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Governor, US Airways Recognize the Charlotte USAA 20, Dynamic Regional Women
Women in the Charlotte region—and the state—definitely have had a higher profile over the last several years. And on Thursday, Governer Bev Perdue and US Airways will recognize 20 of these dynamic women.
On Dec. 1 at a 5:30 p.m., in a reception at the uptown Mint Museum, the governor and Ambassador Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, CEO and owner of Pace Communications, will honor the “Charlotte USA 20” who appear in the December issue of US Airways Magazine that’s already on US Airways flights throughout the world.
“‘The Charlotte USA 20: Celebrating Dynamic Women’ is an opportunity for US Airways and Pace Communications to acknowledge women’s contributions to this world-class community,” McElveen-Hunter said.
Members of the 16-county Charlotte region nominated nearly 100 women who have shaped the region. The feature, “The Charlotte USA 20: Celebrating Dynamic Women,” is the first in what the magazine plans as a series that focuses on women across the country in cities to which US Airways flies. A committee representing the diversity of the region chose the 21 featured women (there was a tie) who:
• Are clearly leaders in her field
• Have made recognizable impact toward improving the lives of others in the greater Charlotte region
• Have fostered growth and advancement in their communities
The special 24-page section in December’s US Airways Magazine will reach 5.6 million passengers. The 21 women being honored are:
Jennifer Appleby, Wray Ward, President & Chief Creative Officer
Molly Barker, Girls on the Run of Charlotte, Founder
Marjorie Benbow, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Executive Director
Cathy Bessant, Bank of America, President of Global Technology & Operations
Roberta Bowman, Duke Energy, Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Susan DeVore, Premier Healthcare Alliance, President & CEO
Suzanne Fetscher, McColl Center for Visual Arts, President & CEO
Nini Bautista Garcia, Women’s Inter-Cultural Exchange, President & CEO
Hilda Gurdian, La Noticia, Editor
Carol Hardison, Crisis Assistance Ministry, Executive Director
Elaine Lyerly, Lyerly Agency, President
Cynthia Marshall, AT&T North Carolina, President
Jane McIntyre, United Way, CEO
Sally Dalton, Robinson, Humanitarian
Pat Rodgers, Rodgers Builders, President & CEO
Judy Rose, UNC Charlotte Athletics, Director of Athletics
Judith Schindler, Temple Beth El, Rabbi
Laura Schulte, Eastern Community Bank/Wells Fargo
Carol Hevey, Time Warner Cable, EVP, East Region
Joan Zimmerman, Southern Shows, CEO
Emily Zimmern, Levine Museum of the New South, President
Pace is in the process of selecting additional cities around the United States to showcase the outstanding contributions of women leaders through success stories such as the Charlotte USA 20 and the impact that such women leaders have had in fostering growth, making an impact on other’s lives and advancing their local communities.