WE Celebrate

The WE Celebrate Awards honor the acheivements of business women in Cincinnati USA. Past recipients are listed here.

2012 Winners

Businesses WE Watch
Beyond Being Coaching & Consulting
ConquerHER and Beauty & Brainz
Details2Decor
HealthWorks
IOS Consultants, LLC
LISC Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky
Project Blue Collar, LLC
Sprout Insight, LLC

Best New Product or Service of the Year
WinnerSoMoLend (Candace Klein)

Community Impact: Business of the Year
Winner:Intinzic, Inc. (Wendy Vonderhaar)

Woman-owned Business of the Year
Winner: Stand Energy Corporation (Judith A. Phillips)

BusinessMentor of the Year
Winner: Diane Altmix, Accenture

Woman of the Year - Nonprofit
Winner: Kathryn E. Merchant, The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Woman of the Year - Entrepreneur
Winner: Jan Rogers, Time Timer

Woman of the Year – Corporate
Winner: Julia Poston, Ernst & Young

2011

Businesses WE Watch
Amy E. Fox: Accelerated Business Results
Jeannette A. Jones: The Asset Advisory Group
Ixi  Chen: concert:nova
Kristie Sheanshang: Flair Style LLC
Erin Hamilton: Girls on the Run of Greater Cincinnati
Sarah Brown: ProjectConnect
Nikki J. Means: Project Socialize, LLC
Peggy Shannon: Queen City Cookies
Sherri Richardson, CPA: Richardson& Associates, LLC 

Marketing to Women:  Best Campaign of the Year
Winner: Full-Term Pregnancy Campaign, Healthy Advice® OB/GYN Waiting Room Program, Healthy Advice Networks
Runner Up: Go Red For Women Girl Scout Patch, The Christ Hospital

Best New Product or Service of the Year
Winner:  Maria Walley, Daelia's Food Company, Ltd.
Runner Up:  Toni Winston, Tiburon Energy & Construction 

Community Impact: Business of the Year
Winner:Sara Specter, Moxie Marketing, LLC
Runner Up: Allison Stevens, PowerNet Global

Woman-owned Business of the Year
Winner: Erin Arnold, NextStep Networking
Runner Up: Denise Bartick, MAX Technical Training

Mentor of the Year
Winner: Assistant Chief Cindy M. Combs, Cincinnati Police Department
Runner Up: Carl Satterwhite, RCF

Woman of the Year - Nonprofit
Winner: Liz Carter, St. Vincent de Paul-Cincinnati
Runner Up: Sara Peller, American Red Cross, Greater Cincinnati-Dayton Region

Woman of the Year - Entrepreneur
Winner: Patti Massey, MYCA Group
Runner Up: Amy J. Katz, Ph.D., Baker& Daboll, LLC 

Woman of the Year – Corporate
Winner: Julie S. Janson, Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky
Runner Up: Lisa Knutson, The E. W. Scripps Company 

2010

Marketing to Women: Best Campaign of the Year
Winner: Giving Hope a Hand - The Kroger Co.
Runner Up: Inspired by Anne - Landor Associates
Finalists: Birds Eye Steamfresh - Northlich;  Women Investing in the Next Generation (WINGs) - United Way of Greater Cincinnati

Best New Product or Service of the Year
Winner: Lyn Marsteller - Steller Accessories LLC, dba Purse Perfector
Runner Up: Donna Browning - Sweaty Bands
Finalists: Eisha Armstrong - Mom Corps Cincinnati;  Mary N. Chaney - MBS Information Security Consulting LLC

Community Impact: Business of the Year
Winner: Elyse Camulli Jarard - Venus Fitness for Her
Runner Up: Julia Poston - Ernst & Young LLP
Finalists: Beth Robeson - Robeson Marketing & Design LLC;  Barbara Walker-Johnson - Focus Solutions Inc.

Woman-owned Business of the Year
Winner: Carla Eng - Abstract Displays, Inc.
Runner Up: Tillie Hidalgo Lima - Best Upon Request Corporate, Inc.
Finalists: Denise Bartick - MAX Technical Training;  Kristin McLane - CIMx Software

Business Mentor of the Year
Winner: Melvin J. Gravely, II - Institute for Entrepreneurial Thinking, Ltd.
Runner Up: Helen Carroll - Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America
Finalists: Linda C. Miller - The Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health Partners;  Alice Wanninger -  Mercy Hospital Mt. Airy

Woman of the Year – Nonprofit
Winner: Lisa J. FitzGibbon - Easter Seals Work Resource Center
Runner Up: Judith A. Wimberg - St. Ursula Academy
Finalists: Diane Jordan-Grizzard - Beech Acres Parenting Center;  Patricia O'Connor, Ph.D. - The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati

Woman of the Year – Entrepreneur
Winner: Mary A. Miller - JANCOA Janitorial Services Inc.
Runner Up: Dr. Cathy Rosenbaum - Rx Integrative Solutions, Inc.
Finalists: Elizabeth Edwards - Metro Innovation, Robin Throckmorton - strategic HR, Inc.

Woman of the Year – Corporate
Winner: Karen Maier - Frisch's Restaurants Inc.
Runner Up: Susan Croushore - The Christ Hospital
Finalists: Liz Grubow - LPK, Maria P. Ortega - Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

2009

Women-owned Business of the Year
Winner: Robin Wood Flowers - Robin Wood, owner
Runner Up: Abstract Displays Inc. - Carla Eng, president and CEO, owner
Finalists: Powers Agency - Lori Powers Graf, Focus Solutions Inc. - Zola Stewart & Barbara Walker Johnson

Best New Product or Service of the Year
Winner: Kolar Design - Kelly Kolar, president
Runner Up: Kimbers LLC - Kimberly Taylor, president and CEO
Finalists: i-do Boutique - Brigid Horne-Nestor, Myca Multimedia & Training Solutions - Patty Massey

Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner: Patty Brisben - Pure Romance
Runner Up: Peg Stookey - Legacy Connection, LLC
Finalists: Anne Chambers - Red212, Mary Ivers - 4th Street Boutique

Business Mentor of the Year
Winner: Icy Williams - National Sustainability Coalition
Runner Up: Debbie Simpson - Multi-Craft
Finalists: Monica Donath Kohnen - Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP, Karen Forgus, Cincinnati Reds

Marketing to Women: Best Campaign of the Year
Winner: Pink Ribbon Empowerment Program - Cris Collinsworth ProScan Fund
Runner Up: Amy Scalia - Cincy Chic
Finalists: Patti Marshall - Bonneville Radio (WKRQ-Q102), Donna Eby and Lisa Sanger - Sanger & Eby

Social Media Innovator of the Year
Winner: Moira Weir - Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services
Runner Up: Alicia L. Stevens - United Way of Greater Cincinnati
Finalists: Kendra Ramirez - Sales Konnect, Jackie Reau - Game Day Communications

Woman of the Year - Corporate
Winner: Charlotte R. Otto - The Procter & Gamble Company
Runner Up: Karen Bowman - Convergys Corporation
Finalists: Delores Hargrove-Young - XLC Services, LLC, Karen F. Maier - Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.

Woman of the Year - Entrepreneur
Winner: Kelly Mahan - Mahan Advertising, Inc.
Runner Up: Erin Schreyer - Sagestone Partners, LLC
Finalists: Linda Horn, MCEP, RFC, CSA - Capital Concepts, Karen Tate - The Griffin Tate Group, Inc.

Woman of the Year - Nonprofit
Winner: Mary Carol Melton - Cincinnati Union Bethel
Runner Up: Dr. Robin White - Great Oaks Career Campuses
Finalists: Lisa J. FitzGibbon - Easter Seals Work Resource Center, D. Lynn Meyers - Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati

2008

Women-Owned Business of the Year (26 or more employees)
Winner: Mesa Industries (Terry Segerberg, CEO)
Runner Up: The BonBonerie (Sharon Butler & Mary Pat Pace, Co-owners)
Finalist: Innovative Mattress Solutions (Kim Brown Knopf, President)

Women-Owned Business of the Year (25 or fewer employees)
Winner: Willow Creative Group (Deborah Dent, President)
Runner Up: Strategic HR, Inc. (Robin Throckmorton, President)
Finalists: MAX Technical Training (Denise Bartick, President); MYCA Multimedia & Training Solutions (Patricia Massey, President)

Woman of the Year - Corporate
Winner: Kay Geiger, President for Ohio & Northern Kentucky, PNC Bank
Runner Up: Kelley Downing, CEO, Bartlett & Co.
Finalists: Laura Brunner, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Al. Neyer Inc.; Judi Craig, Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff Americas

Woman of the Year - Entrepreneur
Winner: Valerie Newell, Managing Director, RiverPoint Capital Management
Runner Up: Suzanne LaChapelle, President, Suzanne LaChapelle Design
Finalists: Kym Nelson, President & CEO, The KLEW Co.; Christine Schoonover, Director of Business Development, Huff Realty

Woman of the Year - Nonprofit
Winner: Sue Radabaugh, Executive Director, Stepping Stones Center
Runner Up: Victoria Morgan, Artistic Director & CEO, Cincinnati Ballet
Finalists: Barbara Perez, President & CEO, Arthritis Foundation, Ohio River Valley; Gwen Robinson, President & CEO, Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency

Best New Product or Service of the Year
Winner: Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice (Susan D. Stewart, Owner)
Runner Up: Game Day Communications (Betsy Ross, President & CEO; Jackie Reau, COO)
Finalists: Cooking with Caitlin (Molly Sandquist, Caitlin Steininger & Kelly Trush, Partners); The Voice of Your Customer (Crystal Kendrick, President)

Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Winner: Penny Friedman, Vice President & COO, InterAct for Change
Runner Up: Zola Stewart, President & CEO, Focus Solutions Inc.
Finalists Peggy Stookey, CEO, Legacy Connection LLC & CEO-ACT; Tamara Sullivan, President, Sullivan Communications

Business Mentor of the Year
Winner: Patricia Mann Smitson, Partner-in-Charge, Thompson Hine LLP
Runner UpElizabeth Rader, Director, Deloitte
Finalists: Monica Donath Kohnen, Partner, Graydon Head & Ritchey; Kelly Palmer, Owner, Moondance Group

2007

Women-Owned Business of the Year (26 or more employees)
Winner: Pure Romance, Patty Brisben
Runner-Up: Best Upon Request, Tillie Hildalgo-Lima
Finalists:Intrinzic Marketing + Design Inc., Wendy Vonderhaar; Multi-Craft, Debbie Simpson

Women-Owned Business of the Year (25 or fewer employees)
Winner: Contract Interiors, Deni Tato
Runner-Up: Blackwell Consulting Services of Ohio, LLC, Annette Tarver
Finalists:Abstract Displays, Carla Eng; Sanger & Eby, Lisa Sanger & Donna Eby

Women of the Year - Corporate
Winner: Karen Bankston, Drake Center/Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
Runner-Up: Ann Crable - Cincinnati Bell
Finalists: Kay Geiger, LaSalle Bank N.A.; Wendy Vonderhaar, Intrinzic Marketing + Design Inc.

Women of the Year - Entrepreneur
Winner: Sandra Roberts, International Language Plus
Runner-Up: Celine Piri, Taricel Management Staffing
Finalists: Suzanne LaChapelle, Suzanne LaChapelle Design; Katrina Mincy, Aunt Flora's

Women of the Year - Nonprofit
Winner: Charlene Ventura, YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
Runner-Up: Susan Howarth, CET
Finalists: Marilyn Shazor, METRO; Sandy Walker, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati

Best New Product or Service of the Year
Winner: Cincy Chic, Amy Storer
Runner-Up: Mackey Advisors, Mackey McNeill
Finalists: Herbs and Spice & Everything Nice, Susan D. Stewart; Life Management Strategies, Jenifer Fox-Gerrits

Business Mentor of the Year
Winner: Eva Ambrose, ESJ Freight Management
Runner-Up: Mary Beth Price, Empower MediaMarketing
Finalists: Julia Poston, Ernst & Young; Joanne M. Schreiner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 

2006

Women-Owned Business Of The Year (26 or more employees)
Winner: Intrinzic Marketing and Design - Wendy Vonderhaar
Runner-Up: Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products - Eileen Berke

Women-Owned Business Of The Year (25 or fewer employees)
Winner: The Wolfe Practice Attorneys - Jennifer Wolfe
Runner-Up: Blackwell Consulting Services of OH, LLC - Annette Smith Tarver

Woman Of The Year - Corporate
Winner: Denise Kuprionis, The E.W.Scripps Company

Woman Of The Year - Non Profit
Winner: Pamela Mullins, Cincinnati Public Schools

Woman Of The Year - Entrepreneur
Winner: Debbie Simpson, Multi-Craft Litho

Best New Product or Service of the Year
Winner: Bright Future Foods/Ma-Me! - Anne Chambers 

Social Entrepreneur Of The Year
Winner: Technology Recycling Group - Elli Workum

Business Mentor Of The Year
Winner: Jacqueline M. Mack - Provident Travel