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CHAPTER 180
Women to Watch
“If we are going to see real development in the world, then our best investment is women.” ~ Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner
Eileen Connolly-Keesler, Collier Community Foundation President/CEO, has been awarded the prestigious SUNSPRA Margie Davidson Leading Light Award in recognition of her exceptional leadership and support for K-12 public education in Florida.
SUNSPRA President Katherine Crnkovich; Collier Community Foundation President/CEO Eileen Connolly-Keesler; and ParentSquare Sales Director Valerie Wilson.
Maria Munguia, Community and Programs manager at Lipman Family Farms, has been appointed to Collier Resource Center's Board of Directors.
Juliette Gordon has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples.
Katherine English, Pavese Law Firm attorney and partner, has been appointed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to serve as a member of the agency’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee.
Shannon Puopolo, Hiring Chairperson at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., was recently sworn in as President of Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Professionals Association.
Megan Edwards, CCM, has been appointed as Director of Geriatric Case Management for Baker Senior Center Naples.
Noemi Perez, President and CEO of The Immokalee Foundation, has been appointed to Florida College Access Network’s Board of Advisors.
Mary Vlasak Snell, Pavese Law Firm partner, is a recipient of the “For the Public Good” 2024 Lee County Bar Association Pro Bono Superstar Award.
Nadine Singh celebrates the ENPY Nonprofit Executive of the Year Award with husband Drew Brown. Photo: Priority Marketing.
Dr. Nadine “Deanie” Singh, founder and CEO of Premier Mobile Health Services, was named 2024 Nonprofit Executive of the Year of The Community Foundation in Lee County though its annual Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Yearly Awards program.
Shirley Watral, Amazon bestselling author and Naples local, tells a compelling story of how she survived domestic violence in her book, “Heels to Holster,” which is coming to screen with production beginning in Naples early next year.
PROMOTIONS
Nancy Dagher
Was promoted to Executive Director
Naples Historical Society
NEW HIRES
Vennitta Campbell
Controller
Collaboratory
Kayla Garrison
Development Director
Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples
Trish Schranck
Engagement Coordinator
CREW Land & Water Trust
Jess Tharpe
Chief Operating Officer
Better Together
For consideration in Women to Watch, email a recent success story of a woman you’d like to celebrate, along with her high-resolution photo, to inspireme@ebellamag.com. This might include a big accomplishment, award or honor received, appointment to a Board, educational achievement, etc.
