Please join MRCC and our long time Diamond Sponsor, BMW of Freehold in celebrating our 33rd year of hosting this award.


ATHENA Leadership Award Nominees give back to our community in profoundly meaningful ways and make it a better place to live, work and lead.

 Our 2018 ATHENA Leadership Award Nominees
Anna Diaz White...............180 Turning Lives Around
Sue Fitzpatrick.................Fitzpatrick Printing
Eileen Higgins..............Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore
Edith Legg................Investors Bank
Dr. Denise Johnson Miller..............Hackensack Meridian
Constance Pizarro..........Oasis Senior Advisors
Jennifer Schulman..........Fortune Web Marketing
Lara Schwager...........PIRHL, LLC
Judith Zoppi............RWJ Barnabas Health

Our 2018 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award Nominees
Danielle Bagdzinski............Cowan, Gunteski & Co., P.A.
Kayla Giovinazzo..............Eat Clean Bro
Erica Jedynak..............Americans for Prosperity
Kymberly Mate.............CSAV
Katie Pahira.............CSAV
Tracy Seiler...........All Ahead Title
Chaya Siegfried.............WithumSmith+Brown

2018 Honorary Chair:

The International ATHENA® Award Program celebrates women as valued members and leaders of the community and recognizes those who support them. It honors individuals who strive toward the highest levels of professional accomplishment...women and men who excel in their chosen field, have devoted time and energy to their community in a meaningful way, and who also open paths so that others may follow.

The ATHENA Leadership Award celebrates exemplary leadership and is reflective of a quote by Plato: What is honored in a country will be cultivated there.  Over 6000 recipients have been honored with the ATHENA Leadership Award since the program?s inception in 1982.

Presented to leaders across professional sectors, the ATHENA Leadership Award's rich history, international scope and focus on mentorship distinguish it as one of the most prestigious leadership awards one can receive.