PR News announced its “first-ever list of Top Women in PR, saluting the creativity and accomplishments of our female colleagues, sometimes against the glass ceiling, other times against the grain. Honorees will be celebrated during an Awards Luncheon on January 28, 2015 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.”

The list is comprised of “the most influential women, the ones driving the agenda for the industry and in their companies—women who have made bold advances in managing crises, developing brand messages, protecting and building brand reputations and creating content for digital platforms, for their own organizations or for clients.” Included on the list are a number of communicators from the D.C. area, including:

· Catherine Frymark, Discovery Communications
· Mory Fontanez, Edelman Digital
· Maura Corbett, Glen Echo Group
· Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Goodwill Industries International
· Anastasia Khoo, Human Rights Campaign
· Jessica Nielsen, Lockheed Martin
· Laura Monica, Pepco Holdings, Inc.
· Tina Beaty, Porter Novelli
· Pam Fielding, SevenTwenty Strategies
· Judy Whittlesey, Susan Davis International