Interested ATHENA Leadership Award and ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award nominees can attend the application workshop as an opportunity to review your application with members of the Executive Women's Leadership Council. Please come with any questions you have regarding the application. As a best practice, we recommend you also come with a hard-copy or digital-copy of your completed application.
The ATHENA Leadership Award is presented annually by the KC Chamber honoring a person who has achieved the highest level of professional excellence, devoted time and energy to the community, and, especially, opened the doors of leadership opportunity to women. The ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award is an extension of the ATHENA Leadership Award presented annually by the KC Chamber. It recognizes emerging women leaders in the metro area for exemplary leadership across professional sectors.