- Ronit Sherwin, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio | Promise Award
- Major General Angie Salinas, USMC (Ret), CEO of Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas | Hope Award
- Edith McAllister, Community and Civic Leader | Legacy Award
On Thursday, June 21, your Chamber and our presenting sponsor Ford Motor Company will honor five outstanding women business leaders who are making a real difference in San Antonio. During this elegant awards luncheon, we will celebrate and express our heartfelt appreciation for our honorees who embody leadership qualities, which have driven not only their personal success, but also the success of those around them, making San Antonio a better place in which to live, work, and play. This year’s Tribute to Women Business Leaders Awards honorees include President and CEO of CPS Energy Paula Gold-Williams, who will receive the Executive Award for Large Business, and Principal and Owner of Moriarty Consulting Jennifer Moriarty, who will receive the Brenda Vickrey Johnson Award for Small Business.
The Tribute to Women Business Leaders honorees each exemplify business practices and principles that are championed by Ford Motor Company and the San Antonio Chamber. A $1,000 scholarship will be donated to the college/university of the award recipient’s choice in her name, and each of the women will be recognized at the Awards Luncheon on June 21 at the Marriott Rivercenter from 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Registration information can be found on our events page.
As President and CEO of CPS Energy, Paula Gold-Williams leads more than 3,000 team members with the vision she has coined, “People First,” whereby CPS Energy is evolving its efforts to create and deliver value to its customers, community, and employees into a new age of energy solutions. Paula has more than 30 years of leadership experience in San Antonio, including being a Regional Controller for Time Warner’s cable and telephony regional office and the VP of Finance for Luby’s Inc. Paula is also recognized as a pillar in the community for her service with various professional and civic organizations. Not only is she the 2018 Chair-elect of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, she is also on the Board of The University of the Incarnate Word and Chair of the Advisory Committee of Executives (ACE) for St. Mary’s University Greehey School of Business(GSB).
Jennifer Moriarty is the founder of Moriarty Consulting Group. Jennifer is unique in the facilitation community due to her more than three decades in corporate and non-profit finance roles, coupled with extensive involvement in the local community. She draws deeply from this leadership base to provide a solid experiential foundation to support her clients and believes in the power of shared ideas; thoughtful, good governance; and intentional processes to determine actions that create successful outcomes. She is a founding Partner and board chair for Social Venture Partners San Antonio, a trustee for the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, and a United Way Women’s Leadership Council board member and former chair. Her past nonprofit board experience includes the Texas Business Hall of Fame, Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, Family Violence Prevention Services, Junior Achievement of South Texas, and Transplants for Children.
Other honorees who will be recognized at the June 21 awards luncheon, which is being chaired by Susan Stewart, President of SWBC Mortgage, include: