In Memoriam: Joan Hisaoka

Sad news here in Washington, D.C.: FishbowlDC has learned that Joan Hisaoka has passed away, following a recurrence of cancer. Joan ran Hisaoka Public Relations and was an all-around kind woman, a smart woman (Mensa) and an adventurous one (martial arts was a hobby).

From the bio featured on her website:

    Joan brings a life-long passion for writing and a background in journalism to Hisaoka Public Relations, winner of the Public Relations Society of America’s Silver Anvil Award, “the icon of best public relations practices.”

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