Young Women Leaders Honored By Englewood Nonprofit

ENGLEWOOD, NJ — In recognition of their leadership skills and conviction, four Bergen County seniors received awards and cash prizes from an Englewood nonprofit at a ceremony last month at the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in Tenafly, a news release said.

For its fifth annual High School Young Women's Leadership Awards Program, The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County presented awards to seniors Sreeja Satish and Andrea Olavarrieta, of Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood. The nonprofit also recognized runners up Christine Salazar, also a senior at Dwight Morrow, and Gabrielle Beck, a senior at Tenafly High School.

Additionally, four juniors were recognized and offered an internship at a nonprofit: Esther Lee, of Cresskill High School; Samma Faragalla, of Dwight Morrow; Allison Ore, of Bergen County Academies; and Gia Shin, of Tenafly High School.

"The Community Chest received an outstanding range of applications for these leadership awards. Each applicant demonstrated exceptional talents and a commitment to social justice causes," nonprofit Executive Director Shelly Wimpfheimer said.

The awards program celebrates the leadership that Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who lived in Tenafly from 1868 to 1887, demonstrated throughout her life, the news release said. Stanton was a leader in the woman's suffrage movement.