WCNY is proud to announce its 7th annual Makers: Women Who Make America awards ceremony, located at the Wesleyan Chapel of the Women’s Rights Historical Park in Seneca Falls. Ten women chosen from nominations will be honored at the March 8, 2019 award ceremony to be held at 11 a.m. The ceremony is free, open to the public, and is followed by a post-ceremony luncheon. Registration for either or both of the events can be made at: www.wcny.org/events.
The awards first started in collaboration with the PBS documentary Makers: Women Who Make America. Since then, WCNY has continued the Makers Awards as a way to celebrate the achievements of Central New York women and inspire others to follow their examples. The awards are supported by the National Park Service.
WCNY is excited to ask for the 7th Annual Makers: Women Who Make America honoree nominations. Any woman who works or resides in WCNY’s 19-county viewing and listening area may be nominated for the awards.
Kerry Barnes
Juanita Holmes Bass
Shelly Callahan
Maureen Campanie
Sandra Hamilton
Ellen Percy Kraly
Carol Musacchio
Tina Nabinger
Pamela Puri
Tracy Verrier
Diana Abdella
Mary Beer
Laurie Black
Ruth Colvin
Sue Edinger
Laura Miller
Kylie Pierce
Karen Sammon
Mary Alice Smothers
Christie Waters
Lisa Betrus
Sharon BuMann
Janet Callahan
Mary Q. Chapin
Annette Guisbond
Mary Krause
Katie MacIntyre
Anne Orr
Theresa Pagano
Tammy Van Epps
2015 Makers Award Winners
Kimberly Boynton
Virginia Carmody
The Honorable Bernadette T. Clark
Jean Harper Dean
Tracy Chamberlain Higginbotham
Lorraine Kinney-Kitchen
Dr. Mary Martin
Mia Adams McSherry
Dr. Erica Miller
Teresa Mosher
Jennifer Nadler
Virginia Robbins
Marietta von Bernuth
Wendy Washeleski
Mary Alice Bellardini
Margaret Buckley
Glynis Hart
Dr. Leslie Kohman
Sr. Monica A. Nortz, CSJ
Rebbecca Oppedisano
Melinda Sorrentino
Melissa Spicer
Patricia Sullivan
Megan Rae Bliss
Marlene Brown
Kimberly Burch
Sue Considine
Renee DeVesty
Rose Marie Fagan
Kate Finn
Gouverneur Business Women Breast Cancer Walk Fund Executive Committee
Dr. Rathika Martyn
Pam Matt
Agnes McCray
Andrea E. Rankin
Gigi Redmond
Karen Y. Richmond
Jean Siracusa
Linda Townsend, Ph.D
Carrie M. Tuttle
Makers: Women Who Change Central New York
For last year’s Makers Award Ceremony, WCNY created a program honoring the remarkable women who work to change the culture, business world, and landscape of Central New York. In this special, we explore the life and work of these groundbreaking women in a one-hour program.
Watch the video promo here, or watch the whole film, Makers: Women Who Change Central New York here.
Join WCNY to learn about some incredible changes taking place across the region and to see some familiar faces in action. The dedication, creativity, and perseverance these women embody in pursuit of a better Central New York is sure to inspire and spark the next generation of change makers.
Featured:
• Kerry Barnes, Quilts of Valor
• Juanita Holmes Bass, Juanita’s Soul Classics
• Shelly Callahan, Mohawk Valley Resource Center
• Maureen Campanie, BRIDGES Madison County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and Concert for a Cause
• Sandra Hamilton, Town of Sodus Historical Society
• Ellen Percy Kraly, Colgate University
• Carol Musacchio, Madison-Oneida BOCES
• Tina Nabinger, Book Cooks
• Pamela Puri, Tech4Kidz
• Tracy Verrier, Cayuga Strategic Solutions
• Debbie Stack, WCNY Senior Director, Education & Community Engagement
• Susan Kennedy, Journalist and WCNY’s Cycle of Health contributor
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