Deadline to nominate empowering and inspiring women is January 27th
Executive Women of the Palm Beaches (EWPB), Palm Beach County’s women-led organization dedicated to empowering women to succeed and lead, is calling for nominations for its 34th Annual Women in Leadership Awards (WILA). Nominations are being accepted for women with outstanding accomplishments in the nonprofit, private, public, and volunteer sectors.
Nominations will be open until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017.
The Women In Leadership Awards are presented annually by Executive Women of the Palm Beaches in recognition of local women in leadership roles who have demonstrated excellence in their career or profession and display generosity of spirit, commitment to integrity and diversity, and genuine connectedness with others in the community. The WILA Luncheon, which will take place on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. in the Cohen Pavilion of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, is one of the county’s most successful community events, attracting more than 500 attendees annually.
In addition to demonstrating excellence in her career or profession, the nominated woman must have lived or worked in Palm Beach County for the last 5 years; she must have made a demonstrated difference in Palm Beach County; she must have excelled in the category for which she is nominated, and she must be available to attend the 34th Annual WILA Luncheon to receive her Award. Current Officers or Board Members of EWPB are not eligible to be nominated. For the volunteer sector, the Award will be given to a woman who has a history of outstanding commitment to her community though unpaid leadership positions. The private sector Award will recognize a woman who is employed by a for-profit business or organization, the public sector Award will go to a woman who is employed by a municipal, county, state or federal government, and the nonprofit Award will go to a woman who is employed by a nonprofit organization.
Long known for recognizing the achievements and celebrating the contributions of remarkable, executive women, EWPB proudly utilizes proceeds from the WILA Luncheon to provide critically needed scholarship assistance to help talented young women pursue their dream of a college education through the non-profit EWPB Foundation.
Chairs for this year’s event are Amy Morse, Michelle N. DeLong, and Natalie M. Alvarez. Proceeds from the event benefit the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches Foundation. Sponsors include PNC Bank, Sabadell Bank & Trust and Cemex.
The 2017 WILA Nomination Form is available for download at EWPB.org. Tickets are $130 for EWPB members; $150 for friends and guests; and $80 for students. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. To learn more about this event or to purchase tickets, or for information on membership with Executive Women of the Palm Beaches, visit http://www.ewpb.org/wila.
