2023 Women to Watch Award Winners
Meet the winners celebrated in this year’s awards
The winners of this year’s Women to Watch Awards were announced Friday, when a sold-out crowd gathered at the Wilmington Convention Center to celebrate the thirty-five finalists and cheer on the winners in each category: Arts, Business, Education, Health, Nonprofit/Volunteer, Public Sector, and Rising Star.
This year’s awards mark the eleventh year of the program, which recognizes women working in their respective fields.
Here are the 2023 WILMA Women to Watch Awards winners.
Arts
Melissa Wilgis
Fine Arts Photographer, One Fine Fotogram
Business
Pam Hardy
District Manager, Duke Energy
Education
Michaela Howells
Associate Professor of Anthropology, UNCW
Health
Alexis Hunter
Community Liaison, Wilmington Health
Nonprofit
Meade Horton Van Pelt
Executive Director, The Harrelson Center
Public Sector
Fawn N. Rhodes
Health & Human Services Equity Coordinator, New Hanover County
Rising Star
Allayna Dail
Assistant Director of Community Relations, City of Southport
To view the Women to Watch Awards Finalists’ main page, click here.
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