Please mail your hardcopy application to:
WPEO
Attn: Awards Committee
155 East 55th Street, Suite 4H
New York, NY 10022
All materials must be received by January 6, 2010.

Award Winners will receive:

• Recognition at WPEO’s annual Awards Breakfast on March 4, 2010, attended by 500+ people and within the press and marketing materials surrounding the event
• Recognition as awardees in WPEO marketing materials distributed to over 3,000 people
• Participation on 2011 Awards Committee
• Additionally, Outstanding WBE Winners will have the opportunity to take the national stage in March of 2010 as the WBENC Star, recognized at the Annual Salute to Women Business Owners. The WBENC Star award allows you to highlight an individual owner of the Outstanding WBE company.

2010 Outstanding Corporation Award
Awarded to One New York and One DC WPEO Corporate Sponsor
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The Outstanding Corporation Award recognizes a WPEO Corporate Sponsor that has contributed to the WPEO, has supported other women in business and has developed innovative resources and initiatives for supplier diversity.

Criteria The Corporation receiving this award will be recognized for the following:

• Corporation is in good standing as a sponsor of the WPEO
• Corporation has or is currently doing or has previously done with a WPEO certified WBE
• Corporation provides internal resources and support to WBE community
• Corporation has actively attended and participated in WPEO events & programs
• Corporation demonstrates involvement with the WPEO (volunteer service, in kind support, event sponsorship, committee participation, panelist contribution etc)

2010 Outstanding WBE Award
Awarded to One New York and One DC WPEO WBE
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The Outstanding WBE Award recognizes a certified woman owned business that has contributed to the WPEO, has supported other women in business and has developed innovative solutions to doing business with Corporations. The outstanding WBE award is given annually at our Awards Breakfast celebration in March to a company, not an individual, that meets the following criteria:

Criteria:

• WBE has a current WBENC certification that was issued through WPEO-NY or WPEO-DC
• WBE has previously or is currently doing business with a WBENC Corporate Sponsor and has participated in the Done Deals ™ Program
• WBE utilizes innovative solutions in leveraging WBENC Certification
• WBE has actively attended and participated in WBE events & programs
• WBE demonstrates involvement with the WPEO (volunteer service, in kind support, event sponsorship, committee participation, panelist contribution etc)
• WBE actively supports fellow certified WBEs

2010 Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate
Open to New York and DC WBEs or Corporate Sponsors, One Overall Award
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The Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate recognizes an individual that has contributed to the WPEO and has supported other women in business.

Criteria The Outstanding Women’s Business Advocate is selected based on the following criteria:

• Involvement with WPEO
• Significant Contributions to WPEO (this can be in time, finances, in kind contributions, expertise etc)
• Contributions to women owned businesses

Award Winners Circle


2009
President's Award NY region - Rosalie Edson, Meadows Office Furniture
President's Award DC region - Erica Tillman, Capital One
Outstanding Women's Advocate - Lynn Boccio, AvisBudget Group
Outstanding WBE NY region - Julie Levi, Progressive Promotions
Outstanding WBE DC region - Jennifer Collins, The Event Planning Group
Outstanding Corporation NY region - Ernst&Young
Outstanding Corporation DC region - Freddie Mac

2008
President's Award NY region - Colleen Molter, QED National
President's Award DC region - Rhoda Arzt, Trilogy Technical Services, LLC
Outstanding Women's Advocate - Aaron Blumenthal, Lehman Brothers
Outstanding WBE NY region - Katherin Nukk-Freeman and Suzanne Cerra, Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C.
Outstanding WBE DC region - Dr. Alma Abdul Hadi-Jadallah, Kommon Denominator
Outstanding Corporation NY region - Prudential
Outstanding Corporation DC region - Exxon Mobil Corporation

2007
President's Award NY region - Loreley Fortin, Daystar Promotion, Inc.
President's Award DC region - Bunni Wheeler-Young, Freddie Mac
Outstanding Women's Advocate - Lynn Boccio, Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Outstanding WBE NY region - Lynne Marie Finn, Superior Staff Resources, Inc.
Outstanding WBE DC region - Michelle Boggs, McKinley Marketing Partners
Outstanding Corporation NY region - Johnson & Johnson - New Brunswick, NJ
Outstanding Corporation DC region - AOL - Dulles, VA

2006
President's Award NY region - Beth Canning, Prudential
President's Award DC region - Karen McSteen, brandMatters
Outstanding Women's Advocate - Bruce Perkins, Merrill Lynch
Outstanding WBE NY region - Janice Hamilton, JMH Education Marketing, Inc.
Outstanding WBE DC region - Sheri Orlowitz, Shan Industries
Outstanding Corporation NY region - Cendant Car Rental Group - Parsippany,
NJ
Outstanding Corporation DC region - Freddie Mac - McLean, VA

2005
President's Award - Brenda Robeson, Freddie Mac
Outstanding Women's Advocate - Donna L. Westerman, Avon
Outstanding WBE NY region - Michelle Fabozzi, ICP, Inc.
Outstanding WBE DC region - Brenda Loube, Corporate Fitness Works
Outstanding Corporation DC region - Exxon Mobil Corporation - Fairfax, VA
Outstanding Corporation NY region - Pfizer Inc. - New York, NY

2004
President's Award - Mardy Sitzer, backOfficenyc
Outstanding Women's Advocate - Susan Bari, WBENC
Outstanding WBE NY region - Adrian Guglielmo, Diversity Partners
Outstanding WBE DC region - Carol Muszynski, Eighth Day Design
Outstanding Corporation DC region - Freddie Mac - McLean, VA
Outstanding Corporation NY region - PepsiCo - Purchase, NY

2003
President's Award - Sonia Mercado, The Hertz Corp
Outstanding Women's Advocate - Linda Price, Ronin Enterprises
Outstanding WBE NY region - Lisa McCullagh, Scarborough Tweed
Outstanding WBE DC region - Debbie Faraone, The Elements
Outstanding Corporation DC region - Lucent Technologies - Murray Hill, NJ
Outstanding Corporation NY region - Avis Rent-A Car Systems - Parsippany, NJ