Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Women of Excellence awards.

The fifteenth annual YWCA Women of Excellence Awards Luncheon will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at the Civic Arena. At last year’s luncheon, over 1,000 guests were in attendance.

This year’s keynote speaker will be St. Joseph native Lauren Larscheid. For the past 15 years, Lauren has been one of Cisco’s top sales executives, running a $125 million franchise.

There are several categories in which community members may nominate a woman including Workplace, Volunteerism, Support Services, and Emerging Leader. In addition, they may nominate an organization as an Employer of Excellence.

YWCA Women of Excellence nomination forms are in the mail and are available on the YWCA website and by calling the YWCA at 816.232.4481 or emailing [email protected].