RBJ Women of Excellence 2024 | BridgeTower Media | 1 February 2024 | Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14604, US

Women of Excellence identifies high-achieving women for their tremendous career accomplishments. The women are selected based on their professional experience, community involvement, leadership and sustained commitment to mentoring.

The Circle of Excellence honorees are prior Women of Excellence honorees in which these women are of longstanding, notable success in the community who are leading the way for other women.

2023 Honorees

Circle of Excellence
• Chetna Chandrakala, Thundermist Health Center
• Dresden Engle, Dresden Public Relations
• Christina Gullo, Villa of Hope
• Diana R. Kurty, University of Rochester Medical Center
• Carolyn G. Nussbaum, Nixon Peabody LLP
• Tina Paradiso, Imprintable Solutions Ink
• Kathleen Pringle, Kathleen Pringle Group, Inc.

Women of Excellence
• Jennifer Arbore, The Bonadio Group
• Christine Barnes, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
• Shannon Baudo, Allendale Columbia
• Mollene Benison, DKB Business Advisors & CPAs
• Christine R. Birnie, R.Ph., Ph.D., St. John Fisher University
• Lori Sussle Bonanni, elssus LLC
• Jennifer L. Boutte, Goodwill of the Finger Lakes
• Destini K. Bowman, Esq., New York State Unified Court System
• Dr. Tammy Butler, House of Mercy
• Diana R. Clarkson, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
• Gina Cuyler, M.D., FACP, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
• Kristina Dengler, Bank of America
• Alecia Fisher Dougherty, CFP, Echelon Wealth Advisors
• Krystle Ellis, Ellis K Consulting
• Molly Flaherty, M/Body
• Mary Therese Friel, Mary Therese Friel, LLC
• Melanie M. Funchess, Ubuntu Village Works LLC
• Kristy Gonzalez, IntegrateXpress LLC
• Shane Grant, Dixon Schwabl + Company
• Ryann Guglielmo, Dixon Schwabl + Company & Red Bird Market
• Flossie Hall, Fhall Consulting
• Janice Harbin, D.D.S., Anthony L. Jordan Health Corporation (Jordan Health)
• Kaitlin Hildebrandt, Leo J. Roth Corporation
• Terria P. Jenkins, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
• Bridgette Jones-Waters, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Maureen J. Lally, Paychex
• Jean Maess, Thomson Reuters
• Kit Miller, MK Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
• Kim L. Nugent, Sage Rutty & Company, Inc.
• Hillary Olson, RMSC
• Evelyn Parker, K12, Stride
• Barbara Pierce, City of Rochester
• Jyothsna Ponnuri, M.D., Jewish Senior Life
• Maria Jose Cubillos Reed, Cubillos Reed Law, PLLC
• Yissette Rivas-Cotto, Finger Lakes Community Health
• Tarryn Larson Rozen, Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.
• Hon. Dandrea Lynn Ruhlmann, 7th Judicial District, State of New York
• Darlene Ryan, Hillside
• Naomi Silver, Rochester Red Wings
• Susanna Speed, Trillium Health
• Catherine L. Sperrick, Home Leasing, LLC and Home Leasing Construction
• Renee Swan, L3Harris Technologies
• Britni Tantalo, Flower City Hydroponics Inc.
• Marcy Tiberio, Professional Notary Services, Inc.
• Katie Titus, UBS Financial Services, Inc.
• Diane D. Torcello, Tompkins Community Bank
• Kimberly VanCamp, NYS Unified Court System – 7th Judicial District Treatment Courts
• Leah George VanScott, Greater Rochester Enterprise
• Latia Vaughan, The UNetwork
• Stephanie Von Bacho, University of Rochester/University of Rochester Medical Center