Cary Hatch

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of ADWKDC. In recognition, the Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit and ADWKDC are paying tribute to the founder of ADWKDC and founding supporter of Capitol Communicator, co-founder of the Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit. Cary Hatch, one of the region’s most celebrated advertising executives, recently announced her retirement. Hatch sold her DC-based agency, MDB Communications, to Hart two years ago.

For more than four decades, Cary has been a force in the DC advertising community. Her firm was recognized as an Inc. 500 firm and Blue-Chip Enterprise by the US Chamber of Commerce. Her advertising work and community engagement have earned her numerous awards and accolades, including being honored in the Washington Business Journal’s (WBJ) Power 100; in the first class of WBJ’s Women Who Mean Business; being named as the DC Chamber’s Small Businessperson of the Year in 2023; and a American Advertising Federation – DC Silver Medal honoree. She has also served as an advisor and mentor to women entrepreneurs and young advertising professionals.