The Regional Chamber and The Vindicator proudly present the 33rd Annual ATHENA Award Program, celebrating the accomplishments of outstanding professional women in the Valley. Since its inception in our community, no other program has generated as much anticipation, visibility and admiration as this nationally recognized event.
The Valley's ATHENA Award Program—lauded as one of the top five largest in the country for our number of nominees and attendees—has honored more than 1,000 women over the past 32 years and stayed true to its mission every step of the way.
You are cordially invited to be an important part of the 2026 ATHENA festivities as a nominator and/or sponsor:
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Identify, nominate and showcase a colleague who demonstrates the ATHENA qualities, which include professional accomplishment, community leadership and mentorship of other women.
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Participate as a sponsor—a powerful marketing opportunity to enhance your organization's visible commitment to the community, leadership development and our Valley's success stories.
The 2026 ATHENA Award Dinner, which will be held May 14 at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield, includes a cocktail reception, dinner, recognition of all nominees and the announcement of this year's award recipient.
The remarkable success of the ATHENA program is a result of the participation and support of the business community. We are grateful for your past support as nominators and sponsors and look forward to your continued participation to expand and sustain this truly special program.
We have made fillable PDFs of the nomination form available in this email below. The completed PDF forms may be submitted via email. For further information or a hard copy nomination form, please contact Kim Calvert, Regional Chamber executive vice president, Membership, Events & MarComm, at 330-744-2131, ext. 1235.
The deadline for nominations is Monday, March 2, 2026.
Thank you in advance for helping to make this a memorable occasion!
DOWNLOAD THE NOMINATION FORM HERE!
DOWNLOAD THE PARTNERSHIP FORM HERE!
Pictured above: 2025 ATHENA Award recipient Darlene Jones
