Congrats to all the Women in Government honorees
The Pima County/Tucson Women’s Commission honored 34 women employed by Pima County and the City of Tucson at the September 21 Women in Government luncheon at the Tucson Convention Center.
Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry and Tucson City Manager Mike Ortega were the speakers at the event.
County winners, by category: Kate Lawson, Pima County Attorney’s Office, Leadership Award; Nicole Fyffe, County Administrators’s Office, Unsung Heroine Award; Lauren Ortega, Health Department, Rising Star Award; and Kristen Auerbach, Carla Blackwell, Cathy Bohland, Michelle Campagne, Julie Castañeda, Nancy Cole, Lauren Eib, Marcy Flanagan, Diane Frisch, Mary Jo Furphy, Lisa Josker, Regina Kelly, Margaret Kish, Amber Mathewson, Linda Mayro, Ellen Moulton, Ursula Nelson, Reenie Ochoa, Ana Olivares, Suzanne Shields, Ellen Wheeler, Department Directors, Synergy Award.
City winners and the categories in which they won were: Veronica Kearney, Leadership Award; Maria Sereno, Unsung Heroine Award; Ashley Covarrubias, Information Technology, Rising Star Award; and Linda Barraza, Miroslava Martinez, Regina Noperi, Sheryl Miller-Norton, Miriam Perez, Karla Sainz, Pamela Stewart, Synergy Award.
Pima County
Deborah Bernini, Sandra Castillo, Michele Figueroa, Tiffany Foster, Mary Jo Furphy, Rene James, Kate Lawson, Cecilia Ochoa, Monica Perez, Loida Villegas, Gayl Zambo.
City of Tucson
Karla Borbon, Terri Bunting, Nikki Chayet, Molly Collins, Elizabeth Conroy, Nina Criss, Dorothy Dolan, Tere Filkin, Joyce Garland, Kathryn King-Gerber, Laura Jestings, Veronica Kearney, Dee Korich, Elizabeth Leibold, Sherry Martin, Deborah Merritt, Wendy Million, Kristina Morgan, Leanne Nieukirk, Lauren Pettey, Robin Raine, Guadalupe Robles, Elva Scott, Jane Slama, Margaret Snyder, Ericka Stropka, Diahn Swartz, Elizabeth Tidwell, Jennifer Toothaker, Adriana Tovar, Mariza Trujillo
2016 UNSUNG HEROINE NOMINEES
Pima County
Lois Burlingham, Jessie Byrd, Amanda Colon-Sisco, Linda Coon, Loren Cruz, Diana Durazo, Kristina Dymek, Nicole Fyffe, Oleta Garcia, Kelly Johnson, Lisa Josker, Susan Kennedy, Mary Kinkade, Shelley Kroska, Elizabeth Lawrence, Jennifer Lynch, Erica Marinone-Knight, Debbie McNeil, Sylvia Molina, Dana Morales, Mary Ann Riesgo, Deseret Romero, Anna Sanchez, Tami Sanchez, Susan Shettleroe, Michelle Varner, Sharon Zaher
City of Tucson
Samantha Blake, Sharon Brown, Josephine Cervantes, Nikki Chayet, Lisa Cortese, Pamela Drake, Sarah Durand, Lori Ehman, Blanca Espino, Mary Leonardi-Kuchar, Darla Lovett, Martina Macias, Rachel Marquez, Laura Mawhinney, Lauren Pettey, Lori Pluchinsky, Billie Powers, Karen Rahn, Krystal Robles, Teresa Romero, Maria Sereno, Anna Steiner, Diahn Swartz, Karen Tenace, Linda Valencia, Rebecca Waid, Russlyn Wells
2016 RISING STAR NOMINEES
Pima County
Amy Belk, Jenelle Chraft, Chloe Jackson, Marianna Kuglmeier, Roseanne Nguyen, Lauren Ortega, Megan Page, Tenecia Phillips, Molly Renner, Crystal Rose Cillitto
City of Tucson
Emely Aguiño, Natalie Becker, Ann Chanecka, Ashley Covarrubias, Alicia Forrester, Jane Patel, Lauren Pettey, Beth Hossman-Scully, Erin Winans
2016 SYNERGY NOMINEES
Pima County
Clerk of the Board Staff
Alina Barcenas, Katrina Martinez, Ricci Romero, Bernadette Russell, Melissa Whitney
Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (Data Management)
Belinda Gamboa-Felix, Melaine Halash, Jenette Lee, Manisha Patel
Office of Children’s Council
Alexa Arriola, Dannette Deister-Schultz, Eden Jimenez, Angelica Lopez, Veronica Lopez, Lucia Quintana, Christina Rhodes, Ann Rice
Department Directors
Kristen Auerbach, Carla Blackwell, Cathy Bohland, Michelle Campagne, Julie Castañeda, Nancy Cole, Lauren Eib, Marcy Flanagan, Diane Frisch, Mary Jo Furphy, Lisa Josker, Regina Kelly, Margaret Kish, Amber Mathewson, Linda Mayro, Ellen Moulton, Ursula Nelson, Reenie Ochoa, Ana Olivares, Suzanne Shields, Ellen Wheeler Ownership and Mapping (Assessor’s Office)
Maria Acedo, Julieann Arechederra, Kemberly Carpenter-Krsak, Jennifer Coult, Susan Frits, Suzanne Gilpin, Ada Griffin, Gerry Huff, Melissa Kaufmann, Sandy Kimmelman, Rianna Larsen, Diana Liosatos, Jennifer Nelson, Justina Olivares, Cristina Ramirez, Debbie Teno, Janice Wagner
RWRD (Bio-Science)
Mary Allen, Molly Renner
City of Tucson
Human Resources (Benefits)
Raquel Downs, Anita Hart, Ashley Hendrix, Valerie Sparks, Alma Villa
Public Defender’s Office
Linda Barraza, Miroslava Martinez, Regina Noperi, Sheryl Miller-Norton, Miriam Perez, Karla Sainz, Pamela Stewart
TDOT (Transportation)
Jozett Keena, Teresa Romero, Christina Runyan, Helen Wheeler
Water (Pollinator Garden)
Molly Collins, Irene Ogata, Maya Teyechea
TPD Crime Lab Forensic Unit
Gayle Warren, Karen Wilken
TPD Crime Lab DNA Unit
Christina Aronson, Carole Canez
TDOT (Permits)
Blanca Espino, Lucy Inzunza, Isabel Medina
TDOT (Human Resources)
Malena Carreon, Tina Cervantes, Lisa Cuestas, Diane Sotelo, Sandra Zurbrick
Parks (Prop 407 Team)
Ann Chanecka, Jessica Fraver, Shellie Ginn, Iliana Gonzales, Krista Hansen, Amber Kerwin, Lane Mandle, Glenna Overstreet, Jennifer Psillas
Water (Account Relations)
Joy Hammitt, Gina Lopez, rancie Placencia, Agripina Provencio, Aileen Yslas
The Pima County/Tucson Women’s Commission was established in 1976 to assist women to achieve equality of opportunity and to take positive action to expose, eliminate, and prevent the practice of discrimination against women. To learn more, see the Women's Commission website.