By Somerset County Board of Freeholders
FRANKLIN – Tickets are on sale for the 20th annual Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards dinner sponsored by the county Commission on the Status of Women.
This year’s program will be held Friday, March 23, at The Imperia at 1714 Easton Ave., Somerset. A cash bar at 6:30 p.m. will be followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person. Advance reservations are required by March 11http://bit.ly/Mar23 to print the form.
“The 19 women being honored this year represent a cross-section of backgrounds and abilities,” said Freeholder Mark Caliguire, commission liaison. "It is our pleasure to recognize them for the many contributions they have made to their communities.”
The Commission on the Status of Women presents these awards annually in celebration of Women’s History Month in March. Honorees are women who live in Somerset County. Recipients by category are:
Arts/Entertainment –Debbie Kirsch of Bernardsville and Nicole D’Angelo of Warren; Athletics/Sports – Christine Schneider of Bridgewater; Business/Management – Carleen Kelly of Bernards; Education – Janet Camargo Wahba of Somerville; Entrepreneur – Diana Kramer, Ph.D., of Bernardsville; Environmental Initiatives – Sherry Frawley of Bernardsville; Government/Public Service – Raritan Borough Councilwoman Stefanie J. Gara and former Somerset County Department of Human Services Planning and Programs Administrator Kathleen O’Brien of Branchburg; Hometown Hero – Allison Caufield of Bridgewater, Joanne Liscovitz of Hillsborough and Patti Sofran-Herrling of Franklin; Law – Susan R. Rubright, Esq., of Gladstone; Medicine/Health Services – Andrea Gaito, M.D., FACR, of Bernards and Barbara Ronca, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, of Bridgewater; Public Service – Suzann B. Goldstein of Warren; Social Services – Katie Meyler of Bernardsville; and Volunteerism – Barbara Marchio of Gladstone and Nancy Yuzuik of Bound Brook.

