Sac Cultural Hub is proud to present this year’s 2013 Exceptional Women of Color (EWOC) Honorees. From CEOs to retirees, principals to mothers, this year’s honorees represent everything a woman is and can be. All of these women from across Northern California have overcome multiple obstacles to becom pillars of our community. Help us celebrate these unsung heroines by attending the 5th Year Anniversary Celebration of the Exceptional Women of Color (EWOC) Networking Brunch on Saturday, October 5 from 8 am to 3 pm at the Red Lion Hotel/Woodlake Conference Center in Sacramento. Don’t miss the presentation of EWOC Excellence Awards to these exceptional women at the EWOC Conference. Click here to buy tickets online!
What is an Exceptional Woman of Color (EWOC) and why THE HUB Celebrates EWOCs every year! An EWOC is unsung heroine who has made significant achievements and accomplishments that go unrecognized by mainstream media. An EWOC is a woman who effortlessly serves as a role model while juggling the multiple tasks of:
An EWOC does all of these things inspite of the countless obstacles and insurmountable hardships that she is faced with on a daily basis. She continues to be an “overcomer”, where her smile, beauty, personality, and confidence exhibits the very essence of true success. CONGRATULATIONS 2013 EWOC HONOREES!!! |
 Sonia Aery Director of Asset-Building Programs California Coalition for Rural Housing Category: Social Welfare & Community Activism
|  Dorothy Benjamin Chief of Water Education & Outreach Branch Calforina Department of Water Resources Category: Entrepreneur/Innovator
|  Monica Biley Registered Nurse/Directoryof Adult and Family Medicine Kaiser Permanente Category: Arts and Culture |  Cynthia Brooks Director, Program Development Pacific Housing Category: Social Welfare & Community Activism
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 Gloria Burnell Volunteer/Peer Navigator Carrie’s Touch Category: Health, Sport & Wellness
|  Adela de la Torre Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs University of California Davis Category: Education and Research |  Rolanda Gregory Negotiator/Labor Relations Specialist California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Category: Presidential Excellence |  Kamieka Hairston Global Communications Specialist and Program Manager Intel Corporation Category: Social Welfare & Community Activism |
 Terrie Hardy-Porter Director Sacramento County Department of Child Support Services Category: Management and the Professions |  Chanel Johnson Board Chairwoman African Queens Dance Company Category: Young Women of Distinction |  Torreyana Johnson Senior Communications Specialist Elk Grove United School District Category: Communications and Public Affairs |  Phyllis Marshall Attorney/Lobbyist Law Firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Category: Presidential Excellence |
 Niyah Moore Author and Founder Paradise Essentials Virgin Hairline and P.E. Hair Bar Category: Arts and Culture |  Krystall Moore Social Worker San Joaquin County Human Services Agency/CPS Category: Social Welfare & Community Activism |  Elaine Nakata Outreach Analyst, Affirmative Action/EEO Office UC Davis Health System Category: Presidential Excellence |  Wendy Petko Executive Director Center for Community Health and Well Being, Inc. Category: Social Welfare & Community Activism |
 Koui Saechao Graduate – Chemical Engineering UC Davis Category: Young Women of Distinction |  Dr. Deborah Simmons Pastor/Published Author South Sacramento Christian Center Category: Social Welfare & Community Activism |  Sonya Stamper Social Worker County of Santa Clara, Department of Family and Children’s Services Category: Exceptional Career Mom |  Ella Clark-Tolliver Retired Counselor/Professor and Past Dean of Counseling and Disability Services Solano College Category: Education and Research |
 Rosiland Triche President/CEO Triche Entertainment Category: Politics & Government Relations |  Nilda Valmores Executive Director My Sister’s House Category: Social Welfare & Community Activism |
