Ragans and PR Daily's ACE Awards winners

Ragan and PR Daily’s ACE Awards recognizes the industry’s best individual communications practitioners, in-house teams and agencies. We called upon the most innovative and driven communicators in PR and marketing, and this year’s winners stood out among the flood of incredible entrants. Scroll through the entire list of winners below. Check out the hashtag #PRDAwards to shout them out and find more information.

Individual Division

Copywriter or Editor

WINNER
Madison Slinker
Salesforce

Honorable Mentions

  • Sherry Smith, Vice President, Media, Mobile & Marketing, Clarity PR
  • Alan Van Zelfden, Sr Communications Consultant, Health Care Service Corporation
  • Laura Squires, APR
  • Heather Punke, Sr Communications Consultant, Health Care Service Corporation

Corporate Social Responsibility Leader

WINNER
Melanie King
National DCP

Government Communications or Government Public Affairs Professional

WINNER
Chris Floore
Office of Public Affairs, Macon-Bibb County, Georgia

Health Care Communications Professional

WINNER
Nigel O’Mahony
Think Whole Person Healthcare

Industry Newcomer (less than five years' experience)

WINNER
J.J. Colao
Haymaker

Honorable Mention

  • Kelly Chase, Social Media Manager, Zaiss & Company

Industry Veteran (more than 15 years' experience)

WINNER
Mahul Brahma
mjunction

Honorable Mentions

  • Nicholas Scibetta, Vice President/CCO, Marketing and Communications, Stony Brook University
  • Daniel O'Connell, Managing Director, Brand Definition
  • Adam Ritchie, Principal, Adam Ritchie Brand Direction
  • Ruth Sarfaty, Managing Director, Clarity PR
  • Mark Miller, Vice President of Communications, de Beaumont Foundation

Internal Communications Professional

WINNER
Kevin Cary
Electric Power Research Institute

Marketing Professional

WINNER
Adam Ritchie
Adam Ritchie Brand Direction

Media Relations Professional

WINNER
Esther-Mireya Tejeda
Entercom

Nonprofit Communications Professional

WINNER
Mark Miller
The de Beaumont Foundation

Honorable Mention

  • Jaimi Lard, Diversity and Inclusion Speaker, Perkins School for the Blind

Public Relations Professional

WINNER
Grace Keith
Caliber Corporate Advisers

Honorable Mentions

  • Adam Ritchie, Principal, Adam Ritchie Brand Direction
  • Daniel O'Connell, Managing Director, Brand Definition
  • Nicole Rodrigues, CEO, NRPR Group
  • Esther Mireya Tejeda, Head of Corporate Communications & PR, Entercom

Social Media Professional

WINNER
Carmen Collins
Cisco Systems

Honorable Mentions

  • Adam Ritchie, Principal, Adam Ritchie Brand Direction
  • Roo Yeshpaul Johnson, Social Media Lead, The Summit Group

In-House Communications Team Division

Internal Communications Team

WINNER
Nicor Gas
Nicor Gas, Naperville, Illinois

Large Communications Team

WINNER
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Information and Technology, Washington, D.C.

Marketing Team

WINNER
Syska Hennessy Group
Syska Hennessy Group, Offices Worldwide

Public Relations Team

WINNER
PayPal
PayPal, San Jose, California

Small Communications Team

WINNER
Kraton Corporation
Kraton Corporation, Houston, Texas

Honorable Mentions

  • Interface
  • Bohemian Foundation
  • RRD
  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
  • QSR Automations, Inc.

Agency Division

B2B/Business Services Agency

WINNER
Brand Definition
Brand Definition, New York City/Portland, Oregon

Honorable Mentions

  • Mission Control Marketing
  • Clarity PR

Mid-Size Agency

WINNER
Kite Hill PR LLC
Kite Hill PR LLC, New York City

Nonprofit PR Agency

WINNER
Scott Circle Communications
Scott Circle Communications, Washington, D.C.

Small Agency

WINNER
Landis Communications
Landis Communications, San Francisco

Honorable Mentions

  • Haymaker
  • lotus823
  • zakHill Group
  • Blue Communications Agency