February, 2016- CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL WOMEN OF WORTH (WOW) AWARD LUNCHEON
PALM BEACH, FL – The Central Palm Beach County Community Foundation is hosting its 5th Annual Women of Worth Award Luncheon, presented by Mercantil Commercebank. The event will be held at the prestigious Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach on Thursday, February 4, 2016.
This year’s Guest Speaker is Rachel Docekal, Managing Partner for the Lyrae Group, LLC and former CEO of the Hanley Center Foundation. Named one of South Florida Business Journal’s 25 Most Influential Women of 2012, Rachel also finds time to give back to her community and its surrounding areas by volunteering.
Registration and networking will take place from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. During this time, a Chinese Auction will be held as part of a fundraising effort for the Foundation. Items have been graciously donated by the Mall at Wellington Green, Whole Foods, Wine Cellars, and the Troika Group, all of which have a retail value of $500 and above. The event will begin promptly at 12 p.m. and winners will be announced during the course of the program.
Rachelle Crain, Committee Chair for the Women of Worth Committee said, “I am thrilled to be chairing The Women of Worth Awards on behalf of the Central Palm Beach County Community Foundation. It’s been exciting to work with the WOW Committee, Mercantil Commercebank, and Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach to present an event that is worthy of these outstanding women.”
The finalists in the Corporate Category include: Hallie Agostinelli, BNI- Palm Beach; Natalia Alvaraz, Sabadell Bank & Trust; Jennifer Berthiaume, Lion Country Safari; Ileana Carlisle, Biotest Pharmaceuticals; Robbin Lee, Wellington Regional Medical Center; and Liz Quirantes, WPEC CBS12.
The finalists for the Education Category include: Marcia Andrews, School Board of Palm Beach County, District 6; Enid Cochran, Pahokee High School; Diane Howard, Crossroads Academy; and Candace Tamposi, Sacred Heart School.
The finalists in the Entrepreneur Category include: Claudia Bartra, La Granja Restaurants; Annie Davis, Palm Beach Travel; Cynthia Heathcoe, Contemporary Living; Kimberly Leland, Print It Plus; and Shanon Lynn Materio, McMow Art Glass.
The finalists in the Non-Profit Category include: Claudia Barto, Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast; Tami Donnally, EBC Ministries; Carolee Ellison, South Tech Vet Assistant Academy; Anne Gannon, Constitutional Tax Collector Palm Beach County; Dr. Laurie George, United Way; Kim Kerr, Women in the Window International; Amy Mauser, American Red Cross- South Florida Region; Jaene Miranda, Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach County; Deborah Morgan, Palm Beach Harvest, Inc.; Tina Phillips, Palm Beach Habilitation Center; and Penny Pompei, Palm Beach SCORE.
The finalists in the Volunteer Category include: Maria Becker, Palm Beach Urology, Associates, PA; Samantha Conde, WXEL TV; Donia Roberts, Donia A. Roberts, PA; Meredith Rollo, Florida Power & Light; Virginia Savietto, VS Development Solutions; and Selena Smith, Quad S Solutions.
The finalists in the Young Professional Category include: Kelly Boudreau, Schumacher Family of Dealerships; Loverly Sheridan, Learning Excelling Applying Perserving (L.E.A.P.); and Sarah Shullman, Office of the Attorney General- West Palm Beach.
Registration is now available for General Admission at $75 per person. Corporate Tables are also available for $1500, which includes a table of 10, as well as advertising on all printed materials. All proceeds from the event will go to the Central Palm Beach County Community Foundation. To register, please visit or call 561.790.6200.
Past Year’s Winners
Corporate – Aleida Socarras, Florida Public Utilities
Entrepreneur – Deana Pizzo, IT Solutions of South Florida
Young Professionals – Caitlin Mertzlufft, NextEra Energy Resources
Non-Profit – Diana Stanley, The Lord’s Place, Inc
Sponsors of the event include: Mercantil Commercebank, The Mall at Wellington Green, Schumacher Family of Dealerships, Minto Communities, The Troika Group, Whole Foods, and Palm Beach State College.
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About the Central Palm Beach County Community Foundation
The Central Palm Beach County Community Foundation is the 501c3 philanthropic arm of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce. The Foundation also produces the Central Palm Beach Young Entrepreneurs Academy, an afterschool program transforming middle and high school students into confident CEOs. The geographic footprint of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber extends from the sugar cane fields near Lake Okeechobee to the coral reef of the Atlantic Ocean, encompassing 15 incorporated municipalities and serving a population of more than 490,000 residents, roughly 36 percent of the population of Palm Beach County. From Cane-to-Coral the communities located within the Chamber’s footprint are: Acreage, Atlantis, Belle Glade, Greenacres, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Worth, Lantana, Loxahatchee, Loxahatchee Groves, Manalapan, Palm Springs, Royal Palm Beach, South Palm Beach, Wellington and West Palm Beach.