2025 IWOC banner
2025 IWOC Banner

Please join us!

18th Annual International Women of Courage Celebration

presented by

American Women for International Understanding

March 2025

Jonathan Club
545 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Business Cocktail Attire

Seating is limited, so please respond by February 18, 2025.
Deadline is February 10, 2025, 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

2025 IWOC Awardees TBA

Sorry, we couldn't find any posts. Please try a different search.

2024 Honorary Chair

2025 Honorary Chair TBA

Billie Jean King Credit Howard Schatz

2024 Honorary Chair, Sports Icon, Champion of Equality

2024 Honorary Committee Members

2025 Honorary Committee Members TBA

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

2024 IWOC Patrons

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

2024 IWOC Event Gallery

Support AWIU

AWIU is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax ID # 23-7273487

American Women for International Understanding
1900 East Golf Road, Suite 950
Schaumburg, IL 60173
phone: 202-643-1196 | email: info@awiu.org

Join The AWIU Newsletter!

Stay up to date with upcoming events and opportunities with AWIU

*Your information will not be sold or spammed

Scroll to Top