Twenty-two area business owners and executives have been named “Influential Women in Business” for 2007 by The Business Ledger.
It is the 10th “class” of women to be recognized by the newspaper and its partner in the event, the National Association of Women Business Owners, Chicago Area Chapter, since the program’s inception in 1998.
The honorees will be feted at an awards luncheon on Oct. 24 at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn, with Comcast news anchor and producer Lisa Aprati acting as emcee.
The 22 recipients of the 2007 Influential Women in Business Awards are:
•Linda Alperin, Comcast, Schaumburg
•Vickie Austin, CHOICES Worldwide, Wheaton
•Sandy Benson, Edward Hospital & Health Services, Naperville
•Laura Bokar, Fox Valley Institute for Growth & Wellness, Naperville
•Fran Bolson, Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau, Schaumburg
•Natasha Bonomo, Northern Trust Co., Naperville
•Hilary Burkinshaw, The Center Point for Entrepreneurs, Governors State University, University Park
•Jerilyn Church, CM Services Inc., The Association Partnership Company, Glen Ellyn
•Stephanie Clemens, Academy of Movement and Music, Oak Park
•Kathy Dederich, Badger Press, Libertyville
•Susie Duboe Bryant, Hinsdale Furriers, Hinsdale
•Sandra L. Gill, Benedictine University, Lisle
•Gwen S. Henry, Dugan & Lopatka CPAs, PC, Wheaton
•Lisa Johnson, Gourmet Kitchens, Inc., Chicago
•Barbara Klein, CDW Corporation, Vernon Hills
•Tracy Mulqueen, Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce, Oak Brook
•Annmarie Siwik, DiGiovine, Hnilo, Jordan & Johnson, Ltd., Naperville
•Holly Smith-Katko, U-Connect, Inc., Lisle
•Michelle Thorsell, SMT Architects, P.C., Glen Ellyn
•Tina Tromiczak, Berlin Industries, Inc., Carol Stream
•Sandra Westlund-Deenihan, Quality Float Works, Inc., Schaumburg
•Sylvia S. Wetzel, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp., St. Charles
Sponsors for the event are AT&T, B. Gunther & Company, Inc., CNA, Comcast and Itasca Bank & Trust Co.
Tickets are available for the luncheon at $60 each or $550 for a table of 10. The event begins with registration and networking at 11:15 a.m., followed by the lunch at 11:45 a.m. and awards presentations from 12:30-2 p.m.
For more information or to register for the luncheon, call the NAWBO Chicago chapter at 312-609-1300 or visit its Web site (www.nawbochicago.org).