Women of Distinction - 2008 Nominees

Congratulations to all nominees for the 25th Anniversary YWCA Vancouver Women of Distinction Awards. Recipients will be announced the evening of Monday, May 26th.

Arts, Culture & Design (Sponsored by TD Waterhouse)
Jane Durante
Charlotte Grundig
Eileen Hoeter
Glynis Leyshon
Biliana Velkova
Elizabeth Wolak

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Business & the Professions
Pat Jacobsen
Shelley O'Callaghan
Nirmala Raniga
Anne Stewart
Lorinda Strang
Naomi Yamamoto

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Community Building (Sponsored by Industrial Alliance Pacific)
Susan Burgess
Christy Clark
Karin Cleven
Joanne Curry
Elyn Dobbs & Linda McLean
Patricia Hogan
Sarah McNeill
Patrice Pratt
Sheryl Williamson-Harms

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Education, Training & Development (Sponsored by Vancouver Fraser Port Authority)
Yvonne Brown
Judith Dallas
Fiona Lee
Thekla Lit
Sheila Rooney
Sue Singer
Joanne Stone-Campbell

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Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Sponsored by KPMG LLP)
Gerry Clayford-Beckie & Janie Robinson
Leilani Kopp

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Health & Active Living (Sponsored by Teck Cominco Ltd.)
Kim Calsaferri
Mary Connolly
Diane Finegood
Jo-Ann Ford
Elizabeth Gigante Ulrich
Susan Harris

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Non-Profit & Public Service (Sponsored by BC Housing)
Susan Keeping
Caroline MacGillivray
Miriam Palacios
Harjoti Shergill
Bobbe Wood

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Technology, Science & Industry (Sponsored by Goldcorp Inc.)
Nelly Auersperg
Leslie Johnstone & Shar Levine
Pauline Moller
Ljiljana Trajkovic
Rabab Ward

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Young Woman of Distinction
Kristal Barrett
Logan Bristow
Amanda Reaume

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YWCA Innovative Workplace
Coast Mountain Bus Company
Simon Fraser University

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