{"id":49039,"date":"2017-10-17T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T02:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=49039"},"modified":"2017-10-17T22:44:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T02:44:13","slug":"photos-2017-athena-awards-john-delgrosso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=49039","title":{"rendered":"Photos from The 2017 ATHENA Awards &#8211; by: John DelGrosso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.delgrosso.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos by: John DelGrosso<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f3eda3cf579\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/8-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/8-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"8 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/7-1-of-1-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/7-1-of-1-2-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"7 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/6-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"6 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/5-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"5 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/4-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"4 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/3-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"3 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"2 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1-1-of-1-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1-1-of-1-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"1 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Athena Awards ceremony was held at the State Theatre Center for the Arts on October 17th. The event was organized by the Women&#8217;s Business Council of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. The annual Athena Awards are held to recognize and promote the accomplishments of women in business \u2013 their spirit, their courage and their successes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2017 ATHENA Awards Recipients<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>ATHENA Leadership Award:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Laurie Siebert, Valley National Financial Advisors<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Lindsey Knupp, Lehigh Valley IronPigs<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>ATHENA Organizational Leadership Award:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Capital Blue<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/womens-business-council.html\">About The Women\u2019s Business Council<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The Women\u2019s Business Council&#8217;s mission is to empower, recognize and inspire women in business and the community in the Lehigh Valley. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The Women\u2019s Business Council provides information and a networking forum for women in management, professional and private enterprise. Monthly luncheons rotate between networking sessions and educational programs. Luncheon topics include health issues, sales and marketing strategies, personal growth and professional development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/womens-business-council.html\">http:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/womens-business-council.html\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wbclv\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wbclv\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBCLehighValley\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBCLehighValley<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,2294,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-john-delgrosso","category-photography"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-Athena.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}