Each summer, the Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce collects nominations for the ATHENA Leadership Award®, which is presented at the Leading Waco Women Serving Summit. The ATHENA Leadership Award® is presented to an exceptional leader who has achieved excellence in their business or profession, has served the community in a meaningful way and has assisted other women in their attainment of professional goals and leadership skills.
Nominees are:
- Christy De Leon, TFNB Your Bank for Life
- Erin DuBois, DuBois Furniture
- DeAnna Fitch, Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network
- Danielle Geshay, Brazos Braces
- Jamie Goble, Waco Foundation
- Mary Goggin, Texas Oncology
- Felicia Goodman, Cooper Foundation
- Dr. Shannon Hankhouse, Tarleton State University at Waco
- Dr. Peaches Henry, Waco-McLennan County NAACP
- Jennifer Higginbotham, Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network
- Dr. Barbara Baggerly-Hinojosa, Leadership Empowerment Group, LLC
- Jennifer Kidd, JAG Aviation
- Debbie Luce, Community Volunteer
- Sonia Madatali, Le Danni Fine Jewelers
- Claire McDonald, Bird Kultgen Ford
- Patricia Harris-Mullen, Aloft Waco Baylor
- Laura Page, Extraco Insurance
- Jenny Peel, Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation
- Sheronda Pruitt, H-E-B
- Erin Rogers, Community Volunteer
- Leah Stewart, The Olive Branch
- Lydia Tate, Christian Women’s Job Corps – McLennan County
- Chief Sheryl Victorian, Waco Police Department
- Rayveon Washington, Let’s Get Started Consulting & Marketing
- Marzi Ziaei, Coldwell Banker Apex, Realtors
Soon, we will announce the finalists to be recognized at the 2023 Leading Waco Women Serving Summit that will be held on November 7 at Baylor University’s new Hurd Welcome Center. Early bird tickets are on sale now at wacochamber.com. In addition to a panel discussion from the finalists, the Serving Summit will include a keynote address from 11-time Baylor National Championship Acrobatics and Tumbling coach Felecia Mulkey and the presentation of the ATHENA Leadership Award®.
Leading Waco Women was created to celebrate, empower and develop female leaders in the Greater Waco area. The summit series will conclude with the Serving Summit.