Ontogeny Advertising & Design, LLC is proud to be a sponsor of our local ATHENA Awards program on November 7, 2012. The prestigious ATHENA Award and the ATHENA Young Professional Award pay tribute to those in the region who make a difference in the advancement of women in leadership and professional roles.

We congratulate both past and present ATHENA Award recipients and nominees and thank them for making a difference in our community.

To witness the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce announce the finalists for this year’s event, register on the Chamber’s web site.

Finalists for the 26th annual ATHENA Award are Karen Katz, EO Johnson; Sue Kersemeier, K-tech Kleening Systems, Inc.; Diane Lotter, Marathon County Sheriff’s Department; Jen Nieuwenhuis, REI Engineering, Inc.; Karla Westcott, Wausau Kayak & Canoe Corporation.

Finalists for the fourth annual ATHENA Young Professional Award are Toni Dunwoody, United Way of Marathon County; Jacki Gessler, HR Source, LLC; Megan Lawrence, Wausau Center Mall – CBL & Associates Properties; Rebecca Olson, A Touch of Class Salon, LLC.