Rochester, N.Y., March 22, 2024 — Rochester Business Journal has selected Sherry Jackson, vice president of marketing and communications at US Ceiling Corp as a 2024 Women of Excellence honoree.
The Women of Excellence awards recognize high-achieving women for their career accomplishments including professional experience, community involvement, leadership and sustained commitment to mentoring.
In addition, seven women will be inducted into the Circle of Excellence. Members of the Circle of Excellence are prior Women of Excellence honorees who demonstrate longstanding, notable success in the community and who are leading the way for other women.
The honorees were selected by a panel of judges comprised of previous years’ Circle of Excellence and Women of Excellence honorees and the Rochester Business Journal’s editorial team.
“This year’s Women of Excellence are changemakers who demonstrate professional success, break barriers and mentor other women. They work and play hard, and create better lives for their teams, their networks and their families,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Rochester Business Journal. “The Circle of Excellence honorees inspire change and help to ensure women have access to every possible opportunity. Their passion and commitment to excellence enrich the Greater Rochester community. The Rochester Business Journal congratulates all of this year’s Women of Excellence.”
This year’s Women of Excellence will be honored at an awards celebration on May 14 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main Street in Rochester. Networking and registration begin at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the awards program at 6 p.m. The event hashtag is #RBJevents.
Attendance is limited, with sponsors receiving priority access.
There are various sponsorship levels available, which include the right to use the event logo, multimedia marketing, a table to share with co-workers and guests at the event and much more. If seats are available after the sponsorship deadline, a limited number of individual tickets will go on sale. Tables are only available with sponsorship. To secure a sponsorship to ensure you and your guests can celebrate together, contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at opens in a new windowshuettner@bridgetowermedia.comcreate new email.
Winners will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the May 17 issue of the Rochester Business Journal and will be available online at RBJ.net.
The Presenting Sponsor is Garber Rochester. The Awards Sponsor is Evans Bank. For more information and updated sponsorship information about the Rochester Business Journal’s 2024 Women of Excellence, visit RBJ.net.
About the Rochester Business Journal
Rochester Business Journal has served as the leading source of business news and information in Rochester, N.Y., for 37 years. In addition to its website, RBJ.net, and weekly print publication, Rochester Business Journal publishes more than 25 special products a year including Book of Lists, Explore Greater Rochester, RBJ 75 and Schools Report Card. Rochester Business Journal also hosts 12 annual events to recognize excellence and provide leadership opportunities. Those events include Forty Under 40, Icon Honors, Women of Excellence and Reader Rankings. In addition, Rochester Business Journal facilitates virtual panel discussions bringing local experts from the business community together to discuss current topics and trends. Its Digital Marketing Solutions helps customers with social media, search engine marketing and optimization, retargeting, email marketing and more. Rochester Business Journal and its sister publication, The Daily Record, which covers law and real estate in Western New York, are part of BridgeTower Media, the leading provider of B2B information, research, events and marketing solutions across more than 25 U.S. markets and industries.
2024 Women of Excellence Honorees
Daisy Rivera Algarin, City of Rochester
Ashley N. Amalfi, M.D., Quatela Center for Plastic Surgery
Lisa Belodoff, Bell Collaborative
Betsy Brugg, Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Carla Casulo, M.D., Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester
Lucia D. Colindres-Vasquez, Ibero-American Action League
Ann Cott, Hillside
Rev. Deacon Diane S. Cox, RN, The Episcopal Dioceses of WNY and NWPA
Meaghan de Chateauvieux, Willow Domestic Violence Center
Donna M. Dedee, Holy Childhood and Special Touch Bakery Inc.
Wendy Dettmer, Volunteers of America
Amanda DeVito, Butler/Till
Holly Dutcher, C.U.R.E. Childhood Cancer Association
Jennifer Eslinger, Rochester Regional Health
Elissa L. Fleming, St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center
Lori Florack, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
Michaela Gascon, KJT
Kimberly J. Gaylord, Builders Exchange of Rochester
Dr. Shirley JA Green, City of Rochester
Heidi Schult Gregory, Harris Beach PLLC
Heather A. Grotke, MS, PA-C, Rochester Institute of Technology
Maureen “Mo” Hill, The Salvation Army of Greater Rochester
Vicky Hines, URMFG, University of Rochester Medical Center
Lisa Engle Ireland, Longevity Science Foundation
Sherry Jackson, US Ceiling Corp
Maria Karipidis, M.D., FACP, FAAP, CAQ-SM, MVP Health Care
Daniele Lyman-Torres, Bivona Child Advocacy Center
Dr. Heidi Macpherson, SUNY Brockport
Sharon Marble, iCircle Services of the Finger Lakes Inc.
Monica McCullough, MM Development Advisors Inc.
Miriam M. Moore, Town of Brighton
Gail Morelle, Christa Construction
Sandy Paben, Renaissance Groups
Samantha Parisi, Esq., Parisi & Bellavia Law Firm
Anita L. Pelletier, Nixon Peabody LLP
Sarah Peyre, Warner School of Education and Human Development
Kelly A. Pronti, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Abby Reinhard, GP Flooring Solutions
Dr. Cheryl L. Repass, Roberts Wesleyan University
Nikisha Ridgeway, Starbridge
Maggie R. Robb, Empire Justice Center
Erika Rosenberg, Center for Governmental Research
Barbara Ross, Conifer Realty LLC
Rev. Angela D. Sims, Ph.D., Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
Marietta Smithrand, First American Equipment Finance
Amy J. Thomas, Monroe County School Boards Association
Stacey Trien, Adams Leclair LLP
Nakia Vargas, Vargas Financial Services
Megan Wildenhaus, Rochester’s Cornerstone Group Ltd
Lizanne Zamites, Rochester Institute of Technology
2024 Circle of Excellence Honorees
Dr. Deanna R. Burt-Nanna, Monroe Community College
Staci Henning, Greater Rochester Enterprise
Kimberly Jones, Butler/Till
Dr. LaShunda Leslie-Smith, Connecting Communities
Sujatha Ramanujan, Luminate
JoAnne M. Ryan, RN, MHA, Ronald McDonald House of Rochester
Lori VanAuken, Catholic Charities Family and Community Services
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