
2018 GUIDELINES
- Nominee must have significant professional accomplishments (past awards and/or recognitions, overcome obstacles, made innovations or discoveries, improved her work environment, etc.)
- Nominee must show evidence of commitment and dedication to women in business in the Philadelphia region, through mentoring and active participation in professional organizations, activities and philanthropies
- Nominee must be primarily responsible for the current performance of her business
- The business that she is responsible for must have been in operation for a minimum of three years
- Nominee must be a female resident of Pennsylvania, Delaware or New Jersey
- Nominee may not be an elected official, member of the judiciary, political appointee
The 2018 winner will be recognized in the February 2018 issue of Philadelphia magazine and a celebratory lunch
will be held in her honor in February.
PREVIOUS WINNERS

2017
Alice Bast
CEO of Beyond Celiac, Social Entrepreneur

2016
Karen Dougherty Buchholz,
Senior Vice President of Administration, Comcast Corporation

2015
Jane Golden,
City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

2014
Linda Cliatt-Wayman,
Strawberry Mansion High School

2013
Dr. Audrey Evans,
Ronald McDonald House and St. James School

2012
Wendy Smith Born,
Metropolitan Bakery

2011
Ahmeenah Young,
PA Convention Center Authority

2010
Denise Morrison,
Campbell Soup Company

2009
Melissa Weiler Gerber,
Women’s Way

2008
Michelle Bunting,
Camden Shipping Corporation and Horizon Pediatric Systems, inc

2007
Charisse Lillie,
Comcast Corporation

2006
Molly Shepard,
The Leader’s Edge

2005
Judith Seldeneck,
Diversified Search
