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The Public Relations Society of America, Los Angeles Chapter names ChavezPR CEO Stephen Chavez as its Public Relations Professional of the Year. Chavez, the first Latino professional to be given the award in its six-decade history, received it at PRSA-LA’s PRism Awards on Oct. 9. Established in 1964, the award recognizes distinguished service and outstanding career achievements. Chavez founded ChavezPR, a strategic brand management and storytelling agency, in 2010. Among the organizations the agency has shaped campaigns for are Northgate González Market, Verizon, McDonald’s, the National Institutes of Health, the Museum of Latin American Art and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Chavez’s work has been recognized with the PRSA Silver Anvil, multiple PRism Awards, and the Hispanic Public Relations Association’s Food and Beverage Campaign of the Year Award in 2024. “His work reflects excellence, empathy, and a deep commitment to mentoring others,” said PRSA-LA president Marisol Barrios Perez.
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Montieth & Company received two distinctions at the 2025 MarCom Awards, which are administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The agency took home a Gold Award for its Nonprofit Website design and development for the Pink Bows Foundation, a nonprofit organization that focuses on crowd safety education, mental health support at events, and training and certification for event organizers. It also received an Honorable Mention for a corporate website redesign in the renewable natural gas industry. The MarCom Awards attract about 7,000 entries each year from marketing, PR, advertising and digital professionals. “These awards reflect our team’s passion for delivering exceptional quality and creativity across branding, website design, and development and to help our clients tell their stories in more meaningful ways,” said Montieth & Company CEO and managing global partner Montieth Illingworth.
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The Darnell Works Agency is named PR Agency of the Year in Corporate LiveWire’s 2025 Global Innovation & Excellence Awards. Founded in Los Angeles in 2000 by author and communications consultant Roger Darnell, DWA has a client roster including Cutters Studios, Fivestone Studios, Bella and Hyperquake. The judging panel praised the efforts made at DWA to immerse themselves in the industries they serve. “Acting as a genuine partner, DWA leverages its industry credibility and broad connections to amplify its clients’ message significantly, securing authentic endorsements along the way,” highlights judge Osmaan Mahmood.
Avoq received a National Gold ADDY in Branded Content & Entertainment for Online/Interactive, at the American Advertising Federation’s 2026 ADMERICA Conference on May 29... LaVoie Strategic Communications Group takes home Bronze Bell Ringer Award in the Government/Public Affairs category from the Publicity Club of New England... Crosby Marketing Communications presents its 2026 Crosby Marketing & Media Studies Scholarship to Deniela Penate, who recently graduated from Old Mill High School in Millersville, MD... BoardroomPR is named to the South Florida Business Journal’s list of the Top 25 Largest Women-Owned Businesses in South Florida.
Washington Women in Public Relations announces finalists for its 16th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards... The Hispanic Public Relations Association opens submissions for its 2026 HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards... Clearpoint Agency, which has offices in San Diego and Boston, received gold and bronze honors in the PR category at the American Marketing Association San Diego’s 2026 Sandie Awards on May 21. 
Crosby Marketing Communications won eight Telly Awards, which were announced on May 19. The awards, which cover video and television across all screens, were chosen from nearly 14,000 entries submitted by creators, brands and production companies spanning 55 countries... French/West/Vaughan was recognized at the Telly Awards for its work on Pendleton Whisky’s “Palette of the West” video series... Yulu Public Relations has received a Gold Davos Communications Award from the World Communications Forum Association for its collaboration with Audible on the Audible Indigenous Writers’ Circle.
The Public Relations Society of America awards the 2026 Best of Silver Anvils Award to the American Academy of Pediatrics for its Vaccine Confidence campaign... Laughlin Constable Public Relations was recognized as a Silver Anvil Award Finalist by PRSA for its campaign for the grand opening of PENN Entertainment and Hollywood Casino’s $185 million entertainment destination in Joliet, IL... BridgeView Marketing is cited by the Hermes Creative Awards and the Communicator Awards.
New York Women in Communications will hold the 56th annual Matrix Awards ceremony on May 19 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.
