The Regional Chamber and
The Vindicator/vindy.com proudly present the 26
th annual Athena Award Program, celebrating the accomplishments of outstanding professional women in the Valley. Since its inception in our community, no other program has generated as much anticipation, visibility and admiration as this nationally recognized event.
The Valley’s Athena Award program—lauded as one of the top five largest in the country for our number of nominees and attendees—has honored more than 900 women over the past 25 years and stayed true to its mission every step of the way. The Athena Award honors individuals who strive toward the highest levels of professional accomplishment: women who excel in their chosen field, have devoted time and energy to their community in a meaningful way and also open doors so that others may follow in their path.
This year's nominees are:
Megan Bair Zidian
Partner/Shareholder
Ennis Britton Co., LPA
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Janet Polish
Director of K-5 Curriculum
and District Programs
Austintown Local Schools
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Heather Chunn
Vice President
YSU Foundation |
Brenda M. Rider
President & Founder
A Way With Words Foundation, Inc. |
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Roberta Cykon
Owner
Putt Putt Fun Center of Warren
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Judge Carol Ann Robb
Seventh District Court of Appeals |
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Daneen Mace-Vadjunec,
MHHS, RN-ONC, TCRN
Vice President, Orthopedics & Neurosciences
Mercy Health Youngstown |
Phyllis Schaab
Technical Services Manager
ms consultants, inc. |
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Kristin Malosh
Director, North America Environmental,
Health & Safety
Vallourec USA Corporation |
Karen Segesto
Senior Client Advisor,
Vice President/Co-Founder
PNC Wealth Management/
Sight for All United |
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Cheryl McArthur
Chief of Human Resources/Director of Human Resource
and Operations
Youngstown City Schools/
Mahoning County Educational
Service Center |
Amanda Shina-Cutright
Outreach Coordinator/
Marketing Director
Shenango Valley Chamber/
One Hot Dog Designs |
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Regina Mitchell
Owner & CEO
Recovery Solutions/Hope Village, LLC |
Ursula Shugart
Attorney/Owner
Shugart Law Firm/Studio Pump, LLC
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Kathy Mock
Director of Education and Initiatives
United Way of Youngstown
and the Mahoning Valley |
Shelia Triplett
Executive Director
Mahoning Youngstown Community
Action Partnership |
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Missy Morehead
Operations Leader
KeyBank
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Penny Wells
Executive Director
Sojourn to the Past |
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Chaney Nezbeth
Development Officer
YSU Foundation
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Elisabeth H. Young, M.D.
Vice President for Health Affairs & Dean,
College of Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University |
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Kyowa M. Pegues
CRA Market Manager
Chemical Bank |
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This year's keynote speaker will be
Dr. Marla E. Pérez-Davis, Deputy Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. In her capacity as Deputy Director, Dr. Pérez-Davis shares with the center director responsibility for planning, organizing and managing the Agency level programs and projects assigned to the Center. Prior to her current assignment, Dr. Pérez-Davis served as Deputy Director of the Research and Engineering Directorate, where she was responsible for leading, planning, coordinating and managing all phases of Glenn’s research and engineering activities to accomplish NASA missions. Pérez-Davis is the recipient of NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal; 2015 Crain’s Women of Note, the Top 25 Elite Business Women, Hispanic Business Magazine; Women of Color Career Achievement; Distinguished Alumni Award Alumni Association of University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez; Women in Aerospace Award for Aerospace Awareness; Women of Color Technology Award for Career Achievement; and the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Santiago Rodriguez Diversity Award.
Learn more about Dr. Pérez-Davis.
Cost: $70 per person
