Top Left to Right: Michele Parkhurst, Gretchen Wieman-Fauske, Dr Anne Zink, Katherine Jernstrom, Alexandra McKay
Bottom Left to Right: Lori Townsend, Dana Fabe, Jessica Carey Graham, Kikkan Randall, Suzanne Fleek Green, Catkin Kilcher-Burton
Not Pictured: Evelyn Abello
Photo courtesy of Lisa J. Seifert
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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.
Important Upcoming ATHENA Dates
| ATHENA Summer Mixer | Tuesday August 4, 2026 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Wild Birch Hotel | Join us to mingle and introduce yourselves to other ATHENAs |
| ATHENA Strategic Planning Follow Up | Monday, August 10, 3:00 – 5:00 pm, Anchorage Chamber Office | All ATHENAs are welcome to participate |
| ATHENA Steering Committee Meeting | Wednesday, September 2, 4:30 PM Location TBD | re: Anchorage ATHENA relationship with Anchorage Chamber and Anchorage International All ATHENAs are welcome to participate in Steering Committee meetings |
| 2027 Luncheon Committee Kick Off Meeting | Date/Time, Location TBD | All ATHENAs are welcome to participate |
| Nominations Open for 2027 Inductees | Monday January 4, 2027 | General Public and ATHENAs |
| Nominations Close for 2027 Inductees | Monday, February 8, 5:00 pm | General Public and ATHENAs |
| 2027 Selection Committee Meeting | Tuesday, February 16, 4:00 pm, Anchorage Chamber office | All Leadership Award Recipients and Selection Committee Ad Hoc members select inductees |
| 2027 Inductees Announced | Thursday, February 18, 8:00 am | The ATHENA Class 2027 will be announced |
| 2027 ATHENA Society Luncheon | Monday March 22, 2027 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Hotel Captain Cook | The ATHENA Class 2027 will be honored |
| 2027 Inductee Lunch | Date, Time, Location TBD | The 2027 class get acquainted luncheon |
Search the full list of Anchorage ATHENA Society members. Members have been inducted because of their support of Anchorage’s business community and their dedication to helping business women in Anchorage.
Eleanor Andrews
Founder of the Anchorage ATHENA Society
The Anchorage ATHENA Society now has over 400 members, representing a diverse group of professionals. The first 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 Anchorage ATHENA.
MISSION
We are a catalyst for developing diverse, transformative leaders worldwide through leadership programs that ignite, inspire and celebrate girls, women and allies.
VISION
We believe cultivating and elevating women leaders is essential to realizing a balance in leadership voices worldwide.
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