— Annual Awards Program Recognizes Twelve Women You Should Know — COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WELD, Central Ohio’s premier women’s professional economic and leadership development organization, recently honored twelve Central Ohio top women leaders at a reception where they unveiled their 2008 “Twelve Women You Should Know” calendar. The “Women You Should Know” calendar concept was developed four years ago to annually highlight and profile women doing extraordinary work in our community, adding to our community’s ranks of visible female leaders. These leaders were recognized as a result of their extraordinary skills and leadership roles within their respective fields, based upon recommendations from their professional peers. The 2008 honorees include: Tara Abraham, Chief Executive Officer, Accel, Inc.; Donna Angiulo, Chief Financial Officer, Sterling Commerce; Jodi Aufdencamp, Founder & President, Mama Mimi’s Pizza; Thuy Bowyer, President, M.T. Wellness Clinic; Carol Clark, Chief Financial Officer, Needlestack Jobs; Iris Cooper, Manager, Office of Small Business Development, Ohio Department of Development; Barbara Kunz, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Development, Battelle Memorial Institute; Teresa Long, Health Commissioner, City of Columbus; Marcy Raymond, Principal, Metro High School; Shirley Rogers-Reece, Vice President & General Manager, McDonald’s USA, LLC; Jean Schelhorn, Associate Vice President for Commercialization, The Ohio State University; Isabel Toth, President, Community Properties of Ohio Management Services, Chief of Staff, Ohio Capital Corporation of Housing. “We are honored and delighted to recognize the achievements of these women in leadership roles,” said Deanna Stewart, President of WELD. “These leaders are making a big difference in Central Ohio. They are accomplished and have proven they are both role models and leaders in Ohio’s business and professional communities. We think everyone should know who they are and we are happy to present them to you through the 2008 Twelve Women You Should Know calendar.” According to stereotype, women are better at developing relationships than men. But that's not true in the corporate world, says Carol Gallagher, author of Going to the Top, in a Forbes.com article from June 2006. Women tend to put their heads down and finish their work, assuming they'll get noticed, she said. “The guys are out playing golf and networking,” she says. “The men gain valuable connections. They also learn about big-picture strategic issues, knowledge that helps them climb to the top.”
