Award Recipients
On behalf of the recipients, nominees, and all of the members of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, we want to thank the members of the Awards Committee for their tireless efforts and sincere devotion to the important task of reviewing dozens of nominations and hundreds of pages of supporting documents.
2019-2020 Award Recipients
Jurist of the Year Award
Hon. Josephine Gagliardi, 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Lee County Association for Women Lawyers
Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award
Hon. Martha Warner, 4th District Court of Appeal, Martin County Women Lawyers Association
Chapter of the Year
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association
Outstanding Student Chapter
Stetson
Membership Retention Award, Small Chapter
Polk Association for Women Lawyers
Membership Retention Award, Medium Chapter
Collier County
Membership Retention Award, Large Chapter
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers
Outstanding Member Program Award
Lee County Association for Women Lawyers
A Take On How She Did It: An Unconventional Path to Leadership
Outstanding Public Service Program Award
Tallahassee Women Lawyers
PACE Center for Girls Mock Trial Program
Leaders in the Law
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Broward
Madeleine Mannello
Central Florida
Erica Cipparone
Tenesia Hall
Mallory Widgren
Collier
Kimberly Spiker
Lisa Lipman
Hillsborough
John Schifino
Sarah Kay
Jacksonville
Alice Morris
Jamie Ibrahim
Kim Woods
Lee
Tiffany Pereira
Manatee
Elizabeth Moneymaker
Martin
Abby Spears
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Miami-Dade
Mallory Cooney
Angela Benjamin
Diana Mendez
Palm Beach
Esther Uria Labovick
Danielle Sherriff
Jeanmarie Whalen
Pasco
Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik
Pinellas
Nicole Suzanne Bell
Amy Dilday
Sarasota
Margaret Good
Seminole
Shannon Snedaker
St. Johns
Colby Keefe
Tallahassee
Magie Ozarowski
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2018-2019 Award Recipients
Jurist of the Year Award
Hon. Stacy Ross, 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward Chapter
Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award
Hon. Claudia Rickert Isom, 13th Judicial Circuit General Civil Div. D, Hillsborough Chapter
Outstanding Chapter Award
Miami-Dade
Outstanding Student Chapter
Stetson
Membership Recruitment Award, Small Chapter
Marion
Membership Recruitment Award, Medium Chapter
Pinellas
Membership Recruitment Award, Large Chapter
Jacksonville
Outstanding Member Program Award
St. Johns
First Generation Forum: Perspectives of First-Generation Attorneys and Judges
Outstanding Public Service Program Award
Broward
Implementation of Lactation Suite at the Broward County Courthouse
Leaders in the Law
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Brevard
Elizabeth Siano Harris
Broward
Beth Feder
Elizabeth Walker Finizio
Central Florida
Kathleen Shea
Charity Joy Tonelli
Amanda Sampaio Bova
Collier
Kelly L. Davis
Amira Fox
Hillsborough
Mandi Clay
Erin G. Jackson
Jacksonville
Kelli Lueckert
Francine A. Palmeri
Kelly A. Karstaedt
Lee
Andrea Pleimling Smith
Manatee
Terri Cromley
Martin
Jessica M. VanValkenburgh
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Miami-Dade
Ingrid P. Benson-Villegas
A. Sheila Oretsky
Carolina S. Piñero
Okaloosa
Athena Pearl Riley
Palm Beach
Christa McCann
Adrienne Rabinowitz
Pasco
Tonya A. Oliver
Pinellas
Adriana M. Dinis
Lauren Danielle Kerr
South Palm Beach
Alicia Zweig Gross
St. Johns
Ingrid Suarez Osborn
Tallahassee
Christian Leigh Cutillo
Volusia/Flagler
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2017-2018 FAWL Annual Award Recipients
Jurist of the Year
Hon. Kelly J. McKibben; State of Florida Eighteenth Judicial Circuit; Member, Brevard Chapter
Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award
Robin Hassler Thompson; Robin H. Thompson & Associates; Tallahassee Chapter
Outstanding Chapter
Martin
Outstanding Student Chapter
Stetson
Membership Award, Small Chapter
Lee
Outstanding Member Program
Central Florida, "CFAWL Advisory Program"
Outstanding Public Service Award
Broward, "BCWLA Partnership with Broward County School Board Debate Initiative"
Leaders in the Law
Brevard
Kim Torres
Broward
Julie Elizabeth Hough
Ninowtzka Mier
Central Florida
Heather M. Meglino
Celeste Alexandra Thacker
Jessica Thomas
Collier
Donna J. Marshall
Tamara Lynne Nicola
Hillsborough
Hon. Cynthia Sullivan Oster
Mamie Venita Jervis Wise
Jacksonville
Sarah Ann Mannion Foreman
Sarah Rebecca Sullivan
Lee
Kayla Richmond
Manatee
Lori Maryl Dorman
Martin
Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Wood
Miami-Dade
Amber Brooke Kornreich
Kristen Drecktrah Paz
Stephanie N. Moot
Palm Beach
Rina Kundalkar Clemens
Yelizaveta Batres Herman
Pasco
Amanda Lea Colón
Pinellas
Ama Appiah
Christina Z. Pacheco
Sarasota
Elizabeth J. Alpert
South Palm Beach
Lauren Cohen
St. Johns
Jane West
Tallahassee
Catherine B. Chapman
Christin Foster Gonzalez
Volusia Flagler
Ali L. Hansen
2016-2017 FAWL AWARD RECIPIENTS
Jurist of the Year
Hon. Jacqueline Hogan Scola; State of Florida Eleventh Judicial Circuit; Member, Miami-Dade Chapter
Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award
Senator Kathleen C. Passidomo; Florida 28th District; Collier Chapter
Outstanding Chapter
Lee
Outstanding Student Chapter
Stetson
Membership Award, Small Chapter
Lee
Membership Award, Medium Chapter
Jacksonville
Membership Award, Large Chapter
Miami-Dade
Outstanding Member Program
Brevard, "Women's History Program"
Outstanding Public Service Award
Miami-Dade, "Foster Youth Day"
Leaders in the Law
Brevard
Diane C. Baccus Horsley
Broward
Jennifer C. Erdelyi
Stacy Michelle Schwartz
Central Florida
Lorraine Naomi Pitre
Lauren Lynn Millcarek
Annie Po Lam Kwong
Collier
Rachael Spring Loukonen
Starling Newcomb Hendriks
Hillsborough
Amy Lee Bandow
Jenay Eunice Iurato
Vivian Cortes Hodz
Jacksonville
Cynthia Kay Trimmer
Imani A. Boykin
Lee
Kristie Ann Scott
Miami-Dade
Ana Maria Cristina Perez Soto
Julissa Rodriguez
Jennifer Viciedo Ruiz
Okaloosa
Ginger Barry Boyd
Pasco
Teresa S. Fitzpatrick
Palm Beach
Amanda Romfh Jesteadt
Heather Greenhill Stohlman
Pinellas
Elise Katherine Winters
Elizabeth Cheney Barnes
Sarasota
Michelle Regina Stephan
South Palm Beach
Tammy B. Saltzman
Volusia
Jeri Ostuw Delgado
2015-2016 FAWL AWARD RECIPIENTS
Jurist of the Year
The Honorable Renee Goldenberg, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward Chapter
Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award
Abbe S. Rifkin, Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, Broward Chapter
Outstanding Chapter
Lee
Outstanding Student Chapter
Stetson
Membership Award, Small Chapter
Sarasota
Membership Award, Medium Chapter
Pinellas
Membership Award, Large Chapter
Miami-Dade
Outstanding Member Program
Pinellas
Outstanding Public Service Award
Tallahassee
Leaders in the Law
- Cynthia "CJ" Bosco, U.S. Legal Support, Central Florida
- Dresden Brunner, S. Dresden Brunner, P.A., Collier Chapter
- Lauren Brunswick, ShubinBass, P.A., Miami-Dade Chapter
- Gentry Byrnes, Raymond James Trust, Pinellas Chapter
- Victoria Cruz-Garcia, Givens Givens Sparks, PLLC, Hillsborough Chapter
- Joanne Fakhre, Law Office of Joanne M. Fakhre, P.A., Jacksonville Chapter
- Irene Bassel Frick, Akerman LLP, Hillsborough Chapter
- The Honorable Claudia Isom, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough Chapter
- Jamie Karpman, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Jacksonville Chapter
- Erum Kistemaker, Kistemaker Business Law Group, Volusia/Flagler Chapter
- Katherine Kiziah, State of Florida Office of the Attorney General, Palm Beach Chapter
- Heather Kolinsky, HMKLaw, P.A., Central Florida Chapter
- Laura Jo Lieffers, Moyer Law Group, Pinellas Chapter
- Stacey D. Mullins, Schuttler, Greenberg & Mullins, South Palm Beach Chapter
- Kelly Pena, Ogletree Deakins, Miami-Dade Chapter
- Jenny Sieg, Sieg & Cole, P.A., Pasco & Pinellas Chapters
- Lisa Jo Spencer, Lisa Jo Spencer, PA, Okaloosa Chapter
- The Honorable Elizabeth Starr, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Central Florida Chapter
- Jennifer Sullivan, Guilday, Simpson, West, Hatch, Lowe & Roane, P.A., Tallahassee Chapter
- Heather Tyndall-Best, State of Florida Department of Management Services, Tallahassee Chapter
- Rebecca Vaccariello, Salvatori, Wood, Buckel, Carmichael & Lottes, Collier Chapter
- Alicia Welch, United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida, Miami-Dade Chapter
On behalf of the recipients, nominees, and all of the members of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, we want to thank the members of the committee for their tireless efforts and sincere devotion to the important task of reviewing dozens of nominations and hundreds of pages of supporting documents.
PAST RECIPIENTS
Leaders in the Law
FAWL's Leaders in the Law award recognizes women who have made significant impacts in their communities. The recognition is intended to promote women who are not necessarily at the pinnacle of their career, but rather women who have made meaningful contributions in their communities through their legal service or volunteer activities and who have provided a positive role model for FAWL members.
Outstanding Chapter Award
This Award is presented annually to the FAWL Chapter that has actively promoted gender equality according to FAWL’s mission through its initiatives, programs and activities.
Outstanding Student Chapter Award Est. 2014
FAWL's Outstanding Student Chapter Award is presented to a chapter that actively promotes gender equality according to the FAWL mission through its initiatives, programs, and activities.
2015 Winner: Stetson University College of Law Student Chapter
2014 Winner: University of Florida Student Chapter of FAWL 
Outstanding Programming Award
This Award is presented annually to the FAWL Chapter that has presented an effective program: (1) reflective of FAWL’s mission that is (2) easily recreated by other Chapters and (3) has quality supporting materials.
Outstanding Chapter Public Service Award Est. 2013
This award is presented to the chapter that has presented the most outstanding public service program during the past year.
Rosemary Barkett Outstanding Achievement Award
This Award is presented in honor of Rosemary Barkett who became the first woman Florida Supreme Court Justice when she was appointed by Governor Bob Graham on October 14, 1985. Justice Barkett is the first woman Chief Justice in the history of the Florida Supreme Court. She was inducted into the Florida Women’s Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1994, President Bill Clinton named her to the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals where she continues to serve today.
Past Recipients
Edith G. Osman, 1997
Judge Winifred Sharp, 1998
Ellen Freidin, 1999
Justice Barbara J. Pariente, 2000
Representative Arthenia L. Joyner, 2001
Martha W. Barnett, 2002
Kelley Overstreet Johnson, 2003
Mayor Lois J. Frankel, 2004
Judge Patricia Seitz, 2005
Justice Peggy Quince, 2006
Janet Reno, 2007
Judge Gil Freeman, 2008
Judge Nikki Ann Clarke, 2009
Judge Kathleen J. Kroll, 2010
Honorable June C. McKinney, 2011
Ava Doppelt, 2012
Mayanne Downs, 2013
Gwynne A. Young, 2014
Nancy A. Daniels, 2015
Abby S. Rifkin, 2016
Sen. Kathleen C. Passidomo, 2017
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