Nominate Someone You Believe Deserves Recognition!
1. Download the blank Word document version of the 2023 Nomination Form, click HERE.
2. Fill out the Word document and save.
3. Click HERE to fill out Nominee and Nominator required information. Attach saved Word document, supporting documentation (resume, letters of recommendation, news articles, photos, etc.). Click "Submit."
After submission, you will receive acknowledgment of receipt within 2 business days.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Bestowed annually, the ATHENA Award is given to a member of the Hudson Valley community who best embodies the ATHENA Leadership Model. The Model is unique in that it focuses on personal traits of strong, successful leaders. It captures the spirit and collaborative leadership style often exemplified in women leaders, while also recognizing the importance of traits such as courageous acts and fierce advocacy in the pursuit of excellence.
2022 HONOREES
Cara Mia Bacchiochi
Brittany Cataldo
Patty Driever
Jenny Fox
Amy Greiner
Catherine Merryman
Christine Pellegrino
Dr. Patricia Shannon
Rebecca Simpson
2021 HONOREES
Michele Babcock, Esq.
Cheryl Bowers
Erin Cafarelli
Marie Cole
CMSgt Elizabeth Colton
Londina Cruz
Jasmin Nicole Davis
Christine Manning
Tina Tarquinio
Robyn Williams
2020 HONOREES
Elizabeth Donohue
Ellen Gambino, EdD
Theresa Giovanniello, LMSW
Donna Johnson-Klonsky
Cammie Jones
Crys McCuin
Mecca Mitchell, Esq.
Lauree Ostrofsky
Kate Rabe
2018 HONOREES
Shirley Adams
Filomena Fanelli
Holly Kramer
Maureen Lashlee
Tina Ludwig
Dr. Carol Ann Malizia
Melissa McCoy
Alexis Mills
Dr. Lubna Somjee
2017 HONOREES
Molly Ahearn
Diane Allenbaugh
Kathleen Durham
Ruthfen Faircloth
Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt
Pari Forood
Lori A. Jiava
Annette Marzan
Irene Monck
Dr. Greer Rychcik
Rachel Saunders Esq.
2016 HONOREES
Gloria Cukar
Pamela R. Edington, Ed.D.
Renee Fillette, Ph.D.
Lauren Gillett
Krista Jones
Cynthia Keller
Kelly Lyndgaard
Ruth Mahoney
Major Kathleen Sileno
Catherine O. Spratt
Bettina “Poet Gold” Wilkerson
2015 HONOREES
Dana Diorio-Casey
Jeffery Fox, Ph.D.
Carla Goldstein, JD
Perrinella F. (Penny) Lewis
Lara Litchfield-Kimber
Gaye Mallet
Lori Rivenburgh
Rev. Luader Smith
Marjorie Smith
Karen Zobel
2013 HONOREES
Ellen L. Baker
Natalie Borquist
Linda G. Campbell
Lisa M. Cathie
Steven J. Chickery
Peter Maher
Michelle Martin
Gertrude O’Sullivan
Kelly Outwater
Angelline Smalls
Sue Sywetz Sullivan
2012 HONOREES
Joan Crawford, LCSW
Geeta Desai
Cecilia Dinio Durkin
Jacqueline Goffe-McNish
Maureen Kangas
Dr. Kathleen Mantaro
Sharon Matyas
Sister Rose Marie Mullen, osf
Dr. Michele Winchester-Vega
2011 HONOREES
Irene Andujar
Maureen Crush, Esq.
Jen Dunn, CPCU
Marcine Humphrey
May Mamiya
Nancy O’Donnell
Caryn Solomon
Cathy Varunok
2010 HONOREES
Laurie Cohn
Denise Doring VanBuren
Carol Gordon
Fran Knapp
Barbara Kram
Danielle Anderson
Carmen McGill
Ann Pinna
2009 HONOREES
Eleanor Charwat
Teri Egitto
Clara Lou Gould
Alexandra Putman
Sandra Ludlum
Donna McAleer
Lisa Morris
Janet Ready
Andrea Reynolds
Lillian S. Weigert
2008 HONOREES
Renee Bulla
Sandra Cassese
Arlene Chiaramonte
Brian Giorgis
Sabrina Marzouka
Hilda Merolli
Patricia Prunty
Lori Traboldt
Mary Kay Vrba
Carole J. Wolf
2007 HONOREES
Ann Armater
Jennifer Bates
Judith “Kip” Bleakley-O’Neill
Anne N. Conroy
Susan LaFosse
Suzanne McLaughlin
Rita McPeck
Marjorie Rovereto
2006 HONOREES
Sheila Appel
Deborah Bailey Browne
Betsy Brockway
Lisa Daniels
Karen Hansen-Simon
Colette Lafuente
Mary Madden
Regis Obijiski
Joan Pagones
Kelley Redl Hardisty
Co-Chair
Robyn Williams
Hudson Valley Credit Union
Co-Chair
Erin Cafarelli
Children's Home of Poughkeepsie
Michele Babcock
J&G Law, LLP
CaraMia Bacchiochi
Hope on a Mission
Londina Cruz
Londina Cruz Inner-Leadership
Jasmin Nicole Davis
City of Poughkeepsie
Elizabeth Donohue
Marist College
Patty Driever
IBM Corporation
Jenny Fox
Connexus Credit Union
Theresa Giovanniello
Dutchess County Dept. of Community & Family Services
Catherine Merryman
Our Lady of Lourdes High School
Christine Pellegrino
Pellegrino Healing Center & Integrative Cancer Center
Rebecca Simpson
The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Tina Tarquinio
IBM