7th Annual ATHENA® International Awards Dr. Mary Ann K. Allison Takes Top Honors

On November 12, 2010, Las Vegas, NV. The Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Nevada produced their 7^th Annual Athena Awards held on Friday, November 12, 2010, at Mandarin Oriental at CityCenter. Master of Ceremonies for the fourth year was John Huck, News Anchor with FOX5 News and special guest Mrs. Nevada, and Dr. Susie Monahan. Special speakers were past Athena Award Recipients: Punam Mathur, NV Energy (2004), Debra Nelson, MGM Resorts International (2009), Jammie Hsu (2007), and Marissa Hawkins (2009). This year the ATHENA International Awards opened with sixteen year old professional singer Malia Civetz and background music by Gail Sande of Audio Energy DJ.

2010 ATHENA Awards, top Leadership Honors went to Dr. Mary Ann K. Allison, Medical Oncologist of Comprehensive Cancer Center of Nevada and top Young Professional leadership honors went to Jennifer Simich, Director of Government Affairs & Community Outreach for Republic Services. Each woman received a Congressional Recognition from U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Nevada’s First Congressional District.

The First Business and Organizational Awards went to, Business: Global Flowers 2 U, Judy Griffin, President, and Organizational: Acelero Learning (Clark County Head Start), Executive Director, Laura A. Harrison

Leadership nominees that walked away with Awards,  Four ATHENA Leadership final nominees: Annette Bubak, Co-Founder/Dir of Mktg. & Business Development of Distinct ENERGY Performance, Carole Fisher, President and CEO of Nathan Adelson Hospice, Hannah Brown, President of National Coalition of 100 Black Women-LV, Kimberly Miles-Gyuran, President of The Payroll Company

Young Professionals that walked away with awards, Four Young Professional Leadership final Nominees:  Alyson Bettelman, Project Manager for Applied Analysis, Karie Hall, Vice President of Hotel Operations for Flamingo Las Vegas and Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall, Michele Rothstein, President of Balloons With A Twist, and Tivona Betz, Director of marketing with Radiant Smiles.

Sponsors for this years ATHENA International Awards are: Platinum Sponsor, American Family Insurance, Leadership Award Sponsor, MGM Resorts International, Business Award Sponsor, Answer Plus, Inc., Table Sponsor, Wells Fargo Bank.

The Women’s Chamber will be inducting all the 2010 ATHENA International recipients and final nominees into the 2011 Women’s Hall of Fame to be held on March 18, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas.