Annual Gala & Awards Celebration 2023

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023

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Keynote Speaker: Katrina Adams, Former Chair and President, United States Tennis Association

Honorary Chair: The Honorable Susan Bysiewicz, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

IMPACT AWARD RECIPIENTS

Leander Dolphin

Managing Partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Jeffrey Flaks

President and CEO, Hartford HealthCare

PATRICIA BILLIE MILLER AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE

Joanne Brunn, Ph.D.

CEO, Xlerant

Women Rising Awardees

The Women Rising Award is presented annually to Women’s Business Development Council clients who show a strong commitment to WBDC and demonstrate success in their business and tenacity in pursuing their goals.

LIZ CEPPOS, Owner
Cross Culture Kombucha
Danbury

MELISSA-SUE JOHN, Owner
Lauren Simone Publishing
East Hartford

EMMANUELLA LAUTURE, Owner
Ma Maison Childcare, LLC
Stamford

NEISA MEDINA-NUNEZ, Owner
The Learning Barn Childcare Center & Preschool
Naugatuck

SHELLENA PITTERSON, Owner
Orchid Maids Cleaning Service
Norwich

KRISTIN VECE, Owner
Elevate Healing Arts
Cromwell

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