YWCA Vermont announces that Andrea Rogers, Flynn Performing Arts Center Executive Director will receive the 2009 YWCA Thrive Award. Ms Rogers will be honored at the YWCA Thrive luncheon on Thursday, October 29 for her leadership in the community.
YWCA Thrive award recognizes the intrinsic value successful women and girls bring to their communities, workplaces, and the world. This year's thrive awardee exemplifies this important purpose through her own unique leadership and vision.
Rogers was previously the director of prevention for the Vermont Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, she ran the University of Vermont Church Street Center, was instrumental in the fundraising required to reopen the Flynn in 1981 after which she served as the capital fund director. In 1983 Rogers became the Flynn s executive director. She is also co-founder of the Discover Jazz Festival.
We had so many strong nominations for this award; it was extremely difficult to choose. Andrea rose to the top based on the impact her work has made on the three criteria for the award, stated Sara Blum, YWCA board member and chair of the Thrive Award nomination committee. Our Vermont community is enhanced by Andrea s work, and we re pleased to be able to recognize her for those efforts.
Ms. Rogers was one of five finalists. The YWCA Vermont also recognizes and congratulates Amy Judd, Jeanne Lynch, Sandy Baird, and Wanda Heading-Grant for their manifold contributions to building communities where women and girls thrive.
The YWCA Thrive luncheon is sponsored by KeyBank, Domtar; Merchants Bank; Chittenden, a division of People s United Bank; Kinney Insurance; SymQuest Group; and Ben & Jerry s.
For more information about the award and lunch please visit: www.ywca.org/vermont/thrive. Seats may also be purchased at the website.
About the YWCA Vermont
Chartered in 1919, the YWCA of Vermont is a pro-active membership organization that works in collaboration to offer programs to eliminate racism and provide opportunities for growth, leadership, and power for women and girls of all ages, races, cultures, and creeds. The YWCA of Vermont is an affiliate of the YWCA USA, which works to eliminate racism and empower women.
Source: YWCA
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