JLSF Volunteer Award Recipients
For a full description of awards and requirements, please refer here.
2016 – 2017 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Laura McKee
Sustainer of the Year: Renee Goldstein
Committee of the Year: Communications
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Heather Cotanch
Spirit of the League: Rosalind Solon Morris
2015 – 2016 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Shaye Martin
Sustainer of the Year: Usha Burns
Provisional of the Year: Christina Luz
Committee of the Year: Fund Development, Provisional Education
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Erin D’Fazio, Dee Iacopelli
Spirit of the League: Judy Jorgensen
2014 – 2015 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Tina Romine
Sustainer of the Year: Judy Jorgensen, Anette Harris
Provisional of the Year: Danielle Shareshian, Stephanie Micelli, Rachel Gendron, Erin DiFazio
Committee of the Year: Placement (led by Annie Calonico Schieding and Kristina Gentleman)
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Katie Burr
Spirit of the League: Suzy Pak
2013 – 2014 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Lynn Warneka
Sustainer of the Year: Christie Hurta
Provisional of the Year: Kieli Joplin
Committee of the Year: Finance
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Nikol Plass
Spirit of the League: Cynthia Foster
2012 – 2013 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Caroline Vance Bruister
Sustainer of the Year: Andra von Behren
Provisional of the Year: Emily Gibson
Committee of the Year: Public Affairs
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Courtney Derby, Jolsna John
Spirit of the League: Tammy Braas-Hill
2011 – 2012 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Karen Loane
Sustainer of the Year: Sandra Bessières, Kim Lynch
Provisional of the Year: Vanessa Loy
Committee of the Year: Finance, Community & Arts Outreach
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Anne Walbridge
Spirit of the League: Susie Hoganson, Trish Otstott
2010 – 2011 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Michelle Branch
Sustainer of the Year: Marcia Beersdorf
Provisional of the Year: Paloma Figueroa
Committee of the Year: Membership Activities
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Devon Tarasevic, Christine Keele
Spirit of the League: Anne Marie Massocca
2009 – 2010 Award Winners
Provisional of the Year: Kelly Jacikas
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Blossom Barnes
2008 – 2009 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Kristen Zeitzer Bourke
Sustainer of the Year: Layne Gray
Provisional of the Year: Schuyler Hudak, Amie Pfeifer
Committee of the Year: Home Tour
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Amy Lightbody Kuhns
Spirit of the League: Usha Burns
2007 – 2008 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Ellen Reich-Luchtel
Sustainer of the Year: Wendy Hayward
Provisional of the Year: Serafina Miller
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Andrea DeBerry
Spirit of the League: Carolyn Charlton
2006 – 2007 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Hilary King Makhijani
Sustainer of the Year: Gaby Jackson Renstrom
Provisional of the Year: Anne Jensen
Committee of the Year: Strategic Planning
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Ginger Wilcox
Spirit of the League: Diana Conan
2005 – 2006 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Gwinne Berexa
Sustainer of the Year: Barbara Mulcare Debbie Vogel
Provisional of the Year: Sarah Semple
Committee of the Year: Arts Outreach
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Jennifer Richman
Spirit of the League: Suanne Bouvier
2004 – 2005 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Ellen Brantz, Carolyn Kominowski
Sustainer of the Year: Women at the Center Honors (WATCH) Committee
Provisional of the Year: Nicole Meyer
Committee of the Year: Fashion Show
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Beth Sullivan, Mai Shiver
Spirit of the League: Mary Jachimiec Sherer
2003 – 2004 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Tammy Braas-Hill
Provisional of the Year: Tam Madden
Committee of the Year: Corporate Solicitation
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Lauren Haswell
Spirit of the League: Patricia Sprincin
2002 – 2003 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Cynthia Foster
Sustainer of the Year: Carol Batte
Provisional of the Year: Meehyun Kurtzman
Committee of the Year: Web
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Patricia Richardson
Spirit of the League: Sally Hamlin Coates
2001 – 2002 Award Winners
Melissa Harrington Hughes Leadership Award / Outstanding New Leader: Parnell Pearson
Spirit of the League: Eleanor Najjar
2000 – 2001 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Kyri Sparks-McClellan
Committee of the Year: 90th Anniversary Ad Hoc
Spirit of the League: Ursela Bergin
1999 – 2000 Award Winners
Committee of the Year: “R.E.A.P.” Committee
Sustainer of the Year: Jean McClatchy
Spirit of the League: Jane Dawson
1998 – 1999 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Cynthia Wolfe Funai, Inger Rarick
Sustainer of the Year: Nancy Carlson
Spirit of the League: Amy Worth
1997 – 1998 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Terri-Lyn Costello, Vivian Costello
Sustainer of the Year: Shirley Dean
Spirit of the League: Lani Valentine
1996 – 1997 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Laura Faucett, Diana Conan-Weber
Sustainer of the Year: Sharon Guy
Spirit of the League: Ann Otter
1995 – 1996 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Dolly Chammas
Sustainer of the Year: Carole Whitehill
Spirit of the League: Katie Cardinal
1994 – 1995 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Mollie Ward Brown
Sustainer of the Year: Charlene Harvey
1993 – 1994 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Marie Gerhardt
Sustainer of the Year: Gretchen DeBaubigny
1992 – 1993 Award Winners
Committee of the Year: Long Range Planning Committee
Sustainer of the Year: Joni Settlemier
1991 – 1992 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Sarah Manion
Sustainer of the Year: Patricia Funsten Costello
1990 – 1991 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Mary Ann Athearn
Sustainer of the Year: Leslie Luttgens
1989 – 1990 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Laura Bellows, Linda Hudak
1988 – 1989 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Lucy Bowman, Nancy Tilley, Catherine Pyke
1987 – 1988 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Rebecca Otto
Sustainer of the Year: Margaret Dart
1986 – 1987 Award Winners
Active of the Year: Darcy Dana Fahlsing