Nominations For 2023 Celebrate Women Awards Sought In Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA — In the midst of March's Women's History Month, nominations are open for the 2023 Alexandria Celebrate Women Awards.

The annual awards were first hosted in 2021 by Alexandria Celebrates Women, an organization founded by Gayle Converse and Pat Miller to celebrate the centennial of women's suffrage and honor women in Alexandria. The first awards ceremony in 2021 was a virtual event honoring women who helped care for Alexandrians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event benefited the Alexandria Domestic Violence Safehouse.

The 2021 winners included Patricia Amaya, Alexandria Library's custodial supervisor; Gaynelle Bowden Diaz of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority; Gee-Hyun McNease, a Defense Logistics Agency who volunteered for organizations in and around Alexandria; Cicely Woodrow, the chief fiscal officer for the Alexandria Sheriff's Office; and Anne Gaddy of the Alexandria Health Department.

This year's awards will honor young women between ages 14 to 21 who have made a difference for girls and women. Five awards will be given to women living in the City of Alexandria or who have worked to benefit women and girls in Alexandria.

Nominations will be accepted from March 15 to April 15. See a nomination form here to nominate a young woman in Alexandria.

The 2023 Celebrate Women Awards will be held Wednesday, May 31 at Canal Center in Alexandria.