JPL/Mars Scientist to Keynote 13th Annual Women in Business Awards

Mars exploration and the landing of the rover Curiosity will be making news this August when JPL mission scientist Z. Nagin Cox headlines the 13th Annual Women in Business Awards and Legislative Update presented by Sen. Carol Liu, Assemblymember Mike Gatto and Assemblymember Anthony Portantino.
Nagin Cox spent years in solar exploration on the Keplar telescope mission before becoming supervisor for the Surface Systems at JPL. She is currently part of the NASA-JPL team working on the history-making Mars rover landing for early August. Nagin will update us on the “Curiosity” landing and the challenge of working on planetary missions.
Each year, Women in Business honors local women whose exceptional abilities have contributed to the economic vitality and diversity of the 21st State Senate and 43rd and 44th Assembly Districts. The following women will be saluted for their excellence on August 17 at the Pasadena Hilton beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Outstanding Small Businesswoman:
Emma Garabetian, Modella Uniforms, Pasadena/La Crescenta
Inger Miller and Jill Hawkins, Miller Hawkins Productions, Altadena
Patty Parker, Verizon Wireless Franchise, Los Angeles/La Cañada Flintridge
Lori Elliott Webster, Webster’s Fine Stationers, Altadena
Outstanding Corporate Businesswoman:
Virginia Grebbien, Parsons Corporation, Pasadena
Leah Thomson Snell, Merrill Lynch, Pasadena
Lisa Stevens, Wells Fargo, Los Angeles/Pasadena
Outstanding Junior Businesswoman:
Linda P. Lee, Charles Dunn Company, Glendale
Outstanding Non-Profit Executive Director
Robin Hughes, Abode Communities, Los Angeles/Altadena
Trina Smith, Teen Futures, Pasadena
Christy Zamani, Day One, Pasadena
Outstanding Non-Profit Employee:
Yvonne Bell, Center Theatre Group – Music Center, Los Angeles/Pasadena
Ana Gomez, Kids’ Community Dental Clinic, Burbank
Ramella Markarian, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale
Cheryl Reynolds, Santa Anita Family YMCA, Monrovia/Pasadena
Tami Ginsburg Award
Lisa Derderian, Pasadena Fire Department
Angelica Palmeros, Pasadena Public Health Department
Environment/Energy Efficiency Award:
Phyllis E. Currie, Pasadena Water & Power Department, Pasadena
Hilda Morovati Pirim, EmbroidMe, Glendale
Empowerment Award
Robin McCarthy, Women at Work, Pasadena
Jamie Khuu Inzunza, Mamma’s Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta, South Pasadena
Most Inspirational Award:
Maria Cruz Lujan, Eufloria Flowers, Eagle Rock
Carolyn Rowley, Cayenne Wellness Center, Glendale
Woman In Law:
Lt. Lola Abrahamian, Glendale Police Department
Carol A. Peters, Law Office of Carol A. Peters, Pasadena
Woman In Science & Technology:
Linh Chen, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale/La Cañada Flintridge
Cheryl Lee Jung, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale/South Pasadena
Woman In Arts & Entertainment:
Taline Bessos, Taline Music, Glendale/La Cañada Flintridge
Jill Michnick, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles/Pasadena

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