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WOMEN'S COMMISSION ANNOUNCES 12 HONOREES.


Byline: City News Service

The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  County Commission for Women announced Tuesday the dozen women it will honor March 8 at the 14th annual Women of the Year Awards luncheon.

The honorees are:

Irene Tovar, executive director of the Latin American Civic Association.

Yolie Flores Flores, town, Guatemala
Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the
 Aguilar, a longtime child and women's advocate who is the senior program manager at the National Economic Development & Law Center.

Judge Irma J. Brown, who was the first woman appointed to the Municipal Court bench in the Compton Judicial District.

Carol Rowen row·en  
n. New England
A second crop, as of hay, in a season.



[Middle English rowein, from Anglo-Norman rewain, variant of Old French regain : re-, re- +
, a pension consultant and partner in a seminar production company called Tesserae Group.

Charlotte Lesser, who has organized programs in the South Bay to promote awareness about smoking, ovarian cancer ovarian cancer

Malignant tumour of the ovaries. Risk factors include early age of first menstruation (before age 12), late onset of menopause (after age 52), absence of pregnancy, presence of specific genetic mutations, use of fertility drugs, and personal history of breast
, maternity services and care for children and families who are uninsured.

Meredith Blake, a lawyer who works on domestic violence, teen dating violence Dating Violence is defined as the perpetration or threat of an act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other member within the context of dating or courtship.  and family law cases.

Maria Contreras-Sweet, president of Contreras Sweet Communications, a Los Angeles-based marketing, research and consulting firm.

Toni Martinez-Burgoyne, a former director of public affairs for ARCO.

Vera Louise Ricketts, who assisted in the development of a shelter for battered women and children.

Wendi Jo Spencer, an Emmy Award-winning actress and breast cancer survivor.

Andrea Van de Kamp, chairwoman of the Board of Governors for the county's Music Center.

Margaret Lynn Yonekura, medical director of perinatal services at California Hospital Medical Center California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) is a hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. Services
The emergency department at CHMC is certified as a level II trauma center for adults[1].
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jan 6, 1999
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