About 750 people attended the Business Journal’s 23rd Annual Women in Business Awards ceremony on May 2 at Hotel Irvine to celebrate accomplishments of Orange County’s standout businesswomen.
Robin Follman-Otta, chief executive of Markall Inc. in Santa Ana and a former Women in Business winner, delivered the keynote address. She also serves as a chief operating officer of R.A. Industries LLC and Katmai Lodge Alaska.
This year’s honorees, selected from 191 nominees, are:
• Kate Duchene, chief executive at RGP in Irvine
• Shannon Eusey, founder and president of Beacon Pointe Advisors in Newport Beach
• Suzanne Richards, chief executive of healthcare operations at KPC Healthcare Inc. in Santa Ana
• Pamela Jung, chief executive of Healthcare Talent and Workforce Solutions Group in Foothill Ranch
• Melissa Beck, chief executive of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire in Santa Ana
The Business Journal will profile the award winners in its May 15 print edition.
— Mediha DiMartino
