2005 Tribute to Women of Excellence
On March 23rd, 2005 over 300 people attended the YWCA's annual Tribute to Women of Excellence at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. The event honored twenty-four outstanding women in the Capital Region for their valuable contributions to their community via business achievements and volunteer efforts.
Those honored were as follows:
Legacy
Award Winner, Carole
Forker Gibbons, Community Volunteer
Danette
K. Blank,
Executive
Director, Tri-County Association for the Blind
Patricia
A. Bucek,
Program
Director, PinnacleHealth WomenCare Resource Center
Jane
F. Burke,
Vice
President, M&T Bank
Tracey
E. Calhoun,
Vice
President, M&T Bank
Deborah
J. Cernugel,
Director,
Systems Configuration, Capital BlueCross
Nora
A. Habig,
Vice
President, Commercial Relationship Manager, Sovereign Bank
Carol
Harris,
Director,
Professional Services, Morefield Communications, Inc.
Esmeralda
Y. Hetrick,
Client
Manager, Central Region, Highmark Blue Shield
Louise
A. Knight,
Esq. Saul
Ewing, LLP
Suzanne
P. Landis,
Volunteer,
Goodwill Industries
Lisa
M. Z. Lyons,
Senior
Premium Auditor, Penn National Insurance
Deb
Martin,
Director,
Entertainment and Marketing, Dutch Wonderland/Hershey Resorts
Gloria
Martin-Payne,
Executive
Director, Hamilton Health Center
Salli
A. McGovern,
Banking Officer & Branch Manager, Pennsylvania State Bank
Pam
Miller,
Practice
Administrator, KPMG LLP
Patricia
C. Mooney,
Vice
President, Human Resources, Hershey Foods Corporation
Pamela
C. Polacek,
Esq.
McNees Wallace and Nurick, LLC
Valerie
G. Simmons,
Chief
Executive Officer, The PROGRAM for Female Offenders, Inc.
Angie
M. Smith,
President,
Smith Communications
Pamela
Smith-Thomas,
Director,
EEO/Affirmative Action, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Marsha
C. Stewart,
District
Magistrate
Tanya
Williams-Bell,
President
and CEO, Rejoice Foster Care and Adoption Agency
Dr. Melissa Wise, Vice President, Central Pennsylvania College