Susan Cordts, Sharon Knutson-Felix and Rachel Bennett Yanof were recipients of 2010 ATHENA Businesswoman of the Year Awards presented today at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa,
Cordts, President & CEO of Adaptive Technologies Inc., was 2010 ATHENA Businesswoman of the Year in the Private Sector; Knutson-Felix, Executive Director – 100 Club of Arizona, was 2010 ATHENA Businesswoman of the Year award in the Public Sector; and Bennett Yanof, Executive Director – Phoenix Collegiate Academy, won the 2010 ATHENA Young Professional Award.
The event marks the 23rd year the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce has honored Valley businesswomen with the ATHENA Award, named after the Greek goddess of courage and wisdom, and a program of ATHENA International, a foundation dedicated to creating leadership opportunities for women.
Cordts, Knutson-Felix and Bennett Yanof were chosen from among 11 other ATHENA finalists who were selected from a large group of nominations received in August.
