YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
Each year we honor women in the Darien/Norwalk communities who epitomize our mission through their community leadership and contributions. Please join us at Shorehaven Golf Club in Norwalk on June 2nd at 11:30 am.
2022 Honorees
Dr. Amanda Craig
Anne Downey
Allegra Erickson
Mary Forman Flynn
Dr. Katie Takayasu
Sarah Woodberry
Young Woman of Distinction - Colby Dineen
Young Woman of Distinction - Olivia Punishill
Past Honorees
2021 Honorees
Josephine Anderson
Katherine Calderwood
Kyla Johns
Lauren Mallet
Iliana Zuniga Miranda
Young Woman of Distinction - Sophie Curtis
Young Woman of Distinction - Lindsay Ferretti
Young Woman of Distinction - Gillian Riordan
2020 Honorees
Kim Dickinson
Susie Flaherty
Shieva Ghofrany
Susan Marks
Shelly Skoglund
Young Woman of Distinction - Lily Genovese
2019 Honorees
Tracy Fox
Debra Hertz
Heather Raker
Shiva Sarram
Katherine Price Snedaker
Young Women of Distinction - Morgan Riley
2018 Honorees
Carrie Bernier
Tina Duryea
Scarlett Lewis
Allison Molkenthin
Wendy Ward
Young Woman of Distinction - Emma Dahlquist
2017 Honorees
Kara Nelson Baekey
Mindy Garcia
Catalina Horak
Lisa Koorbusch
Leslie Pennington
Young Women of Distinction - Katie Schorr
2016 Honorees
Whitney Ball
Leelee Klein
Ceci Maher
Callie Sullivan
Young Woman of Distinction - Ellie Cush
2015 Honorees
Sandy Nielsen Baumann
Alicia Sillars
Dr. Josephine Velazquez Rucquoi
Jane Yezzi
Susan Delaney
Young Woman of Distinction - Merlyn Tejada
2014 Honorees
Jenny Schwartz
Mary Genco
Rhonda Kiest
Patricia Phillips
Maryann Lehmann, MD.
Young Women of Distinction - Sloane Bessey
2013 Honorees
Louise Parker Berry
Rita Ferri
Novelette Peterkin
Sueann Schorr
Ciara Thurlow
Distinguished Service Award - Babs White
Young Women of Distinction - Katie Farren
2012 Honorees
Debi Boccanfuso
Betty Jewett
Kate Larson
Susan Warren
Gina Zangrillo
Young Women of Distinction - Niya Wright
2011 Honorees
Susan Daly
Lisa Joyce
Kiki Karpen
Grace Lichtenstein
Jeanne Marconi, MD.
Young Woman of Distinction - Katie Grozier
Distinguished Service Award - Anne Flanagan
2010 Honorees
Marcia Meinerth
Charlotte Suhler
Maureen Bloom
Penny Glassmeyer
Meghan Moore
Young Women of Distinction - Rachel Hathaway