This signature Charlotte Business Journal event, now in its 21st year, honors 25 outstanding business women (one of them me!) from our region who have made significant contributions to their professions and to their communities during the past year. Attend the special celebration for the 25 winners of 2017, as well as our 2017 Lifetime Achievement winner: Catherine P. Bessant, Bank of America.

For tickets click here. The awards celebration will begin with a cocktail hour followed by a seated awards dinner.

2017 Women in Business Winners

Lifetime Achievement winner: Catherine P. Bessant, Bank of America

Sayanti Basu, Berry Plastics
Tera Black, Charlotte Checkers
Tanya Blackmon, Novant Health
Dr. LaTanya Bowman, Discovery Chiropractic and Wellness Center
Barbara Briccotto, INTEC Group, Inc.
Maren Brisson-Kuester, Cottingham Chalk Hayes Realtors
Nancy Brown, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Holly Christian, Gensler
Jessica Donan, EY
Beth Fischer, UNC Charlotte
Rocio Gonzalez, Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte
Tamera Green, Viridian Marketing
Denada Jackson, Bella Boca PR
Ilham Kadri, Sealed Air Diversey Care
Shikha Kashyap, Syntelli Solutions Inc.
Sharai Lavoie, Lavoie CPA PLLC
Kelly McPhilliamy, Wells Fargo Securities
Karen Narwold, Albemarle Corporation
Theresa Payton, Fortalice Solutions
Katie Reimels, Reimels Dental Group
Karen Rice, Lash Group, a part of AmerisourceBergen
Stephanie Sadowski, Accenture
Amy Shanes, Deloitte Tax LLP
Jenny Vallimont, Crescent Communities
Angie Vincent-Hamacher, Robinson Bradshaw

2017 Women in Business Awards

2017 Women in Business Winners