YWCA Greater Atlanta will host its annual Salute to Women of Achievement on April 18, honoring extraordinary women who embody our mission and are making a difference in this community. The event will include inducting the 40th class to the Academy of Women Achievers. This year’s inductees will be PAIGE ALEXANDER, CEO, The Carter Center; DEISHA BARNETT, President of Global Communications, UPS;GINA ESPINOSA-MELTZER,CEO, Hope Beckham Espinosa Inc.; CHANEL FRAZIER, Managing Director, Blackrock; JULIA HOUSTON, Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Equifax; KAYE HUSBANDS FEALING, Dean and Ivan Allen Junior Chair, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology; AYESHA KHANNA, Managing Director, CARE Enterprises; LAUREN KOONTZ, President and CEO, YMCA of Metro Atlanta; MAYA PENN, CEO, Maya's Ideas LLC; and APRIL ROSS, Executive Director, Georgia Commission on Family Violence. Since its inception in 1984, the YWCA Greater Atlanta Academy of Women Achievers has grown to include more than 300 women who are making a difference in the Greater Atlanta community.  

Registration and networking will begin at 11 a.m., with the luncheon starting at noon. The event will beheld at the Atlanta Marriot Marquis. The program will include remarks from Board Chair Jennifer Winn and President and CEO Danita V. Knight. A special surprise Woman of Achievement will be announced and inducted into the Academy at the event. Tickets are available for $200 and 10-top tables for $2,000.Tickets may be purchased at https://qtego.us/l/ywcaatlanta/tickets.  

The 2024 Salute Heritage Sponsor is Delta Airlines. Corporate sponsors include The Coca~Cola Company, Georgia Power, and Ann Stallard. Distinguished sponsors include The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Chick-fil-a Inc., Georgia Tech, Kaiser Permanente, and Southwire. Affiliate sponsors include Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta and PNC. Community Sponsors include AT&T, Blackrock, Equifax, Georgia Pacific, Hope-Beckham-Espinosa, Inc., Imara Aids Healthcare Foundation, Bari & Russell Love, Marriott Marquis, SouthState Bank, Truist, YMCA of Metro Atlanta, and Andrew & Carolyn Young. Our media sponsor is WSB-TV. Sponsorships are still available at https://qtego.us/l/ywcaatlanta/tickets.

If you would like to send a media attendee to the event please email [email protected] to reserve tickets and credentials by Wednesday, April 17 at 5 PM.