Proposals are now open for the thirty-eighth annual Ontario County ATHENA Leadership Awards, presented by Garber Randall Auto Group.
Each year, the Ontario County Chamber of Commerce presents the ATHENA Women’s Leadership Award and ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award. Nominees for these prestigious awards are exemplary leaders who have achieved excellence in their business or profession, served the community in a meaningful way, and, most importantly, actively assisted women to achieve their full leadership potential.
ATHENA International is a women’s leadership organization that supports, develops, and honors women leaders through a variety of programs. First hosted in Canandaigua in 1985, the Ontario County ATHENA Women’s Leadership Awards program has conferred thirty-nine ATHENA Leadership Awards, and twelve Young Professional Leadership Awards, and honored hundreds of nominees for their efforts.
The ATHENA Steering Committee developed a form to propose a nominee that once completed will be reviewed by the Committee and upon approval, a formal nomination form will be sent to the nominator for completion. The Committee felt this was a necessary step to ensure ATHENA nominees meet, with specificity, the three criteria for consideration.
The criteria includes:
- Demonstrates excellence, creativity, and initiative in their profession
- Provides valuable service to improve the quality of life for others in their community outside of their profession
- Actively assists women in achieving their full leadership potential
The ATHENA Steering Committee looks forward to another year of celebrating the achievements of inspiring women leaders in our communities across Ontario County.
The form can be found here.
