Positively Powerful Woman Awards

Six Valley Women Recognized as 'Positively Powerful'

Six Valley women were recognized as “Positively Powerful” at a June 20 luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Phoenix. The awards were part of a day-long event that combined the luncheon awards presentation with an afternoon of transformational leadership, personal and professional development. The awards were founded by Dr. Joel P. Martin, president of Triad West Inc.

The 2014 honorees were:

>> Global Leadership Award: Sandra Yancy, founder and CEO of eWomenNetwork, Inc.

>> Philanthropic Leadership Award: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, executive director of Arizona State University Gammage and assistant vice president for Cultural Affairs

>> Leadership in the Arts Award: Linda Herold, president, Herold Enterprise

>> Non-Profit Leadership Award: Ethel Luzario, CEO and president of the 3000 Club

>> Spiritual Leadership Award: Rev. Ozetta Kirby, pastor, Holy Trinity Community AME Church, Mesa, Ariz.

>> Educational Leadership Award: Trish McCarty, corporate board chair/president, StarShine Academy

An afternoon summit featured the recipient panel in a discussion narrated by Ilana Lowery, editor, Phoenix Business Journal.

At top, Ethel Luzario, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Sandra Yancey, Joel Martin, Ozetta Kirby, Linda Herold and Courtney Neugart, who accepted on behalf of her mother, Trish McCarty

PHOTO BY RON NACHTWEY