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2025 St. Louis Women of Achievement Announced
10 extraordinary St. Louis-area women honored for their outstanding volunteer service and leadership.
Women of Achievement is pleased to announce the 2025 Women of Achievement – a selection of 10 outstanding volunteers from across the St. Louis metropolitan region. The 10 honorees will be recognized and celebrated at the 70th Anniversary 2025 Women of Achievement Award Luncheon on Tuesday, May 13 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis.
The 2025 Women of Achievement and their designations are listed below.
Mendi Baker — Military Family Advocacy
Melanie Barrier — Music Therapy
Theresa Bradley — Community Enrichment
Buffy Dillon — Health & Education
Jodie Condie Finney, DPT — Caring & Compassion
Letty Preston Goering — Multicultural Outreach
Jennifer Hope — Youth Healing & Welfare
Alice Ludmer — Volunteer Leadership
Gail Olson — Community Revitalization
Anna M. Warfield — Spirit of Giving
The St. Louis Women of Achievement Award is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. Founded in 1955, Women of Achievement is the oldest, ongoing program in the area whose sole mission is to honor and recognize the volunteer service and volunteer leadership of women. Each year, Women of Achievement selects 10 honorees from an extensive process beginning with nominations submitted by the public. The honorees are volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the betterment of the St. Louis region through uncompensated voluntary contributions, volunteer leadership and a significant breadth of a volunteer career.
The Class of 2025 honorees will be recognized at the 2025 Women of Achievement Award Luncheon on Tuesday, May 13 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Doors open at 11:15 a.m. The luncheon ends at 1:30 p.m. This year’s luncheon chair is Julie Williams (Class of 2022) and the vice chair is Vicki Friedman (Class of 2022). Kathie Winter (Class of 2016) is the president of Women of Achievement and Cassie Strom (Class of 2021) is the vice president. Luncheon reservations are $60 per person and can be made online beginning in March 2025 at woastl.org/event or by contacting Women of Achievement at 314.896.4962 or woastlouis@gmail.com. Presenting sponsors are KMOX Radio, Ladue News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Women of Achievement honorees are selected from nominations from the St. Louis metropolitan region, including Metro East Illinois. Women of Achievement considers nominees with significant volunteer impact in areas such as, but not limited to, education, arts, health and human services, youth and family, philanthropy, social justice and advocacy.
For additional information about the awards, luncheon and honorees, please visit www.woastl.org.
