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Press Release
NAWBO-LA HONORS WOMEN LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND PHILANTHROPY
More Than 1,200 Expected to Attend Awards Luncheon March 18 at
the Beverly Hilton
(LOS ANGELES) Nine Los Angeles County women,
distinguished leaders in diverse fields from movie production to architecture
to public advocacy, will be honored Friday, March 18 at the 19th Annual Leadership
and Legacy Awards Luncheon, jointly presented by the National Association of
Women Business Owners, Los Angeles Chapter (NAWBO-LA) and the Enterprise Institute
of NAWBO-LA.
“Each year, NAWBO-LA honors women who have
not only distinguished themselves in business but have also helped change the
business culture and the community, as breakthrough role models and as committed
philanthropists,” said Helen Han, Executive Director of NAWBO-LA. “By
honoring and giving tribute to top achievers among women entrepreneurs and community
leaders who have established a legacy of entrepreneurial excellence and contributed
significantly to the community, NAWBO-LA helps women business owners expand
their circles of success and inspire the next generation of women.”
The Leadership and Legacy Awards Luncheon is
NAWBO-LA’s signature annual event and fundraiser. More than 1,200 attend,
including women business owners throughout Southern California, the corporate
community, elected officials and distinguished business leaders. This year’s
Mistress of Ceremony is Sylvia Lopez, KCAL 9 News at Nine co-anchor and seven-time
Emmy award winner.
Those receiving awards include Diane Dixon, a
Senior Vice President with the Avery Dennison Corporation, whose work with United
Way’s, “Saving for the American Dream,” helped increase visibility
and support for the program among women in Southern California.
Also being honored are Mary Anderson, whose company,
Associated Health Professionals, Inc., is one of the oldest and largest medical
staffing firms in Southern California, and Patricia Means, publisher of Turning
Point, a national magazine which focuses on African American entrepreneurs.
Cynthia Corella and Chérie Shelton, owners
of La Bella, a clothing boutique in Long Beach, are also being recognized as
“Rising Stars.”
The awards also include four inductees into
the NAWBO-LA Hall of Fame, which honors those who have made a notable business
contribution or lifetime achievement.
This year’s honorees include Loreen Arbus,
who heads her own television production company and was the first woman to have
ever headed two cable television networks, and Gabrielle Bullock, an architect
currently overseeing building of the $400 million UCLA Westwood Replacement
Hospital. Also being named are Dr. Jane Pisano, President and Director, Natural
History Museum of Los Angeles County, whose long history of public activism
includes serving as president of the Los Angeles 2000 Committee, and Andrea
Schaffer, General Manager, Strategic Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual Financial
Network, who is one of only four Northwestern Mutual women general managers
nationwide. (A complete list of honorees and their award categories is attached.)
Corporate sponsors include Union Bank of California,
Avery Dennison Corporation, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Southern California
Edison, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Washington Mutual, Northrop Grumman Corporation
and Raytheon.
Tickets for the luncheon start at $150 for individuals.
The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday March 18, at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., in Beverly Hills. To register or obtain more
information, please go to http://www.nawbola.org.
About NAWBO-LA and the
Enterprise Institute
The National Association of Women Business Owners is a nationwide organization
of women business owners with more than 80 chapters. NAWBO-LA (www.nawbola.org),
founded in 1979, represents the interests of more than 335,000 women-owned businesses
in the Los-Angeles-Long Beach area accounting for 43% of all privately held
firms in the region, employing over 700,000 people and generating more than
$113 billion in annual revenues. The NAWBO-LA Enterprise Institute is a 501(c)3
charitable foundation dedicated to accelerating initiatives and research that
promote the entrepreneurship of women worldwide by building strategic alliances
and partnerships.
For more information on NAWBO-LA,
please contact 1-800-266-8762, info@nawbola.org
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