Bestowed annually, the ATHENA Award is given to a member of the Hudson Valley community who best embodies the ATHENA Leadership Model. The Model is unique in that it focuses on personal traits of strong, successful leaders. It captures the spirit and collaborative leadership style often exemplified in women leaders, while also recognizing the importance of traits such as courageous acts and fierce advocacy in the pursuit of excellence.
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Lori Cassia-Decker
Angels of Light
Michelle Cherubini
The Wheel House and The Spring House
Kathryn Collins
Feldman, Kleidman, Collins & Sappe LLP
Jessica Glass
Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP
Karen Hochhauser
Jewish Federation of Dutchess County
Danielle Mass
New York State Bridge Authority
Jacqueline Montfort
Montfort Bros., Inc.
Kelly Ryan
IBM Corporation
Pam Tarquinio
Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County
Ulster Savings Bank
*(As of 12/2/2024)
Maria Boonie
JIll Brodsky, MD, MBA
Jo Ann Brown
Anne Constantinople, Ph.D.
Leah Feldman
Faezah Gholami, Ph.D.
Rachel Johnson
Christie VanHorne, M.Ed, MPH
Nicole Wong, LMSW
Cara Mia Bacchiochi
Brittany Cataldo
Patty Driever
Jenny Fox
Amy Greiner
Catherine Merryman
Christine Pellegrino
Dr. Patricia Shannon
Rebecca Simpson
Michele Babcock, Esq.
Cheryl Bowers
Erin Cafarelli
Marie Cole
CMSgt Elizabeth Colton
Londina Cruz
Jasmin Nicole Davis
Christine Manning
Tina Tarquino
Robyn Williams
Elizabeth Donohue
Ellen Gambino, EdD
Theresa Giovanniello, LMSW
Donna Johnson-Klonsky
Cammie Jones
Crys McCuin
Mecca Mitchell, Esq.
Lauree Ostrofsky
Kate Rabe
Shirley Adams
Filomena Fanelli
Holly Kramer
Maureen Lashlee
Tina Ludwig
Dr Carol Ann Malizia
Melissa McCoy
Alexis Mills
Dr. Lubna Somjee
Molly Ahearn
Diane Allenbaugh
Kathleen Durham
Ruthfen Faircloth
Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt
Pari Forood
Lori A. Jiava
Annette Marzan
Irene Monck
Dr. Greer Rychcik
Rachel Saunders Esq.
Gloria Cukar
Pamela R. Edington, Ed. D.
Renee Fillette, Ph.D.
Lauren Gillett
Krista Jones
Cynthia Keller
Kelly Lyndgaard
Ruth Mahoney
Major Kathleen Sileno
Catherine O. Spratt
Bettina "Poet Gold" Wilkerson
Dana Diorio-Casey
Jeffery Fox, Ph.D.
Carla Goldstein, JD
Perrinella F. (Penny) Lewis
Lara Litchfield-Kimber
Gaye Mallet
Lori Rivenburgh
Rev. Luader Smith
Marjorie Smith
Karen Zobel
Ellen L. Baker
Natalie Borquist
Linda G. Campbell
Lisa M. Cathie
Steven J. Chickery
Peter Maher
Michelle Martin
Gertrude O'Sullivan
Kelly Outwater
Angelline Smalls
Sue Sywetz Sullivan
Joan Crawford, LCSW
Geeta Desai
Cecilia Dinio Durkin
Jacqueline Goffe- McNish
Maureen Kangas
Dr. Kathleen Mantaro
Sharon Matyas
Sister Rose Marie Mullen, osf
Dr. Michele Winchester-Vega
Irene Andujar
Maureen Crush, Esq.
Jen Dunn, CPCU
Marcine Humphrey
May Mamiya
Nancy O'Donnell
Caryn Soloman
Cathy Varunok
Laurie Cohn
Denise Doring VanBuren
Fran Knapp
Barbara Kram
Danielle Anderson
Carmen McGill
Ann Pinna
Eleanor Charwat
Teri Egitto
Clara Lou Gould
Alexandra Putnam
Sandra Ludlum
Donna McAleer
Lisa Morris
Janet Ready
Andrea Reynolds
Lillian S. Weigert
Renee Bulla
Sandra Cassese
Arlene Chiaramonte
Brian Giorgis
Sabrina Marzouka
Hilda Merolli
Patricia Prunty
Lori Traboldt
Mary Kay Vrba
Carole J. Wolf
Ann Armater
Jennifer Bates
Judith "Kip" Bleakley-O'Neill
Anne N. Conroy
Susan LaFosse
Suzanne McLaughlin
Rita McPeck
Marjorie Rovereto
Sheila Appel
Deborah Bailey Browne
Betsy Brockway
Lisa Daniels
Karen Hansen-Simon
Colette Lafuente
Mary Madden
Regis Obijiski
Joan Pagones
Kelley Redl Hardisty
Co-Chair
Robyn Williams
Hudson Valley Credit Union
Co-Chair
Erin Cafarelli
Children's Home of Poughkeepsie
Londina Cruz
Londina Cruz Inner-Leadership
Jasmin Nicole Davis
Sun River Health
Patty Driever
IBM Corporation
Jenny Fox
AmeriCU Credit Union
Rachel Johnson
The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse
Christine Pellegrino
Pellegrino Healing Center
Patricia Shannon
Retired, Community Primary Care
Rebecca Simpson
The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Tina Tarquinio
IBM Corporation
Nicole Wong
Teamer Counseling