2024 IWOC Celebration
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Please join us!
17th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration
presented by
American Women for International Understanding
March 12th, 2024
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Program & Dinner
Jonathan Club
545 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Business Cocktail Attire
Seating is limited, so please respond by February 20, 2024.
Deadline is February 1, 2024, to be acknowledged in the Program.
Donations help provide grants to the International Women of Courage Awardees
and support AWIU’s mission to build bridges of understanding, goodwill
and cooperation among women worldwide.
Your tax-deductible gift in any amount is greatly appreciated.
AWIU is a 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID # 23-7273487
Thank you for your support.
2024 International Women of Courage Awardees
2024 Honorary Chair
2024 Honorary Chair, Sports Icon, Champion of Equality
2024 Honorary Committee Members
Janet Elliott
President/CEO, International Citizen Diplomacy of Los Angeles
Andrea Ghez
2023 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, American Astrophysicist and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles
Jerilyn Castillo McAniff
Managing Director, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Oaktree Capital Management
Mojgan Nowain
Vice President, Director of Information Technology, Capital Group
Jane Olson
Former Chair, International Human Rights Watch
Winnie Park
Chief Executive Officer, Forever 21
Kathleen Renee Purtill
Vice-Chairman, Government & Public Services, and US Board Member, Deloitte
Suzanne Smith
Director and Producer, CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network
Courtney Valenti
President of Production and Development, Warner Bros. Entertainment
Ambassador Melanne Verveer
First U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Founding Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women Peace and Security
Major General Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum (Retired, USA)
President, East-West Center
2024 IWOC Sponsors
Global Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Bridges of Understanding
Impactful Interaction
Peace & Justice
Social Responsibility
Acknowledgement
Thank you to our generous Patrons for the 2024 International Women of Courage Celebration
Bridges of Understanding
Carol Ann Warren
Impactful Interaction
Dr. Robert & Martha May Kim
Empowerment through Education
Nancy McAniff Annick
Kristin Johnson Ceva
Susan Chandler
Sarah Deschenes
Jerilyn Castillo McAniff
Cynthy Moffatt
Margaret Heflin Sabbag
Janice Meagher Trojan
Jane Mursener Wetzel
Social Responsibility
Denise Hammett Bieker
Ambassador (retired) Eunice Reddick
Katherine F. Stevenson MHC '89
Women for Others
Annette Flanagin
Khin-Onma Lwin
Annette Madden
Julie Power Pantiskas
Barbara Rubio
Laura D. Schuldt
Ann Sunshine
Pamela Hillings Tegtmeyer
Gretchen Zelek
Courage & Opportunity
AWIU - Orange County Chapter
Sidney L. Barney
Jennifer & Matthew DeVoll
The Tom and Nancy Elsaesser Foundation
Meg Huebner and Dr. Thomas Carroll
Gayle Morin
Ellen Pansky
Sonia Singla
Awareness and Appreciation
Jennifer Annick and Geoff Kelsch
Ann Diederich
Lian Dolan
Kimberly Ebner
Judith Jakaitis
Laura Li Pollard
Maria Emmi Schory
Betty Yu-Ling Ting
Jo Ann Troha
