Santa Fe Professional Business Women (SFPBW) is seeking candidates for the 2019 Santa Fe Business Woman of the Year Award, a special recognition program sponsored by SFPBW since 1989. Eligibility requires living and/or employment in Santa Fe County and completion and submission of the attached SFPBW Biographical & Contact Information Form must be received no later than October 1st (see below for more details) so there is enough time for the SFPBW board to handle this process before the banquet (read further).
PBW membership is not required for candidates. Selection is based on an individual’s career achievements; efforts on behalf of issues such as pay equity and equal rights; assistance to others in the advancement of their own careers; guidance to youth and young professionals; and organization/association affiliation. You are encouraged to recommend yourself, a business associate, acquaintance, or family member for consideration; all candidates will receive special recognition.
Celebrate the 2018 Santa Fe Business Woman of the Year Award with the WINNER, the Judges and Candidates who all make this a community!
The 2019 candidates will be recognized at a special event on Friday at the Santa Fe Country Club beginning with a reception at 5:30 p.m. and banquet at 6:30; a Reservation Form with details is provided below. Please contact Marsie Silvestro SFPBW VP of Programs by email at: marsiemoon@earthlink.net
Please click here to view/print the reservation form.
Please click here to view/print the sample nomination form.
Past Award Recipients
1989 Barbara Houliston, Cooperative Services, Inc. (Retired)
1990 Betty Eagan, Rancho Encantado, deceased
1991 Patricia Murray, First National Bank of Santa Fe
1992 Annabelle Montoya, Alzheimer’s Association New Mexico
1993 Joan Nordstrum, Needle’s Eye (Retired)
1994 Jody Hooper, State of New Mexico
1995 Kathy L. Jahner, Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
1996 Josie Probst, Santa Fe Neighborhood Housing Services
1997 Marcie Davis, Davis Innovations
1998 Pamela Roy, Farm to Table New Mexico
1999 Asenath Kepler, Los Alamos National Bank
2000 Marie Longserre, Santa Fe Business Incubator
2001 Maria Benitez, Institute for Spanish Arts
Billie Blair, Santa Fe Community Foundation
Rita Martinez-Purson, Santa Fe Community College
Beverly Lennen, Santa Fe Police Department (Retired)
2002 Dr. Linda Hanson, College of Santa Fe
Winona Nava, Guadalupe Credit Union
Beverly Spears, F.A.I.A., Spears Architects
2003 Anne Stewart, Girls Inc. of Santa Fe
2004 Patricia Madrid, NM Attorney General
Andrea Fischer Maril, Big Brothers Big Sisters
2005 Barbara Goldman, Interfaith Community Homeless Shelter
Dolores E. Roybal, Con Alma Health Foundation
2006 Angie Baca, President, First Community Bank
2007 Tammy Blea, New Mexico Bank & Trust
Mary Chavez, New Mexico Bank & Trust
Master Sargeant Brenda Mallary, NM National Guard
Karen Sanchez Samora, United Way of Santa Fe County
2008 Robyn Benson, DOM, Santa Fe Soul Health & Healing Center
Valerie Espinoza, NM Public Regulation Commission
Bobbie Gutierrez, Superintendent, Santa Fe Public Schools
Ana Marie Gallegos y Reinhardt, Warehouse 21
2009 Anne Sperling, President/CEO of Vanguard Resources, Inc.
2010 Ellen Marshall, Marshall Rose & Associates
Sharon Woods, Woods Design Builders
2011 Destiny Allison, Destiny Allison Fine Art Studio, Eldorado
2012 Annette Vigil Hayden, CPA, Barraclough & Associates
2013 Lynn Sanchez, Human Trafficking Victim Services
2014 Jennifer Rios, Restaurant Martin
2015 Zella Cox, NM General Services Department
Marsie Silvestro, Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families
2016 Maria Jose Rodriguez Cadiz, Solace Crisis Treatment Center
Debbie Ann Vigil, MD
2017 Bea Castellano Lockhart, attorney, and
Lt. Michelle Williams, Santa Fe Police Department
2018 Lisa Vakharia, Brookdale Senior Living
Positions of winners may reflect employer at time of award.