30 Birmingham women to be honored for service
By Wade KwonSmart Party honorees
The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham will honor these 10 women at its Smart Party 3.0 tonight at Iron City on Southside.
Kay Bains, partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
Louise Beard, Broadway producer who won 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical for “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”
Constance Burnes, director of schools, Birmingham City Schools
Michele Elrod, executive vice president and head of marketing, Regions Bank
Susan Greene, executive director, Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation
Eileen Markstein, managing director, Markstein Consulting*
Andrea McCaskey, vice president, human resources, BioHorizons
Kathy G. Mezrano, founder and president, Kathy G. and Company
Carolyn Sherer, photographer and director*
Dr. Farah Sultan, founder and medical director, Vitalogy Wellness Center
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Women Who Make a Difference
Birmingham Magazine and the Alabama Media Group will honor these 20 recipients as Women Who Make a Difference on Wednesday at The Club.Â
Lisa Borden, pro bono shareholder, Baker Donelson
Nita Carr, executive director, Cornerstone Schools of Alabama
Carol Clarke, manager, Regions Financial Education Institute
Leigh Collier, Mid-South region president, Wells Fargo
Priscilla Hancock Cooper, interim president and CEO, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Kate Cotton, vice president, community relations, Protective Life Corporation, and executive director, Protective Life Foundation
Trisha Powell Crain, executive director, Alabama School Connection
Phyllis Hoffman DePiano, president and CEO, Hoffman Media
Virginia Samford Donovan, actress, philanthropist, namesake of the Virginia Samford Theatre
Martie Duncan, chef, finalist on “Food Network Star”
Ann Florie, executive director, Leadership Birmingham
Alie Gorrie, founder, Songs for Sight
Kathryn Gwaltney, executive director, National Center for Sports Safety
Shirley Salloway Kahn, vice president for development, alumni and external relations, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Meg McGlamery, executive director, Crisis Center
Shanta’ Owens, district judge, Jefferson County Criminal Division
Valerie Ramsbacher, vice president, corporate advocacy, Regions Bank
Chanda Temple, public relations director, Birmingham Public Library
Véronique Vanblaere, owner and artist, Naked Art Gallery
Beth Wilder, executive director, Literacy Council of Central Alabama