PR News celebrated its Top Women in PR honorees at an awards luncheon held at New York City's Grand Hyatt on Jan. 26, 2016. Communications leaders from brands and agencies were honored for their work over the past year in making bold advances in managing crises, developing brand messages, protecting and building reputations and creating content for digital platforms.
Judy Robinett, author of "How to Be a Power Connector: the 5+50+150 Rule," gave the keynote address. Robinett is a startup funding advisor and angel investor, and shared her thoughts on creating a personal power grid of influence to spark professional and personal success.
Below is the full list of PR News' 2016 Top Women in PR honorees.
2016 Top Women in PR
- Emily Abbas, Bankers Trust
- Audrey Adlam, Scripps Networks Interactive
- Esther Amba Numaba Cobbah, Strategic Communications Africa Limited
- Katina Arnold, ESPN
- Lindsey Benoit, Women's Health Magazine
- Lillibeth Canet Bishop, Air China Limited
- Kathy Bloomgarden, Ruder Finn
- Trudi Boyd, Story Partners
- Allison Braley, Zoosk
- Kate Bullinger, Weber Shandwick
- Christy Bykowski, Fahlgren Mortine
- Trisha Cardos, Showtime Networks Inc.
- Cessie Cerrato, Palace Resorts
- Whitney Christopher, Dwell Media
- Jennifer Connelly, JCPR
- Ellen Cooper, iN DEMAND
- Andrea Coville, Brodeur Partners
- Bree Dallwitz, Klick Communications
- Adriena Daunt, Tourism New Zealand
- Sissy DeMaria, Kreps DeMaria
- Joanne DiFrancesco, JDCommunications, Inc.
- Samantha DiGennaro, DiGennaro Communications
- Megan DiSciullo, PwC
- Brittany Feinson, Hilton Worldwide
- Kate Finley, Belle Communications
- Heather Fitzsimmons, Mindshare PR
- Saptosa Foster, 135th Street Agency
- Catherine Frymark, Discovery Communications
- Eileen Gannon, Workiva Inc
- Anne Green, CooperKatz & Company
- Huma Gruaz, Alpaytac
- Nicole Guillot, CNW Group
- Jennifer Hall, CLS Strategies
- Karen Hampton, Ford Asia Pacific
- Catherine Hernandez-Blades, Aflac
- R. Christine Hershey, Hershey Cause Communications
- Rebecca Honeyman, Hotwire PR
- Audrey M Huang, Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Maureen Huff, Time Warner Cable
- Jennifer Hughes, Hilton Worldwide
- Erin Johnson, J. Walter Thompson Company
- Janice V. Kapner, T-Mobile
- Marie S. Keister, MurphyEpson
- Eleanor Kerlow, Hunton & Williams
- Heather Kernahan, Eastwick
- Taryn Langer, Moxie Communications Group
- Emily Lenzner, Atlantic Media
- Marisa Long, USGBC U. S. Green Building Council
- Wendy Lund, GCI Health
- Amy Lyons, SHIFT Communications
- Anne Madison, Brand USA
- Rebecca McCuiston, 360i
- Robin McMillan, Showtime Networks Inc.
- Rosemary Mercedes, Univision Communications Inc.
- Erin Millerschin, The Millerschin Group
- Grace Nasri, PayPal
- Anne Pace, Bank of America
- Amy Paddock, Hill+Knowlton Strategies
- Suzanne Parsonage Miller, SPM Communications, Inc.
- Christina Pearson, Microsoft
- Nicola Piggott, Riot Games
- Maria Poveromo, Adobe
- Sharon M. Reis, GYMR Public Relations
- Ayanna Robinson, Porter Novelli
- Maryellen Royle, Tonic Life Communications
- Marian Salzman, Havas PR North America
- Sharron Silvers, Burson-Marsteller
- Stephanie Singer, National Association of REALTORS
- Jennifer Sosin, Weber Shandwick
- Erin Streeter, National Association of Manufacturers
- Jenna Thomas, Nebo
- Michelle L. Ubben Sachs Media Group
- Denise Vitola, Makovsky
- Pam Wickham, Raytheon Company
- Tracy Williams, Olmstead Williams Communications
- Jill Zuckman, SKDKnickerbocker