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Adrienne Moch
NAWBO San Diego
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NAWBO SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCES BRAVO! AWARD NOMINEES
Winners Will be Announced at May 19 Event

SAN DIEGO—April 20, 2010—The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) San Diego, which promotes, supports and educates women business owners in achieving success, today announced the nominees for its annual BRAVO! Awards. The winners will be announced at the dinner event on Wednesday, May 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Marriott Courtyard Airport/Liberty Station, 2592 Laning Road.

Congratulations go out to all the nominees:

Woman Business Owner of the Year
Jennifer Finch, Firehouse Brewing Company
Lori Hall-McNary, Rockin’ L&D Ranch
Felena Hanson, Perspective Marketing
Karen Hutchens, Hutchens PR
Joan “Keyes” Wyllie, Nine Girls Ask? For a Cure For Ovarian Cancer

Women’s Advocate of the Year
Randa Cote, Moms in Business Unite
Melissa Crothers, Stiletto Speakers
Joanna Herr Hanks, Herr Photography
Sue Hetzel, HetzelMeade Communications

Trailblazer Award
Shelley Addy, Human Resources GPS
Fiona Chatwin, Villa Musica
Nancy Fagan, The Divorce Help Clinic
Giovanna Pang Garcia, Why Chinese Women Are Not Broke
Nichole MacDonald, Bagonia
Tess Mauricio, M.D., Scripps Ranch Dermatology & Cosmetic Center
Heidi Nowotny, Village Plumbing & Heating
Jenn Seeger, The Diva Center

Signature Award
Lindsay Faggiano, Meeka Designs
Gina Franklin, Grahovac Construction
Diane Machcinski, A+ Nutrition
Lynn McRea, McRea & Associates
Michele Nash-Hoff, ElectroFab Sales
Janet Smith, On Assignment

Green Community Award
Elizabeth Bates, Pure Cleaning Agency
Vanessa Lillegren, Jiva Activewear
Angelina Sereno, Skybox Creative & Skybox Ink
Jaimi Julian Thompson, Artisan Design Group
Kristianne Watts, KW Designs

Rising Star Award
Rae Majors-Wildman, All The Way Success
Samantha Midgal, Anytime Sitter
Vanessa Mitchell, Vanessa Nicole Jewels
Christine Hoffman Hicks, Staff Smart
Natalija Krimerman, Radokri Fashion Accessories

Registration for the BRAVO! Awards, which will also feature a no-host cocktail hour, silent auction and keynote presentation by Lisa Nichols of “The Secret,” is available at nawob-sd.org. Early bird pricing will run through May 5 and the registration deadline is May 14. For more information, call 877-866-2926 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
BRAVO! sponsors to date are English Management Solutions, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Union Bank, CoCo & Associates, Staff Smart, Transworld Systems, The Center for Mind & Body Wellness, Avitus Group, Batten Accountancy, Herr Photography, InToInk, and the San Diego Business Journal.

About NAWBO San Diego
NAWBO San Diego is one of 80 U.S. chapters of NAWBO, a national non-profit organization of more than 7,000 members that represents women business owners across all industries. Since 1975, NAWBO has helped women evolve their businesses by sharing resources and providing a single voice to shape economic and public policy. For more information, visit nawbo-sd.org.