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In the Company of Women 2012

The 24th Annual In the Company of Women Awards ceremony will be held on March 21, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. The event recognizes women that have been nominated by the community and chosen by a panel committee of judges to be honored for their outstanding accomplishments as residents of Miami-Dade County. These distinguished women will be recognized for having exemplified Professional Development, Community Responsibility, Leadership and Vision, Contribution to Women's Progress, and Promotion of Pluralism throughout their careers and lives.

The In the Company of Women Awards ceremony will include professional awards, the Community Spirit Award, the Posthumous Award, and the Mayor's Pioneer Award.

The 23rd Annual In the Company of Women Awards recognized 12 Miami-Dade women. The honorees include: Arts & Entertainment--Eveline Pierre, Founder of the Haitian Heritage Museum; Business & Economics--Patricia Thorp, Senior Counselor, RBB Public Relations; Communications & Literature--Michele Gillen, Chief Investigative Reporter, CBS Miami; Education & Research--Dr. Stacey Mancuso, Principle, DASH; Government & Law--Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz; Health & Human Services--Lucy Morillo-Agnetti, President & CEO, Miami Children's Hospital Foundation; Science & Technology--Sherry Thompson Giordano, Executive Director, IT Women, and June Randall, Chief, Administration & Technology Division, Miami-Dade County Police; Sports & Athletics--Marta Montenegro, Founder, Publisher & Editor-In-Chief, SoBeFit Magazine; Mayor's Pioneer Award--Elaine Bloom, former member of the Florida House of Representatives; Community Spirit Award--Donna Ginn, Founder & Managing Partner, Crossroad Consulting Group; and posthumous honors--Amanda Haworth, Detective, Miami-Dade Police Warrants Bureau.

Past recipients of the In the Company of Women Awards have included: Florida State Senator Larcenia Bullard (D-Miami) (1996), Celia Cruz (1990), Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1989), Gloria Estefan (1989), Arva Moore Parks (2002), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (1997), Cristina Saralegui (1992), Dorothy Shula (1992), Florida State Senator Frederica Wilson (D-Miami) (1994), Teresa Zubizarreta (1993), and many other distinguished female role models of Miami-Dade County.

Since 1989, men and women have gathered to honor the outstanding achievements of women from throughout Miami-Dade County, during the annual In The Company of Women event. This popular and prestigious event serves as part of Women's History Month, observed annually in March. The event has received recognition from the National Association of Counties and the Southern Region of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

For information on how to nominate, please call Laura Morilla at 305-375-4967.

We hope you will join us for this auspicious affair.

• 2012 Nomination form 
• View the past winners 

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