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Honoring Women
1 Chatham Magazine’s 2022 Women of Achievement with Managing Editor Anna-Rhesa Versola.
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2 Reena Patel Bland and Pittsboro Mayor Cindy Perry, a 2022 honoree.
BY BROOKE SPACH | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN MICHAEL SIMPSON
Durham Magazine and Chapel Hill Magazine hosted the annual Women of Achievement Luncheon at The Carolina Inn on June 9. The event celebrates the women recognized in our publications as outstanding leaders in our communities. Attendees enjoyed networking and mimosas, followed by lunch and desserts by Crossroads Chapel Hill. Rory Gillis, president of Triangle Digital Partners, and Chris Elkins, vice president of Triangle Media Partners and Chatham Magazine’s publisher, recognized the 2022 honorees and announced Triangle Media Partners’ new mentoring program in partnership with Durham Public Schools, which aims to provide high school girls access to myriad careers. At press time, there were hopes to expand the program to Orange and Chatham counties in the future. CM
3 2022 honoree and Northwood High School grad Gwen Høeg and her mother, Erin Høeg. 4 Faith Paschal, Chatham County Elections Director Pandora Paschal, a 2022 honoree, and Gwendolyn Thompson. 5 2022 honoree Cristal Ocampo Ruiz of the Chatham County Public Health Department and her husband, Pedro Ruiz. 6 2022 honoree Brandi Morris and Derek Morris, co-owners of Red Moose Brewing Company.
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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2022