Nominations Open for CCCBI’s Women Influencing Business Committee Awards

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The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry’s Women Influencing Business Committee is seeking nominations for the 2023 Female Business Leader of the Year Award and the Rising Star of the Year Award.

Women Influencing Business (WIB) was the idea of a young Chester County Chamber intern who believed that the Chamber’s female members would benefit from targeted topics and events. In the fall of 2002, she organized the speakers and events, planning each luncheon and roundtable. The enthusiastic response from our Chamber members was a sign that a need existed for this type of program. 

The purpose of Women-in-Business (WIB) is to educate and inspire women to enhance their business skills, develop their professional network and be effective and influential business leaders in the community. The WIB Planning Committee spearheads this program, planning events and acting as ambassadors for the program. Some of these events include learning seminars, networking experiences, skill building conferences and an honorary dinner. 

If there is a woman in your life who has achieved significant professional success, gives back to the community, and stands as an advocate for other women in our community, nominate them today!

She should be a seasoned corporate professional and a community leader. Recognize a colleague, friend, employer, or other woman – including yourself – who has truly been a remarkable woman influencing business. The Female Business Leader of the Year Award honors a woman in a corporate leadership role, such as president, vice president, board chair, senior manager, or other decision-making position. Elected officials are not eligible. The Rising Star of the Year Award honors a woman, approximately 40 years old or younger, who has emerged as a leader or influencer in her company and is on track for extraordinary professional achievement.

All candidates must have a presence in Chester County to be considered and will be scored with priority given in the following order: Professional Success, Women’s Advocacy, Personal Community Outreach/Involvement, Chamber Alignment. Honorees will be recognized at the Annual Women Influencing Business Dinner on Sept. 13, 2023.

Some previous winners of the Female Business Leader of the Year and the Rising Star of the Year awards include: 

  • Sandra Knapp, Gawthrop Greenwood (2022) and Daisy Lara, LCH Community Health Center (2022)
  • Lorraine (Laurie) Bernotsky, WCU (2021) and Reece Turner, Reecies Soaps, WIB Spotlight Award (2021)
  • Stacy Martin, Hankin Group (2020) and Clare Freimuth, BB & T, Truist (2020)

Link to The Female Business Leader of the Year Award. Link to The Rising Star of the Year Award.

The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, May 26 at 5 PM.

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