In the Company of Women

The YWCA's 15th Annual In the Company of Women luncheon was held on Thursday, April 25, 2013 and was another amazing success. Our keynote speaker, Viola Davis inspired the audience with her incredible story of strength and determination. We would like to thank Viola for joining us and sharing with us her journey.

Click here to see photos from the event!

At the luncheon, we also presented the first ever Mary Lou Washatka Award for Dedication to Violet and Daniel McKinney for their years of hard work and commitment to supporting the YWCA.

We were honored to announce the three 2013 TWIN award winners as well. Congratulations to the following exceptional women for all their incredible achievements:

TWIN Mentor Award - Charlene Zettel, Donate Life California

TWIN Humanitarian Award - Elisabeth Kimmel, Midwest Television, Inc. & KFMB Stations

TWIN Visionary Award - Jennifer Gilmore, Feeding America San Diego

Congratulations also to all of the amazing 2013 TWIN Honorees!

Adriana Avalos, Kaiser Permanente

Edna Chow Maneval, Aragon Pharmaceuticals

Diane Crosier, San Diego County Schools Risk Management Joint Powers Authority

Ceci Doty, The Corky McMillin Companies

Jennifer Dreyer, Planned Parenthood

Bunmi Esho, Junior Achievement

Sandra Freiwald, Kaiser Permanente

Linda Hawk, California State University San Marcos

Tina Howe, Bill Howe Plumbing

Dale Anne Jekov, Deloitte LLP

Jamie Jones, Solar Turbines

Pamela Legge, BB&T Insurance Services

Jennifer LeSar, LeSar Development

Andrina Marshall, University of California San Diego

Kimberly McDonnell, Sempra International

Audrey Michaels, United Technologies Aerospace Systems

Patricia Nemeth, Sharp HealthCare

Dawn Schatzberg, Cubic Defense Applications

Leslie LeAnn Sutherland, Solar Turbines

Jeanne Taylor, AKT LLP

The YWCA's signature In the Company of Women event raises critical financial support and awareness for the YWCA's programs and services for survivors of domestic violence and homelessness, including Becky's House®, Passages, and Cortez Hill Family Center.

Questions? Please contact:

Brittney Sherley, Development Manager (619) 239-0355 x 216 or bsherley@ywcasandiego.org
Monique Burley, Development Associate, (619) 239-0355 x 225 or monique@ywcasandiego.org