WWPR Announces 2020 Board of Directors

Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR), announced its 2020 Board of Directors. The Board members, shown in photo, are:

President: Sarah Beth Cloar, left in photo, Edelman
Vice President: Christina Francisco, ASHP
Past President: Amanda Cate, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Treasurer: Susan Matthews Apgood, News Generation, Inc.
Secretary: Julie Malveaux, Communications Consultant
Sponsorship/Partnership Chair: Avelyn Austin, REQ
Content Co-Chair: Jennifer Dunn, Business Wire
Content Co-Chair: Kasey Lum Condra, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Social Media Chair: Chelsea Echavarria, ICF Next
Emerging Leaders Awards Co-Chair: Lorelle Atkinson, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Emerging Leaders Awards Co-Chair: Sarah Beccio, Indigecomms
Membership Co-Chair: Stacy Fitzgerald-Redd, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
Membership Co-Chair: Stephanie Miceli, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Pro Bono Co-Chair: Zorie Valchev, Novartis
Pro Bono Co-Chair: Elynsey Price, Pearson
Professional Development Co-Chair: Stephanie Wight, The Reis Group
Professional Development Co-Chair: K. Kim Atterbury, Recording Industry Association of America
Woman of the Year Co-Chair: Jacqueline Wilson, Stratacomm
Woman of the Year Co-Chair: Hillarie Turner, Van Eperen

Cultivating and inspiring female communicators to reach their full potential in the D.C. market and beyond, WWPR celebrates its 40^th anniversary year in 2020. The organization, states a release, is committed to providing leadership opportunities, professional development, mentorship, and industry networking and the Board of Directors accomplishes this by leading the charge throughout all of its programming.

“The powerful connections and purposeful relationships made possible through WWPR over the years have been immeasurable,” said Sarah Beth Cloar, pictured above, 2020 WWPR President. “Each of the women who will serve on this year’s Board bring such tremendous skill and commitment to the leadership and mentorship of women, which makes me excited to embark on 2020.”

The board induction meeting featured a keynote address by KayAnn Schoeneman, Senior Vice President and Practice Director of Curley Company’s corporate and public affairs group, and 2019 WWPR Woman of the Year Finalist.