^{by Glenn R. Swift
Photos courtesy of Johnny Simmons}

The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Council held its annual Woman of the Year Luncheon on Thursday, November 14 at the elegant Wyndham Grand Jupiter at Harbourside Place. The emcee for the event was Felicia Rodriguez, Anchor for WPBF 25 News. This event is held each year to recognize women that demonstrate a commitment to the Palm Beach North community by inspiring community-wide support and exemplify the highest standards of business and community leadership that positively impact the growth of the region. The Palm Beach North Chamber along with its Woman in Business Council provided an absolutely stunning presentation with beautiful decor, a fantastic presentation and an incredible cast of women as this years nominees.

This year’s finalists included:

Amy Kight
Annetta Jenkins
Bridget Berry
Jan Cairnes
Janna Ronert
Jeannie Fowle
Laura King
Liv Vesely
Michele Jacobs
Michelle Silvester
Toni May
Wendy Sartory
Congratulations to our winner, Bridget Berry, 2019 Woman of the Year! We are also appreciative that Felicia Rodriguez did such a great job! Thank you to all the sponsors as well!

Lola Dre based in Jupiter, FL was the events Presenting Sponsor and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is the Woman in Business Council’s Series Sponsor. Pictured below on the left are the incredibly talented staff at Lola Dre. On the right we see CEO of Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Teresa Urquhart, addressing the events crowd with the Series Sponsor remarks.

Orchid Sponsors
Carr, Riggs & Ingram
Financial Investment Network, Inc.
Gentile Glas Holloway O’Mahoney & Associates, Inc.
Illustrated Properties Real Estate- Corporate Office
JSS Marketing & Public Relations
Leo A Daly
Mary Kay Cosmetics
PGA Commons
Servpro of North Palm Beach County
SpeedPro Imaging – North Palm Beach
Trustbridge Hospice Foundation
Visiting Angels of the Palm Beaches
Weisz Concierge MedicalPrevious years winners are regularly in attendance each year to help support the current years winner of the award. Many previous winners remain actively involved in the Chamber and the Women in Business Council as well.

For more information about the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.pbnchamber.com.