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YWCA Tribute to Women to
Honor
Area Women of Achievement
Lawrence,
Mass. – The 23rd Anniversary YWCA of Greater
Lawrence Tribute to Women luncheon, hosted by Premier
Sponsor Philips Medical Systems, and Presenting Sponsors
Wyeth BioPharma, Sovereign Bank, C. A. Courtesy Demos,
and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, will be held
May 11, 2006 to recognize 21 Merrimack Valley women
leaders for their professional achievements and civic
contributions.
The luncheon will also include presentation of the YWCA
Bright Future Award, a $1000 scholarship to high
school senior Mei-Mei Zhao of North Andover, sponsored by
Lawrence Savings Bank, and the Susan L. King Award to a
female high school student entering the study of a core
science.
“The Tribute to Women honorees are from diverse
professions but they have much in common,” said YWCA
Executive Director Rebecca Hall. “Their lives
and accomplishments reflect the YWCA’s mission to
empower women and to seek peace, justice, freedom and
dignity for all people. We invite the community to
celebrate these special women as role models for all of
us, recognizing that their professional accomplishments
and their charitable endeavors are the foundation of a
strong community.”
The annual YWCA fundraiser will be celebrated with
special guest speaker Karen Marinella of WB56 News, who
will offer the keynote address. Senator Sue Tucker
of Andover will Emcee the luncheon, scheduled to begin at
11:30 p.m. at the Andover Country Club in Andover.
Since 1983, the Tribute to Women Luncheon has recognized
nearly 500 Merrimack Valley women leaders from large and
small companies in the private, public and not-for-profit
sectors. The 2005 honorees are, in
alphabetical order:
* Niurka Aybar, The Assistant Director of
Community and Enterprise Development Center from Northern
Essex Community College in Lawrence;
* Amy Aycock & Lea Savely of Andover,
Co-Founders and Owners of DiSH in Andover;
* Nelida Baez of Andover, Assistant Director of
Head Start at the Greater Lawrence Community Action
Council in Lawrence;
* Nancy Basilicato of North Andover, Co-owner of
Basilicato & Levesque, PC in North Andover;
* Claire Bishop of Andover, President and Owner of
C.A. Courtesy Demos, Inc. in Wilmington;
* Maryellen Colliton, Vice President for Student Life at
Merrimack College in North Andover;
* Elizabeth Covino from Andover, Director of Public
Relations and Marketing at the Merrimack Valley YMCA;
* Eloise Edgings-Pryce, M.D. from Methuen, Family
Practice Physician at Greater Lawrence Family Health
Center;
* Paula Evans of Middleton, Manager of the Danversbank in
Andover;
* Dolores Gelinas of Salem, NH, Administrative Assistant
to the Director of the Lawrence Family Development
Charter School;
* Louane Hann of Boston, Principal Scientist and Senior
Manager of the Strategic Development Program at Wyeth
BioPharma in Andover;
* Mary Kelleher, Co-founder and Principal of
Kelleher Cohen Associates in Andover;
* Theresa Laurenza, R,N,, Elder Health Program
Manager at HomeCare Inc. in Lawrence;
* Rosa Lopez of Melrose, Human Resources Representative
of New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc. in Lawrence;
* Cathy MacPherson of Gloucester, LPGA Class A
Professional at Middleton Golf Course in Middleton;
* Lisa McDonald of Andover, Advisory Board member of CASA
at Family Services, Inc. in Lawrence.
* Carole Russell of Chelmsford, Senior Director at
Philips Medical Systems in Andover;
* Debra Ralls of Pelham, NH, Director of Radiology at
Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence;
* Karen Rosenau of Haverhill, Senior Vice President and
Human Resource Director of TDBanknorth in Andover;
* Marie Weatherby of Hampstead, NH, Distinguished Member
of Technical Staff of MNS Centralized Project Management
at Lucent Technologies.
Sponsorships, program book advertisements and tickets at
$50/each are available for the Thursday, May 11, 2006
event by contacting Nancy Kieran at 978-687-0331 x1021 or
nkieran @ywcalawrence.org.
Proceeds of the annual sell-out luncheon underwrite YWCA
after-school, child care, women’s health,
transitional housing, rape crisis, and domestic violence
programs.
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The May, 2006 Edition of
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