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2024 Women of Inspiration Awards Ceremony

September 18, 2025

The National Conference Center, East Windsor
5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is honoring 12 exceptional women who have used talent and hard work to create economic opportunities and help make New Jersey a better place to live and work. The awards reception will provide a great networking opportunity for all. Join us as we celebrate our 2024 Women of Inspiration.

The honoree categories are:

  • Private Sector Advocate Award
  • Small Business Advocate Award
  • Outstanding NJ Chamber Service Award
  • Industry Advocate Award
  • Business Communications Award
  • Employer Advocate Award
  • Association Advocate Award
  • Woman of Inspiration Award
  • Outstanding Corporate Leader Award
  • Issues Advocate Award
  • Environmental Advocate Award
  • Alice H. Parker Outstanding Woman of Inspiration Award

Check back soon for more information.

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Last Year's Award Recipients

Take a look at the outstanding women leaders we recognized in 2024

Alice H. Parker Outstanding Woman of Inspiration Award
Private Sector Advocate Award
Small Business Advocate Award
Eileen Kean
Ruthi Byrne
Founder
Zinn Graves & Field Inc.		 Mary Kay Roberts
Partner
Riker Danzig		 Eileen Kean
State Director, New Jersey
NFIB
Public Sector Advocate Award
Nonprofit Advocate Award
Business Communications Award
Melanie Willoughby Carolyn Welsh Jeannette Hoffman
Melanie Willoughby
Executive Director
NJBAC		 Carolyn Welsh
President & CEO
NJ Sharing Network		 Jeanette Hoffman
President
Marathon Public Affairs
Employer Advocate Award
Legislator Award
Legislator Award
Christina Renna Yvonne Lopez Aura Dunn
Christina Renna
President & CEO
Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey		 Assemblywoman
Yvonne Lopez (D)		 Assemblywoman
Aura Dunn (R)
Issues Advocate Award
Woman of Inspiration Award
Young Professional Award
Audrey Lane Stacie Sherman Catherine Tung
Audrey Lane
President
Garden State Initiative
 		 Stacie Sherman
Sr. Editor - Americas News Desk
Bloomberg News
 		 Catherine Tung
Government Affairs Advisor
McCarter & English
 

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