2012 WIPP Awards – Congratulations!

Thank you to all who submitted for this year's awards.  We have named award winning leaders within the WIPP community!  The following WIPP awardees were honored at the WIPP Congressional Luncheon in Washington, DC. July 18-19.

WIPP Women Empowerment

Member of the Year Award - Gayle Waldron, President of The Management Edge, Inc. - Named for her outstanding commitment of vision and resources in service to WIPP as an organization and to the membership-at-large.

President's Award - Pam Mazza, Managing Partner of PilieroMazza, PLLC - Was chosen for this award as the leading WIPP member that's been actively engaged as a business-community leader.

Member to Watch! Award - Forough Ghahramani, Founder of Life Sciences Computing, LLC - Named as the industry leader who has shown herself to be innovative and accomplished in her line of business while benefiting the women's business community.

WIPP Public Policy Award - Pat Meagher, Partner of ROGERS JOSEPH AND O'DONNELL - Named as the WIPP member who has set an example to show the power each of us has by becoming actively engaged in the political process.

WIPP AT&T Innovator of the Year Award - Janet Amirault, President & CEO of Software Consortium - Named as the WIPP Member who has effectively leveraged technology for innovation and success in business.

WIPP - Education Foundation Awards

Give Me 5 Award - Julie D'Agostino, President of JMD Enterprises LLC - Named as the member who has put together a winning strategy to seek and land federal contracts while effectively leveraging Give Me 5 tools, resources and member instructor guidance.

Entrepreneurs, Energy & Environment (E3) Award - Wendi Goldsmith, Founder & CEO of the Bioengineering Group - Named as the WIPP member who has effectively hosted E3 webinars over the course of the past year to further the women's business community.

Women Accessing Technology Today (WATT) Award - Elaine Starling, President of Starling Media Services, Inc. - Named as the WIPP member who has effectively hosted WATT webinars over the course of the past year to further the women's business community.

Women Accessing Capital (WAC) Award - Nikki Stewart, CPA PFS, President & CEO of Capital Management Advisors, Inc. - Named as the WIPP member who has effectively hosted WAC webinars over the course of the past year to further the women's business community.

New! Successful Business Leadership Awards

Business Leadership - External Communications - Sharon W. Reynolds, President and CEO of DevMar Products named as the woman business owner that has effectively leveraged a new monthly newsletter in order to bring awareness to her business, brand and services.

Business Leadership - Social Media - Desiree Patno, President and CEO the National Association of Women REO Brokerages (NAWRB) named as a WIPP Member who has effectively leveraged a social media communications strategy to bring awareness to her new website and business.

 Business Leadership - Social Media - Kristina Bouweiri, President and CEO of Reston Limousine named as a WIPP Member who has effectively leveraged a social media communications strategy to bring awareness to her business and services.