Garden State Woman To Honor Outstanding Leaders
at 5th Annual Awards Luncheon
The Garden State Woman Education Foundation Committee has announced honorees for the 5th Annual Awards Luncheon to be held on Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Park Avenue Club in Florham Park NJ.
“We have received an outstanding group of nominations; we sincerely appreciate the interest that this event has generated," commented Garden State Woman Founder, Judy Chapman. "The list of nominees grows each year. This is our 5th year of recognizing phenomenal women.“
Garden State
| Community Outreach | Provident Bank Foundation |
| Women's Initiatives |
Leadership - Gibbons P.C. National - Rothstein Kass New Jersey - Nukk Freeman & Cerra P.C. |
| Arts & Entertainment | Barbara Krajkowski, Founder; Women's Theater Company |
| Corporate | Diane McCarthy, Senior Vice President Network Field Operations, Verizon |
| Education | Toba Grossbaum, Founder; Friendship Circle |
| Entrepreneur | Marguerite McHale, Founder; Consultants2Go |
| Environment |
Michele Cimicata, Founder; Mail Direct Office Solutions |
| Global Impact | Aphrodite Tsairis, Founder; Alexia Foundation |
| Government | Michelle Thomas, Business Administrator; City of |
| Healthcare | Elizabeth Sheridan, Chief Nurse Executive/ |
| Humanitarian | Patricia |
| Media | Linda Rosanio, CEO; The Star Group |
| Non-Profit | Kimme Carlos, Community Outreach Coordinator; NAMI Mercer |
| Professional Services | Sally Glick, Principal; Sobel & Company |
| Sports & Fitness | Patricia Laus, Founder; The Atlantic Club |
| Women Owned Business | Diane Turton, Broker/Owner; Diane Turton Realtors |
| Patricia A. Bell |
Criteria for nomination include evidence that the nominee influences her peers and is a role model for other women and girls. In addition to success in her chosen work, she demonstrates a sincere interest in giving back.
The awards luncheon is a fund raiser for the Garden State Woman Education Foundation, specifically directed to the scholarship fund. The fund is designed to provide scholarship aid to inner city girls accepted into a four year New Jersey college or university. At present, the program supports four students from Newark and Paterson attending Rutgers University. In addition to the scholarship program, the foundation presents conferences and events for women about finance, health and networking.
If you are interested in attending the Awards Luncheon, please call 908-879-7143.
