MIAMI – The long awaited list of nominees for the Quiet Storm Awards at the 5th Annual Women’s Power Caucus (WPC) hosted by IN FOCUS Magazine is in!
The Annual Women’s Power Caucus will be held on August 24 and 25 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Resort and will feature numerouse events ranging from an Executive Fashion showcase to workshops and the Achiever’s awards.
The nominees will all be recognized during the WPC and 11 of these well deserving women will be awarded the notable Quiet Storm Award, in addition to the exclusive Living Legend Award presented to a community pioneer. We are celebrating and congratulating these women on their successes and thanking them for their contributions to our community, said Woodie Lesesne, President of IN FOCUS Magazine and Host of the WPC.
The nominees are all extremely gifted and noteworthy people, it is rather difficult to narrow them down. The most rewarding feeling comes from being recognized for contributions and long investments to your community and in your career.
IN FOCUS Magazine presents the Quiet Storm Awards in 11 different categories to South Florida’s top women,in the following categories: Legal, Education, Healthcare, Business, Chambers, Government, Media, Technology, Entertainment, Not for Profit, Finance, and Arts & Culture.
These women are all champions! And who are these peoples champs? Cheryl Reese, Tanya Ragbeer, Marie Gill, Michelle A Delancy, Ghenete Wright Muir, June Minto, Barbara Romani, Marta De Armas, Indra Ables, Liane Acebo, Kim Griffin Hunter, Adrienne Archt, , Melissa Gracey Jackie Zelman, Maria Alonso, Ruth Pacheco, Syndia Nazario-Cardonas, Dr. Barbara Edwards, Jade Chen, Dr. Earline Smiley, Nesta R Hyatt, Dr Rose Thevenin, Tracey Wilson Mourning, Elaine Black, Carla Penn, Juliet Venzara, Adriana Dutra ,Susan Shein, Elizabeth Wentworth, Shamele Jenkins, Pastor Jimmye Finch-Larkin, Lillian Tamayo, Alison Austin, Sandra Turnquist, Mayor Shirley Gibson, Commissioner Sue Gunzburger, Commissioner Islene Wasserman Rubin, Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, Commissioner Michelle Spence Jones, Commissioner Barbara Jordan, Ileana Roth Leitham. State Rep Priscilla Taylor, Liliam Lopez, Monica Puig, Stella Tokar, Betty Silva, Yvonne Boice, Rhonda Wimberly, Rosa Berrocal, Burnadette Norris-Weeks Esq., Edeline Beauvais Clermont, and Valerie Riles-Robinson.
The women were nominated by there friends, family, and co-workers, in whose lives they made a difference. Not to mention that these women surpass expectations, overcome barriers, and all with dignity, grace, and class.
The Quiet Storm Awards are for those who make powerful impacts without making a noise. These nominees are satisfied without the recognition, but with their ability to change their own circumstances and the circumstances of others. All of these women have made a tremendous difference in the community, in business, in the law, in our region! Let’s congratulate them in style and with class as they deserve!
