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Female Leaders Vow To Mentor, Inspire

The Next Generation At The 2024 Cynthia Allen Gracey

Women In Leadership Awards Event

Executive Women Of The Palm Beaches Foundation
Celebrate 40 Years Of Building Allyship And Opportunity
Among Professional Women
The Executive Women of the Palm Beaches Foundation,
Inc. (EWPBF) celebrated 41 years of building a strong
mentoring community among local female executives – a
tradition that continues today. At its 40th Annual Cynthia
Allen Gracey Women in Leadership Awards (WILA)
luncheon, more than 400 guests recognized the power of
women helping women.
Featuring Cofounder of OrangeTheory Fitness Ellen
Latham as its keynote speaker, WILA was held on April 18,
at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Proceeds of Elizabeth Hamma, Ellen Christina Tyszkow, Ryan
the event support scholarship programs and grants to local Latham, Tracy St. George Tyszkow, Diane McNeal
nonprofits that focus on empowering girls and women. Diane McNeal, Ava Parker, Diana Stanley, Tricia Taylor,
EWPBF honored Lois Christine Sylvain, Katie Klause-Newitt
Pope with a Lifetime
Achievement Award for Lord’s Place; and Emerging Leader Award Honoree Christine
Philanthropy and paid Sylvain, founder and executive director, Path To College.
homage to her immeasurable 2024 WILA Chair Diane McNeal, 2024 WILA Honorary
impact upon the world. An Chair Sharon Bock, Esq., and 2024 WILA Vice Chairs Dana
event highlight were the K. Brookes and Geeta Singh shared the stage to express their
award presentations to four gratitude and inspiration for their guests, event sponsors,
women executives, selected nonprofit partners and EWPBF’s many grant and scholarship
from a pool of 34 impressive recipients.
nominees. The following 2024 WILA was generously sponsored, in part, by the
award winners were honored Lois Pope LIFE Foundation, Nexgen, Palm Beach State Katie Klause-Newitt, Ellen Sharon Bock, Diane McNeal,
for their outstanding College, Morgan Stanley, and A1 Moving & Storage, and Latham, Anne Messer Marti LaTour
accomplishments within media sponsors WPBF 25, Hubbard Radio and The Palm
the realms of private, Beach Post/LocaliQ.
nonprofit and public sectors; Charlotte Pelton presenting The highly distinguished Women in Leadership Awards
an emerging leader was to Lois Pope, who was unable are presented by EWPBF, in recognition of local women who
also named: Public Sector to attend. have sustained outstanding accomplishments and displayed
Award Honoree Ava Parker, generosity of spirit, commitment to integrity and diversity,
president, Palm Beach State College; Private Sector Award and genuine connectedness with others in the community.
Honoree Tricia Taylor, President, The Breakers Palm Beach; Learn more at www.EWPB.org.
Nonprofit Sector Award Honoree Diana Stanley, CEO, The Photos by Tracey Benson Photography, 2024

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Geeta Singh, Diane McNeal, Ellen Latham, Dana K. Brookes