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Debra Silimeo

Communication strategist with a mission: to help people live healthier, smarter, safer lives. She works as an independent consultant with the Silimeo Group. During nearly 19 years with Hager Sharp, she helped the firm navigate many changes in our firm and industry, while more than tripling in size and revenues. She spent nearly a decade in the newsrooms of Washington, DC before moving into public policy communications on the Hill and two Cabinet agencies. Highlights include: inducted into the Public Relations Society of America's National Capital Chapter PR Hall of Fame; the PR News Hall of Fame; honored as a PR Woman of the Year by Washington Women in Public Relations; and recognized as a leader in the business community by the Washington Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business."

People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. Carrie Fox knows that words have power. She also believes

Oct 17, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Carrie Fox, Founder and CEO, Mission Partners
Agency

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. This profile features Shakirah

Oct 10, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Shakirah Hill Taylor, Head of Innovation, Fenton Communications
People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. This profile features AJ

Sep 25, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of AJ Jones II, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer, Monumental Sports and Entertainment
Agency

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. This profile features Lauren

Sep 11, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Founder and Principal, Zeal Communications
Insights

9/11 was my first day back in the office after cancer surgery. I was finally feeling good enough to get dressed and go

Sep 11, 2026
How 9/11 became a “teachable moment”
People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. This profile features Bill

Aug 8, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Bill Buff, CEO & Senior Partner, Stratacomm
PR

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. This profile features Charmaine

Jul 4, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Charmaine Riley, Director of Communications, American Beverage, and President, Washington Women in Public Relations
Agency

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-Atlantic. This profile features Kurt

Jun 14, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Kurt Roberts, Chief Experience Officer and Founder, Goodbeast
Agency

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping the present and future of advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-

Jun 1, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Kelli Parsons, Chief Executive Officer, Avoq
People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping the present and future of advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-

Apr 26, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Sheila Brooks, Ph.D. Founder, President and CEO, SRB Communications
People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping the present and future of advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-

Apr 5, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Ben Finzel, President, RENEWPR, Washington, DC
People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping the present and future of advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-

Mar 23, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Melissa Morales, General Manager and Partner at GMMB
People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping the present and future of advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-

Mar 8, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Aliza Bran, Director of Media Relations, International Spy Museum
Events

Progressive Communicators of DC (PCDC) cheers in 20 years as an influential collaborative hub for progressive communication professionals in and around the nation’s

Mar 4, 2026
PCDC marks 20 years of collaboration, progressive impact
People

Capitol Communicators is a profile series spotlighting the people shaping the present and future of advertising, digital, marketing and public relations in the Mid-

Feb 23, 2026
Capitol Communicators: Profile of Shonali Burke, PRSA NCC Hall of Fame Inductee
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