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This year’s honorees are as diverse as they are They include arecently re-elected congressional a doggy daycare entrepreneur, the top lobbyist for and a greenb guru. Contained in these pages are storiews of breastcancer survival, singl moms who became entrepreneurss and immigrants who came to the Washington area to fulfilp their dreams. After years of feeling overwhelmec by numerousqualified nominees, we introduced a new category this year the Rising Stars. A Rising Star is a female business leader under the age of 40 who is just beginnin g to hit her stride and make a name for herselgf in the business communityat large.
The five this year were just as difficulgt to choose as themain 25. It is our hope that the Risint Stars will benefit from their inclusioj in this esteemed groupof women. Helping to sift througjh the hundreds of nomination forma were winners from past classes of Women Who Mean Kathy Albarado ofHeliosHR (Classa of 2007), Kristina Bouweiri of Reston Limo (Clasas of 2004), Marilyn Kawamura of of the Mid-Atlantix Region (Class of 2005) and Anne McCulloch of (Class of They provided crucial advice and And as always, thanks go to the folkds who helped put together this publicatiob and event: reporters Sarah Anderson, Lisa Melissa Castro, Darlene Darcy, Missg Frederick, Mara Lee, Jennifer Nycz-Conner, Jonathan O’Connellk and Bryant Ruiz Switzky, Creative Service s Manager Michael Stanaland and outgoing Events Coordinatore Lauren Perusse and her replacement, Michael LaRosa.
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