Photo courtesy of Lisa J. Seifert
ATHENA 2025 Inductees
Front row, left to right: Patuk Glenn, Carolyn Heyman, Jennifer Schrage, Melanie Osborne, Meg Zaletel, Kay Brown, Jenifer Nelson
Back row, left to right: Kate Consenstein, Lisa Rieger, Dawn Dinwoodie, Lusiana (Lucy) Tuga Hansen, Janis Fleischman (Leadership Award Recipient), Jana Turvey, Dianne Blumer, Veronica Slajer
ATHENA Class of 2025
The Anchorage ATHENA Society is pleased to announce the inductees into the Class of 2025. A group of 14 women and this year’s Leadership Award recipient will be honored at the annual Anchorage ATHENA Society luncheon Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Hotel Captain Cook. This year’s inductees are:
| Dianne Blumer | Principal | NavigateAK |
| Kay Brown | Arctic Policy Director | Pacific Environment |
| Kate Consenstein | Principal | Rising Tide Communications |
| Dawn Dinwoodie | Co-owner, Manager | Trickster Company |
| Patuk Glenn | Executive Director | Arctic Slope Community Foundation |
| Lusiana Hansen | CEO/Founder | Polynesian Assoc. of Alaska |
| Carolyn Heyman | Attorney | Sedor, Wendlandt, Evans & Filippi, LLC |
| Jenifer Nelson | Sr. Director Rural Affairs | GCI |
| Melanie Osborne | Senior Counsel | Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. |
| Lisa Rieger | President | Rieger Consulting Group |
| Jennifer Schrage | Director, Client Relations | Signature Land Services |
| Veronica Slajer | Founder | North Star Group |
| Jana Turvey | President & CEO | Leisnoi |
| Meg Zaletel | Vice Chair | Anchorage Assembly |
The ATHENA Leadership Award, the Society’s highest award, recognizes an ATHENA inductee for exceptional service. This year’s honoree is Janis Fleischman, co-owner of Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop.
The Anchorage ATHENA Society is a program of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, celebrating professional excellence, commitment to community, and the encouragement of leadership potential of women.
Doors open for the March 17 luncheon at 11:30 am and the program begins at noon.
Luncheon tickets and sponsorships are SOLD OUT!
2025 Application Period is now OPEN
The Anchorage ATHENA Society, a program of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, offers camp scholarships to local young women residing in Anchorage, who have finished their freshman year of high school through 18 years of age, for an opportunity to learn leadership skills, to learn about innovation, start-ups, entrepreneurship and gain business expertise. Click here to learn more.
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Eleanor Andrews, founder of the Anchorage ATHENA Society
History
The Anchorage ATHENA Society has 371 members, representing a diverse group of professionals. The first Anchorage award was given to Dr. Joyce Murphy in 1988 and then in 1995 it was presented to Eleanor Andrews. That year, Eleanor traveled to the National ATHENA Conference which inspired her to found our local group. To read more, click here.
We had a fabulous luncheon celebrating 15 incredible Anchorage women. The Anchorage ATHENA Society Class of 2025 includes 14 new inductees, and Janis Fleischman was honored with the Leadership Award. The stories were so inspiring. Congratulations to all! Thank you to all the volunteers who made it possible and to our partner Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.
The March 17 honoree luncheon for the Anchorage ATHENA Society Class of 2025 is SOLD OUT! All of the tables and tickets have been purchased. We are looking forward to celebrating with this incredible group of women!
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