Riverside County Selects Women of the Year

Your amazing neighbors are being recognized.

The 2015 Woman of the Year and Young Lady of the Year awards will be presented April14 to recipients who work to bring about social and economic change, promote women’s equality, serve as outstanding role models to women and girls, work on behalf of women’s issues or provide outstanding performance within a profession to further advocate for women’s rights, and improve the status of women in Riverside County.

Award winners are selected from each of Riverside County’s five supervisorial districts.

“We hope that by recognizing the community’s long-standing leaders and promising young ladies, we will encourage others to help make their communities stronger,” said commission chairperson Jennifer Fuller. “We will keep supporting women leaders who tirelessly serve Riverside County without seeking recognition or support. They deserve a “thank you” from the commission on behalf of our residents.”

These award recipients will be recognized at the beginning of the April 14 Board of Supervisors meeting:

Young Lady of the Year

First District – Chanel Tracey Pessin

Second District – Lauren Garthwaite

Third District – Cassandra Gascon

Fourth District – Karla Martinez

Fifth District – Esmeralda Leal

Woman of the Year

First District – Shelley Kennedy-Smith

Second District – Elva Estrada

Third District – Becky Harris

Fourth District – Roberta Kelleher

Fifth District – Cassandra Shott-Hammond