Monica Dixon, Alison Hoover, Alicia Chang, and Jeanelle Johnson gathered for our Most Powerful Women pre-reception. Photograph by Dan Swartz.
The Washington DC area has the highest percentage of women in executive positions when compared to any other major city in the country. For the past thirty years, Washingtonian has named the Most Powerful Women in the Washington area who represent nearly every professional sector. Hailing from government, media, medicine, business, law, arts, education, philanthropy, and community service, these women are leading the charge on creating lasting change throughout the world.
On Tuesday, October 20th, Washingtonian brought together some of the region’s most influential women for an evening celebrating their accomplishments across these sectors. Honorees and guests connected over cocktails, delicious bites, and music, enjoying an evening of celebration and conversation. Attendees also had the opportunity to capture the moment with personalized keepsake photos at the signature Washingtonian faux cover station.
Washingtonian President and CEO Cathy Merrill along with PWC’s Managing Partner Jeanelle Johnson welcomed guests and raised a toast to this year’s honorees, recognizing their leadership, accomplishments, and continued impact on the region.
Take a look at some of our favorite moments from the celebration below! The full gallery can be viewed here.
Photographs by Dan Swartz/Revamp and Jack Hartzman.
Courtney Spaeth of growth[period], Goodwill’s Catherine Meloy, rand* Construction’s Linda Rabbitt, CBRE’s Kyle Schoppmann, and Washingtonian President and CEO Cathy Merrill enjoying the Most Powerful Women pre-reception hosted by PWC. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Pre-reception guests received custom engraved business card holders thanks to Right Place Studio. Photograph by Dan Swartz.PWC’s Jeanelle Johnson in front of The PWC petite bouquet bar. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Secretariat’s Tiffany Oates, Councilmember Janeese Lewis-George, Ledge and League’s Tamika Tremaglio, and Omidyar Network’s Michele Jawando. Photograph by Dan Swartz.United Airlines Sarah Lochner, Lyndsay Aller, Blenda Pinto, and Emma Winstead. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Assistant United States Attorney Andi Cornado, Chevron’s Ryan Williams, and United States Attorney for the District of Columbia’s Jeanine PirroAmerican Express’ Juliana O’Reilly, Rachel Niemerski, Amy Best-Weiss, Ellie Shaw, and Ming-Hsuan EldersInova’s Susan Carroll and Rina Bansal. Photograph by Dan Swartz.PepsiCo’s Leenah Hegazy, Sarah Towles, Courtney Nese, and JoBeth DelawderGuests got to leave the party with a delicious treat. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Anthropic’s Kathryn Angevine, Alexandra Keamy, Teresa Carlson, Cheryl Feig, and Julie Mullen. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Megan Downey Studio’s Megan Downey, Gensler’s Jessica Alpert, and. Independent Community’s Anjelica Dortch. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Invariant’s Debra DeShong with CVS Health’s Amy Rosenbaum, Joy McGlaun, Melissa Schulman, Catherine Kaab, and Tara RountreeABC News Averi Harper, Vox’s Swati Sharma, NPR’s Katherine Maher, and The New York Times Rosalind HeldermanThe United Airlines lounge. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Guests enjoyed the opportunity to pose for their faux Washingtonian covers. Photograph by Dan Swartz.The PWC team. Photograph by Dan Swartz.The Associated Press’ Alanna Durkin Richer and Anna Johnson. Photograph by Dan Swartz.FedEx’s Gina Adams. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Washingtonian CEO Cathy Merrill giving her remarks. Photograph by Dan Swartz.Our signature mocktail for the evening, the Most Powerful Mocktail, brought to us by Poppi. Photograph by Dan Swartz.DJ XSA setting the music vibes for the main event! Photograph by Dan Swartz.Ned’s Club’s Emma Mears and Joiwind Ronen with Washingtonian’s James Byles (middle)
