The YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix will celebrate its 22nd Annual Tribute to Leadership Gala on February 13, 2016, bringing together community members who are committed to making a difference. A new addition to the annual celebration is corporate recognition awards.
Tribute to Leadership is a special evening set aside to recognize outstanding individuals who have given selflessly of their time and talent to make our community, and the world, a better place to live and work. A highly prestigious honor, individuals who have been recognized in the past include: The Honorable Ruth McGregor (2011), Nicole Stanton, Esq. (2011), Nona Lee ((2006) and Gladys Taylor McGarey, M.D. (1998).
The Tribute to Leadership Selection Committee has chosen the following as 2016 Tribute to Leadership honorees:
ADVOCACY
Susan Berman
CEO, Fresh Start
Ashley Bridwell
Program Coordinator, Adult Neurological Program Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
COMMUNITY SERVICE CORPORATE
Tracy Bame
President, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Foundation
MILITARY/POLICE/FIRE
Jan Blaser-Upchurch
President, Concerns of Police Survivors Arizona
Advocate, Arizona Department of Corrections
RACIAL JUSTICE
Connie Meza
Retired Teacher, Social Justice Advocacy
DOROTHY WILLEY
Dana Campbell Saylor
Former CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix
The new addition of corporate honorees recognizes the following organizations:
FINANCIAL EDUCATION AWARD
National Bank of Arizona
SENIOR CHAMPIONS AWARD
Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Arizona
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AWARD
Midwestern University
ADVANCING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AWARD
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
