The Rochester Women's Network presents its prestigious Up & Coming Businesswomen's Award annually to local women who have worked full-time in their current career fields for fewer than 10 years and have successfully demonstrated their professional influence in that field through numerous accomplishments, career growth and advancement, innovative and creative thinking, and initiative at work and in the community. Nominations are accepted from the community.  A woman does not have to be a member of Rochester Women's Network to be nominated.

2009 Up & Coming Businesswomen Award Honorees

The following "up and coming" local women, selected by an independent panel of judges, were recognized for their professional and volunteer accomplishments and contributions to our community during The Summit Business Conference luncheon that was held on
October 26, 2009. 

Tamu Brown-Hutchinson, The Center for Youth
Lauren Burns, Bonadio Payroll Services, LLC
Emily Carpenter, WhizBang! Web Solutions
Tabitha Croscut, Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor  Wilson, LLP
Wendy Heppell, Simply Success Solutions
Angella Luyk, Midnight Janitorial, Inc.
Cynthia Pacia, Rochester Area Community Foundation
Daniel Powers, The Employment Store
Denise Reed Lamoreaux, EDS, An HP Company
Maria Thomas Fisher, City of Rochester


Past Honorees

2008
Andrea Juan Allen Claudia Burcke Melisza Campos Shannon Craig-Mulvaney Victoria Damon	Alana Fuierer Eileen Galinski Laura Jeanne Hammond Brenna Hartmann Kelly Olczak	Heather Ostrander Christina Paulus Meredith Powell Michelle Sommerman Gretchen Woodworth
2006
Karlee Bolanos    Amy Castronova Kay Conheady Tamala David Kelly Downs	Cynthia Gary         Amber Joles Michelle Keller Tracy Robertson Hysha Robinson	Jennifer Smiljanich Mary Staropoli Donna Tortoretti  Renee Williams Robin Wilson
2005
Laura M. Cooney, RA/AIA Gina DeMauro Victoria G. Hines Jennifer M. Johnson Heidi Marcin	Molly McGowan Holly Wynn Preische Teresa Principe Heather C.M. Rogers, Esq. Jennifer Sertl	Stephanie E. Siegrist, M.D. Debbie Simmons-Hathorn Na’Keya Thomas Belimar Velazquez Heidi N. Zimmer-Meyer
2004
Karen Barrow Ellen Bevan, Ph.D. Molly Clifford Twyla Cummings, Ph.D Sally Barton Dingee	Yvonne DiVita Cynthia Gray Pat Grover Smitri Jacob B.J. Mann	Dr. Cynthia McGill Sheri McKenna Barbara Melnyk Christine Scheible Christina Zazulak
2003
Sara Stout Ashcraft Beth Bailey Karen Benjamin Elizabeth Berl Mariellen Cupini Ameann DeJohn Cheryl Fowler Amy Friend Teresa Galbier	Patricia Grunberg Michelle Hare Patricia Leva Diane Mashia Alana Miller Rosemary Mitchell Joy Pacheco Elizabeth Petrone Dawn Tobin Schnell	Elaine Gallina Spaull Mary Spurrier Janice Styles Hall Wanda Ramos Trevino Kimberly Walker Victoria Weaver Bernadette Weaver-Catalana Bonnie Wetzel