On October 20, 2011 the Sacramento Valley Chapter of NAWBO celebrated its 14th annual Outstanding Women Leaders(OWL) Awards Banquet at the Doubletree Sacramento. We were joined by Kitty O’Neal, KFBK radio personality  as well as Joyce Raley Teel, our Lifetime Achievement Award  honoree. Check out the 2011 OWL Awards event program for more information about this year’s event. A portion of this year’s proceeds will be donated to Opening Doors. Next year’s nominations open in June and the 15th annual event is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2011. Save the date!

This is our chapter’s signature event of the year and we would like to thank all those that supported this event which honored women business owners and women who are leaders in the business community in the Sacramento region. Thanks to all members & guests who attended this year’s awards gala.

Congratulations to all our Outstanding Women Leaders nominees and recipients! Thanks to all who submitted nominations for the awards. The National Association of Women Business Owners, Sacramento chapter, was proud to honor these accomplished leaders of the Sacramento Valley business community.

Read the detailed awards recap and announcements of award recipients.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

On behalf of all members of NAWBO-Sacramento Valley, we would like to thank all our generous sponsors that made this year’s event a success:

• Comstock’s (Media)
• SMUD (Silver)
• Kitty O’Neal and KFBK (for joining us as Mistress of Ceremonies & promoting our event On-Air)
• IKEA (for all the wonderful decorations & staging)
• Riverview Media Photography (for at-event photography)
• Sacramento Magazine   (for promotion & at-event photography)

We would also like to thank our fabulous OWL Committee who worked so hard to pull it all off:

• Rosanna Garcia, Garcia Realty (Event Chair)
• Teri Crisanty, Crisanty Designs
• Kammy Burleson, YNot Web
• Dorene Humason, The Chef in Black
• Stephanie Becker,  Katpatchieno