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