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# WWPR Announces Finalists for 2019 Emerging Leaders Awards
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/wwpr-announces-finalists-for-2019-emerging-leaders-awards/
- Published: 2019-06-10T23:47:02.000Z
- Updated: 2019-06-11T18:38:00.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: PR, Awards, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:50

**Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR),** a professional development and networking resource for female communicators in the nation’s capital, announced the finalists for the 10th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards (ELAs).

The ELAs recognize rising stars, ages 25-35, who have excelled in public relations and related fields and given back to the industry by contributing their skills and talents to innovative initiatives and projects. The 18 finalists are grouped in six categories: Small-Boutique Agency, Mid-Sized Agency, Global & Large Agency, Government, Non-Profit and In-House. One honoree from each category will be revealed on June 18 at the annual awards ceremony.

This year’s finalists represent the top-three candidates in each of the six categories, as determined by a panel of judges. The 2019 ELA finalists are:

**Small-Boutique Agency:** 
**Krysten Copeland**, KC & Co Communications  
**Kylie McKenna,** The Levinson Group  
**Thy-Ann Nguyen,** CURA Strategies

**Mid-Sized Agency:** 
**Ariana Solis Gomez**, Culture ONE World  
**Jennifer Heilman**, Stratacomm  
**Stephanie Wight**, The Reis Group

**Global & Large Agency:** 
**Neely Dockins**, Edelman  
**Jackeline Stewart**, Edelman  
**Lindsey Young**, Hager Sharp

**Government:** 
**Courtney Cochran**, Office of Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Colemean  
**Jasmine Gossett**, District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health  
**Hannah Ostroff**, Smithsonian

**Non-Profit:** 
**Heather Hill**, World Hope International  
**Kate Londen**, Young Invincibles  
**Jackie Marks**, Marine Stewardship Council

**In-House:** 
**Marissa Bialecki**, AARP  
**Lauren Poteat**, National Newspaper Publisher Association, Radio One and Prince George’s Community T.V. Station  
**Laura Ransone**, Interel US – Women in Government Relations

“As we celebrate our 10th year of highlighting outstanding women in communications who are rising stars in our industry, I’m particularly excited to see so many different sectors and specialties represented in this year’s finalists,” said WWPR’s 2019 President **Amanda Cate**. “These women are only scratching the surface of the impact they’re poised to make on the communications field and WWPR is thrilled to recognize their accomplishments.”

**Kathy Baird**, managing director at Ogilvy and 2017 WWPR Woman of the Year honoree, will keynote the 2019 event. The awards ceremony and cocktail reception will take place at 905 16th Street N.W. More [here](https://wwpr.org/events/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com#!event/register/2019/6/18/2019-emerging-leaders-awards).