Tickets are still available for the YWCA Metro St. Louis 27th Leader Lunch at noon on December 13 at the Millennium Hotel, in downtown St. Louis. Leader Lunch is the premier event that recognizes the contributions of women in the workplace and the community.
An event co-chair is Brenda Newberry, chairman, chief executive officer and founder of The Newberry Group, Inc.
Leaders of Distinction for 2007 are as follows:
Corporate Management – Joyce Blackwell, vice president of IBM global financing and St. Louis senior location executive for IBM Corporation; Marie Carroll, vice president of finance and planning for Anheuser-Busch, Inc.; Pamela Cavness, partner and chief compliance officer for Edward Jones; and Ann Carroll Wells, senior vice president, family wealth advisor, private client group for U.S. Bank, NA.
Entrepreneurship – Katherine Anderson, president and chief executive officer of Andy’s Seasoning, Inc.
Nonprofit Management – Nancy LeMaster, vice president of supply chain for BJC HealthCare.
Media – Lynn Beall, executive vice president of Gannett Broadcasting and president and general manager of KSDK-TV (NBC).
Professions – Pamela Meanes, law partner at Thompson Coburn LLP.
2007 Racial Justice Leader – The 2007 Racial Justice Leader is Celerstine Briggs Johnson, Ed.D, associate vice president and director of student educational services at Saint Louis University.