To mark Pride Month, PRWeek is recognizing leading PR professionals who identify as LGBTQ on its second annual Pride in PR list. Pride in PR is a list of 30 inspirational LGBTQ communications professionals who will be profiled one person per day throughout the month of June.

Pride in PR logo with headshot of JD Caudill

Pride in PR: JD Caudill

Digital senior manager, Golin

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Matt Tumminello

Pride in PR: Matt Tumminello

Founder and president, Target 10

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Loren Durán

Pride in PR: Loren Durán

Associate VP, Quinn PR

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Amelia-Eve Warden

Pride in PR: Amelia-Eve Warden

Senior communications manager for Europe, Samsung Electronics

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Maeve DuVally

Pride in PR: Maeve DuVally

Principal, Glasheen & Co.

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Dan Dimant

Pride in PR: Dan Dimant

Media director, NYC Pride

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Rachel Zakariasen

Pride in PR: Rachel Zakariasen

Principal consultant, United Minds

Pride in PR logo with headshot of James LaForce

Pride in PR: James LaForce

CEO, LaForce

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Lu Borges

Pride in PR: Lu Borges

Head of brand and communications, MullenLowe U.S.

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Howard Pulchin

Pride in PR: Howard Pulchin

Global creative director, APCO Worldwide

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Barbara Simon

Pride in PR: Barbara Simon

Senior director of news and campaigns, GLAAD

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Ben Russo

Pride in PR: Ben Russo

Founder and COO, EMC Brands

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Kate Johnson

Pride in PR: Kate Johnson

VP of PR, BlastMedia

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Andy Checo

Pride in PR: Andy Checo

MD, PR and social media, D Expósito & Partners

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Laurel Powell

Pride in PR: Laurel Powell

Deputy director of communications, Human Rights Campaign

Pride in PR logo with headshot of David Parkinson

Pride in PR: David Parkinson

Cofounder and CEO, Method Communications

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Grace Francis

Pride in PR: Grace Francis

Chief creative and design officer, Wongdoody

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Thomas Gensemer

Pride in PR: Thomas Gensemer

Chief strategy officer, Public Policy Holding Company

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Jen Hecht

Pride in PR: Jen Hecht

Cofounder and director, Building Healthy Online Communities; executive director, Springboard HealthLab

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Nathan Friedman

Pride in PR: Nathan Friedman

Co-president & CMO, Understood.org

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Scott Widmeyer

Pride in PR: Scott Widmeyer

Founding managing partner and chief strategy officer, Washington, Finn Partners

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Alex Slater

Pride in PR: Alex Slater

Founder and CEO, Clyde Group

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Dee Tum-Monge

Pride in PR: Dee Tum-Monge

Senior communications manager, National LGBTQ Task Force

Pride in PR logo with headshot of David Jordan

Pride in PR: David Jordan

President, Bader Rutter

Headshot of Laura McGinnis

Pride in PR: Laura McGinnis

Senior manager of press and public relations, PFLAG National

Headshot of Ben LaBolt

Pride in PR: Ben LaBolt

White House communications director

Headshot of Cristy Brusoe

Pride in PR: Cristy Brusoe

Founder, BC Public Relations

Headshot of Paul George

Pride in PR: Paul George

Global health lead, Omnicom PR Group

Headshot of Kate Wolff

Pride in PR: Kate Wolff

CEO, Lupine Creative; co-chair, programming and operations, Do the WeRQ

Headshot of Jim Joseph

Pride in PR: Jim Joseph

CEO, U.S. and global chief marketing and integration officer, Ketchum

Pride in PR logo 2023

Pride in PR 2023

To mark this year’s Pride Month, PRWeek is honoring 30 leading PR professionals who identify as LGBTQ+ on its third Pride in PR list.

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Sarah Shoup

PRWeek Pride in PR: Sarah Shoup

Account supervisor, The Sway Effect

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Dustin Cranor

PRWeek Pride in PR: Dustin Cranor

VP, global marketing and communications, Oceana

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Jake Doll

PRWeek Pride in PR: Jake Doll

VP of PR, BLASTmedia

Pride in PR logo with headshot of Nick Jones-Liang

PRWeek Pride in PR: Nick Jones-Liang

Director, series publicity, Netflix