Manager of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • Agency Ten22Jess Clifton
  • Sage CommunicationsAnia Treszczotko
Winner

Community Relations Professional of the Year

Winner: Sebastien ReyesU-Haul International Sebastien Reyes
Honorable Mentions

Community Relations Professional of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • Valley Forge Tourism & Convention BoardEdward Harris
  • Resolute Forest ProductsGeorjann Morriseau
  • Bank of AmericaKate Murphy
Winner

Crisis Manager of the Year

Winner: Catherine CanniffBank of America Catherine Canniff
Honorable Mentions

Crisis Manager of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • CitrixJamie Buranich
  • Minnesota Department of CorrectionsSarah Fitzgerald
  • SPM CommunicationsKristen Kauffman
Winner

Government Communicator of the Year

Winner: Deidre StalnakerCity of Tuscaloosa Deidre Stalnaker
Honorable Mentions

Government Communicator of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • Macon-Bibb CountyChris Floore
  • John Guilfoil Public RelationsJohn Guilfoil
Winner

Internal Communicator of the Year

Winner: Holly StanleyBank of America Holly Stanley
Honorable Mentions

Internal Communicator of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • CiscoKelly Lang
  • CiscoMaria Abyeta Moreta
Winner

Intern of the Year

Winner: Elana ShaulovaEvolveMKD Elana Shaulova
Honorable Mentions

Intern of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • The NewseumEllen Converse
  • VestedAshley Shahid
Winner

Marketer of the Year

Winner: Craig GreiweRogers & Cowan Craig Greiwe
Honorable Mentions

Marketer of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • VestedMarian Daniells
  • PAN CommunicationsMark Nardone
  • PeratonMelody Pleasure
  • Bank of AmericaJillian Sullivan
  • Caldwell Trust CompanySheryl Vieira
Winner

Measurement Expert of the Year

Winner: Brett CareSpectrum Science Brett Care
Honorable Mention

Measurement Expert of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • Bank of AmericaTracy Bell
Winner

Media Relations Professional of the Year

Winner: Ella NevillCisco Ella Nevill
Honorable Mentions

Media Relations Professional of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • KPMGWilliam Borden
  • Bank of America Merrill LynchVictoria Garrod
  • SpectrumRachel Newman
  • Havas PRSuJin Oh
  • Valley Forge Tourism & Convention BoardRachel Riley
  • BosparCurtis Sparrer
Winner

PR Professional of the Year: Agency

Co-Winner: Linda DescanoHavas PR Linda Descano
Honorable Mentions

PR Professional of the Year: Agency

Honorable Mentions
  • PAN CommunicationsLisa Astor
  • Vested Ventures, a unit of VestedEric Hazard
  • Hill+Knowlton StrategiesLarry Krutchik
  • Havas PRCourtney Myers
  • Durée & Company, Inc.Durée Ross
  • Merritt GroupMichelle Schafer
Winner

PR Professional of the Year: Agency

Co-Winner: Neil MortineFahlgren Mortine Neil Mortine
Honorable Mentions

PR Professional of the Year: Agency

Honorable Mentions
  • PAN CommunicationsLisa Astor
  • Vested Ventures, a unit of VestedEric Hazard
  • Hill+Knowlton StrategiesLarry Krutchik
  • Havas PRCourtney Myers
  • Durée & Company, Inc.Durée Ross
  • Merritt GroupMichelle Schafer
Winner

PR Professional of the Year: Corporate

Winner: Ann-Tyler ConnellBank of America Ann-Tyler Connell
Honorable Mentions

PR Professional of the Year: Corporate

Honorable Mentions
  • MTV, VH1 and LogoLiza Burnett Fefferman
  • Verizon ConnectKrys Grondorf
  • T-MobileClint Patterson
  • LyondellBasellMichael "Mike" Waldron
Winner

PR Professional of the Year: Nonprofit/Association

Winner: Susan McCarthyWorld Wildlife Fund Susan McCarthy
Honorable Mentions

PR Professional of the Year: Nonprofit/Association

Honorable Mentions
  • The ALS AssociationBrian Frederick
  • CNIBMatisse Hamel-Nelis
Winner

PR Student of the Year

Winner: Ashleigh Kathryn WhiteUniversity of Florida-Master's in Mass Communications Ashleigh Kathryn White
Honorable Mention

PR Student of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • Drake University School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationKatrina Sletten
Winner

PR Team Leader

Winner: Ryan WallacePAN Communications Ryan Wallace
Honorable Mentions

PR Team Leader

Honorable Mentions
  • MTV, VH1 and LogoLiza Burnett Fefferman
  • PeratonMatthew McQueen
  • Bank of AmericaSelena Morris
  • Havas PRCourtney Myers
Winner

Publicist/Spokesperson of the Year

Winner: Lacey HainesHP Lacey Haines
Honorable Mentions

Publicist/Spokesperson of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • Berk CommunicationsRon Berkowitz
  • MPH, enBloom Media, LLCAlisa Hughley
  • MMS Holdings Inc.Donald McLean
  • BosparCurtis Sparrer
Winner

Social Media Professional of the Year

Winner: Carmen CollinsCisco Carmen Collins
Honorable Mentions

Social Media Professional of the Year

Honorable Mentions
  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoJulianne Bardele
  • VestedIbby Hussain
  • Volunteers of AmericaRyan Matheson
  • Bank of AmericaChris Smith
Winner

Volunteer of the Year

Winner: Amanda Piccirilli-HallDevine + Partners Amanda Piccirilli-Hall
Honorable Mention

Volunteer of the Year

Honorable Mention
  • SpectrumMarissa Spivak
Winner

Rising Star Honorees

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