PR News honored the most promising young leaders of PR at its 2016 Rising PR Stars 30 & Under awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on December 6, 2016. The event recognized the passionate young professionals who are making communications matter in the marketplace, every single day. Also recognized were the 2016 PR People Awards winners, the 2016 Diversity & Inclusion Awards honorees and the Top Places to Work in PR in 2016.
PR News Rising PR Stars 30 & Under 2016 Award Winners
PR News PR People Awards 2016
Winners and Honorable Mentions
Agency

Anne Baker
InkHouse Media & Marketing

Jasmine Baez Munera
MSLGROUP

Briana Berry
RFI Studios

Riva Budowsky
Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide

Lauren Burke
mc2

Margaret Clevenger
ScoutComms, Inc.

Chelsea Curley
John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC

Armando Diaz
EY

Sasha Dookhoo
PAN Communications

Kimberly Dreisinger
The Bulleit Group

Amy Ferraro
Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide

Christian Garland
Hill+Knowlton

Kate Goulding
Qorvis MSLGROUP

Matt Hensler
Blast Marketing & PR

Heather Hewit
lotus823

Tim Hogan
CLS Strategies

Sam Howe
MSLGroup

Bailey Jacobs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Janine Kamwene
APCO Worldwide

Hod Klein
Vested

Andrew Knoblauch
Dixon Schwabl

Eric Kokonas
Dittoe Public Relations

Laura Krebs Miller
Cashman and Associates

Joanna Leis
Finn Partners

Adriana Lopez
The Axis Agency

Michael Moroney
Story Partners

Jessica Murray
R&R Partners

Jennifer Myers
Havas PR

Leah-Michelle Nebbia
Makovsky

Samantha Nevels
Makovsky

Cristina Nogueras
MSLGROUP

Amanda Passage
Lambert, Edwards & Associates

Natalie Poston
H+K Strategies

Valerie Pritchard
Makovsky

Rachel Racoosin
LEVICK

Joe Reed
Weber Shandwick

Chelsea Ruka
MSLGROUP

Jessica Sacco
John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC

Allison Schneider
Locust Street Group

Lina Skandalakis
Everywhere Agency

Gillian Small
Gillian Small Public Relations

Andrew Stoltzfus
Voce Communications/Porter Novelli

Caitlin Teahan
WE Communications

Dara Toulch
Ballantines PR

Tara Valenza
Bullfrog + Baum

Mollie Wagoner
Live Wire Media Relations, LLC
Corporation/Nonprofit

Alexandra Abrams
Boeing

Ana Braskamp
Yahoo

Gina Chinino
Cushman & Wakefield

Jennifer Cingari
ESPN

Eileen Collins
Hilton

Lauren Craft
Zeel

Kathryn Deardorff
VISIT Milwaukee

Cait DeBaun
U.S. Travel Association

Rebecca Dorfman
FUSION

Sarah Erdman
U.S. Travel Association

LaToya Evans
Bank of America

Bridget Forney
Kiddie Academy

Amy Garvey
United Way of New York City

Jamie Glushon
Laurel & Wolf

T. Andrew Huddleston
International Union, UAW

Claire Hunter
Allstate Insurance Company

Grace Jones
Dayton Children's

Sarah McBride
Human Rights Campaign

Danielle Meister-Cohen
Samsung Electronics North America

Lliam Morrison
Frontier Communications

Reid Myers
Time Inc.

Bridget O'Neill
Elizabeth Arden

Madison Parks
Marriott International

Payal Patel
Navy Pier, Inc.

Dinorah Pena
Sundial Brands

Camille Salama Chotzen
Zillow Group

Jessica Schaefer
Point72 Asset Management

Kelsey Scram
Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO)

Ryann Tanap
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Meg Taylor
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

Gianina Thompson
ESPN

Kevin Turner
Vimeo

Lindsey Viotto-Hughes
Bell Helicopter

Katherine Wong
The Weather Company, an IBM Business

Lina Woods
PwC
