WGR Featured Member: Teresa Stepic
Teresa Stepic
Vice President of Client Relations with DDC Public Affairs
Teresa
Stepic is a Vice President of Client Relations with DDC Public Affairs,
the largest full service, vertically integrated public affairs firm in
North America at 15th & H in the district. In this role, Teresa
supports and manages client advocacy campaigns at the international,
federal, state, and local level. Leading large engagements for clients
in the defense and transportation industry, and many others, Teresa
provides strategic counsel and oversees execution of day-to-day program
operations. Over the past four and a half years, she has helped some of
the firm’s largest clients expand their engagement programs from
domestic to international levels, establishing localized campaigns and
executing political events to drive their legislative and regulatory
objectives – particularly in Canada, Europe, and most extensively,
Australia.
After moving to DC five years ago, Teresa has relied
on networking groups, including WGR, to build relationships and
partnerships in the DC market. WGR has created a collaborative
environment to foster female leaders in the government relations
industry, and being part of that positions its members for career
success both inside and outside of Washington, of which Teresa is proud
to be part of. The partnership and involvement with female
congressional leaders is critical for commissioning our younger
generations to join politics, and WGR plays a foundational role in
this. As a new member to the marketing team for the WGR Spring
Reception, Teresa looks forward to getting more involved in this event,
working with the talented women involved in WGR, and continuing to build
new relationships throughout the DC area to support long-term growth of
WGR for years to come.