Silimeo named executive vice president of PR firm

Communicator member Debra Silimeo has been named executive vice president of Hager Sharp,a public relations firm specializing in health, education, and safety messages. Silimeo, named "PR Woman of the Year” in 2010 by Washington Women in Public Relation, has worked with the firm 10 years. A former reporter, she also served as a communications counselor for two U.S. Senate Leaders.