Williamsport, Pa. — Nearly 700 people filled the Community Arts Center on Wednesday night for the YWCA Northcentral PA’s Women of Excellence Awards.
Now in its 17th year, the event honored a record 92 nominees across categories recognizing leadership, advocacy, service, and achievement among local women and young ladies.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kA 52E2\DE2CElQd`hQ 52E2\6?5lQgefQm*(rp }@CE946?EC2= !p s:C64E@C @7 s6G6=@A>6?E q6E9 |4r=2:? @A6?65 E96 46C6>@?J 3J H6=4@>:?8 8F6DED 2?5 E92?<:?8 DA@?D@CD 7@C E96:C 4@?E:?F65 DFAA@CE]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQd`hQ 52E2\6?5lQgefQm“x 962C5 7C@> AC@F5 9FD32?5D[ :?DA:C65 DEF56?ED[ 2?5 7C:6?5D H9@ D2:5 E96:C ?@>:?66 492?86D E96 2E>@DA96C6 ;FDE 3J H2=<:?8 :?E@ 2 C@@>[” |4r=2:? D2:5]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQ`_fhQ 52E2\6?5lQ`af`Qm*(rp rt~ p>36C |@C?:?8DE2C 7@==@H65[ 6>A92D:K:?8 E96 ?:89E’D 566A6C AFCA@D6 — 9@?@C:?8 H@>6? H9@ 6>3@5J E96 @C82?:K2E:@?’D >:DD:@? @7 6>A@H6C>6?E[ 25G@424J[ 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ EC2?D7@C>2E:@?]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQ`_fhQ 52E2\6?5lQ`af`Qm“(@>6? 2C6 A@H6C7F= ?@E 3642FD6 E96J 92G6 E@ 36 A6C764E[” |@C?:?8DE2C E@=5 E96 4C@H5[ “3FE 3642FD6 E96J D9@H FA 2?JH2J]”k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQ`bhhQ 52E2\6?5lQ`fbfQm%96 6G6?:?8’D <6J?@E6 DA62<6C[ q2C32C2 wF5@4<[ 7@F?5:?8 A2CE?6C 2?5 rt~ @7 wF5@4< r2A:E2= vC@FA[ 56=:G6C65 2? 255C6DD @? 4@FC286[ 2FE96?E:4:EJ[ 2?5 AFCA@D6] wF5@4< D92C65 9@H D96 3682? 2D 2 D64C6E2CJ 2E |6CC:== {J?49 367@C6 C:D:?8 E@ =625 2 3:==:@?\5@==2C 7:?2?4:2= 25G:D@CJ 7:C> — 249:6G:?8 E92E >:=6DE@?6 :? pF8FDE]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQ`bhhQ 52E2\6?5lQ`fbfQm“tI46==6?46 5@6D?’E 368:? H:E9 4@?7:56?46[” wF5@4< D2:5] “xE 368:?D H:E9 D9@H:?8 FA — D42C65[ F?DFC6[ :>A6C764E — 3FE D9@H:?8 FA 2?JH2J]”k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQ`ggaQ 52E2\6?5lQa_beQmwF5@4<[ H9@ 92D DA6?E 564256D :?G6DE:?8 :? 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 2CED A9:=2?E9C@AJ[ FC865 2EE6?566D E@ “286 H:E9 >:D49:67[ 2F524:EJ[ 2?5 2 8C62E DE@CJ E@ E6==]”k^Am
k9b 52E2\DE2CElQ`ggaQ 52E2\6?5lQa_beQm*@F?8 {25:6D @7 tI46==6?46k^9bm
kA 52E2\DE2CElQ`d`eQ 52E2\6?5lQ`gahQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQ`d`eQ 52E2\6?5lQ`dbcQmp5G@424J pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQ`dbfQ 52E2\6?5lQ`dghQm{:==:2? |4rF==@49[ |@?E@FCDG:==6 pC62 w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQ`dghQ 52E2\6?5lQ`dhaQ ^mp =6256C 24C@DD >F=E:A=6 9@?@C D@4:6E:6D 2?5 4=F3D[ |4rF==@49 4C62E65 |@?E@FCDG:==6’D 7:CDE 2H2C5\H:??:?8 A@542DE @? E66? >6?E2= 962=E9] $96 A=2?D E@ DEF5J >65:4:?6 H:E9 E96 8@2= @7 364@>:?8 2 A65:2EC:4:2? DA64:2=:K:?8 :? ADJ49@=@8J]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQ`gbbQ 52E2\6?5lQa`_hQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQ`gbbQ 52E2\6?5lQ`gdfQmpCED U2>Aj rF=EFC6 pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQ`ge_Q 52E2\6?5lQ`h_cQm|J2 {69>2?[ y6CD6J $9@C6 pC62 w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQ`h_cQ 52E2\6?5lQ`h_fQ ^m{69>2? 92D A2:?E65 >FC2=D 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ DA246D E9C@F89@FE y6CD6J $9@C6[ 7C@> E96 D@7E32== 5F8@FE E@ E96 =@42= 82C56? D965[ H9:=6 G@=F?E66C:?8 2E E96 {@G6 r6?E6C u@@5 q2?< 2?5 4@249:?8 J@FE9 D@7E32==]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQa``bQ 52E2\6?5lQaccfQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQa``bQ 52E2\6?5lQa`baQmt5F42E:@? pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQ`ge_Q 52E2\6?5lQ`h_cQm|4zJ=66 '@==>2?k^6>mk6> 52E2\DE2CElQa`bdQ 52E2\6?5lQa`gcQm[ (:==:2>DA@CE pC62 w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQa`gcQ 52E2\6?5lQa`gfQ ^mp DE2?5@FE =6256C 2?5 65F42E@C\:?\EC2:?:?8[ '@==>2? 42AE2:?D E96 8:C=D HC6DE=:?8 E62>[ G@=F?E66CD H:E9 |2<6\p\(:D9[ 2?5 =65 2 5:DEC:4E\H:56 D9@6 5C:G6 E@ DFAA@CE 56G6=@A:?8 ?2E:@?D] $96 A=2?D E@ 2EE6?5 {J4@>:?8 r@==686 E@ DEF5J DA64:2= 65F42E:@? @C 9:DE@CJ]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQacd`Q 52E2\6?5lQafdgQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQacd`Q 52E2\6?5lQacfcQmvF:5:?8 {:89E pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQacffQ 52E2\6?5lQadahQmu2??J v2=282CK2[ (:==:2>DA@CE pC62 w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQadahQ 52E2\6?5lQadbaQ ^mp A66C >6?E@C 2?5 G@=F?E66C 7:C67:89E6C[ v2=282CK2 96=AD =625 96C D49@@=’D w@A6 $BF25 7@C DF:4:56 AC6G6?E:@?] $96 2=D@ G@=F?E66CD 7@C yF?6E66?E9 6G6?ED 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ D@FA <:E496?D[ 9@?@C:?8 96C =2E6 >@E96C’D =6824J @7 D6CG:46]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQafeaQ 52E2\6?5lQb_fcQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQafeaQ 52E2\6?5lQafghQmw62=E9 U2>Aj (6==?6DD pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQafhaQ 52E2\6?5lQagcaQmzJC2 {:49E6?76=D[ (:==:2>DA@CE pC62 w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQagcaQ 52E2\6?5lQagcdQ ^m{:49E6?76=D[ 2 7:C67:89E6C 2?5 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ !C@8C2> 8C25F2E6[ AC@>@E6D >6?E2= 962=E9 2?5 DF:4:56 AC6G6?E:@? E9C@F89 2H2C5\H:??:?8 AF3=:4 D6CG:46 G:56@D] $96 A=2?D E@ AFCDF6 >65:4:?6 2E !6??DJ=G2?:2 r@==686 @7 %649?@=@8J]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQb_fgQ 52E2\6?5lQbbfgQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQb_fgQ 52E2\6?5lQb`_eQmyF?:@C #:D:?8 $E2C pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQb`_hQ 52E2\6?5lQb`dfQmt=:K236E9 z:C<[ (:==:2>DA@CE pC62 w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQb`dfQ 52E2\6?5lQb`e_Q ^mp E6?E9 8C256C 24E:G6 :? 49@:C[ E962E6C[ 2?5 G@=F?E66C:D>[ z:C< 92D D6CG65 2D 2 >6?E@C H:E9 E96 r@>>F?:EJ %962EC6 {628F6’D !6?8F:? !C@;64E 2?5 5C62>D @7 DEF5J:?8 3:@>65:42= 6?8:?66C:?8 2E #x% E@ 56D:8? AC@DE96E:4D]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQbbgaQ 52E2\6?5lQbegfQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQbbgaQ 52E2\6?5lQbbhgQm$A@CED pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQbc_`Q 52E2\6?5lQbccbQm+@6 uFC>2?[ |@?E8@>6CJ pC62 w:89 $49@@=]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQbccbQ 52E2\6?5lQbcceQ ^mp >F=E:\DA@CE DE2E6 >652=:DE 2?5 42AE2:?[ uFC>2? 92D 6I46==65 :? HC6DE=:?8[ D@446C[ D@7E32==[ 2?5 EC24< H9:=6 >6?E@C:?8 J@F?86C 2E9=6E6D] $96 A=2?D E@ DEF5J 4@>>F?:42E:@?D 2?5 DA@CED >65:2 >2?286>6?E H9:=6 4@?E:?F:?8 96C 2E9=6E:4 42C66C]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQbeghQ 52E2\6?5lQbgd_Qmq6EH66? E96 2H2C5D[ E96 2F5:6?46 6?;@J65 2 >@G:?8 >FD:42= A6C7@C>2?46 3J |255J #@D6]k^Am
From left to right: Fanny Galagarza, Kyra Lichtenfels, Lillian McCulloch, Mya Lehman, McKylee Vollman, Zoe Furman, and Elizabeth Kirk.
k9b 52E2\DE2CElQbgdaQ 52E2\6?5lQbgh`QmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQbgdeQ 52E2\6?5lQbgh`Qmr6=63C2E:?8 (@>6? @7 tI46==6?46k^DEC@?8mk^9bm
kA 52E2\DE2CElQbghbQ 52E2\6?5lQc_`aQmu@==@H:?8 E96 DEF56?E 9@?@CD[ E96 DA@E=:89E EFC?65 E@ =@42= H@>6? >2<:?8 2 =2DE:?8 5:776C6?46 24C@DD {J4@>:?8 r@F?EJ]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQc_`eQ 52E2\6?5lQcbdaQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQc_`eQ 52E2\6?5lQc_bcQmp5G@424J pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQc_bfQ 52E2\6?5lQc_ddQmz@CC:? v2C5?6C]k^6>mk^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQc_`eQ 52E2\6?5lQcbdaQmp &]$] |2C:?6 G6E6C2? 2?5 7@F?56C @7 {2?E6C? #6D4F6[ v2C5?6C 92D 96=A65 C6D4F6 >@C6 E92? a[d__ G:4E:>D @7 9F>2? EC277:4<:?8] $96 D6CG6D 2D 2 DA64:2= AC@D64FE@C 7@C {J4@>:?8 r@F?EJ[ E62496D 9F>2? EC277:4<:?8 AC6G6?E:@?[ 2?5 92D E6DE:7:65 367@C6 E96 !6??DJ=G2?:2 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6D]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQcbdeQ 52E2\6?5lQcecbQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQcbdeQ 52E2\6?5lQcbg_QmpCED U2>Aj rF=EFC6 pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQcbgbQ 52E2\6?5lQcc_eQm|2==@CJ $4@AA2 v2C5?6C]k^6>mk^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQcbdeQ 52E2\6?5lQcecbQm%96 @H?6C 2?5 65F42E@C 369:?5 |@@? $925@H $EF5:@[ v2C5?6C @776CD E96C2A6FE:4 2CE 65F42E:@? 7@C 2== 286D[ E62496D 2CE E96C2AJ 2E w:==>2? r2?46C r6?E6C[ 2?5 A2CE?6CD H:E9 D49@@= 4@F?D6=@CD E@ AC@G:56 EC2F>2\:?7@C>65 2CE AC@8C2>D]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQcecfQ 52E2\6?5lQd_`eQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQcecfQ 52E2\6?5lQceeeQmt5F42E:@? pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQceehQ 52E2\6?5lQcegaQmp>J q@=E]k^6>mk^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQcecfQ 52E2\6?5lQd_`eQmp 962=E9 2?5 A9JD:42= 65F42E:@? E62496C :? E96 (:==:2>DA@CE pC62 $49@@= s:DEC:4E 7@C ac J62CD[ q@=E 7@F?565 E96 >:55=6 D49@@=’D !@D:E:G:EJ r=F3[ 4@??64ED DEF56?ED H:E9 4@>>F?:EJ D6CG:46[ 2?5 A2CE?6CD H:E9 =@42= A@=:46 @? @FEC6249 6G6?ED =:<6 “$9@A H:E9 2 r@A]” $96 6DE:>2E6D D96 92D E2F89E @G6C `_[___ DEF56?ED :? 96C 42C66C]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQd_a_Q 52E2\6?5lQdbgdQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQd_a_Q 52E2\6?5lQd_cbQmvF:5:?8 {:89E pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQd_ceQ 52E2\6?5lQd_e`Qm{2FC2 zC:86C]k^6>mk^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQd_a_Q 52E2\6?5lQdbgdQmp C62=E@C 2?5 6I64FE:G6 @77:46C 7@C E96 (6DE qC2?49 $FDBF692??2 qF:=56CD pDD@4:2E:@?[ zC:86C G@=F?E66CD 7@C E96 #@?2=5 |4s@?2=5 w@FD6[ u2>:=J !C@>:D6[ w23:E2E 7@C wF>2?:EJ[ 2?5 E96 p>6C:42? #6D4F6 (@C<6CD] w6C AC@F56DE 249:6G6>6?E :D “C2:D:?8 EH@ <:?5 2?5 =@G:?8 49:=5C6? H9@ D92C6 >J A2DD:@? 7@C D6CG:46]”k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQdbghQ 52E2\6?5lQdfbaQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQdbghQ 52E2\6?5lQdc`eQmw62=E9 U2>Aj (6==?6DD pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQdc`hQ 52E2\6?5lQdcbbQmt=:D2 p==6?]k^6>mk3C 52E2\DE2CElQdcbbQ 52E2\6?5lQdcbeQ ^m(6==?6DD 5:C64E@C 2E E96 t2DE6C? {J4@>:?8 *|rp 2?5 @H?6C @7 tbe_ u:E[ p==6? =625D {x't$%#~}v AC@8C2>D 7@C 42?46C DFCG:G@CD 2?5 >:?57F=?6DD H@C<D9@AD 7@C E96 4@>>F?:EJ] $96’D 2=D@ 2 $:=G6C $?62<6CD :?DECF4E@C 2?5 C64:A:6?E @7 E96 a_ac $F?\v2K6EE6 #6256CD’ r9@:46 pH2C5 7@C q6DE u2>:=J vJ>]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQdfbeQ 52E2\6?5lQdhdbQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQdfbeQ 52E2\6?5lQdfdfQm#:D:?8 $E2C pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQdfe_Q 52E2\6?5lQdffgQmt>:=J $9@G6C]k^6>mk^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQdfbeQ 52E2\6?5lQdhdbQm#64@8?:K65 7@C 96C =6256CD9:A 2?5 :??@G2E:@? 62C=J :? 96C 42C66C[ $9@G6C :D E96 w@A6 r96DE r@@C5:?2E@C 2?5 r9FC49 t?8286>6?E $A64:2=:DE 2E sH6== ~CA92? r2C6[ 2?5 6I6>A=:7:6D E96 DA:C:E @7 J@F?8 H@>6? H9@ 565:42E6 E96:C H@C< E@ >66E:?8 4@>>F?:EJ ?665D] k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQdfbeQ 52E2\6?5lQdhdbQmkDEC@?8 52E2\DE2CElQdhdfQ 52E2\6?5lQdhfbQm$A@CED pH2C5k^DEC@?8m — k6> 52E2\DE2CElQdhfeQ 52E2\6?5lQdhheQm'2?6DD2 $=2F89E6C]k^6>mk^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQdfbeQ 52E2\6?5lQdhdbQmp &!|r (:==:2>DA@CE ?FCD6 2?5 9625 4@249 7@C =@42= 8:C=D’ 32D<6E32== 2?5 EC2G6= D@446C E62>D[ $=2F89E6C >6?E@CD J@F?8 2E9=6E6D H9:=6 AFCDF:?8 96C >2DE6C’D :? ?FCD:?8 =6256CD9:A] $96 2=D@ D6CG6D @? E96 yF?:@C {628F6 @7 (:==:2>DA@CE 3@2C5 2?5 &!|r’D !C@76DD:@?2= tI46==6?46 r@F?4:=]k^Am
From left to right: Emily Shover, Elisa Allen, Laura Kriger, Mallory Scoppa Gardner, Amy Bolt, Korrin Gardner, and Vanessa Slaughter.
k9b 52E2\DE2CElQa_bgQ 52E2\6?5lQa`ggQm‘tG6CJ H@>2? 56D6CG6D D276EJ[ 5:8?:EJ[ 2?5 @AA@CEF?:EJ’k^9bm
kA 52E2\DE2CElQdhahQ 52E2\6?5lQea`hQm|@C?:?8DE2C 4=@D65 E96 46C6>@?J H:E9 2 C6>:?56C @7 E96 *(rp’D @?8@:?8 >:DD:@?] x? a_ac[ E96 @C82?:K2E:@? AC@G:565 dc[bfa ?:89ED @7 D276 D96=E6C[ g[d__ ?:89ED :? {:36CEJ w@FD6 EC2?D:E:@?2= 9@FD:?8[ 2?5 D6CG65 `[g__ :?5:G:5F2=D E9C@F89 25G@424J[ 65F42E:@?[ 2?5 DFAA@CE AC@8C2>D]k^Am
kA 52E2\DE2CElQdhahQ 52E2\6?5lQea`hQm“tG6CJ H@>2? 56D6CG6D D276EJ[ 5:8?:EJ[ 2?5 @AA@CEF?:EJ[” |@C?:?8DE2C D2:5] “p?5 E@?:89E[ H6 46=63C2E6 E9@D6 H9@ >2<6 E92E A@DD:3=6 7@C @E96CD]”k^Am
