Up & Coming Businesswomen's Award

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.

2008 Up & Coming Businesswomen's 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 RWN Business Conference luncheon that was held on May 2, 2008.  Click on each honoree's name to see their bio.

Andrea Juan Allen, Hope Hall School
Claudia Burcke, RochesterWorks, Inc.
Melisza Campos, Dale Carnegie Training
Shannon Craig-Mulvaney, HR Works, Inc.
Victoria Damon, DDS Companies
Alana Fuierer, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Eileen Galinski, Rochester Institute of Technology
Laura Jeanne Hammond, The Next Step Magazine
Brenna Hartmann, Fixin'Chix Inc.
Kelly Olczak, Edward Jones Investments
Heather Ostrander, EDS @ Xerox
Christina Paulus, Catholic Family Center
Meredith Powell, Rochester's Black Sheep Theatre Coalition
Michelle Sommerman, Bergmann Associates
Gretchen Woodworth, Paychex, Inc.



BACK ROW: Shannon Craig-Mulvaney, Heather Ostrander, Michelle Sommerman,
Eileen Galinski, Laura Jeanne Hammond, Brenna Hartman, Melisza Campos
FRONT ROW: Victora B. Damon, Gretchen Woodworth, Meredith R. Powell,
Claudia Burke, Kelly Olczak, Andrea Juan Allen, Christina Paulus
Not appearing in photo: Alana M. Furier, Esq.


Past Honorees

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 




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