The National Association of Women Business Owners – Delaware Chapter installs new Board of Directors and Presents Awards at the Annual Dinner

 Wilmington, DE (May 19, 2010) – The Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) announces its new board of directors for 2010-2011 on May 20 at the Annual Dinner at  the Bella Vita, Cavalier Country Club.  The new Officers and Directors include President, Richelle Rodgers; RJR Business Services, LLC;  Treasurer/Secretary, Mary Anne Murray, Griswold Special Care; Immediate Past President, Karen L. Miller, Advocates & Alliances, LLC; Director of Membership Development, Kyna Baker, 5-Star Virtual Services; Director of Programming, Diane Ferry, Star Med LLC; Program Co-Chair, Karen Burton, City of Wilmington Office of Economic Development. Director of Marketing and Public Relations,Sandy Scott,Scott Design; and Director of Public Policy, Cathy Imburgia, Creative Communications.

NAWBO Delaware also honors the Business Owner of the Year as well as several extraordinary members and corporate partners for their accomplishments and contributions to the development and growth of women business owners. 

The Honorees include:

Business Owner of the Year, Sally Oberle, Blue Hen Promotions, a woman owned Specialty Advertising Firm;

NAWBO Member of the Year, Kyna Baker, Five Star Virtual Services, an Administrative Services Company;

Bridge Builder of the Year, Representative Bryon Short, Delaware House of Representatives;

Pioneer of the Year, Kenneth Anderson, Delaware Economic Development Office;

Corporate Partners of the Year: Charles Gillean, AstraZeneca; Regina-Jean Baptiste, University of Delaware, Division of Professional and Continuing Studies; and Mayor James Baker, City of Wilmington; and

Media Partner of the Year, Pamela Rizzo and Heather Shafer,County Women’s Journal.

Please join us in saluting these extraordinary individuals and partners.

Founded in 1975, NAWBO’s mission is to strengthen the wealth-creating capacity of its members and promote economic development; to create innovative and effective change in the business culture; to build strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations; and to transform public policy and influence opinion makers.