YWCA Greenwich is proud to announce the 2025 Honorees for its 7th Annual Women Who Inspire Awards: Elizabeth Koldyke Boolbol; Carmen E. Hughes; Alyssa Keleshian; Kirsten Lawrence, MD; Alessandra M. Messineo Long, Esq.; Marie Rocha; Meg Russell; Tracy Schietinger; Brianna Siegel, MD; Kathryn Webster; and Dr. Maggie Young.
The Women Who Inspire Awards were established to recognize and celebrate outstanding women in our community who have excelled in philanthropic, professional, and volunteer pursuits. The awards will be presented on Wednesday, March 5th at a cocktail reception and celebration starting at 5:30 PM at Greenwich Country Club.
Also being honored this spring with the 2025 Next Generation Women Who Inspire Award are Lindsey Deering Gaynor, a senior from Greenwich Academy; Zara Haque, a senior from Greenwich High School; and Brianna McDermott, a senior from Greenwich Country Day School.
“Raising up the accomplishments of women and young women in our community is central to our mission. We are thrilled to honor this talented group of women representing a variety of sectors and endeavors. Every year we have an outstanding group of honorees, and this year’s group is equally outstanding and inspirational,” said YWCA Greenwich President and CEO Mary Lee Kiernan.
Greenwich Pediatric Dental Group, LLC, represented by Dr. Stacy Zarakiotis, Dr. Emily Gabeler and Dr. Marissa Ruggiero, will receive the Women Who Inspire Corporate Award for their outstanding leadership in developing women’s empowerment in the Greenwich community.
YWCA Greenwich has a storied history of honoring extraordinary women within the community, including the BRAVA Awards, established in 1977 to recognize professional women, the Spirit of Greenwich Awards which started in 1994 to honor volunteers, and the Women Who Inspire Awards which began in 2019 to recognize all women and the fluidity in today’s work/life balance.
The 2025 Women Who Inspire Awards co-chairs are Shari E. Aser; Anna Cerra, DNP, MSN, MS; Andrea Douglas, MD, FAANS, FACS; Kasha Konopka; and Elaine Ubiña.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.ywcagrn.org/WWIA25
