2026-06-26T05:43:24-07:00 2025-12-31 561688300 Foard and Company PA 1347 Harding Place Charlotte NC 28204 990EZ 2025-01-01 994692747 Charlotte Woman of the Year CHAR 212 Ridgewood Avenue Charlotte NC 28209 Dianne English Treasurer 2026-06-26 true Garrett Summers P02001620 7043721515 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.charlottewomanoftheyear.com X X 60540 X 60540 0 0 0 0 60540 1713 1200 29838 32751 27789 7836 35625 7836 35625 7836 35625 7836 35625 The mission of Charlotte Woman Of The Year (CWOY) is to recognize, promote and inspire womens civic leadership and service. We achieve our mission by connecting, educating and engaging local women leaders and others from the community.Since 1955, the Charlotte Woman Of The Year honorees have stood out as catalysts for change to benefit the well-being of our community. Charlotte Woman Of The Year Award - Annually the organization presents the prestigious CWOY Award to a woman who has demonstrated exemplary civic leadership and exceptional service in recognition of her impact on the quality of life in our community. Nominations are solicited from a broad cross-sector of community groups and organizations. The selection of the Charlotte Woman of the Year is made by members of the organization (all prior honorees), following which a news release is issued to individual and community stakeholders and to area media. It is also posted on the CWOY website.Last year the Charlotte Woman Of The Year Award was presented to Dena Diorio who had served as Manager of Mecklenburg County since 2013 until her retirement in 2025. Diorio, the first woman to serve as the County Manager, distinguished herself as a visionary leader who worked across sectors to bring people together, drive meaningful change and champion innovative solutions that have strengthened our community and meaningfully impacted the lives of residents throughout the county. 2169 Civic Leadership Forum - The Civic Leadership Forum is held in October and engages a cross-sector group of community and civic leaders. The purpose of the Forum is to connect and educate civic leaders and inspire them to engage more intentionally in the community around issues that impact the quality of life for all. The Forum is also an occasion during which the organization publicly and personally honors the CWOY Award recipient for that year. In 2025, in addition to recognizing the new CWOY honoree Dena Diorio, the Forum celebrated CWOYs 70th Anniversary through a Past - Present - Future formatted program which featured a video that not only framed CWOYs history but featured interviews with five Over-90 members. The program included an interactive segment in which attendees engaged with one another around future thinking using the Steeple Framework. 26674 28843 Jill Flynn President 15.00 0 Tanya Blackmon Vice President 10.00 0 Dianne English Sec. & Treas. 10.00 0 Linda Lockman-Brooks Director 5.00 0 Emily Zimmern Director 5.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false NC Dianne English 212 Ridgewood Avenue Charlotte NC 28209 8778295500 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 60540 60540 0 0 60540 60540 0 60540 0 0 0 60540 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $1095 Other Expenses.1 Food and Beverage $12654 Other Expenses.2 Staging $3575 Other Expenses.3 Videography $2750 Other Expenses.4 Administrative Support $2455 Other Expenses.5 Materials $1660 Other Expenses.6 Spring Gathering $1275 Other Expenses.8 PR Support $1000 Other Expenses.9 Table Decorations $766 Other Expenses.10 Google Workplace $710 Other Expenses.11 Selection Luncheon $682 Other Expenses.12 Website Support $404 Other Expenses.13 Photography $300 Other Expenses.14 Memorial/Honor Gifts $300 Other Expenses.15 Award Certificate $212