ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon 2024
The ATHENA Leadership Award is presented to a local woman who has achieved the highest level of professional excellence, contributes time and energy to improve the quality of life for others, and actively assists women/girls in realizing their full potential. Award recipients have included leaders in education, business executives, non-profit founders, and more.
Nominations are sent to ATHENA International, the award presenter, who selects finalists and the recipient. The luncheon on July 19 is held to recognize nominees, honor finalists, and celebrate the award recipient. Finalists will be announced in July, and the award recipient will be revealed at the luncheon. Previous ATHENA Leadership Award recipients include...
2023: Judge Kathleen Hamilton
2022: Natalie Saikowski Goertz
2021: Carol Gooch
2020: Dr. Dana Hoyt
2019: Dr. Marlen Tejeda
2018: Danielle Scheiner
Find out what's in store by viewing the 2023 Highlight Video.
2024 Nominees:
Angela Altamirano, DEK Studio/The Architecture Lobby
Sonya Brazeal, Amazing Window Cleaners
Dianna Carroll, Sacred Heart Catholic School - Conroe
Monica Conchola, Johnson Development
Stephanne Davenport, MHW Commercial Real Estate
Shawn Davis, City of Conroe Transportation Department
Rose Virginia Debond, A Caring Touch Home Health & Hospice
Nicole Robinson Gauthier, Lone Star College Foundation
Lyn Hawthorne-Howard, Community Supporter
Heather Lease, Love Heals Youth
Jo Ann Linzer, Linzer and Gaines Attorneys at Law
Courtney Lum, Fairway Independent Mortgage Company
Kristine Marlow, Montgomery County Food Bank
Sheri McBride, Generations Concierge/MCABW
Krista McDaniel, Kreative Media
Catherine Miller, Child Advocates of Montgomery County, Inc.
Jennifer Millington, Primrose School of Conroe
Kim Phillips, The Howard Hughes Corporation
Dr. Paula Ryan, Texas Oncology
Serena Schneider, Restoration Church
Athena Silver, Primohoagies
Marliese Stripling, Love Heals Youth
Renitta Thomas, Sylvan Learning Center
Rita Haywood Wiltz, Children's Books on Wheels
Good Morning America's Joan Lunden to be the event's keynote speaker.
An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, television host, and motivational speaker, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 40 years. For nearly two decades, Lunden greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America making her the longest running female host ever on early morning television.
Lunden continues to be one of America’s most recognized and trusted journalists which has made her a sought-after speaker for events across the country. As an ardent health & senior advocate, Lunden has testified before the Food and Drug Administration advocating mandatory mammogram reporting and the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee advocating for the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Lunden is the host of the PBS television series, Second Opinion with Joan Lunden and the Washington Post Podcast series, Caring for Tomorrow on the future of healthcare. Lunden is also the ambassador to the Poynter Institute’s MediaWise for Seniors program which educates individuals over 50 on media literacy - separating fact from fiction online. Recently, Lunden also served as a visiting professor at Lehigh University in their College of Health teaching Population Health and the Media.
One of the most visible women in America, Lunden has graced the covers of more than 60 magazines and book covers. Lunden’s newest book, Why Did I Come into This Room: A Candid Conversation About Aging quickly became a New York Times Best Seller.
In June of 2014, Lunden was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. An eternal optimist, she turned her diagnosis and subsequent cancer treatment into an opportunity to become an advocate to help others. Lunden shared her battle against breast cancer in her book Had I Known.
Lunden continues to interact with American’s daily on her website, Joanlunden.com as well as her social media platforms. Lunden has served as national spokesperson for various organizations such as the American Heart Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, American Lung Association, American Red Cross, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Colon Cancer Alliance.
Joan Lunden truly exemplifies today’s modern working woman.
Joan Lunden’s books include: Why Did I Come into This Room: A Candid Conversation About Aging; Had I Known; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregiving; Growing Up Healthy: Protecting Your Child From Diseases Now Through Adulthood; Wake-Up Calls; A Bend in the Road is Not the End of the Road; Joan Lunden’s Healthy Living; Joan Lunden’s Healthy Cooking; Mother’s Minutes; Your Newborn Baby; and Good Morning, I’m Joan Lunden.
ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon 2024
Date and Time
Friday Jul 19, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT
Location
Margaritaville Lake Conroe
600 Margaritaville Pkwy.
Montgomery, TX 77356
White business casual attire is encouraged.
Fees/Admission
The ATHENA Leadership Award is presented to a local woman who has achieved the highest level of professional excellence, contributes time and energy to improve the quality of life for others, and actively assists women/girls in realizing their full potential. Award recipients have included leaders in education, business executives, non-profit founders, and more.
Nominations are sent to ATHENA International, the award presenter, who selects finalists and the recipient. The luncheon on July 19 is held to recognize nominees, honor finalists, and celebrate the award recipient. Finalists will be announced in July, and the award recipient will be revealed at the luncheon. Previous ATHENA Leadership Award recipients include...
2023: Judge Kathleen Hamilton
2022: Natalie Saikowski Goertz
2021: Carol Gooch
2020: Dr. Dana Hoyt
2019: Dr. Marlen Tejeda
2018: Danielle Scheiner
Find out what's in store by viewing the 2023 Highlight Video.
2024 Nominees:
Angela Altamirano, DEK Studio/The Architecture Lobby
Sonya Brazeal, Amazing Window Cleaners
Dianna Carroll, Sacred Heart Catholic School - Conroe
Monica Conchola, Johnson Development
Stephanne Davenport, MHW Commercial Real Estate
Shawn Davis, City of Conroe Transportation Department
Rose Virginia Debond, A Caring Touch Home Health & Hospice
Nicole Robinson Gauthier, Lone Star College Foundation
Lyn Hawthorne-Howard, Community Supporter
Heather Lease, Love Heals Youth
Jo Ann Linzer, Linzer and Gaines Attorneys at Law
Courtney Lum, Fairway Independent Mortgage Company
Kristine Marlow, Montgomery County Food Bank
Sheri McBride, Generations Concierge/MCABW
Krista McDaniel, Kreative Media
Catherine Miller, Child Advocates of Montgomery County, Inc.
Jennifer Millington, Primrose School of Conroe
Kim Phillips, The Howard Hughes Corporation
Dr. Paula Ryan, Texas Oncology
Serena Schneider, Restoration Church
Athena Silver, Primohoagies
Marliese Stripling, Love Heals Youth
Renitta Thomas, Sylvan Learning Center
Rita Haywood Wiltz, Children's Books on Wheels
Good Morning America's Joan Lunden to be the event's keynote speaker.
An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, television host, and motivational speaker, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 40 years. For nearly two decades, Lunden greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America making her the longest running female host ever on early morning television.
Lunden continues to be one of America’s most recognized and trusted journalists which has made her a sought-after speaker for events across the country. As an ardent health & senior advocate, Lunden has testified before the Food and Drug Administration advocating mandatory mammogram reporting and the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee advocating for the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Lunden is the host of the PBS television series, Second Opinion with Joan Lunden and the Washington Post Podcast series, Caring for Tomorrow on the future of healthcare. Lunden is also the ambassador to the Poynter Institute’s MediaWise for Seniors program which educates individuals over 50 on media literacy - separating fact from fiction online. Recently, Lunden also served as a visiting professor at Lehigh University in their College of Health teaching Population Health and the Media.
One of the most visible women in America, Lunden has graced the covers of more than 60 magazines and book covers. Lunden’s newest book, Why Did I Come into This Room: A Candid Conversation About Aging quickly became a New York Times Best Seller.
In June of 2014, Lunden was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. An eternal optimist, she turned her diagnosis and subsequent cancer treatment into an opportunity to become an advocate to help others. Lunden shared her battle against breast cancer in her book Had I Known.
Lunden continues to interact with American’s daily on her website, Joanlunden.com as well as her social media platforms. Lunden has served as national spokesperson for various organizations such as the American Heart Association, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, American Lung Association, American Red Cross, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Colon Cancer Alliance.
Joan Lunden truly exemplifies today’s modern working woman.
Joan Lunden’s books include: Why Did I Come into This Room: A Candid Conversation About Aging; Had I Known; Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregiving; Growing Up Healthy: Protecting Your Child From Diseases Now Through Adulthood; Wake-Up Calls; A Bend in the Road is Not the End of the Road; Joan Lunden’s Healthy Living; Joan Lunden’s Healthy Cooking; Mother’s Minutes; Your Newborn Baby; and Good Morning, I’m Joan Lunden.
ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon 2024
Date and Time
Friday Jul 19, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT
Location
Margaritaville Lake Conroe
600 Margaritaville Pkwy.
Montgomery, TX 77356
White business casual attire is encouraged.