Beyond The Glass Ceiling Gala Past Winners

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2022

Woman Business Owner

Meggan Ciaccia
Ciaccia CPA

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Nonprofit of the Year

Cross County Connection TMA

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Women's Advocate of the Year

Cheldin Barlatt Rumer
This is it TV

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Company of the Year

New Jersey American Water

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Under 40 Business Woman of the Year

Nicole Lannutti
The Craft Room
Made of Paper Design

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Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year

Subha Barry
Seramount

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Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Audrey Wiggins
On The Town Food Tours

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Beyond the Glass Ceiling Excellence Award

Marianne Aleardi
SJ Magazine

2020

Woman Business Owner

Sandra Sciacca
Sciacca Upholstery

Hero Award

Brandi Fishman
Zefer Foundation

Women's Advocate of the Year

Mariel Giletto

NAWBO SJ Nova

​Jamie Zwier
Oh How Healthy

Non-Profit of the Year

Tyanna Foundation

Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year

Monika Shealey
Rowan University

Company of the Year

Subaru

Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Lynda Furnari

Small Business

The Keeper Institute

2019

Community Advocate of the Year

Loretta Winters
Gloucester County NAACP

Company of the Year

Robins’ Nest

Environmental Advocate of the Year

Derry Holland
Oaks Integrated Care

Diversity and Inclusion Advocate of the Year

Jessica Floyd
Mayor of Woodbury

Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Dana Romano
Dana Romano Photography

Woman Business Owner of the Year

Betty Maul
FrontEnd Graphics

Women's Advocate of the Year

Amy Smith
Weinberg, Kaplan & Smith, P.A.

NAWBO SJ Nova

Rae Pastore
Golden Sun Artistry

Trailblazer Award

Dr. Brenda Kurnik
Nephrologist

Non-Profit of the Year

Abbie Kasoff
Say it With Clay

2018

Community Advocate of the Year

Suzanne Ghee
Virtua

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Company of the Year

Sophia Rigatos
B Positive Plasma

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Environmental Advocate of the Year

Jeanne Gural
Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

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Legislator of the Year

Kate Gibbs
Burlington County Freeholder

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Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Meagan Mackerer
Mackerer Marketing

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Trailblazer Award

Lara Price
Philadelphia 76ers

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Woman Business Owner of the Year

Trish Baum
Hand ‘N’ Heart

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Women's Advocate of the Year

Lynda L. Hinkle
Law Offices of Lynda L. Hinkle

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NAWBO SJ Nova

Tara Marcus
Dillon Marcus

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2017

Community Advocate of the Year

Ginny Marino
Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey

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Company of the Year

Anne Caruso
Networks Plus

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Environmental Advocate of the Year

Jacyln Rhoads
Pinelands Preservation Alliance

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Hero of the Year

Taylor Kane

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Legislator of the Year

Cory Booker
United States Senator, New Jersey

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Media Advocate of the Year

Marianne Aleardi
SJ Magazine

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Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Sharon Dunkel
TNRC Associates LLC

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Trailblazer Award

Susan Lehrman
Rohrer College of Business at Rowan University

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Woman Business Owner of the Year

Lita Abele
U.S. Lumber

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Woman Business Owner/Entrepreneur Under 40

Jimena Florez
Chaak Healthy Snacks

 

Women's Advocate of the Year

Susan Bass Levin
The Cooper Foundation

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2016

Community Advocate of the Year

June Sernak
American Red Cross

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Company of the Year

Laura Hart
Atrium Executive Center

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Hero of the Year

Susan Rose
The Lauren Rose Albert Foundation

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Legislator of the Year

Diane Allen
New Jersey Senator

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Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Allyson Christoffersen
Rethink Innovations

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Nawbo SJ Nova

Ruth Scott
Cupcakes by Ruth

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Trailblazer Award

Chancellor Phoebe Haddon
Rutgers University – Camden

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Woman Business Owner of the Year

Aldonna Ambler
The Growth Strategist

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Woman Business Owner/Entrepreneur Under 40

Devon Perry
Kings Hall

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Women's Advocate of the Year

Barbara Anne Gardenhire-Mills
U.S. Small Business Administration

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Environmental Advocate of the Year

Mary Grasso Shiles
Grasso Girls Farm Market

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2015

Community Advocate of the Year

Dr. Donna Pellogrino
The Psychology Group

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Company of the Year

Valerie Schlitt
VSA Prospecting

Environmental Advocate of the Year

Melissa Lee
The Green Program

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Legislator of the Year

Pamela Lampitt
Assemblywoman, New Jersey Sixth District

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Media Advocate of the Year

Jenny Ryan
SNJ Business People

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Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Fran Davis
The Flavorful Fork

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Nawbo SJ Nova

Katie Walsh
Rita’s Water Ice

Trailblazer Award

Donna Cristino
JING AI Cosmetics

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Woman Business Owner of the Year

Mindie Barnett

Woman Business Owner/Entrepreneur Under 40

Molly Hayward

Women's Health Advocate of the Year

Dr. Kathleen Baumgardner
Health Goals Chiropractic Center

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2014

Community Advocate of the Year

Lori Godorov

Company of the Year

Eileen Unger

Environmental Advocate of the Year

Lori Braunstein

Hero of the Year

Betty Long

Legislator of the Year

Jon Runyan

Media Advocate of the Year

Marilyn Russell

Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Judy Sailer, Tracy Shields

Nawbo SJ Nova

Roseann Vanella

Trailblazer Award

CJ DiRoma

Women's Advocate of the Year

Lucienne Beard

Women's Health Advocate of the Year

Stephanie Fendrick

2012

Company Leader of the Year

Brenda Ross-Dulan

Emerging Business Advocate of the Year

Jennifer Young

Hero of the Year

Gisele DiNatale

Media Advocate of the Year

Tobi Schwartz-Cassell, Diane Druss

Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Lynn Pechinski

Nawbo SJ Nova

Emily Gottschalk

Small Business of the Year

Vir Tu Spa

Trailblazer Award

Lynn Bardowski

Women's Advocate of the Year

Cathi Rendfrey

2011

Business Advocate of the Year

Heather Simmons

Community Advocate of the Year

Shirley Fayan, Lori Leonard, Pam Machulsky, Janice Milley

Company of the Year

Campbell Soup Company

Environmental Advocate of the Year

Joan Leonard

Hero of the Year

Valerie B. Traore

Media Advocate of the Year

Ingrid Edelman

Nawbo SJ Chapter Champion

Debbie Zimmerman

Nawbo SJ Nova

Kathy McGuire

Shattered the Glass Ceiling Award

Linda M. Rohrer

Trailblazer Award

Ninfa M. Saunders

Women's Advocate of the Year

Judith S. Charny

2010

Business Advocate of the Year

Sarah Piddington

Community Advocate of the Year

Jenny Ryan

Company of the Year

South Jersey Industries

Hero of the Year

Tammy Evans-Colquitt

Legislator of the Year

Carmen Rodriguez

Shattered the Glass Ceiling Award

Mindy Holman

Trailblazer Award

Judith Roman

Women Business Owner of the Year

Pam Boyd

2009

Business Advocate of the Year

Paula Fett

Community Advocate of the Year

Marianne Aleardi

Company of the Year

Mannington Mills, Inc.

Legislator of the Year

Pamela Lampitt

Pioneer of the Year

Angela Snyder

Shattered the Glass Ceiling Award

Marilouise Venditti, MD

Trailblazer Award

Colonel Gina Grosso

Woman Business Owner of the Year

Tina Wells

2008

Business Advocate of the Year

Lyn Kremer

Community Advocate of the Year

Amy Webb

Company of the Year

Flaster Greenberg, Attorneys at Law

Hero of the Year

David Girgenti

Legislator of the Year

Dawn Addiego

Pioneer of the Year

Denise Kassekert

Shattered the Glass Ceiling Award

Lori Herndon

Woman Business Owner of the Year

Michelle Bunting

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