2005 BRAVO! Awards Recognize Outstanding Women Business Owners and Leaders; Awards Salute San Diego's Finest Women Entrepreneurs.SAN DIEGO -- The National Association of Women Business Owners The National Association of Women's Business Owners (NAWBO) is an organization in the United States founded in 1975 that has the purpose of networking the approximately 10. (NAWBO NAWBO National Association of Woman Business Owners ), San Diego Chapter, celebrated the 2005 BRAVO! Awards saluting outstanding women business owners Many online and offline organizations have been created to collect information about businesses around the world owned and operated by women. Many other organizations have been created to assist the women that own and operate those businesses. March 16 at the Joan B. Kroc Joan Beverly Kroc (born Mansfield) (August 27, 1928–October 12, 2003) was the third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc and a philanthropist. Biography Kroc was born 1928 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Institute for Peace and Justice Center at the University of San Diego. The BRAVO! Awards celebrated the achievements of San Diego women who have excelled as business owners, leaders, and role models in the community. The event was emceed by Charlotte Starck of KUSI News and featured keynote speaker Barbara Bry, founding CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Editor-in-Chief of Voice of San Diego voiceofsandiego.org is a nonprofit, independent online newspaper focused on issues impacting the San Diego region. The newspaper's mission is to consistently deliver ground-breaking investigative journalism for the San Diego region, to increase civic participation by , providing an inspiring personal story and imparting lessons she's learned to other women business owners. Top honors including Woman Business Owner of the Year, NAWBO Supporter of the Year, and NAWBO Advocate of the Year went to: --Debbie Mendes and Judy Bailey, Coastal Air, Inc. -- NAWBO Woman Business Owner of the Year --Liz Morrison, Lizwrites -- NAWBO Supporter of the Year --Linda Caballero-Merritt, San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce -- NAWBO Advocate of the Year Union Bank of California Union Bank of California is one of the 30 largest commercial banks in the United States. It has 327 branches, the majority of which are in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. was awarded the 2005 NAWBO Corporate Partner of the Year Award. Affiliate Organization Certificates were awarded to the following: --Faith Bautista, San Diego Advertising Specialties -- honored by the Asian Business Association of San Diego --Michelle Gray, Gray Systems -- honored by the Greater San Diego Business Development Council --Jan Loomis, RJL RJL Barndoor Skate (FAO fish species code) RJL Remus John Lupin (fictional character) Consulting -- honored by the Women's Business Center of California --Judy Lawton, TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. Staffing -- honored by the Women's Business Enterprise Council-West Corporate Certificates were awarded to the following: --Debbie Mendes and Judy Bailey, Coastal Air, Inc. -- presented by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is the largest bulk water supplier for municipal use in the world. The name is usually shortened to the "Metropolitan Water District" or simply "MWD". --Michelle Gray, Gray Systems -- presented by Progressive Funding, Inc. --Lynn Clark, Clark Helicopters -- presented by San Diego Gas & Electric --Carol Blomstrom, Lotsa Pasta -- presented by San Diego National Bank --Victoria Garcia, Marketing Impressions -- presented by TEC International --Isabelle "Izzy" Tihanyi and Caroline "Coco" Tihanyi, Surf Diva, Inc. -- presented by Union Bank of California The 2005 BRAVO! Awards were sponsored by Blue Cross of California, San Diego Business Journal, SBC, TEC International, Inc., Union Bank of California, SDG&E, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and San Diego National Bank. About National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) San Diego Chapter NAWBO is the only nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and meeting the needs of women business owners worldwide. It has 8,000 members worldwide and California NAWBO has nine chapters with over 1,000 members. Membership is open to sole proprietors, partners and corporate owners with day-to-day management responsibility. Active members who live in a chapter area automatically join both the chapter and national NAWBO. NAWBO San Diego membership benefits include monthly meetings with educational speakers and networking with peers and prospects, award celebrations, training conferences, leadership and management training, local public relations exposure and access to a state and national network of women business owners. NAWBO San Diego's corporate partners include Metropolitan Water District, Principal Financial Group, Progressive Funding, San Diego National Bank, SDG&E, and Union Bank of California. NAWBO Mission: To promote, educate and support women business owners in achieving success. For more information on NAWBO San Diego visit the Net: www.nawbo-sd.org. Note to editors: Digital photos of all award recipients are available. |
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