The Regional Chamber and The Vindicator/vindy.com will proudly present the special 20th Anniversary ATHENA Award Dinner on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Mr. Anthony's in Boardman. The ATHENA Award celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding professional women from the Valley. Since its inception in our community, no other program has generated as much anticipation, visibility and admiration as this nationally recognized event.
Annika Sorenstam, regarded as the greatest female golfer of our generation and often the best of all time, will keynote this monumental event. Sorenstam amassed 89 worldwide professional victories during her 15-year Hall of Fame career, including 72 LPGA wins, 10 of which are Major Championships.
The 2012 ATHENA Award Dinner will honor the following nominees, one of whom will be named this year's ATHENA Award recipient:
2012 Athena Award Nominees
Karen Abrams
Senior Vice President, Trust Advisor
PNC Bank, NA
Suzanne Barbati
President and Executive Director
OH WOW! Roger and Gloria Jones Center for Science & Technology
Julie Costas
Director of Marketing
VTI American Express Travel
Mary DeGenaro
Judge, 7th District Court of Appeals
Charlotte Diss
Senior Director
American Heart Association
Patricia Dougan
President, 7th Ward Citizens Coalition, Inc.
Community Legal Aid Services
Maureen Drummond
Executive Director
HandsOn Volunteer Network of the Valley
Joann Esenwein
Director, Center for Transportation Materials Engineering
Youngstown State University
Amanda R. Frost
Vice President, Business Relationship Specialist
First Place Bank
Elizabeth Goerig
Principal
Maplewood Local School District
Catherine Hubbs
Contractor/Former Owner
Vacuform, Inc.
Michele Lambert
Manufacturing Integration Manager
General Motors
Natalie Lariccia, CRPC®
Financial Advisor
The Jones Group/Merrill Lynch
Sharon M. Letson
Executive Director
Youngstown CityScape
Ingrid A. Lundquist
Counselor/Education Specialist
Penn State University Talent Search Program, New Castle Area Schools
Gina Marinelli
Development Officer
HMHP Foundation
Suzanne M. Myers
Commercial Health Care Team Leader – Senior Vice President
Huntington National Bank
Madeline Pagan
Director of Teleservices – Media
InfoCision Management Corporation
Debbie Parisi
President
Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS
Lorie Rhine
Chief Nursing Officer
Northside Medical Center
Carol Rimedio-Righetti
Commissioner, Mahoning County
Dr. Marybeth Shaffer
Shaffer Dentistry
Stephanie L. Shaw
Executive Director
Eastern Ohio P-16 Partnership in Education
Shelley Taylor Odille
Vice President & Principal
Paige & Byrnes Insurance
Lana VanAuker
Activity Therapist
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
The ATHENA Award Dinner will include a VIP reception for the sponsors, nominees and nominators, followed by the public cocktail reception (cash bar) at 5:45 p.m., and at 6:30 p.m. the dinner and program, which includes recognition of all nominees and the announcement of this year’s recipient. Register here.
Along with naming the 2012 ATHENA Award recipient, the program will include the presentation of the ATHENA Scholarship to a deserving female student attending YSU or a local KSU branch. The $1,500 Athena Scholarship was created in 2007 through a partnership with the CFMV. The scholarship fund, a component fund of the CFMV, furthers the goals of the ATHENA mission and promotes education. Recipients of the ATHENA Scholarship must demonstrate initiative and excellence in her educational or work pursuits, a proven record of community involvement and service and commitment to, and experience in, mentoring others. For more information on the ATHENA Scholarship, click here.
ATHENA FORUM
In addition to the ATHENA Award program, the Regional Chamber and the ATHENA Committee, comprised of outstanding professional women from the Valley, facilitate an ATHENA Leadership Forum series of programs that present speakers and issues of interest to women, as well as men. This series provides opportunities for establishing professional networks and enriching lives.
If you would like more information about the Mahoning Valley’s ATHENA program or Leadership Forum, please contact Kim Calvert, Vice President of Marketing & Business Services at the Regional Chamber, at 330.744.2131, ext. 35.