A true Honor to be Nominated for Orange County's Women in Business Award

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A True Honor to be Nominated for Orange County’s Women in Business Awards

May 7, 2010 by

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I am extremely honored and thrilled to be selected as a nominee among many exceptional women of Orange County for the The Sixteenth Annual Women in Business Awards.

16th Annual Women in Business Awards

This premier program was designed by the Orange County Business Journal to recognize the accomplishments of the community’s outstanding business and professional women.

The event will be held on Tuesday, May 25, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, featuring keynote speaker Linda LoRe, President & CEO, Frederick’s of Hollywood.

A big congrats to all the nominees! I wanted to especially wish a warm congratulations to my colleagues and incredible women of NAWBO-OC: Kathy Dawson, Debbie Douglas, Hilary Kaye, and Cara Stewart. It has been a true privilege to work with all of you, and I salute your success. You inspire me!

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