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Presented by The Chamber Foundation Inc. and the
Women’s Leadership Alliance of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of CommerceThe 18th Annual ATHENA Awards Ceremony will be held in December 2024 to celebrate this distinguished group of professionals who are making a difference for women by providing guidance, mentorship and encouragement in many ways.
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.
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2023
Maria Boonie
JIll Brodsky, MD, MBA
Jo Ann Brown
Anne Constantinople, Ph.D.
Leah Feldman
Faezah Gholami, Ph.D.
Rachel Johnson
Christie VanHorne, M.Ed, MPH
Nicole Wong, LMSW
2022
Cara Mia Bacchiochi
Brittany Cataldo
Patty Driever
Jenny Fox
Amy Greiner
Catherine Merryman
Christine Pellegrino
Dr. Patricia Shannon
Rebecca Simpson
2021
Michele Babcock, Esq.
Cheryl Bowers
Erin Cafarelli
Marie Cole
CMSgt Elizabeth Colton
Londina Cruz
Jasmin Nicole Davis
Christine Manning
Tina Tarquino
Robyn Williams
2020
Elizabeth Donohue
Ellen Gambino, EdD
Theresa Giovanniello, LMSW
Donna Johnson-Klonsky
Cammie Jones
Crys McCuin
Mecca Mitchell, Esq.
Lauree Ostrofsky
Kate Rabe
2018
Shirley Adams
Filomena Fanelli
Holly Kramer
Maureen Lashlee
Tina Ludwig
Dr Carol Ann Malizia
Melissa McCoy
Alexis Mills
Dr. Lubna Somjee
2017
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
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
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
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
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
Irene Andujar
Maureen Crush, Esq.
Jen Dunn, CPCU
Marcine Humphrey
May Mamiya
Nancy O'Donnell
Caryn Soloman
Cathy Varunok
2010
Laurie Cohn
Denise Doring VanBuren
Fran Knapp
Barbara Kram
Danielle Anderson
Carmen McGill
Ann Pinna
2009
Eleanor Charwat
Teri Egitto
Clara Lou Gould
Alexandra Putnam
Sandra Ludlum
Donna McAleer
Lisa Morris
Janet Ready
Andrea Reynolds
Lillian S. Weigert
2008
Renee Bulla
Sandra Cassese
Arlene Chiaramonte
Brian Giorgis
Sabrina Marzouka
Hilda Merolli
Patricia Prunty
Lori Traboldt
Mary Kay Vrba
Carole J. Wolf
2007
Ann Armater
Jennifer Bates
Judith "Kip" Bleakley-O'Neill
Anne N. Conroy
Susan LaFosse
Suzanne McLaughlin
Rita McPeck
Marjorie Rovereto
2006
Sheila Appel
Deborah Bailey Browne
Betsy Brockway
Lisa Daniels
Karen Hansen-Simon
Colette Lafuente
Mary Madden
Regis Obijiski
Joan Pagones
Kelley Redl Hardisty