The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County recently announced the nominees for its 21st annual Giraffe Awards in honor of Women’s History Month. The celebration will take place Wednesday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion in West Palm Beach.
The celebration honors the women in Palm Beach County who have “stuck their necks out” for other women. These women have taken on leadership roles in their business, community and marketplace on behalf of others.
The 2016 Giraffe Award final nominees are Asentath “Sam” Cassel, chief nursing officer at Wellington Regional Medical Center; Kalinthia Dillard, general counsel for the Palm Beach County Office of Inspector General; Rebecca G. Doane of Doane & Doane PA; Dorothy Jacks, chief deputy at the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office; Jessica Johnson, product manager for FPL Energy Services; Dr. Jeannett Manzanero, director of the Global Education Center at Palm Beach State College; Mona S. Reis, president of the Presidential Women’s Center; Roxana Scaffidi, owner of FL-Accounting & Advisers; Aquanette Thomas, assistant branch manager for PNC Bank; Suzanne Turner, CEO of the YWCA of Palm Beach County; and Dr. Jean A. Wihbey, provost of PBSC’s Eissey Campus.
The keynote speaker for this year’s luncheon will be Dr. Casandra “Coach Cass” Henriquez, founder of InspireMany.com. To learn more about the event, call (561) 659-0285.
