Greater Waco Chamber Announces 2023 ATHENA Leadership Award® Nominees

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.