25TH ANNUAL
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

WOMEN’S PROJECT HONORS
LAURIE ANDERSON, JOAN OSBORNE & SUZANNE VEGA
IN CONCERT

MONDAY, MARCH 8TH, 2010
JULIA MILES THEATER, 424 WEST 55TH ST, NYC

CHAMPAGNE SERVED AT 6:30 PM
CONCERT & AWARDS AT 7:00 PM
DINNER & DANCING TO FOLLOW AT ALVIN AILEY STUDIO
FESTIVE DRESS

CUISINE PREPARED BY SIX OF NYC’S TOP FEMALE CHEFS, INCLUDING:

NIKKI CASCONE
Chef and co-owner of 24 Prince, Manhattan
“Cheftestant” on Emmy nominated show TOP CHEF

ALEXANDRA GUARNASCHELLI
Executive Chef of Butter, Manhattan
Judge on TV show CHOPPED & own series THE COOKING LOFT

ANNE KIM
Pastry Chef at Jo's, Manhattan

SHANNA PACIFICO
Chef de Cuisine at Back Forty, Manhattan

LEE ANN WONG
Executive Chef of Event Operations at French Culinary Institute
Culinary Producer for TOP CHEF & webcast:
"Top Recipe: The Wong Way to Cook"

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Each year, the Women's Project takes pride in celebrating the remarkable accomplishments of women in a variety of disciplines at our annual benefit.
Click here and be dazzled by the extraordinary list of recipients.

2009 Women of Achievement Honorees & Presenters

WP's 24th Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit
From Left: Honoree Susan Sobbott, Presenter Nell Merlino,
Presenter Serene Jones, Honoree Susan K. Reed, Presenter Arthur Penn, Honoree Estelle Parsons, Presenter B.D. Wong,
Honoree Lucia Hwong Gordon, Host Diana Williams

Check out this fabulous video diary by Adriana Kaegi of the 2009 Awards at the Pierre Hotel during the blizzard of March 2, 2009!

2008 Women of Achievement Honorees & Presenters

WP's 23rd Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit
From Left: Presenter Marcia Gay Harden, Honoree Kerry Washington,
Honoree Iris Cantor, Presenter Tony Bennett,
Honoree Laurie Tucker, Presenter Merrie Spaeth

2007 Women of Achievement Honorees

WP's 22nd annual WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Benefit took place on Monday, March 12, 2007. Diana Williams was the emcee for this luminous evening in the Rainbow Room, Pegasus Suite, where we honored playwright and activist Eve Ensler, international philanthropist Kathy Hilton and
fashion designer Vivienne Tam. The honorees were introduced by
Kerry Washington, Bebe Neuwirth, and Yoko Ono.

Click here for one guest's record of our awesome 2007 Awards benefit.

On May 15, 2006, Women’s Project honored three New York icons at the 21st Annual Women of Achievement Awards Benefit at Cipriani's 23rd Street: Francine LeFrak-- Award winning film, television, and Broadway Producer; Susan Lucci -- Emmy winning actress and star of All My Children; and Muriel Siebert -- Founder and president of Muriel Siebert & Co., and the first female member of the New York Stock Exchange.

Music at the 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Galas provided by Max Salpetrier

Photos by Rob Rich.

Deane Brosnan (Front) and Kimberly Faith Hickman (Behind) party at the 2009 Gala at the Pierre Hotel.