Geisinger honors winners of 2018 Smart Women in Meetings Awards
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DANVILLE, Pa. – Geisinger is proud to announce that Linda Vaji and Danielle Furnari, of the Geisinger Foundation team, have been named 2018 Smart Women in Meetings Awards winners. Designed to honor and celebrate top-performing women in the meetings industry, the Smart Women in Meetings Awards recognizes female meeting professionals in six prestigious categories including Visionaries, Industry Leaders, Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Trail Blazers and Rising Stars.
Now in its third year, the awards platform has gained rapid notoriety and serves as a notable metric of achievement for meeting planners nationwide. Nominated by their peers and colleagues, and ranked against hundreds of their extraordinary meeting peers, these award winners earned top recognition for their hard work and contributions to the meetings industry.
Vaji, Geisinger director of system events and volunteer management, earned recognition in the Trailblazer category for her commendable contribution to the meetings industry. Furnari, Geisinger events coordinator, was recognized in the Rising Star category.
“I’m delighted to award all of our dedicated 2018 Smart Women in Meetings Awards winners for their outstanding accomplishments and profound contribution to our industry,” said Smart Meetings founder and CEO, Marin Bright. “We’re a female-driven industry and it’s more important than ever to honor and support our female meeting ambassadors and pay tribute to their diligence, talent and extraordinary work ethic.”
“It is an honor and a privilege to work with Linda and Danielle,” said Nancy Lawton-Kluck, Geisinger’s chief philanthropy officer. “Geisinger is fortunate to have such caring and dedicated professionals working within the Foundation, and we stand with Smart Meetings magazine in congratulating them on their well-deserved awards.”
Smart Women in Meetings Awards winners will be featured in the March 2018 edition of Smart Meetings print and digital magazines, receive extensive online coverage and receive on-stage honors at the third annual Smart Woman Summit in partnership with Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau on April 19, 2018 at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront.
2018 Smart Women in Meetings Awards Winners
Now in its third year, the awards platform has gained rapid notoriety and serves as a notable metric of achievement for meeting planners nationwide. Nominated by their peers and colleagues, and ranked against hundreds of their extraordinary meeting peers, these award winners earned top recognition for their hard work and contributions to the meetings industry.
Vaji, Geisinger director of system events and volunteer management, earned recognition in the Trailblazer category for her commendable contribution to the meetings industry. Furnari, Geisinger events coordinator, was recognized in the Rising Star category.
“I’m delighted to award all of our dedicated 2018 Smart Women in Meetings Awards winners for their outstanding accomplishments and profound contribution to our industry,” said Smart Meetings founder and CEO, Marin Bright. “We’re a female-driven industry and it’s more important than ever to honor and support our female meeting ambassadors and pay tribute to their diligence, talent and extraordinary work ethic.”
“It is an honor and a privilege to work with Linda and Danielle,” said Nancy Lawton-Kluck, Geisinger’s chief philanthropy officer. “Geisinger is fortunate to have such caring and dedicated professionals working within the Foundation, and we stand with Smart Meetings magazine in congratulating them on their well-deserved awards.”
Smart Women in Meetings Awards winners will be featured in the March 2018 edition of Smart Meetings print and digital magazines, receive extensive online coverage and receive on-stage honors at the third annual Smart Woman Summit in partnership with Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau on April 19, 2018 at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront.
2018 Smart Women in Meetings Awards Winners
About Geisinger
Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes 10 hospital campuses, a health plan with more than half a million members, a research institute and the Geisinger College of Health Sciences, which includes schools of medicine, nursing and graduate education. With more than 25,000 employees and 1,700+ employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
