Founders. Innovators. Mentors. Leaders. And millions, maybe even billions of media impressions.
Women serve as the backbone of the public relations industry. More than 75 percent of PR jobs in the United States are held by women, and the PRNEWS' Top Women in PR awards will honor an elite group of these professionals who have worked to inspire not just those in the boardroom, but throughout the creative circuit.
PRNEWS' 2020 Top Women in PR will be celebrated with a luncheon ceremony on Jan. 28 at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Winners were judged based on their campaign objectives, successes and ROI over the last year, as well as their overall influence within their organizations and the PR profession at large.
Keynoting the luncheon will be Judith Harrison, senior vice president, diversity and inclusion at Weber Shandwick, who works as a tireless advocate for women and people of color. Harrison drives programs designed to build a culturally agile workforce that leverages diverse backgrounds and perspectives in order to launch innovative campaigns for clients and create an inspiring, high-performance workplace.
In addition to her work at Weber Shandwick, Harrison's experience also includes communications positions and projects at Burson-Marsteller, Ernst & Young, CBS, Media General, Random House and the Italian Trade Commission. She is immediate past president of the PRSA Foundation and two-term president of New York Women in Communications, which works to support women in communication disciplines at every stage of their careers and is the largest awarder of communications scholarships to women in the U.S.
The full list of Top Women in PR honorees is below. Profiles of each winner will be available following the ceremony in January.
- Jodi Amendola, Amendola Communications
- Angel Aristone, iHeartMedia
- Leigh Anne Arnold, DCG Communications
- Genevieve Aronson, Nielsen
- Alexandra Avila, Spherical PR
- Barbara Barrett, Impact Public Affairs
- Amy Binder, RF|Binder
- Laura Bishop, Oral Roberts University
- Carrie Bloxson, DoSomething.org
- Roni Boyles, NRT, LLC
- Linda N. Brown, The Huntington National Bank
- Kira Caban, Protenus
- Paula Carrera, Torres y Carrera
- SungIn Cho, Samsung Electronics America
- Jennifer Clark, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Ashley Collins, USANA Health Sciences
- Paola Cuevas, Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications
- Kelsey Cullen, KCPR
- Brett Cummings, FleishmanHillard
- Chloe D'Angelo, DeVries Global
- Beth Dann, Corning Incorporated
- Kate DiCarlo, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Rebecca Dorfman, Zumba Fitness
- Liza Burnett Fefferman, Viacom - MTV, VH1, CMT + Logo
- Nikki Festa, PAN Communications
- Catherine Fisher, LinkedIn
- Maggie FitzPatrick, Exelon Corporation
- Karen Flanagan, Project Management Institute
- Beth Friedman, Agency Ten22
- Gabrielle Simpson Gambrell, Barnard College
- Laurie Goldberg, Discovery and Science Channel
- Lauren Gongora, BODEN
- Hilary Gowins, Illinois Policy Institute
- Emily Graham, FleishmanHillard
- Ruth Guerra, CLS Strategies
- Caitlin Gullickson, CLS Strategies
- Molly Gutterud, Northcentral University
- Krystyna Hall, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
- Judith Hosang, DeVries Global
- Jackie Jags, Chick-fil-A
- Camille Johnston, Siemens
- Chaka Jordan, Blessing Health System
- Sara Joseph, BerlinRosen
- Janice V. Kapner, T-Mobile
- Elizabeth Kenigsberg, SKDKnickerbocker
- Binna Kim, Vested
- Coleen King, King Media
- Michelle King, Dunkin' Brands
- Cameron Klaus, Tupperware Brands
- Stephanie Kneisler, Zebra Technologies
- Kristie Kuhl, Finn Partners
- Kendra Barkoff Lamy, SKDKnickerbocker
- Kristen Leathers, Version 2.0 Communications
- Torri Leeds, DeVries Global
- Nicole Leverich, LinkedIn
- Liv Lewis, Egami Group
- Janice Maiman, Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
- Sue Mallino, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
- Catherine Mathis, McGraw-Hill
- Heather McIntyre, Dunkin' Brands
- Alison McNally, FleishmanHillard
- Gulden Mesara-Dogan, Walgreens Boots Alliance
- Kathryn Metcalfe, CVS Health
- Ilissa Miller, iMiller Public Relations
- Maggie Moran, Kivvit
- Nisha Morris, City of Hope
- Barbara Osborn, Northwell Health
- Sperry Mylott, Travelers
- Leilani Pearl, Parkinson's Foundation
- Michelle Peters, Choice Hotels
- Cortney Read, Offerpad
- Michele Reese Granger, HistoryMiami Museum
- Amandine Robin, Pernod Ricard
- Michelle Martinez Reyes
- Rachel Riley, Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board
- Stephanie Rogers, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Barrie Rosen, Consumer Reports
- Karen Shosfy, Viacom
- Annelisa Sichel, PGA TOUR
- Julie R. Snyder, BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York
- Lissette Steele, Verge Scientific Communications
- Patricia Stortz, AT&T Communications
- LaTonya Taylor, Wheaton College
- Regina M. Tracy, Axalta Coating Systems
- Ania Treszczotko, Sage Communications
- Therese Van Ryne, Zebra Technologies
- Blakeley Vaughn, Sephora
- Dini von Mueffling, Dini von Mueffling Communications
- Anne Woodbury, CURA Strategies