Russo is senior vice president for corporate affairs and communications for Discovery Communications. The company, whose world headquarters is in Silver Spring, recently held a pro-bono event to develop marketing materials for nonprofits. What was the “Creating Change” event?

“Discovery Impact: Creating Change” is Discovery Communications’ annual pro-bono creative marathon, utilizing the power of our work force to fulfill design, marketing and communications work on behalf of nonprofit organizations. On Wednesday, Discovery strengthened our creative culture and harnessed one of our most important resources — our talented employees — to help organizations that work hard to improve our communities and our world.