On Thursday, May 10th, the ATHENA Award Program celebrated the potential of all women as valued members and leaders of the community and recognized those who support them. This event took place at Siena Heights University in Adrian.
The mission of ATHENA Lenawee is to inspire, develop and celebrate women’s leadership. The purpose of the organization is to cultivate, and develop women’s leadership potential; to provide educational, mentoring, and networking opportunities for women, and to honor individuals, relationships and values that support women’s leadership.
The event included the ATHENA Lenawee Scholarship Award, presented to Jordyn Scholz.
The ATHENA Parthenon Business Leadership Award was given to Jeff Rising. WLEN News asked Rising what this award means to him…
Allison Ott received the ATHENA Young Professional Award. In an interview with Ott, WLEN News asked what this award means to her…
The ATHENA Leadership Award was presented to Linda Arnett. Arnett tells WLEN News what this award means to her…
ATHENA has a Leadership Model that is comprised of 8 core tenets. These include: authentic self, celebration and joy, collaboration, courageous acts, fierce advocacy, giving back, learning, and relationships.
If you want to learn more about ATHENA Lenawee, you can visit AthenaLenawee.org or go to Facebook.com/AthenaLenawee.
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