After seven weeks of intense training, five mock-agency PR Institute teams presented their communications plans to real-life client PricewaterhouseCoopers and a panel of judges.

On Wednesday, June 24, PRSA Philly announced the winning team at the PR Institute Awards & Networking Happy Hour at Lucy’s Hat Shop in Olde City. The 20 PR Institute participants and their five mentors, colleagues and PRSA Philly leadership came out to acknowledge the participants’ hard work, network with industry peers and celebrate with the winning team.

The winning team of the 2009 PR Institute program was Team 3: Asset Communications, coached by team mentor Candace Steele of Cephalon, Inc. The winning team represents diverse areas of expertise and was comprised of the following members: Amber Gladys of Kildare’s Irish Pub Manayunk, Felicia Phillips of Health Partners of Philadelphia, Lindy Wagner of Keystone Mercy Health Plan, and Marisa Olson of University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

The five teams’ plans were on display for the guests to browse through at the awards happy hour.

Other participants included:

• Dante Delvecchio, Gift of Life Donor Program
• Rebecca Everitt, AstraZeneca
• Kathy Goodstein, Shriners Hospital of Philadelphia
• Josh Grandy, The Vanguard Group
• Amanda Hershon, Campbell Soup
• Abby Hickerson, South Jersey Industries
• Melissa Joyce, Kildare’s Irish Pub Manayunk
• Juliana Rosati, George School
• Stephanie Spagnola, Shriners Hospital of Philadelphia
• Patrick Stephens, MediMedia
• Liz Sullivan, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Ela Voluck. AAA Mid-Atlantic
• Laura Weis, American Cancer Society
• Kate Widman, Bellevue Communication Group
• Maranda Woody, Afilias
• Alane Zsolnay, ISS Solutions

Other mentors included:

• Erin Allsman, Brownstein Group
• Richard Barnes, New Jersey American Water
• Rebecca Devine, Maven Communications
• Tim Spreitzer, Tierney Communications

Congratulations to all participants and special thanks to PricewaterhouseCoopers!

For more information on how you can get involved in the program next year, please contact Sarah Way here: sway@brownsteingroup.com.