Join the celebration on Wednesday, September 16th for the 32nd annual YWCA Women of Excellence Awards: A Leadership Event to benefit YWCA Northeast Kansas.
YWCA Northeast Kansas has been bolstering women leaders in Topeka since 1887. For the past 31 years, they have been recognizing how essential women are to their workplaces and to their communities, equally in times of crisis as in times of peace. While the event may look a little different as we transition from a daytime luncheon to an evening virtual event, our mission remains the same: honoring the contributions of women in our community who get up and do the work.
2020 YWCA Women of Excellence:
Abby Lear, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Andrea Bailey, Greater Topeka Partnership
Angela S. Dailey, Capitol Federal®
Brie Engelken Parks, Advisors Excel - AE Wealth Management
Justice Carol Beier, Kansas Supreme Court
Cassie Weatherwax-Brack, Hill's Pet Nutrition
Cherie Huffman, Security Benefit
Christina Schmitt, Envista Credit Union
Erin Aldridge, Junior League of Topeka (The Library Foundation)
Inga Klahr, Kansas Gas Service
Jaclyn Mullins, MCP Group
Jacquelyn Russell, City of Topeka
Jamie Dempewolf, CASA of Shawnee County
Jana Tenbrink, Stormont Vail Health
Jennifer Cocking, Capitol Federal®
Jenny Crowell, USD 345 - Seaman Schools
Jesyca Hope, Community Action
Joan Proctor, Office of the Kansas Attorney General
Juli Watson, USD 501 – Topeka Public Schools
Julie Phillips, Communities In Schools of Mid-America, Inc.
Katie Beach, Azura Credit Union
Kelly Pert, FHL Bank Topeka
Lacy Barnhart, CoreFirst Bank & Trust
Mary McDonald, Lawrence Gardner High School
Meg Wilson, Lawrence Gardner High School
Melissa Goodman, Mirror Inc. Federal Residential Reentry Center
Morgan Hall, Shawnee County District Attorney's Office
Nikki Ramirez-Jennings, SENT Topeka
Staci Dawn Ogle, NOTO Arts Center
Tammy Miles, YWCA
Teresa Baker, Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc.
Tish Taylor, The Family Peace Initiative
Whitney Casement, Law firm of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds & Palmer, LLP.
