Successful strategy is about getting from point A to point B. And few things make Paul happier than building and implementing successful plans – whether it’s developing...
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“Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.” – Oscar Wilde. Stephanie will never be a morning person, but after a few cups of coffee she will be in full swing...
Colin grew up wanting to be an architect but couldn’t shut up about politics, so he followed his mouth and moved to Washington, D.C. from the ski slopes of Vermont after...
Cindy’s passion for sustainability and social responsibility started with trash. She introduced the nation’s first certified 100% recycled content trash bag back in 1992 and was a...
Trish leads Weber Shandwick Canada’s social impact work from Ottawa but if you ask her where she lives she might say “anywhere there is an interesting assignment.” Last year it was...
Once a diplomat, always a diplomat – as a corporate communications and issues management expert having led communications at Bell Canada and Hydro-Québec, and having worked as a...
Deanna leads Weber Shandwick’s Social Impact work in Sub-Saharan Africa. Working with partners in 29 nations, she develops cause-related campaigns for corporate, NGO,...
Victoria considers herself one of the lucky ones who have had the opportunity to build a fulfilling career out of supporting good causes and great organizations. With more than a...
Eric considers himself lucky. During his ten-year career he has had the opportunity to work with businesses and non-profit organizations to make them better citizens in the...
Everywhere is the same, but everywhere is also different. On his travels, Jim has lived and worked in the Middle East, in the heart of Mediterranean culture in Athens, in the policy...
Helen started out as a journalist, heading to Kenya in her 20s to help set up a pan-African television program for the global news agency Reuters. She travelled all over the...
Alistair is a citizen of the world – quite literally. He was born in Kenya of mixed heritage (Russian, German, Portugese, Indian and Irish), and he has lived in India,...
While he’s hesitant to admit it in such a young industry, Joel created his first Web site way back in 1994. After coming to terms with the fact that he may never be a famous...
Ask her parents and her high school teachers. Maureen has been an active women’s rights and anti-poverty advocate for as long as anyone can remember. She made the jump from...
Reach and awareness are great. And for some companies or organizations, that’s the end goal. But Julie finds the real magic in changing consumer behavior. Consumer...
Nick Stravs runs an award-winning Swiss-based international communications practice for Weber Shandwick. With a background in university activism, Nick founded a corporate...
As Chief Strategy Officer at Weber Shandwick, Adam’s remit is to work across the agency client base, providing insight, strategic thinking and counsel for clients that lead to...
Jill has shaped communications strategy across Sub-Saharan Africa for more than 10 years. She has crossed the Congo River by boat when the Brazzaville airport was closed due...
Rose Berg is a Senior Vice President at Weber Shandwick and is responsible for leading its Seattle Health and Social Impact Practice. She has more than 25 years of experience in...
Between the penny-ante scandals and the cable news shout fests, it’s easy to forget that Washington is full of smart, dedicated people who came here because they wanted to...
A proud Australian, with a Welsh name, an Irish passport and parents, and a passion for travel, Bronwyn has called London home for the last decade. There, she works as an associate...
“You gotta believe” was the mantra of the Boston Red Sox when they won the 2004 World Series. It’s also a theme that animates a lot of Tara Murphy’s...
A Northwest native that's circled the nation, Scott opted to soak in the sunny skies of Nashville for college before heading to Newport, RI and most recently Chicago. After...
Carolyn’s always got something cooking – literally and figuratively. During her 10-year career at Weber Shandwick, Carolyn has specialized in mission-driven campaigns...
Those who know Jennie best describe her, affectionately, as a walking exclamation point. Jennie, as she would tell you, loves her life and and loves what she does. At Weber...
If you managed to pull David away from creating online content as an active blogger and social media expert, he’d tell you that he loves to write. He’d also brag about...
Amil always saw himself as a brilliant screenwriter. Unfortunately, nobody else shared his vision. After a short lived career in Hollywood, Amil began working with the United...
Jackie lives by the credo “nothing ventured nothing gained” and brings this can-do approach to her work as a senior digital strategist at Weber Shandwick. Jackie has...
Bradley may be new to Weber Shandwick, but at least in terms of online strategy, he’s been around the block. A refugee of the Democratic National Committee and the...
Beyond homemade peach ice cream, Alix has a few passions. One of them is building visible, stand-out-from-the-crowd partnerships between companies and nonprofits to inspire better...
Adrienne implements media relations and social engagement campaigns for many of Social Impact's clients, and some of her favorite projects have taken her in directions she never...
In her role at Weber Shandwick, Nicole helps implement communications and public affairs strategies for nonprofit, corporate and government clients. Her work includes securing and...
Lauren became fixated with the power of personal technology to share ideas – big and small – the moment she started instant messaging. She has paid close attention to...
In her work at Weber Shandwick, Catie has had the opportunity to turn her personal passion for environmental and social causes into strategic communications campaigns for clients in...
Thanks to a childhood fascination with the spunky fictional journalist, Lois Lane, Robyn knew she wanted to work in the dynamic world of media before she had any sense of what the...
Daniel combines dynamic communications skills, public affairs expertise, and his deep passion for environmental causes to support many of the agency’s clients in the...
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