The Better Business Bureau’s Women in Business Networking (WiBN) program announced the 2023 Women of Impact honorees this week.
Women of Impact honorees are dynamic professional women who have been recognized for inspiring and encouraging those around them to actively challenge the status quo, working to improve their communities, develop their employees and advocate for women in general. Rather than being content with others just watching them work, these women involve those around them in their endeavors thereby increasing their collective impact. They help others ”Grow, Stretch, Thrive”, which is also the WiBN theme for 2023.
Sheri Sword, WiBN executor director, shares, “This year’s honorees are role models for women in the Miami Valley marketplace. They challenge the status quo, lift other women up to help them be successful and strive to make the Miami Valley marketplace a great place to live, work and play. They make a difference day in and day out, inspiring others to be the best they can be as well.”
2023 Women of Impact include:
- Christina Bayley, Total Taekwondo & Fitness
- Kelley Bell, SAXON
- Karen Berry, Miami Valley Community Action Partnership
- Jenny Bozue, WesBanco Bank, Inc.
- Amanda Byers, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Carlina Figueroa, Northwestern Mutual
- Jacqueline Gamblin, JYG Innovations
- Karin Gudal, Gem City Catfe
- Lisa Hanson, Culture Works
- Allie Hosler, DryTech Exteriors
- Adriane Miller, National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton
- Rachel Sturm, Wright State University
- Lee Lauren Truesdale, The Foodbank, Inc.
- April Vanover, Fastlane, University of Dayton Research Institute
- Madeline Weiler, University of Dayton Center of Leadership
- April Womack, Henry Schein ONE Company
Cindy Gaboury, Audio Etc…, will be the recipient of the 2023 Jeanne Porter Career Achievement Award. This honor is presented annually to a woman who continues to inspire, influence and impact the business community and the world around them well beyond their initial recognition as a WiBN Top 25 Woman or Woman of Impact. This award is meant to recognize an impactful professional legacy, like that of Jeanne Porter, founder of WiBN.
A celebration for all of these honorees is planned for October 14, 2023.
