Hudson Valley Athena Awards Honors Nine Women

By Jennifer L. Warren

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Strong, inspiring, unifying, and effective leaders are rarities who possess the gifts to make lasting, transformative change. Wednesday evening, inside the Villa Borghese, nine females demonstrating an unwavering dedication to professionalism, mentorship and community were honored at the 19th Annual Hudson Valley Athena Awards.

With a rich, proud history dating back to 1982, the worldwide, female leadership recognition, bearing the Greek goddess of wisdom namesake, has paid tribute to over 8,000 outstanding, dynamic, and inspiring women, hailing from 500 communities. Each one of the recipients possesses- as determined by a committee of former honorees- a high level of competence at-dedication to the eight Athena International Leadership Model Principles.

This year’s 2025 Class of local Athena Award honorees carried the distinction of women from vast, diverse backgrounds, enhancing even further the imprints of their remarkable, professional journeys. Whether it was in the medical, financial, non-profit, education or mental health sphere, each woman shares common threads of: powerful, female, catalyst mentors (several their mothers), a deep passion for humanity-their communities, valiant acts and powerful advocacy, along with an unrivaled commitment to guiding fellow women toward fulfilling their true potential, empowering future generations.