For Immediate Release – November 11, 2024

Contact:
Brian Otten, Marketing Director
Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce
715-848-5947 | botten@wausauchamber.com

Recipients of 2024 ATHENA Leadership Awards to be named next week

WAUSAU — The pair of recipients for 2024 ATHENA Leadership Awards will be named at a ceremony to be held next week. The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce will host an awards program at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 21 at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Rothschild.

The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce has one of the longest-running and most established programs in the US and presents two different awards. The ATHENA Leadership Award and the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award are presented to women or men in recognition of their professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.

The finalists for the 39th annual ATHENA Leadership Award are:

• Lisa Hieronimus
• Jennifer Johnson
• Trena Loomans
• Beth Ann Richlen
• Laura Strek

The finalists for the 17th annual ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award are:

• Alissandra Aderholdt
• Lea Beckman
• Ashley Dupuis-Bohman
• Nicole Johnson
• Lindsey Lewitzke
• Beth Tritten
• Misty Wolff
• Zoua Yang

Sadie Fisher of WAOW News 9 will be the emcee of the event.

All of this year's finalists have conducted interviews which are available to view in their entirety on the Chamber’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Last year, Amber Gober, Branch Manager at Peoples State Bank, was named the recipient of the 2023 ATHENA Leadership Award. Jessica Scharfenberg, CEO at HealthFirst Network Inc in Wausau, was named the recipient of the 2023 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award.

The ATHENA Leadership Award Program’s presenting sponsor is O’Malley Cadillac Honda, the platinum sponsors are The Dirks Group and UMR - Wausau, the gold sponsors are Ansay & Associates LLC – Wausau and Runkel Abstract & Title Company, and the silver sponsors are Cloverbelt Credit Union, Ruder Ware, The Business News and Virtual Vision Computing LLC. The media sponsor is WAOW/WYOW Television Inc. Sponsorships for this event are still available. For more information on sponsorships, contact Marketing Director Brian Otten at botten@wausauchamber.com or 715-848-5947.

Tickets are $55 for members and $65 for non-members. Full tables are sold at a discounted rate for members. For more information or to register, visit WausauChamber.com.

Caption ATHENA.jpg: The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce will host the annual ATHENA Leadership Awards at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Rothschild over lunch on Thursday, November 21, 2024.

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The Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce is the source for business information in the Wausau Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The organization has earned a 5-Star Accreditation, one of only two chambers in the state with that designation. The Chamber strengthens member businesses and enhances the region by building business success. For more information on the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce, visit us online at www.wausauchamber.com or call 715-845-6231.