Gulfshore Business honours 10 Women as Change Makers

Gulfshore Business has honoured a total of 10 women during the the luncheon with the presence of over 100 people on May 9, 2024 at Estero’s Hyatt Regency Coconut Point.

These women have done something to make a difference in the business community the nonprofit world, and Southwest Florida.

Those 10 women include Executive Director of Taste of Immokalee Inc, Marie Capita; Founder, CEO and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse, Kristen Coury; Founder, CEO and President of Steel Bleu, Cotrenia Hood; Founder and CEO of Elite DNA Behavioral Health, Elizabeth Dosoretz; CEO/President of Baker Senior Center Naples, Jaclynn Faffer; President/CEO of Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, Angela Fisher; Founder and CEO of True Fashionistas, Jennifer Johnson; Founder, President and CEO of The Heights Foundation/The Heights Center, Kathryn Kelly; President/CEO of Guadalupe Center, Dawn Montecalvo; and Chief Operating Officer of Gulf Coast International Properties, Vicki Tracy.

Lois Thome, the News Anchor at WINK was the emcee on May 9, 2024’s 2024 Women in Business event. In a statement, The Gulfshore Business said, “The women in these pages have taken a variety of approaches to their professions—from translating business acumen into the nonprofit world to fulfilling a personal vision to simply recognizing and filling a particular need—but each has found a path to excellence in her own way. As they’ve risen to the top of their respective fields, all of these women have, through extra effort and dedication, also made substantial contributions outside their offices, improving the greater community through leadership and volunteerism.”