02 Feb Epiphany Celebrations (2018)
This year we recognized and were inspired by twelve influential and prominent Italian American women at the four annual Epiphany events in each NOIAW Region. Honorees told of how their culture and heritage consciously impacted and influenced their professional lives. Thank you so much to all the Wise Women honorees, NOIAW members and friends who made the events so successful. As always, we appreciate your support. Browse through our photos from each event below.
Greater Washington, D.C. Region
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Maggiano’s Little Italy
This year two sisters— Angela Puglisi, Ph.D., Educator & Artist and Beatrice Tierney Stradling, Founder & CEO of the Children’s International School—were honored with Patricia McGuire, President of Trinity Washington University. All three esteemed honorees have excelled in various ways in the field of education continue to make significant contributions to the field.
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- Greater Washington, DC Region 2018 Honorees Angela Puglisi, Ph.D., Beatrice Tierney Stradling and Patricia McGuire
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- Anita Bevacqua McBride, 2012 Recipient of Wise Woman Award; Patricia McGuire, 2018 Recipient of Wise Woman Award and Diana Femia, President, Greater Washington, DC Region and Vice Chair, National Board
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- Three Wise Women Sisters! Angela Puglisi, 2018 Award Recipient; Gemma Puglisi, 2016 Award Recipient and Beatrice Tierney Stradling, 2018 Award Recipient
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Greater New York Region
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Columbus Citizens Foundation Townhouse
Honoring Elizabeth F. Defeis, Distinguished Scholar and Dean Emeritus, Seton Hall University School of Law; Teresa Ghilarducci, Ph.D., Bernard L. and Irene Schwartz Professor of Economics, The New School for Social Research and Paola Prestini, Composer, Artistic Director and Co-founder, National Sawdust
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- Greater New York Region President MaryRose Barranco Morris, NOIAW Board Member Donna Chirico, 2018 Wise Woman Honoree Paola Prestini, NOIAW National Board Chair Maria Tamburri, 2018 Wise Woman Honorees Teresa Ghilarducci and Elizabeth Defeis, and NOIAW Founder and Chair Emerita Aileen Riotto Sirey
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Rhode Island Region
Thursday, January 18, 2018
Cafe Nuovo
Honoring Gail Ciampa, Food Editor, The Providence Journal; Judith Dupré, NY Times-bestselling Author, Architectural Historian & Public Speaker and Laura A. Pisaturo, Chair, Rhode Island Parole Board
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- 2018 Wise Woman Honoree Laura A. Pisaturo; Emilia Luciani, Deputy Counsel General of the Italian Consulate in Boston; 2018 Wise Woman Honoree Judith Dupré; NOIAW Rhode Island Region President Anne Marie D’Attelo, Esq.; and 2018 Wise Woman Honoree Gail Ciampa
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- 2017 Wise Woman Honoree Andrea Valentini, Region Council Member Alisa Mahoney and 2018 Wise Woman Honoree Judith Dupre
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- Past Wise Women Honorees Andrea Valentini and Dale Venturini (back row, right) with RI Region Council
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Connecticut Region
Saturday, January 27, 2018
The New Haven Lawn Club
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- National Board Chair Maria Tamburri, 2018 Wise Women Honorees Gina D’Ambruoso, Hon. Anna M. Ficeto, Kate C. Farrar, NOIAW CT Region President Pat Tinto and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro
Honorees Gina D’Ambruoso, VP, Senior Business Development Officer, TD Bank; Kate C. Farrar, Executive Director, Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund, and Hon. Anna M. Ficeto, Presiding Judge, Family Matters for the Waterbury Judicial District were acknowledged for their achievements by NOIAW Distinguished Board Member and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro—a force in her own right.
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renataArchinie Giovanni
Posted at 11:42h, 11 Februaryit is very exciting to see how far this Organization could go in recognzing the value of contribution of these honorees !!We had the privilege to meet Founder Emerita Aileen Riotto Sirey back in the 90 ‘i New York and wish to Noiaw more and more success!!Renata Archini De Giovanni,Rome Italy