ESD 113 Communications Team Recognized with Eight Statewide Awards
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TUMWATER — October 29, 2025 — The communications team at Educational Service District (ESD) 113 received eight statewide awards from the Washington School Public Relations Association (WSPRA) Communications Awards Program.
Recognition in the Communications Award Program represents partnerships between our award-winning communications team and the programs, school districts, and state and regional education partners we serve. All eight awards reflect our shared commitment to creating an educational ecosystem rooted in place, people, and purpose.
Each award includes the category, the name of the project, and the program, district, or agency served.
Award of Excellence
- Communications, Public Relations, or Marketing Campaign, Behavior Supports in Schools Cooperative (ESD 113)
- Print Newsletter/Mailer, Wildcat Roundup (McCleary School District)
- Special Purpose Publication, Strategic Plan (Expedition Behavioral Education at ESD 113)
Award of Merit
- Branding/Image Package, Ground Control Coffee (Gravity at ESD 113)
- Video: Informational, Construction Trades - Tumwater School District Pathways (Tumwater School District)
- Website, ESD 113 (ESD 113)
Honorable Mention
- Communications, Public Relations, or Marketing Campaign, Your Family Has Roots Here (ESD 113 Early Learning Program)
- Communications, Public Relations, or Marketing Campaign, High School to Postsecondary Toolkit (Chehalis School District and ESD 113 Career-Connected Learning)
Please join us in congratulating the ESD 113 communications team: Kristen Jaudon, Liz Wuerffel, Kaitlyn Hall, Seley Nemish, Mishele Barnett, and Kerri Tobin.
For More Information
Kristen Jaudon, APR
Executive Director - Strategy & Engagement
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About ESD 113 and the Communications Team
The purpose of ESD 113 is to ensure excellent and equitable education for all students through service and collaboration. Led by Superintendent Dr. Flip Herndon, we provide services for 44 school districts, one tribal compact school, and approved private schools in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, Grays Harbor, and Pacific counties.
The communications team partners with internal ESD departments and local, regional, and state education agencies to help them achieve their goals through strategic communication. We define success by our clients’ results: increased community engagement, stronger trust with families, and clearer connections between schools and the people they serve. We deliver outcomes through strategic messaging, digital accessibility, graphic design, marketing, photography, social media management, Spanish translation, videography, website design, and writing.