Congratulations to the 2023 Honorees!

These outstanding women are being recognized for their professional accomplishments, community leadership, and mentoring.

Circle of Excellence

Chetna Chandrakala
Thundermist Health Center

Dresden Engle
Dresden Public Relations

Christina Gullo
Villa of Hope

Diana R. Kurty
University of Rochester Medical Center

Carolyn G. Nussbaum
Nixon Peabody LLP

Tina Paradiso
Imprintable Solutions Ink

Kathleen Pringle
Kathleen Pringle Group, Inc.

Women of Excellence

Jennifer Arbore
The Bonadio Group

Christine Barnes
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Shannon Baudo
Allendale Columbia

Mollene Benison, CPA
DKB Business Advisors & CPAs

Christine R. Birnie, R.Ph., Ph.D.
St. John Fisher University

Lori Sussle Bonanni
ELSSUS LLC

Jennifer L. Boutte
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes

Destini K. Bowman
New York State Unified Court System

Dr. Tammy Butler
House of Mercy

Diana R. Clarkson
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Gina Cuyler MD FACP
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Kristina Dengler
Bank of America

Alecia Fisher Dougherty, CFP
Echelon Wealth Advisors

Krystle Ellis
Ellis K Consulting

Molly Flaherty
M/Body

Mary Therese Friel
Mary Therese Friel, LLC

Melanie M. Funchess
Ubuntu Village Works LLC

Kristy Gonzalez
IntegrateXpress LLC

Shane Grant
Dixon Schwabl + Company

Ryann Guglielmo
Dixon Schwabl and Company & Red Bird Market

Flossie Hall
Fhall Consulting

Janice Harbin, D.D.S.
Anthony L. Jordan Health Corporation (Jordan Health)

Kaitlin Hildebrandt
Leo J. Roth Corporation

Terria P. Jenkins
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Bridgette Jones-Waters
Rochester Institute of Technology

Maureen J. Lally
Paychex

Jean Maess
Thomson Reuters

Kit Miller
MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence

Kim L. Nugent
Sage Rutty & Company, Inc.

Hillary Olson
RMSC

Evelyn Parker
K12, Stride

Barbara Pierce
City of Rochester

Jyothsna Ponnuri
Jewish Senior Life

Maria Jose Cubillos Reed
Cubillos Reed Law, PLLC

Yissette Rivas-Cotto
Finger Lakes Community Health

Tarryn Larson Rozen
Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.

Hon. Dandrea Lynn Ruhlmann
7th Judicial District, State of New York

Darlene Ryan
Hillside

Naomi Silver
Rochester Red Wings

Susanna Speed
Trillium Health

Catherine L. Sperrick
Home Leasing, LLC and Home Leasing Construction

Renee Swan
L3Harris Technologies

Britni Tantalo
Flower City Hydroponics Inc.

Marcy Tiberio
Professional Notary Services, Inc.

Katie Titus
UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Diane D. Torcello
Tompkins Community Bank

Kimberly VanCamp
NYS Supreme Court and Monroe County Court – 7th Judicial Distrct Treatment Court

Leah George VanScott
Greater Rochester Enterprise

Latia Vaughan
The UNetwork

Stephanie Von Bacho
University of Rochester Medical Center