WILMA’s 2023 Women to Watch Awards
Meet this year's Women to Watch finalists
Meet the 2023 WILMA’s Women to Watch Awards finalists.
They represent leaders in their fields and community. Read more about the thirty-five women on the following pages to learn more about why the judges selected them out of nearly 300 nominations and applications that came in this year.
In this issue, we introduce this year’s finalists in arts, business, education, health, nonprofit/volunteer, public sector, and rising star. The rising star category is the only one with an age description and is open to those under thirty.
The women will be honored at this year’s awards event September 8 where the winners also will be announced.
Congratulations to this year’s group.
The Categories
To see the finalists for the ARTS category, click here.
To see the finalists for the BUSINESS category, click here.
To see the finalists for the EDUCATION category, click here.
To see the finalists for the HEALTH category, click here.
To see the finalists for the NONPROFIT category, click here.
To see the finalists for the PUBLIC SECTOR category, click here.
To see the finalists for the RISING STAR category, click here.
The Judging Process
Each year, WILMA opens up the nominations process for the Women to Watch Awards during the summer.
Our judging panel – made up of leaders who sit on the Women to Watch Leadership Initiative’s advisory board as well as outside guests – met to pick the finalists and winners in each of the seven categories.
WILMA would like to thank the judges for volunteering their time and expertise on the awards.
The Judges
Wanda Coley
Donna Esteves
Amy Grant
Pam Hardy
Kristy Hubard
Alexis Hunter
Sonya Johnson
Brandy Keck
Tammy Proctor
Ruth Ravitz Smith
Kelly Schaudt
Karen Weaver
Judges who were nominated for the awards did not sit in on deliberations for the categories in which they were nominated.
Credits
This year’s awards bracelet is by Lisa Brown/Little Blue Bungalow Handcrafts (read more about Brown, who is also a former Women to Watch Award winner, here).
group photos: Madeline Gray
headshots: Summer Lambert
hair & makeup: Anna Woodall Lee
location: The Elia, 254 North Front Street, Suite 100
furniture: White Birch Rentals
florals: Mother of Wild Flower House
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