{"id":7223,"date":"2023-01-13T00:27:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T00:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=7223"},"modified":"2023-01-13T00:27:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T00:27:08","slug":"ywca-announces-2023-milestones-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/ywca-announces-2023-milestones-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"YWCA Announces 2023 Milestones Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7224 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023-Milestone-Honorees.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" \/>The Truth Staff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The YWCA of Northwest Ohio announced the 2023 Milestones honorees last week. The honorees will be formally presented at the 28<sup>th<\/sup> annual YWCA Milestones: A Tribute to Women on March 30 at the Glass City Center.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1996, the YWCA has recognized women in northwest Ohio \u201cwho have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities and who, though their efforts and accomplishments, have opened doors for other women to achieve their potential,\u201d notes the agency\u2019s media kit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach and every one of them are doing wonderful things,\u201d\u00a0Lisa McDuffie, the YWCA president and CEO, said at the press conference at\u00a0the Nexus Health Care Building, a Neighborhood Health Association facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are doing extraordinary things in their field. They are mentoring. They are breaking glass ceilings. In many instances, they&#8217;re shattering,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s honorees are: Amy Chang (arts), Ambrea\u00a0Mikolajczyk (business),\u00a0Mary Sabin (education), Cecelia Adams (government),\u00a0Lori Hauser (sciences),\u00a0Tina Butts (social services), Kristi Hoffman (volunteerism),\u00a0Lauren Scott (Women on the Rise-YWCA involvement),\u00a0Kendra Smith (Women on the Rise-community), and\u00a0Erin Baker (Women on the Rise-community).<\/p>\n<p>Women on the Rise is a new category this year and recognizes women who are influencing their field and becoming a leaders in the community. Scott was honored for her work with the YWCA. Smith and Baker were chosen because of their community work that reflects the organization\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7223 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/ywca-announces-2023-milestones-honorees\/ambrea-mikolajczyk-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ambrea-Mikolajczyk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ambrea-Mikolajczyk.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ambrea-Mikolajczyk-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Ambrea-Mikolajczyk-226x250.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7225'>\n\t\t\t\tAmbrea Mikolajczyk\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/ywca-announces-2023-milestones-honorees\/cecelia-adams-phd\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Cecelia-Adams-PhD.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7226\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7226'>\n\t\t\t\tCecelia Adams, PhD\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/ywca-announces-2023-milestones-honorees\/erin-baker\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Erin-Baker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Erin-Baker.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Erin-Baker-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Erin-Baker-241x250.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7227'>\n\t\t\t\tErin Baker\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/ywca-announces-2023-milestones-honorees\/kendra-smith-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kendra-Smith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kendra-Smith.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kendra-Smith-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kendra-Smith-243x250.jpg 243w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kendra-Smith-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7228'>\n\t\t\t\tKendra Smith\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/13\/ywca-announces-2023-milestones-honorees\/tina-butts-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tina-Butts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tina-Butts.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Tina-Butts-274x250.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7229'>\n\t\t\t\tTina Butts\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Truth Staff The YWCA of Northwest Ohio announced the 2023 Milestones honorees last week. The honorees will be formally presented at the 28th annual YWCA Milestones: A Tribute to Women on March 30 at the Glass City Center. Since 1996, the YWCA has recognized women in northwest Ohio \u201cwho have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,18,17],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[23],"class_list":["post-7223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cover_story","category-headline","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7230,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7223\/revisions\/7230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7223"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=7223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}