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2017 ATHENA Leadership Award® Call For Nominations

Supporting, Honoring and Developing Women Leaders

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 ATHENA Leadership Award®. The Athena Award, through a partnership between the UWTC and the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce, will be awarded to a prominent leader in the MetroWest region for contributing to the advancement of the status of women in the community and the workplace, achievement of professional excellence, meaningful contribution to community service, and active assistance to women in their attainment of professional and leadership skills.

Nominations must be received by Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The nomination form, which includes award criteria, is available on UWTC’s website (www.uwotc.org/athena) and on the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce website at http://www.metrowest.org/events/details/metrowest-women-s-leadership-con...). To enhance the candidate's potential, it is extremely important that nominators complete the form in its entirety. Nominees will be reviewed by a 7-member committee comprised of three past local Athena Award winners, and two representatives from each sponsoring organization.

The Athena Award recipient will be announced on Friday, May 5th at a luncheon hosted at the Verve-Crowne Plaza in Natick, MA. For attendees of the MetroWest Women’s Leadership Conference, beginning earlier that same day, the Athena Award luncheon and keynote is included with full conference admission.

Luncheon tickets are available online at www.uwotc.org/ATHENA and full conference attendees can register at http://www.metrowest.org/events/details/metrowest-women-s-leadership-con....

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