Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon
Join us Thursday May 15, 2025 for the 14th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon, celebrating women, Girl Scouts, and organizations whose leadership in the community makes the world a better place.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
InterContinental Hotel Cleveland
9801 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
2025 Event Chair: Elizabeth Bartz, President & CEO, State and Federal Communications
2025 Emcee: Betsy Kling, 3News Chief Meteorologist, 5PM Anchor, WKYC Studios
For more information about the event, sponsorship opportunities, and to purchase tickets, please visit our event webpage!
Congratulations to our 2025 Women of Distinction Honorees!
2025 Women of Distinction Honorees
Dr. Sarah M. Dunifon, Improved Insights, LLC
Jennifer Flaherty, Kent City School District
Kathryn Fleisher, MPH, Not My Generation
Michelle Graf, The Lubrizol Corporation
Laurie Moline, MentorStark
Leonela Mora, Leonela Flourishing
Tina Oprean Ryee, USATF Women’s 6K Championship
Amy Shope, Lehner Shope Wealth Group
Yarimar (Yary) Soto-Perez, MCJ, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Dr. Renee T. Willis, The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
2025 Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship Recipients
Sarah Bernardo – Riverside High School
Elizabeth Jodon – Saint Joseph Academy
Natalie Laymon – Lake High School
2025 Advancing Women Award Honoree
Swagelok
About the Women of Distinction Awards
The annual Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO) Women of Distinction Awards Event was established in 2012 to celebrate and recognize women in Northeast Ohio who go above and beyond to make our communities better places to live and work. GSNEO’s Women of Distinction embody the core values of Girl Scouts and provide girls with positive role models.
In 2014, the Advancing Women Award was added to honor organizations demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing women in the workplace. In 2015, three annual Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships were added to recognize GSNEO Girl Scouts who display exceptional promise to become tomorrow’s leaders.
Funds raised by the Women of Distinction Awards Event support the Girl Scout Leadership Experience throughout the 18-county footprint of Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO). Your generosity makes a world of difference to the girls, supporting camperships, travel scholarships, programming, and more.
Women of Distinction Award 
Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Award
Advancing Women Award
Contact Elizabeth Wagner at ewagner@gsneo.org with questions about nominations, the event, or to learn about event sponsorships.
