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Founder's Award Recipients

Congratulations to these outstanding women chosen as Carolyn Sparks award recipients.  They have persevered through a rigorous application and interview process that revealed their strength of character, motivation, and commitment to achieving goals, as well as their superior intellectual ability, substantive professional work experience and significant accomplishments. We are proud to include them as associate members of IWF Nevada.

2022 RECIPIENTS

Sharon Chamberlain

CEO, Northern Nevada Hopes

Shani Coleman

Director Community and Economic Development, Clark County

Stacy Kendall

VP Marketing and Community Engagement, Plumas Bank

Usila Koech

Senior Loan Officer, Axia Home Loans

Stephanie Stallworth

Director Public and Community Affairs, Cox Communication

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PREVIOUS AWARD RECIPIENTS

2019

Colleen Birch
Senior Vice President of Revenue Optimization
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 

2019

Ericka Aviles

Founder/Owner

Erick Aviles Consulting, LLC

2017

Captain Kelly McMahill
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

2017

Mauricia Baca
Executive Director
Get Outdoors Nevada

2016

Sarah J. McCrea
Deputy Fire Chief
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue (LVFR)

2015

JoAnne Northrup
Curatorial Director and Curator of Contemporary Art
Nevada Museum of Art

2015

Stefanie Frank
Stefanie Frank Consulting

2014

Tina Quigley
General Manager
Regional Transportation Commission

2014

Gina Bongiovi
Managing Partner
Bongiovi Law Firm

2013

Julie Wilcox
Deputy General Manager, Administration
Las Vegas Valley Water District

2013

Alexia Vernon
Alexia Vernon Empowerment LLC


2012

Betsy Fretwell
Senior Vice President
Switch


2011

Terri Janison
President and CEO
Grant A Gift Autism Foundation

*Due to COVID-19 no recipients were selected in 2020 or 2021

Questions? Contact us at nviwf.gm@gmail.com

702-857-8754 • P.O. Box 231412 • Las Vegas, NV 89123


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