President’s Message

Isabelle Rodriguez Wilson, President and CEO Photo by: Johnstone Studios

2017 Women of Achievement

NWF Hall of Fame

Sarah Mannikko, Nancy Hall & Catherine

Anne Hall

Wendy Damonte & Kristen Remington Speaker Adrianne Haslet & Jeffrey Munson

Bob Cashell & Fritsi Ericson

May Shelton & Paula Smith Dermody

Dylan Shaver, NV Mining Association

Carla King, Scholarship Recipient

Tomorrow’s results are created by to-day’s dreamers. Many people dream of ways to help a personal special interest through estate planning. Maybe the in-terest is youth development, sports, pets, seniors, or education. There are many comforts for many individuals. The Nevada Women’s Fund is the hon-ored beneficiary of estate gifts from two remarkable women. Education of wom-en was the special interest of June Wisham and Nancy Peppin, each dedi-cating a percentage of their estate to help women seek professional opportunities. These gifts have inspired us to design planned giving opportunities to continue our work of serving women and provid-ing non-profit funding. Look for future announcements on ways to help our community in partnership with the Ne-vada Women’s Fund. Education matters! Frieda’s first scholar-ship came when she was in medical school. Today she is the only pediatric surgeon in our area. Alexis graduated as an environmental engineer with an inter-est in ecohydrology because of water shortages in our area. Terri drove from Yerrington daily to attend Western Ne-vada Community College. Later achiev-ing an MBA, today she is senior man-agement with Northern Nevada Medical Center. Melanie received 7 scholarships to accomplish medical school. Dr. Mela-nie formed her own NWF scholarship to assist future hopeful students. To these accomplished women, add teachers, pub-lic servants, marketing professionals, lawyers and so much more. We know what it means to educate a woman and have her be a productive and contrib-uting member of our local society. Thank you for 35 years of service. We look forward to many more.

2017 NWF Scholarships

Board of Directors Joey Orduna Hastings, Chair

Kristen Chinvarasopak, Vice Chair Fayth Ross, Recorder

Kerry Eaton, Treasurer Dawn Ahner, Immediate Past Chair

Sarah Baley Carolyn Barbash Alexia Bratiotis Megan Brown

Debby Bullentini Ann Burns

Michele A. Casey Valerie Clark

Ronele Dotson Heidi Gansert Jamie Gazza Joanna Jacob Denise Kline

Eugenia Larmore Kaitlyn Ovard Kathy Picollo

Kelly Ann Scott Candie Slider

Christina Stoever Young

Jamii Uboldi Dawn Welsh

Abbi Whitaker Ann Wilkinson

Kathy L. Williams Sharon Wurm

Kyla fell in love with dentistry and the NWF scholarship is helping make her goal a reality. “I’ve seen how dentistry can change lives, reestablish someone’s health and confidence, and how a car-ing provider can calm the fears of a patient. That’s what I want to do, and there is no where else I would rather do it.” ~Kyla

Studying management and economic policy, Ana is a first-generation col-lege student at the University of Ne-vada, Reno. After earning her bache-lor’s degree, she plans to work in part-nership with non-profit organizations. Her focus is to help at-risk youth while encouraging a healthy and ac-tive life style. She promotes environ-mental preservation and sustainable education for younger generations. “It is an honor to be awarded a scholar-ship that recognizes women in the business field. Thank you Nevada Women’s Fund!” ~Ana

A three-time scholarship recipient, Ty-ler seeks a career in science. “I am ex-tremely grateful and honored to re-ceive the Nevada Womens Fund scholarship! I am a first-generation college student studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Univer-sity of Nevada, Reno. I work part-time and cannot imagine how difficult it would be to make enough to fund my entire education on my own. In my free time, I play violin for the Univer-sity of Nevada, Reno Symphony and the Reno Pops Orchestra. In the fu-ture, I hope to obtain a Ph.D. in Bio-physics. I enjoy research and hope that my work can benefit our commu-nity. Thank you for your generous donation. ~Tyler

Deciding to be a family caregiver, Ei-leen nurtured her grandmother and mother, before each passed away from cancer, and an uncle who past away from Parkinson and Alzheimer. After a 30-year delay, she is now attending col-lege. “My goal is to earn a Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education de-gree. I want to impact the lives of fu-ture generations and let them know, at a young age, the importance of family, education and giving back to the com-munity. ~Eileen

A student at TMCC with plans to at-tend the University of Nevada, Reno in 2018, Sasha serves on the Special Education Advisory Board for Washoe County School District and is also a volunteer student board mem-ber with Area Health Education Cen-ter in Reno. “I am ever so grateful that scholarships and grants exist for me. The funding from this wonderful scholarship helps alleviate a lot of the financial burden that comes with a higher education while raising a family. I take opportunities as this one with gratitude, and commitment as they lay a foundation for my fu-ture.” ~Sasha

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Born in Pakistan, Herah grew up where education opportunities for fe-males are limited. She is a full-time student at the UNR College of Science and works two part-time jobs to pay for her education. “Getting the Nevada Women’s Fund scholarship is a great honor. Receiving this scholarship is not just receiving money; it tells me I am seen as having potential for the future of our society.” ~Herah

Amy Biehl Scholarship Funded by

Dermody Properties - $2,500 Veronica Jones

Bill & Dottie Raggio - $3,866

Miranda Powell Kimberly Ramirez

Bill & Moya Lear Charitable

Foundation - $1,172 *Cathrina Magpantay

Charles H. Stout Foundation - $22,765

Melissa Hafey Nicole Henderson

Eileen Lavelle *Sasha Ortega

*Michelle Palmer *Nancy Quintero

Autumn Smith

Charlotte L. MacKenzie - $6,657 Maria Prado-Espinosa

*Rachel Rezaei *Kellie Rogaczewski

Courage Sans Peur Foundation - $1,500

Kianna Boc

Cyril T. Hofmeister, Jr. - $2,000 Bryanna Gutierrez

Derrivan/Rinaldi Endowed - $662

Kacee Johnson

Dorothy Blakey - $7,115 Heather Canfield

Samantha DeLeon *Tammy Johnson

Nayeli Robles Ana Romo

Dr. Rita Huneycutt - $592

Stephanie Gaona

E.L. Cord Foundation - $25,000 Jana Valerie Andrion

Suzann Duan Stephanie Gaona *Corinne Lincoln

Lucia Sanchez Serenity Sweet

Veronica Villarreal Sophia Waite

Enid Oliver & Sierra Arts Foundation - $1,500

*Kelsey Rolling

EWB Math and Science - $11,727 Ashlee Bushee

Kelsey Kjer Kira Mastalka

*Samantha Medeiros-Bolander *Dominique White

Faralie S. Spell Memorial - $1,000

Ashlee Bushee

Frankie Sue Del Papa - $756

Taylor Bauer

Fritsi H. Ericson - $1,000 Jessica Price

Guild Family Law - $1,270

Jana Andrion

Helaine Greenberg "55 and Alive" - $689

Donna Maxfield

Jan Evans - $2,000 Amanda Ellison

Jeanne T. Shearer - $7,002

Mia Brozovich *Natalie Ede

Kristie Walker

Jennifer Satre - $1,734 Kelsey Penrose

Joseph and Evelyn Lombardi - $2,300

Alexa Ayla

June Wisham Memorial - $5,000 Tania Gonzalez-Contreras

Margaret Eddelman O'Donnell - $1,400

Keegan Phillips

Margaret Hart Conaboy - $1,000 *Samantha Medeiros-Bolander

Martha H. Jones - $10,518

Taylor Bauer Kyla Freund

Jovana Ramos Katherine Urie

Meggin McIntosh PhD Emphasis on

Excellence - $5,000 *Herah Ashraf

*Stacy Greenberg

Melanie Watkins - $1,000 Veronica Villareal

Milton and Peggy Glick - $1,391

*Tara Broad

Mutual of Omaha - $4,000 Jaclyn Diaz

Stephanie Navidad-Marcos

Nancy Peppin - $3,000 Betty Cervantes Castro

Northern NV Nursing - $11,303

Sahrah Ashraf *Dorie Leftwich

*Clarissa McIntyre Karla Silva

Izamar Sanchez

Northern NV WiT Forum - $1,520

Nayeli Robles

NWF Board Alumnae - $3,250 Morgen Manley Miranda Powell

NWF General - $3,250

Heather Canfield *Cathrina Magpantay

Izamar Sanchez Katie Spiers

Kacee Johnson

Pauline Helms - $500 *Tammy Johnson

Peg Murphy - $2,000

Jessica Price

Pinocchio’s Moms on the Run - $2,000 *Madelyn Newcombe

Ross & Dorothy Ballard - $2,000

Ashley Vial

Sandra A. Daugherty - $1,000 Katie Speirs

Sher & Gary Muhonen - $2,167

*Zaira Diaz

Stephanie Kruse - $3,000 Donna Maxfield Allison Smith

Sue Wagner - $3,001

*Tyler Ewing

Susanne S. Stout - $1,000 Suzann Duan

Terry Lee Wells - $1,000

Eileen Lavelle

The Barbara Nielson – $1,000 *Kelsey Rolling

The Buzick - $1,500

*Angela Sciarani

The Davis Family - $3,659 Amanda Harvey

Nikki Zuber

The Debra Scott Nursing Scholarship by Renown Health - $1,000

Ashley Vial

Tim and Joelle Jay Scholarship - $1,000 Lucia Sanchez

Timken Sturgis Scholarship - $1,000

Lucia Sanchez

WITS Scholarship - $1,000 Sophia Waite

Nevada Women’s Fund 2017 Scholarships - $184K