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2016 Hall of Fame Inductees

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ROBERT MATHIASPresident

Ogilvy Washington

DEBRA SILIMEOEVP

Hager Sharp

ROB STODDARDSVP, Communications & Public Affairs

NCTA

ANNE COWANSVP, Communications & Marketing

CTAM

RAYMOND KERINSSVP, Head of Communications, Government Relations & Policy

Bayer

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FinalistsVolunteer of the Year: Pre-Announced Winner• Laurie Archbold, Encore Public Relations |

Red Couch Stories

Account Director or Supervisor of the Year • Jessica Griffith, Pascale Communications • Pouneh Lechner, Sterling Communications • Zinie Chen Sampson, Baretz+Brunelle

Brand Marketer of the Year • Edward Harris, Valley Forge Tourism & Convention

Board • Simon Hodgkins, Vistatec • Janice Kapner, T-Mobile

Community Relations Professional of the Year • Lubomir Alamanov, SiteMedia Ltd. • Jon Sullivan, Aflac • Jenna Thomas, Nebo Agency

Crisis Manager of the Year • John Guilfoil, John Guilfoil Public Relations • Jeff Hallock, Orange County Sheriff’s Department

Digital Communications Leader of the Year • Dickie K. Davis, Miami International Airport • Amy Franco, Princeton HealthCare System • Ryan Green, Illinois Policy Institute • Christian Rodgers, Pascale Communications • Mollie Surratt, Mohawk Flooring

Financial Communication Professional of the Year • Robert Burton, Lambert, Edwards & Associates • Laureen Ellison, Pepperjam

Intern of the Year • Jazmin Beltran, Cognito • Nicole Falk, Havas PR • Thomas Scearce, Iowa State Fair • Rebecca Schaming, Family Promise of Summit

County

Internal Communicator of the Year • Brianna Cody, SAP • Lisa Hannum, Beehive Strategic Communication • Sean Jamieson, Bank of America • Aaron Sherinian, United Nations Foundation

Measurement Expert of the Year • Tiffany Jackson, Beehive Strategic Communication • Jessica Onick, Citrix • Angela Sinickas, Sinickas Communications, Inc. • Alan Wallace, Afilias

Media Relations Professional of the Year • Nicole Dye-Anderson, Barclaycard US • Alexandra Gambale, Peppercomm • Jamie Hall, Pascale Communications • Erica Hawksworth, Live Wire Media Relations, LLC • Nati Katz, Burson-Marsteller • Diana Rickert, Illinois Policy Institute • Cara Schneider, VISIT PHILADELPHIA • Sharron Silvers, Burson-Marsteller • Johnny Smith, Ascension

PR Professional of the Year: Agency • Christophe Ginisty, FTI Consulting • Jason Morris, InkHouse • Lesley Sillaman, Havas PR

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FinalistsPR Professional of the Year: Corporate • Christina Bennett, Elizabeth Arden • Ann-Tyler Connell, Bank of America • Laureen Ellison, Pepperjam • Roger Frizzell, Carnival Corporation • Catherine Hernandez-Blades, Aflac • Janice Kapner, T-Mobile • Amanda Plecas, WACKER

PR Team Leader of the Year • Trisha Cardoso, Showtime Networks Inc.• Audra Friis, Pascale Communications • Susan McCabe, Bank of America• Dawn Miller, Miller PR • Ayme Zemke, Beehive Strategic Communication

PR Trainer/Educator of the Year • Dr. Robert S. Fleming, Rowan University • Philip Nardone, PAN Communications

Public Affairs Professional of the Year • Joshua Boisvert, Davies • John Guilfoil, John Guilfoil Public Relations

Social Media Professional of the Year • Alicia Camden, Pascale Communications • Carmen Collins, Cisco • Anastassia Mitchell, Central Texas BBB

Spokesperson of the Year • Ted Dabrowski, Illinois Policy Institute • John Drengenberg, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) • Jeff Hallock, Orange County Sheriff’s Department

Student of the Year • Caitlin Bohrer, Arizona State University Cronkite

PR Lab• Madison McConnell, Drake University School of

Journalism and Mass Communication

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HonoreesAgency

Anne BakerInkHouse Media

& Marketing

Briana BerryRFI Studios

Riva BudowskyBlue Chip Marketing

Worldwide

Lauren Burkemc²

Margaret ClevengerScoutComms, Inc.

Chelsea CurleyJohn Guilfoil

Public Relations

Armando DiazEY

Sasha DookhooPAN Communications

Kimberly DreisingerThe Bulleit Group

Amy FerraroBlue Chip Marketing

Worldwide

Christian GarlandHill+Knowlton

Strategies

Kate GouldingQorvis MSLGROUP

Matt HenslerBlast Marketing & PR

Heather Hewitlotus823

Tim HoganCLS Strategies

Sam HoweMSLGroup

Janine KamweneAPCO Worldwide

Hod KleinVested

Andrew KnoblauchDixon Schwabl

Eric KokonasDittoe Public Relations

Joanna LeisFinn Partners

Adriana LopezThe Axis Agency

Laura Krebs MillerCashman and Associates

Michael MoroneyStory Partners

Jasmine Baez Munera

MSLGROUP

Jessica MurrayR&R Partners

Jennifer MyersHavas PR

Leah-Michelle Nebbia

Makovsky

Samantha NevelsMakovsky

Cristina NoguerasMSLGROUP

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HonoreesAgency

Amanda PassageLambert, Edwards

& Associates

Natalie PostonHill+Knowlton

Strategies

Valerie PritchardMakovsky

Rachel RacoosinLEVICK

Joe ReedWeber Shandwick

Congratulations to our Havas PR trio!

We thank you for all of your efforts and are honored to work beside you every day.

JENNIFER MYERSRising PR Star

Under 30 Honoree

NICOLE FALKPR People

Intern of the Year Finalist

LESLEY SILLAMANPR People

Professional of the Year Finalist

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Chelsea RukaMSLGROUP

Jessica SaccoJohn Guilfoil

Public Relations

Allison SchneiderLocust Street Group

Lina SkandalakisEverywhere Agency

Gillian SmallGillian Small

Public Relations

Andrew StoltzfusVoce Communications/

Porter Novelli

Caitlin TeahanWE Communications

Dara ToulchBallantines PR

Tara ValenzaBullfrog + Baum

Mollie WagonerLive Wire

Media Relations

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Honorees

Eileen CollinsHilton

Lauren CraftZeel

Kathryn DeardorffVISIT Milwaukee

Cait DeBaunU.S. Travel Association

Alexandra AbramsBoeing

Ana BraskampYahoo

Gina ChininoCushman & Wakefield

Camille Salama Chotzen

Zillow Group

Jennifer CingariESPN

Rebecca DorfmanFUSION

Sarah ErdmanU.S. Travel Association

LaToya EvansBank of America

Bridget ForneyKiddie Academy

Amy GarveyUnited Way of New York City

Corporation/Nonprofit

Jamie GlushonLaurel & Wolf

T. Andrew Huddleston

International Union, UAW

Claire HunterAllstate Insurance

Company

Bailey JacobsU.S. Chamber of

Commerce Foundation

Grace JonesDayton Children’s

Sarah McBrideHuman Rights

Campaign

Danielle Meister-Cohen

Samsung Electronics

Lliam MorrisonFrontier Communications

Reid MyersTime Inc.

Bridget O’NeillElizabeth Arden

Madison ParksMarriott International

Payal PatelNavy Pier, Inc.

Dinorah PeñaSundial Brand

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Honorees

Kevin TurnerVimeo

Lindsey Viotto-HughesBell Helicopter

Katherine WongThe Weather Company,

an IBM Business

Lina WoodsPwC

Jessica ZetzmanCase Foundation

Jessica SchaeferPoint72 Asset Management

Kelsey ScramJefferson Parish

Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)

Ryann TanapNAMI, the National Alliance on Mental

Illness

Meg TaylorWine & Spirits

Wholesalers of America

Gianina ThompsonESPN

Corporation/Nonprofit

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Adobe Systems Aflac Corporate Communications

The American College of Cardiology AR|PR Archer Malmo

ASTRSK PR BAM Communications Beckerman Beehive Strategic Communication Bhava Communications

BodenPR Cohn & Wolfe Communications Strategy Group Cone Communications Consumer Technology

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Afl ac is honored to be named a Top Place to Work in PR for 2016.

Catherine Hernandez-Blades Finalist for PR News’ PR People Award -

PR Professional of the Year: Corporate category

Jon Sullivan Finalist for PR News’ PR People Award -

Community Relations Professional of the Year category

Afl ac’s Corporate Communications - PR team

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Kaplow Communications Ketchum Lippe Taylor M&C Saatchi PR MasterCard

Matter Communications Marina Maher Communications MWWPR National Beer

Wholesalers Association

National Center for Missing & Exploited

Children

PAN Communications Porter Novelli Powell Tate R&R Partners Republica

Robert Half RockOrange SAP Asia Pacific Japan SAP North America SHIFT Communications

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The Coyne Agency UPRAISE Marketing + Public Relations

USDA FSIS Office of Public Affairs and Consumer

Education (OPACE)

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The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM congratulates the 2016 PR Top Places to Work Awards honorees.

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Honorees

• Alzheimer's Australia Vic - Let's Talk About Sex: Relationships and Intimacy as We Age

• Ascension - Addressing Healthcare Needs of Diverse Communities, One Story at a Time

• ATB Financial - Postcard Stories

• Aurora Health Care - What is Diversity & Inclusion at Aurora?

• Burson-Marsteller - Together Being More

• CITGO - Official Fuel Sponsor for the 2015 Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America

• FleishmanHillard - FH4Inclusion

• Hill+Knowlton Strategies - #NotYourMascot: Bringing a Human Rights Issue to Center Field

• HP Inc. - Bringing HP's Culture of Diversity and Innovation to Life

• Imprenta Communications Group - Plastic Pollution Awareness Campaign

• Imprenta Communications Group - Local Control Funding Formula Awareness Campaign

• Lubrizol Corporation - Rebrand Lubrizol Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)

• Mastercard - PRIDE Mastercard Mexico and Central America Chapter Launch

• Moet Hennessy USA - Women @ MHUSA Initiative

• Realogy Holdings Corp. - Diversity & Inclusion Council

• Sedgwick - Differences Matter

• Taft Communications - New Jersey State of Diversity Survey

• Takeda Oncology - “Take Pride” Float at Boston Pride Parade

• TBWA\Chiat\Day - Accenture Being Greater Than Program

• USA Swimming - Cultural Inclusion Resource Guides

Diversity & Inclusion Leaders

Diversity & Inclusion Campaigns

Roberto Vila Mastercard

Teresa White Aflac

Maxine Williams Facebook

Ronald W. Wong Imprenta

Communications Group

Laura Alber Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Catherine Hernandez-Blades

Aflac

Antonio Lucio HP Inc.

Laverne McGee OCPA

Paul Rosengren PSEG

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