Sedona - Verde Valley NAWBO Chapter
Past Entrepreneurial Excellence Award Winners

NAWBO Sedona-Verde Valley
Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards

NAWBO Sedona - Verde Valley's Sixth Annual EEA.
© 2009 Karl F. Mullings Photography
Honoring Outstanding Local Women Business Owners
2009 Honorees
Visionary Award
Barbara Litrell, Litrell Communications
Humanitarian Award
Dottie Webster
Trailblazer Award
Deborah Lindquist, Oncologist
Nancy Burnett, New Start
Rebecca Tokarczyk, Therapy by Design
Customer Service
Margaret Lane, Silver Hoof, LTD
Charlotte Howard, Owner, Charlotte Howard Web Design
Community Involvement
Mary Arkush, Jerona Café
Karen Livasay, Sedona Marathon
Non-Profit
Sue Rutherford, TIP
Scholarships
Hayley McCord - Sedona Red Rock High School
Valerie Parmarter - Mingus Union High School
Lera Petska - Camp Verde High School

Sedona Red Rock High School scholarship winner, Haley McCord
with presenter Patricia Wheat.
© 2009 Karl F. Mullings Photography
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, Ph.D., 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, Tlaquepaque, 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
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