SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Women of

Achievemen t Awards Luncheon

Honoring: Heather E. Burton Constance Hill-Johnson Suzanne Day Stamy Paul Mary Kim Elkins Patricia A. Shlonsky

June 1, 2020 | Hilton Downtown YWCA Greater Cleveland has been serving the community for over 150 years, always evolving to meet our community’s needs at the time. While every decade has brought new demands, new responsibilities and new perplexities, we were never designed to remain static. remain static.

In light of the current headlines, our work to empower women is more necessary than ever. From those standing at the top of the ladder to those struggling to start the climb, we strive to empower women from all walks of life—and our history proves this. We are not new to empowering women. We have always held true to this.

This year, we will honor six local women with the Women of Achievement award. Selected by distinguished leaders in our area, these outstanding women have achieved extraordinary accomplishments through their careers and acts of community service. They have demonstrated true leadership, mentored others and exemplifi ed YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Sponsorship PACKAGES

Your sponsorship of the Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon supports YWCA Greater Cleveland and our mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Your support also enables our work to empower the community through racial justice, homelessness prevention and professional development.

$12,500 PEACE $7,500 JUSTICE $5,000 FREEDOM $3,000 DIGNITY

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Please submit all sponsorship materials no later than May 1, 2020, to [email protected]. 2020 Women of Achievement

Heather E. Burton, Director National Science Foundation Advance IDEAL-N and Partner Institutions Faculty and Student Development, Case Western Reserve University

Suzanne Day, Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Ethics Officer Lubrizol Corporation

Mary Kim Elkins , Senior Vice President, Taxes Eaton

Constance Hill-Johnson, Owner and Managing Director of Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services Visiting Angels Senior Home Care

Stamy Paul, Vice President, Human Resources North Division of Airgas USA, LCC, an Air Liquide company

Patricia A. Shlonsky, Cleveland Partner-in-Charge Ulmer & Berne LLP ACADEMYWomen of Achievement

1977 1986 1990 1996 Rena Blumberg Lynne B. Alfred Alexandria J. Boone Deborah Benn June Kirk Martha Cathcart Helen Brown Ione M. Biggs Jean Krizman Ann Dunning Janice G. Douglas Mary G. Bounds Joan P. Lambros V. L. Hogg Sally Gries Carolyn Buhl Beverly Pyle Martha Joseph Sally K. Griswold Cheryl Goggans Edith Paetow Florence Hangach Joan Lamson Mary M. Reinhard Yvonne Pointer 1978 Beryl E. Rothschild Virginia G. Saha Alicia Alvarado June Vereeke-Hutt Roberta Steinbacher Betty Del Duca 1991 Jerry Sue Thornton Mary C. Guzman Mary Bill Joan Kriikku 1987 Mary Boyle Sarah Marcus Betty Eschuk Janet Bullard 1997 Lois McGuire Carol Frankel Margaret L. Murphy Patricia A. Ackerman Mary A. Mendelson Billie K. Rawot Margot J. Copeland Sandra Johnson Karen W. Spero Nancy S. Dye Denise Knecht Rose Wong Alyson Y. Owens 1979 Miriam G. Lugo Onelida Santiago Dorothy Chlad Patricia W. Nobili Patricia M. Sweet Joan Campbell Eunice Podis 1992 Pauline H. Tarver Ranelle Gamble Barbara Galloway Mylion D. Waite J. Helen Slough Catharine M. Lewis Margaret W. Wong Pauline Smith 1988 Marla Loehr Joyce Whitley Victoria Cargill Donna K. Rego Peggy Z. Fisher Carol Rivchun 1998 Gloria P. King Carol DiLillo-Kenney 1980 Anne McManamon Rocky Hwasta Jeanette G. Brown Patricia Mead 1993 Dolores K. Minter Carole F. Hoover Lizabeth A. Moody Jane L. Campbell Edwina H. Moss Eleanor B. Schwartz Barbara S. Robinson Myrtle I. Muntz Linda Rocker Marguerite I. Harkness Joan Salmon-Campbell Jana Van Vliet Magnolia Jackson Mary Lou V. Stricklin 1981 Farah M. Walters Frances P. Taft Ruby L. Terry Barbara Brown-Daniels Claire A. Van Ummersen Mary Fabish Farah M. Walters Marie Wing 1989 1994 Peggy Yohner Betsy Alexander Artha W. Blubaugh Wilma Bergfeld Gail Long 1999 Monica Crespo Goldie K. Alvis 1982 Donna L. Cummings Jo Ann Charleston Marjorie Hall-Ellis Denise M. Fugo 1995 E. P. Degenfelder Mary H. Ashbrook Susan L. Eagan Kathryn Karipides Carol A. Cartwright Mareyjoyce Green 1985 Janice Nelson-Neville Sr. Maureen Doyle, O.S.U. Laura K. Hong Grace C. Brown Mary M. Smith Doris A. Evans, M.D. Lolita M. McDavid Lynn Wolfram Jean B. Gaede Madeline A. Sivak Stella Zannoni Adrienne Lash-Jones Wilma Smith Rubie J. McCullough Mary Verdi-Fletcher Chris Trepal JoAnn White Lesley B. Wells Jacqueline F. Woods ACADEMYWomen of Achievement

2000 2006 2012 2017 Daisy Alford-Smith Jeanne Hauer Nan Cohen Emily Drake Katherine Brandt Deborah Z. Read Barbara J. Danforth Evalyn Gates, Ph.D. Jennie S. Hwang Diana Stano Diane M. Downing Anita Gray Bang-Huei Yu Lisa A. Rose Kerin Lyn Kaminski Debra A. Simmons Teresa Metcalf Beasley 2001 Sharon Sobol Jordan Patricia Motta Inajo D. Chappell 2007 Ann Zoller Nancy Cronin Linda Abraham-Silver Heather R. Ettinger Caprice Bragg 2013 Phyllis Seltzer Tracey Lind Virginia D. Benjamin Denise Reading Kim Bixenstine 2018 Wendy Shiba Constance Harper Congresswoman Marcia Fudge 2002 Lisa J. Oliver Beth Mooney Barbara Byrd-Bennett Clara T. Rankin Sandra Pianalto Mary Ann Corrigan-Davis 2008 Lauren Rich Fine Mary Verdi-Fletcher Marcia L. Fudge Linda M. Kane Janette M. Louard Natalie A. Leek-Nelson Nancy McCann Stephanie McHenry 2014 Janet L. Miller Beth E. Mooney Kristen Baird Adams 2019 Lauren Wolf Rita N. Singh Jennifer M. Bell Patricia DePompei Jodi Berg Deb Donley Beth W. Brandon Heidi Friedman 2003 2009 Jean Murrell Capers Lee Ann Howard Lillian W. Burke Virginia Albanese Sheryl King Benford Marilyn Mobley Adele Malley Judith Feniger Denise San Antonio Zeman Tari Rivera Ellen S. Mavec Stephanie Tubbs Jones Enid Rosenberg Marilyn McGrath Gena C. Lovett Cynthia Moore-Hardy Maria J. Pujana 2015 Karen Sweeney Marcia J. Wexberg Julie Boland Rosalind Thompson Linda D. Bradley Trina Evans 2010 Sally Wertheim YWCA Greater 2004 April M. Boise Sonali Bustamante Wilson Patricia A. Blackmon Tara Broderick Cleveland is Kathleen B. Burke Catherine M. Kilbane Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria Janice G. Murphy 2016 on a mission Joy A. Jordan Geralyn M. Presti Micki Byrnes Helen R. Marter Lee Friedman to eliminate Sandra Pianalto Kathryn “Kit” Jensen 2011 Kym Sellers racism and Linda Bluso Robyn Minter Smyers 2005 Pamela B. Davis Maryrose Sylvester empower Elizabeth K. Balraj Carol Latham Nancy Tinsley Martha F. Brooks Ramona Robinson Sue Tyler women. Sari Feldman Eileen Saffran Patricia Kennedy-Scott Cynthia V. Schulz Women of Professional Excellence AWARD

As an event sponsor of the Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon, you have an opportunity to also recognize the exceptional contributions of women in your organization. These women will be recognized as Women of Professional Excellence through a variety of events and activities for their cohort, and publicly recognized at the Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon. Women of Professional Excellence are high achievers, successful professionals and are oft en the next generation of Women of Achievement.

The Women of Professional Excellence (WOPE) nomination opportunity is included in your sponsorship at the Peace, Justice and Freedom levels.

WHY HONOR YOUR EMPLOYEES? 1 2 3 RECOGNIZE REWARD RETAIN

High-performing women at The high-potential women By rewarding and recognizing your company will receive who guarantee success for extraordinary women in your public recognition, and your your company are rewarded company, you are improving company will elevate its status for their hard work with their morale and increasing in the community. an award. the likelihood that they will stay with your company.

WHO SHOULD BE HONORED? •Leaders, managers and directors in your company with a proven track record of success. • High-performing women with a strong potential for promotion and upward mobility within your organization. • Women dedicated to your company and community who deserve recognition for their achievements, mentoring and success.

Enclosed you will find a packet of WOPE information, including how to submit your nominees’ information and headshots, ideas for internal and external recognition, and a calendar of events. Please be sure that your honorees are available to attend a private reception in April (date TBA) and to be honored at the Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon on June 1, 2020 (and save a seat for them at your table).

Identify WOPE nominees by June 1, 2020, if choosing Freedom, Justice or Peace sponsorship level.