The 2015 Women to Watch Awards Finalists and Nominees

Congratulations to all our finalists and nominees!

ANNOUNCING OUR 2015 FINALISTS:

RISING STAR
Emilyanne Atkinson, Senior Database Administrator for CastleBranch Corp.
Amanda Baker, Owner of Event Shuttle Service
Elizabeth Boardman, Realtor at Lanier Property Group/Co-Founder of The Milspo Project
Alexandra Perillo, Environmental Project Manager for ECS Carolinas LLP 
Hannah Wilson, Owner of Hanoona Media

ARTS
Amber Patee Adams, Artistic Director of Cape Fear Dance Theatre
Dana Brancato-Daeche, HBO Associate Producer
LaRaisha Burnette, Actress/Staffing Coordinator for Premier Staffing Solutions
Chandler Davis, Managing Director of City Stage Co.
Nicole Thompson, Singer/Marketing and Development Assistant for Wilmington Symphony Orchestra

HEALTH CARE
Marisa Young Henry, Fitness Supervisor for PPD
Kyle Horton, Internal Medicine Physician/Co-Director of Invisible Wounds of War project
Anna Mallard, Professional Counselor/Music Therapist for Coastal Behavioral Sciences
Melissa Odom, Director of Strategic Innovation for Wilmington Health
Gretchen Rivas, Owner of Infinity Acupuncture and Relax! Massage Therapy

EDUCATION
Jen Adler, Associate Director of the CARE Violence Prevention & Response Program at UNCW
Erika Huddle, Co-Owner of Exceptional Educators/Educator
Brookes Musser, Co-Owner of Exceptional Educators/Clinical Social Worker
Jennifer O’Keefe, Environmental Education Coordinator for New Hanover County Parks and Gardens
Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at UNCW

NONPROFIT
Jennifer Bell, Director of Miracle League of Wilmington and ACCESS of Wilmington
Natasha Davis, Director of UNCW’s Quality Enhancement for Nonprofit Organizations (QENO)
Amy Feath, Executive Director of The Carousel Center for Abused Children
Karmen Smith, Victim’s Advocate for Hope Harbor Home
Yasmin Tomkinson, Executive Director of Cape Fear Literacy Council

PUBLIC SERVICE
Kathy Cochran, Wilmington Police Department Lieutenant
Avril Pinder, Deputy County Manager for New Hanover County
Jennifer Rigby, Long Range Planner for New Hanover County Planning and Inspections
Shannon Viera, President of Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce
Bethany Windle, City Planner for Wilmington

BUSINESS
Charlotte Noel Fox, Partner at Craige & Fox PLLC law firm
Meg Caswell Holladay, Owner of Fifth & Castle Design Shop/Winner of HGTV’s “Design Star” Season 6
LeeAnne Quattrucci, Attorney at LeeAnne Quattrucci PA law firm
Audrey Speicher, Partnerships Manager for CastleBranch Corp.
Kelli Williams, Founder and CEO of Ladies We’ve Got Option$!

ALL 2015 NOMINEES:
Tina Ablang
Amber Adams
Jennifer Adams
Jen Adler
Brandy Alexander
Rebeca Alvarado-Paredes
Hollan Anderson
Julianna Andrews
Danielle Annechiarico
Emilyanne Atkinson
Amanda Baker
Rhonda Bellamy
Emma Baltezore
Carol Barre
Kippy Batuyios
Jennifer Bell
Ashley Bird
Sydney Blackburn 
Elizabeth Boardman 
Danielle Boisse
Katie Borland
Nancy Tinga Braswell
Angie Brewer
Anne Brewer
Laura Brogdon
Kathy Browder
Jennifer Brubaker
LaRaisha Burnette
Sue Cag
Kelly Cahill
Karen Candia
Jazmin Capezza
Meg Caswell Holladay
Jaime Chadwick
Kay Cheatham
Kathy Cochran
Kelsie Cole
Anna Connelly
Amanda Cordova
Ellie Craig
Sandy Cyphers
Dana Daeche 
Molly Daughtry
Sabrina Davis
Chandler Davis
Natasha Davis
Morgan Davis
Carolynn Delong
Felicia Dixon
Chelsea Donovan
Kathy Dorson
Katie Eagle
Mary Ellen Eckroate
Elizabeth Singletary
April England
Lori Erwin
Sheila Evans
Amy Feath
Tanya Fermin 
Carolyn Fisher
Catherine Fitzgerald
Megan Foster
Noel Fox
Lauren Fuhrer
Melanie Fuller
Jamie Getty
Dr. Joni Gnyp
Janessa Goldstein
Patricia Gonzalez
Carly Gravely-Forman
Angie Gray
Jessica Green
Emily Gregg
Sydney Harris
Lauren Henderson
Velma Heyer 
Caitlin Hoffman
Kaitlyn Hopfer
Ashley Hopkins
L. Kyle Horton
Erika Huddle
Kathy Ibbotson
Karlee Isenhart
Angi Israel
Amanda Jacobs
Ann Jahnes
Julia Jewell
Jen Johnson
Molly Johnson
Jana Jones Halls
Jackie Jordan
Amanda Jordan-Brainard
Loretta Koeth
Hannah Laham
Kerry Lamb
Christine Lamberton
Kristin Lancaster
Michelle Landesman
Katie Lange
Felicia Law-Dixon
Jean Lawler
Lisa Leath
Amanda Lee
Bethany Leighton
Lindsay Leroy
Patty Lewis
Rachel Lewis Hilburn
Erin Mabry
Tonya Maggio
Lindsay Maher
Anna Mallard
Pamela Marinko
Elizabeth Marion
Dr. Rosalynn Martin
Anne Mason
Courtney Matheson
Jennifer McCall 
Madi McDougald
Lauren McKenzie
Dani McKeon-Pittman
Nikishiea McKnight
Yushonda Midgette
Cece Miller
Cassandra Moore
Brookes Musser
Bree Nidds
Annah Norris 
Jennifer O'Keefe
Connie Odom
Melissa Odom
Pamela Palanza
Katy Parker
Jocelyn Parker
Sara Pascal
Rebecca Pastore
Michelle Peck
Alexandra Perillo
Melissa Phillippi
Avril Pinder
Melissa Porter
Emma Powell
Valita Quattlebaum
LeeAnne Quattrucci
Jess Reedy
Jennifer Rigby
Gretchen Rivas
Brenda Roberts-Fong
Jennifer Roden
Lauren Rogers
Monica Rolquin
Kandra Romeo
Connie Ronner
Donyell Roseboro
Nadya Saleh
Julie-Ann Scott
Marilyn Sheerer
Peggy Sloan
Karmen Smith
Tiffany Smith
Kerry Smith
Jennifer Smith
Elena Sosa
Audrey Speicher
Lyndsey Stainback
Theresa Stevens
Lee Anna Stoker
Kelly Struble
Leslie Talbott
Pam Taylor
Nicole Thompson
Laurel Thornton
Mary Tillery
Yasmin Tomkinson
Kathy Trinidad
Cassie Upton
Susette van Arsdale
Joelle Vick
Shannon Viera
Dawn Wagner
Jessica Ward
Susan Wasserman
Dory Weiss
Suzanne Wertman
Laurie Whalin
Kimberly Wiggs Gamlin
Robbin Williams
Kelli    Williams
Corey  Williams
Hannah Wilson
Shanna Windham
Bethany Windle
Jeanne Wisniewski
Marisa Young Henry
Lauryn Zepeda

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