The Anchorage ATHENA Society is pleased to announce the inductees into the Class of 2025. A group of 14 women and this year’s Leadership Award recipient will be honored at the annual Anchorage ATHENA Society luncheon Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Hotel Captain Cook. This year’s inductees are:

• Kay Brown, Arctic Policy Director, Pacific Environment
• Dianne Blumer, Principal, NavigateAK
• Kate Consenstein, Principal, Rising Tide Communications
• Dawn Dinwoodie, Co-Owner, Manager Trickster Company
• Patuk Glenn, Executive Director, Arctic Slope Community Foundation
• Lusiana Hansen, CEO/Founder, Polynesian Assoc. of Alaska
• Carolyn Heyman, Attorney, Sedor, Wendlandt, Evans & Filippi, LLC
• Jenifer Nelson, Sr. Director Rural Affairs, GCI
• Melanie Osborne, Senior Counsel, Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
• Lisa Rieger, President, Rieger Consulting Group
• Jennifer Schrage, Director, Client Relations, Signature Land Services
• Veronica Slajer, Founder, North Star Group
• Jana Turvey, President & CEO, Leisnoi, Inc. 
• Meg Zaletel, Vice Chair, Anchorage Assembly; Executive Director, Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness

The ATHENA Leadership Award, the Society’s highest award, recognizes an ATHENA inductee for exceptional service. This year’s honoree is Janis Fleischman, co-owner of Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop.

The Anchorage ATHENA Society is a program of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, celebrating professional excellence, commitment to community, and the encouragement of leadership potential of women.

Doors open for the March 17 luncheon at 11:30 am and the program begins at noon. Tickets and table sponsorships are available through the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce at anchoragechamber.org.

The Anchorage ATHENA Society, a part of ATHENA International, is a nonprofit organization hosted by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. ATHENA seeks to inspire women to reach their full potential and strive to create balance in leadership worldwide. Members will be honored for success in their careers or profession, supporting women, and giving back to their communities.
 
NOTE: The Anchorage ATHENA Society website is temporarily unavailable as some technical issues are being addressed. It will be launched again as soon as all of the issues are resolved. In the meantime, information about the ATHENA luncheon on March 17 is available on the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce website as mentioned above.