YWCA 6th Annual Leader Lunch
May 8, 2009 - Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel
On behalf of the YWCA Greater Baltimore Area, thank you for participating in the 6th annual Leader Lunch: Women Who Dare, Leaders Who Care. This year's event was a huge success--thanks to you.

In fact, we are proud to announce that Leader Lunch set another record this year for attendance and support. All of the wonderful and generous sponsors who made this year's event possible are listed below.

LEAD SPONSORS
EVENT SPONSORS
BENEFACTOR SPONSORS
ANNIVERSARY SPONSORS
Ameriprise Financial Mrs. Maryland International
BB&T Procter & Gamble Cosmetics
College of Notre Dame of Maryland Sprint
Cooper Industries St. Agnes HealthCare
Corporate Office Properties Trust Venable LLP
IVCi, LLC/Tandberg Patricia J. Mitchell
Maryland Athletic Club (MAC) Janie Greenwood Harris, Esq.
McQuade Consulting, LLC Lynn Schwartz
Maryland Employees Credit Union Janice Wilcox
MEDIA SPONSORS
The Daily Record The Jewish Times
MyCityfotHer.com Urbanite
WBALTV.com
SUPPORTERS
Gia Magliano, Baltimore's Best Events Susan Glenn, Glenn Writes
Baltimore County OCC Brown Media, Inc.
Monique Savits, Concepts By Q Joe Natoli, Mind Over Machines
Connie Mazur, CyberVillage Networkers Sheraton Baltimore City Center

Thanks once more for all your support. Remember to mark your calendars for the next Leader Lunch, to be held on May 7, 2010. We'll see you there!

Sincerely,

LaMetrice Dopson, 2009 Event Chair
Marilyn Carp, 2009 Corporate Chair
Casey Harden, CEO, YWCA Greater Baltimore Area

SIXTH ANNUAL
LEADER LUNCH
HONOREES
Congratulations again to all our 2009 honorees, below. It was the YWCA's great privilege to recognize the outstanding work and impact of each of these professionals, who exemplify the YWCA's vision of daring and caring leadership.


SPECIAL LEADERS

Hathaway Ferebee,
Executive Director,
Safe and Sound

Kathleen Hyle,
Chief Operating Officer,
Constellation Energy Resources

Luwanda Jenkins,
Special Secretary,
Governor's Office of Minority Affairs

Sharon Kroupa,
Partner Venable LLP

Patricia J. Mitchell,
Vice President,
Global Sales and Operations, IBM

Linda Norman,
General Manager,
Hilton Baltimore

Bonnie Phipps,
President and CEO,
St. Agnes Healthcare

Liz Rhode,
Co-Owner and Co-Founder,
Maryland Athletic Club and Wellness Center (MAC)

Loleta Robinson, MD,
Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder,
Syan Biosciences

Paula R. Singer,
President and CEO
Laureate Education, Inc.

Bonnie Stein,
Executive Vice President,
PNC Wealth Management


PRESIDENT'S AWARD

Leisha A. Emens, MD, PhD,
Associate Professor of Oncology,
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine


RACIAL JUSTICE AWARD

Monique Dixon,
Director,
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Program,
Open Society Institute-Baltimore


FUTURE LEADER AWARD

Shahida Abdullah,
Baltimore City College H.S.

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