PR News Announces 2014 PR People Awards Finalists

From our vantage point at PR News, we have seen the best-of-the-best in PR for years, from those in agency, corporate and nonprofit settings. And the best keeps getting better and better, which is why we hope you’ll join us at PR News’ PR People & Rising PR Stars Awards Luncheon on Dec. 9 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. We’ll celebrate all the finalists for the 2014 PR People Awards, the 2014 inductees into PR News’ Hall of Fame and this year’s outstanding Rising PR Stars 30 and Under. To register, visit prnewsonline.com; for sponsorship information please contact Diane Schwartz ([email protected]).

Hall of Fame Inductees

• Gil Bashe, Makovsky

• Ray Day, Ford Motor Company

• Sabrina Horn, Horn Group, Inc.

• Jody Powell (posthumous), Powell Tate

• Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft

• Sheila Tate, Powell Tate

• Zenia Mucha, The Walt Disney Co.

Agency Account Manager of the Year

• Sarah Chavey, ANTHEMIC Agency

• Amber Meredith, Marina Maher Communications

• Meghan Moran, Adfero Group

• Kate Urbach, Havas PR

Brand Marketer of the Year

• Stephen Bonsignore, Cohn & Wolfe

• Andrew Bowins, MasterCard

• Dustin Hinz, Guitar Center

Corporate Social Responsibility Leader

• Ichiro Kawasaki, KPMG LLP

• Lynn Marmer, Kroger

Crisis Manager of the Year

• Cari Brunelle, Hellerman Baretz Communications

• Heidi Davidson, BlackBerry Ltd

• Justine Griffin, Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications

Digital Communications Leader of the Year

• Brett Holland, Pepco Holdings, Inc.

• Megan Levi, Ruder Finn

• Kristin Montalbano, National Geographic Channel

• Danny Olson, Weber Shandwick

• Jennifer Stalzer, MasterCard

Event Marketer of the Year

• Andrenna Alkhas, The Stanislaus County Fair

• Dan Hewitt, The Entertainment Software Association

Internal Communicator of the Year

• Cessie Cerrato, Palace Resorts

• Rhonda Ellis, Pepco Holdings, Inc.

• Margo Hackel, KPMG LLP

• Amy Haran, USANA Health Sciences

• Debbie Helvig, Bank of America

• Lori Poer, International Justice Mission

MARCOM Professional of the Year

• Judy Davies, Advantest

• Sasah Hefler, UBIC

• Taryn Holowka, US Green Building Council

• MaryBeth Vrees, Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Media Relations Professional of the Year

• Travis Culter, Tyler Barnett PR

• Jennifer DeGuzman, National Geographic Channel

• Robert Nihen, KPMG LLP

• Felix Schein, RALLY

• Ronna Waldman, Marina Maher Communications

• Tracy Zampaglione, Orange County Library System

PR Professional of Year: Agency

• Katie Blair, Vantage PR

• Nicole Dunn, Dunn Pellier Media

• Matt Kovacs, Blaze PR

• Drisha Leggit, Drisha Leggitt & Co.

• Christopher Penn, Shift Communications

• JP Schuerman, MWW

• Ravi Sunnak, Havas PR

• Jenna Thomas, Nebo

• Teresa Villarreal, Newlink Group

PR Professional of Year: Corporate

• Christopher Ian Bennett, Guitar Center

• Misty Dangel, USANA Health Sciences

• Melissa Drake, ERA Real Estate

• Chris LaPlaca, ESPN

• Seth Oster, KPMG LLP

PR Professional of Year: Nonprofit/Association

• Lora Bodmer, NAMM and the NAMM Foundation

• Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Goodwill Industries International

PR Team Leader

• Christopher Albert, National Geographic Channel

• Ashley Collins, USANA Health Sciences

• Allison Falkenberry, Rodale Inc.

• Manuel Goncalves, KPMG LLP

• Elizabeth Hillman, Discovery Communications

• Lydia Howard, Vantage PR

Public Affairs/Government Communicator of the Year

• John Davies, Davies Public Affairs

• Jeffrey Getek, Erickson Living

• Tim Ryan, Weber Shandwick

Social Media Professional of Year

• Michelle Catin, Palace Resorts

• Tim Haran, USANA Health Sciences

• Ken Makovsky, Makovsky & Co.

• Josh Martin, Arby’s

• Ying Shen, Cisco

Spokesperson of the Year

• David Daigle, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Courtney Nogas, Pepco Holdings, Inc.

2014 PR News Rising PR Stars 30 & Under

Corporation & Association

• Michelle Agnew, Southwest Airlines

• Jessica Bass, Beats Electronics

• Brian Bell, Dr Pepper Snapple Group

• Raha Bouda, Ubisoft

• Lindsay Chambers, State of Hawaii Insurance Division

• Molly Dince, CommonBond

• Walter Fowler, Sprint

• Rita Gorenberg, The Clorox Company

• Daniel Groce, Allstate Insurance

• Dave Heinzinger, inMarket

• Kristen Jimenez, The Coca-Cola Company

• Colin Jordan, Egnyte

• Bilal Kaiser, Baxter of California / L’Oreal

• Rebecca Kaufman, MasterCard

• Daniel Martin, Jackson National

• Maureen McCarty, Human Rights Campaign

• Emily Meredith, Animal Agriculture Alliance

• Kim Morton, Hiring Our Heroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

• Courtney Moscovic, Pizza Hut

• Caitlin Murphy, Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative

• Robert Myers, Wyndham Hotel Group

• Sam Nathews, Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility

• Murphy Perng, 24Hr HomeCare

• Alexandra Riegelhaupt, Mashable

• Brianna Schneider, Hopper

• Kathleen Slocum, Liberty Mutual Insurance

• Kathleen Stevenson, DePaul University Kellstadt Marketing Center & Midwest

• Robin Suchan, Proteus Digital Health

• Sarah Trigg, GameStop

• Erika White, Pandora

Agency

• Jenna Beaucage, Rainier Communications

• Bianca Bucaram, Zapatero+Bucaram Public Relations, LLC

• Sharon Chan, Eastwick

• Sarah Chavey, Anthemic Agency

• April Claassen, APCO Worldwide

• Eleana Collins, Warschawski

• Louise Eich, Burson-Marsteller

• Jessica Evans, Edelman

• Katie Fauquier, DEVENEY

• Christianna Giordano, Cohn & Wolfe

• Nick Goodwin, Weber Shandwick

• Monica Guzman, Konnect Public Relations

• Jennifer Hamilton, Hill+Knowlton Strategies

• Adriana Infante, rbb Public Relations

• Colby Jones, Text100

• Lindsay Jordan, Profiles, Inc.

• Dan Lantowski, Waggener Edstrom

• Stephanie Lewis, Olson

• Allison Mead, TogoRun

• Kelsey Nason, Hellerman Baretz Communications

• Adam Novak, PAN Communications

• Danny Olson, Weber Shandwick

• Lauren Parker, Peppercomm

• Margarita Peker, Klick Communications

• Julie Richter, Charles Zukow Associates

• Hartley Suter, Fahlgren Mortine

• Kate Urbach, Havas PR North America

• Courtney Wagoner, Porter Novelli

• Naomi Zeitlin, Waggener Edstrom

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