Their Woman of the Year Award event is to recognize a woman in the community who demonstrates leadership and has positively impacted the growth of the Palm Beach North community.

2022 Woman of the Year Luncheon presented by The Markarian Group
Produced by our Women in Business Council, our Woman of the Year Luncheon is one of our most popular events of the year! The energy was electric last year at the Wyndham Grand Jupiter at Harbourside. Congratulations to our 2021 Woman of the Year, Emily Pantelides, and all of our amazing finalists. See the rest of the photos by Capehart here.

The 2022 award recipient will be honored at the Woman of the Year Luncheon on Friday, October 28, 2022. Register today. The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce will honor one individual as the 2022 Woman of the Year. The recipient for this award must meet or exceed the following criteria:

• Demonstrate leadership that benefits the Palm Beach North community by creating or contributing significantly to the success of one or more local organizations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the Palm Beach North community by inspiring community-wide support.
• Exemplifies the highest standards of business and community leadership.
• Positively impacts the growth of the Palm Beach North Community.

Our finalists include:

• Alcolya St. Juste
• Ashley Vertuno
• Darcy Davis
• Jan Cairnes
• Laura King-Curran
• Tunjarnika "Nika" Coleman-Ferrell
• Pamela Canter
• Rita Barreto
• Stephanie Quirantes
• Teresa Urquhart

Check out our full list of 2022 Nominees on Facebook!

Mentorship Academy started Fall 2020, Continuing into Spring 2023.
The Women in Business Council continues to be dedicated to bringing educational and enlightening programs to female professionals in Palm Beach North. Women in Business Mentorship Academy, Presented by Lickstein Plastic Surgery, is an opportunity for women facing challenges affecting their career or business to grow personally and professionally. The six-month Academy will offer one-on-one mentorship paired with a virtual classroom. The program, along with the mentor, will provide guidance on numerous aspects of career exploration, work-life balance, and community knowledge as well as help set career goals and develop interpersonal skills. Upon the completion of the course, participants will have gained valuable knowledge and skills to advance their careers while building a network of personal and professional contacts. Stay tuned for updates on the Spring 2023 program. We will also be looking for Mentors--learn more here!

Virtual Events - still going strong!
The Women In Business Council's rotating bi-monthly virtual events, the S.H.E. Seminars (Smart. Honest. Effective) and The Woman Effect, are active and waiting for YOU to join us! The S.H.E. Seminars are the Women In Business Council's open forum discussion with women business leaders who share ideas on ways to manage business successfully. Topics rotate every other month. The Woman Effect is a virtual podcast-style interview with women who have made it, in a male dominated industry. Guests will be CEOs and/or executives from various industries all over the US. The entire event will be one hour. The first 30-minutes will be the guest telling her story on FB Live while the second 30 minutes will be an intimate discussion with up to 20 women "offline" in Zoom. (These events are exclusively for women (via Zoom) while the in-person events encourage men to attend as well!) Check out our most recent updated schedule here.