Leaders in the community

We’d like to congratulate all the nominees in our second annual Influential Women in Business Awards.

by Marie Milner — May 15, 2013

We asked you for your nominations for the Kootenay Business 2013 Influential Women in Business Awards, and we certainly got them!

The names of 36 women from across our region—including the East Kootenay, West Kootenay/Boundary and Golden/Revelstoke—were put forward for our awards, and in all of the nominations admiration was expressed for the level of generosity and dedication to their communities shown by the women being nominated.

This is the second year that Kootenay Business magazine has run this feature, so it’s now officially an annual event. The list of winners from 2012 is on our website, and this year’s winners will be announced at the trade show and luncheon to be held on May 24 in Cranbrook at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort and at the West Kootenay Women in Business luncheon on May 29 in Nelson at the Hume Hotel. After those dates, the six winners’ names will be posted on our website. For more information about the trade show and luncheons or to RSVP call Sara at 250.426.7253 or email [email protected].

Here is the list of 2013 nominees:

• Melody Kindret, certified financial planner; manager, wealth management services; and insurance advisor, Revelstoke Credit Union, Revelstoke
• Roberta Bobicki, CEO, Revelstoke Credit Union, Revelstoke
• Paula Gaul, co-owner, Big Red Cats, Rossland
• Rebecca Vassilakakis, financial advisor, Krueckl Financial Services, Castlegar
• Judy Goodman, executive director, Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, Revelstoke
• Donna Soviskov, co-owner, Jogas Espresso Café, Grand Forks
• Valerie Semeniuk, owner, Kootenai Moon Furniture & Home Decor, Nelson
• Janet Skolka, owner, Jilly Bo Billy Boutique, Nelson
• Sabrina Baker, owner, Bumblebee Toys, Nelson
• Rosemary Beauchamp, Maglio Building Centre (Trail) Ltd., Trail
• Angela Waterson, 2nd Chance / Escape Within, Revelstoke
• Penny Kuenle, co-owner, Got Juiced, Trail
• Jen Shelest, Axis Massage Therapy, Trail
• Connie Artym-Bradatsch, co-owner, Artym Gallery, Invermere
• Helen Sander, Wildsight, Kimberley
• Denise Pallesen, owner, Nutter’s Bulk & Natural Foods, Cranbrook
• Karla Shalley, owner, The Playpen Pet Boarding & Grooming, Cranbrook
• Brigitte Franyo, owner, Snowdrift Cafe, Kimberley
• Dana Tippe, co-owner, Medichair, Cranbrook
• Susan Snow, co-owner, Tabletree Enterprises Ltd., Creston
• Lynnette Meulenbeld, owner, Polka Dot Pond Shop, Cranbrook
• Joanne Gailius, physiotherapist, Creston
• Jenny Beatty, chiropractor, Kimberley
• Patricia Bowron, executive director of international affairs and dean of instruction, College of the Rockies, Cranbrook
• Liz Schatschneider, Cranbrook
• Karin Penner, manager, Cranbrook & District Chamber of Commerce, Cranbrook
• Janice Sommerfeld, franchisee, SNAP community newspaper, Cranbrook
• Sarah MacGregor, owner, SMac to the Rescue, Ymir
• Erika Woker, business consultant, Community Futures, Canyon
• Stephanie Rogers, owner, Stephanie’s Glass & Art Studio, Fernie
• Nicole Leclair-Dodd, owner, Sprout Grocery; and co-owner, Pedal & Tap restaurant, Kimberley
• Pat Thorrougood, owner/manager, Exact Tax, Kimberley
• Pamela Verge, owner, Hot Springs Studio, Fairmont Hot Springs
• Wende Brash, Realtor, Invermere
• Libby Peter, owner, SmartScape Landscaping, Kimberley
• Lynne Davis, bookkeeper, St. Mary Indian Band school and daycare, Cranbrook