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!
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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 such a great time at the Anchorage ATHENA Society celebration last month, we wanted to share more highlights. It was a sold out luncheon and we celebrated some incredible Anchorage women inducted into the Class of 2025. Thank you to the many volunteers who made it happen, all of the sponsors, and our partner, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce.
Deadline extended! The deadline to apply to send young women to business camp has been extended to April 4. High school students interested in this incredible opportunity to learn leadership skills, innovation, entrepreneurship, and business expertise still have time to apply. The application is on our website on the scholarship tab.
www.anchorageathena.org
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.
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