Sedona - Verde Valley NAWBO Chapter
The Fifth Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards

was held on Thursday, May 15, 2008

At the Sedona Hilton Resort & Spa, Village of Oak Creek

Our thanks to all those who helped make this event successful!

With special thanks to our EEA Committee, Co-Chaired by

Pam Bayles of National Bank of Arizona and

Shelley Williams of Countrywide Home Loans

NAWBO Sedona-Verde Valley
Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards

Honoring Outstanding Local Women Business Owners

2008 Honorees

Trailblazer
Beth Carrigan, founder, Light Heart Foundation
Katie Lee, owner, Katydid Books & Music
Sarah McLean, founding director, Sedona Meditation Training Company

Customer Service
Sandy Barrett, owner, Red Rock Taxes
Isolde Dryer, owner, Desert Dancer
Michelle Jurisin, owner, Haunted Hamburger, Grapes, The Tavern Grille & Nic's

Community Involvement
Mary Clabaugh, owner, Curves Sedona
Ramona Stites, owner, Javadog Fine Art Gallery
Prayeri Harrison, founder/co-owner, Out of Africa Wildlife Park

Non-Profit
Adele Seronde, founder, Gardens for Humanity

Special Visionary Award
Martha Mertz, founder, Athena International

2008 Scholarships to Young Upcoming Business Women

Kali Gajewski - Sedona Red Rock High School
Ali Hayes - Mingus Union High School
Sherry Dutton - Camp Verde High School

2007 Honorees

Trailblazer
Cheryl Fleet, owner, Canyon Calling Adventures for Woman
Lori Rubenstein, owner/author, Dare to Transcend
Barbara Trombley, owner, Art Institute Glitter Inc.

Customer Relations
Phyllis Cline, co-owner, Heartline Café
Katie Holborow, owner/realtor, Real Estate 101
Patricia Wheat, owner, About Face

Community Service
Gladys Bridgewater, owner, Fashion Crossroads
Nadia Caillou, co-owner, Golden Bone
Danielle Claire, owner/director, Dancespirit

Non-Profit
Mary Guaraldi, founder/producing artistic director, Canyon Moon Theatre

Special Visionary Award
Kate Blevins, Executive Director/Founder
Sedona Recycles, Inc.

2006 Honorees

Ellie Bauer, partner, Alcora Marble, sole proprietor The Studio

Stacey Champion, owner/consultant, Champion Indoor

Lisa Dahl, owner, Cucina Rustica, Dahl & DeLuca

Marian Diamond, FNP, owner, Sedona Family Health

Linda Goldstein, president/owner, Goldstein Gallery

Julie Grady, founder, Cornucopia Community Advocates

Carol Haralson, owner, Carol Haralson Design

Sharon Hooper, president, Commit to Your Success, LLC, Sedona

Vivian Robinson, co-owner, Ace Hardware in Sedona

Carla Trujillo, co-owner, Tru-Designs

Special Visionary Award:

Peggy Lanning, Turquoise Tortoise Gallery, Lanning Gallery,

Turquoise Tortoise

2005 Honorees

Beryel Dorscht, owner, Kapona Associates

Carla Nelson, founder, Women for Women Learning Center

Alexandra Olson, owner, Sedona Deliveries

Katie Radosevic, owner, Two Bob Ranch Caprine Dairy

Nancy Scagnelli, owner, Esteban’s Pottery and Zonies Gallery

Nancy Siegel, owner, Siegel’s Hair & Nail Design and Day Spa

Dina Spector-Gomez, Chief Operating Officer,

 partner, Amara Creekside Resort and Sedona Center

Belle Starr, founder, Sun Festival

Genii Townsend, owner, Imagination Cener, Inc. Imagine That

Helen Wolfe, PhD, founder, Sedona Women,

Dames Who Make a Difference

Special Visionary Award:

Wilma Wilcox, owner, Joe Wilcox Stores

2004 Honorees

Mary Ryan Wills, owner, Nelly Bly, Jerome

Sue Alexander, owner, Earthsongs, Cottonwood

Wendy Lippman, managing partner and GM, Tlaqueplaque, Sedona

Diane Doster, owner, Well Beyond Fitness, Inc., Sedona

Joan Bourque, founder, Art Connections, Cornville

Dolores Puchi, co-owner, Village Ace Hardware, Sedona

Beth Carrigan, founder, Light Heart Foundation, Cottonwood

Carol Abrahamson, founder, Extraordinary Homes, Sedona

Lynda Christopher, founder, God’s Power, Sedona

Rebecca O’Banion, owner, Zonies Galleria, Sedona

Mary Schnack, founder, Mary Schnack Media Services, Sedona

Special Visionary Award:

Mary Garland, owner, Garland’s Oak Creek Lodge

NAWBO Sedona-Verde Valley is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization.