TROY – Karen Stewart Spica, APR, has been named the recipient of the Headliner Award by the Association for Women in Communications Detroit Chapter’s Matrix Awards given to a chapter member for outstanding personal and professional achievements.
The Diamond Award, which recognizes an individual who has improved workplace conditions for women, will be awarded to Veronika Scott, founder of “The Empowerment Plan,” for developing a social enterprise to employ previously homeless women to sew sleeping bag coats for those still living on the street.
Using a multimedia platform of print, digital and social media to bring attention to local Detroit retailers and neighborhoods, Mayor Duggan’s chief of staff, Alexis Wiley, will garner the Vanguard Award, which recognizes an innovative communications campaign.
All three women will be recognized at the annual Association for Women in Communications’ Matrix Awards dinner May 19 at the Detroit Golf Club. Crain’s Detroit Business publisher for more than two decades, Mary Kramer, will be the keynote speaker, discussing the impact of “The Detroit Homecoming” event – an initiative bringing back expats with the goal of reconnecting and reinvesting in the city.
The ceremony is open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with a reception and silent auction, followed at 6:30 p.m. by the dinner, keynote speaker and awards ceremony. Tickets are $55 for AWC members, $65 for nonmembers and $40 for students and recent grads. For more information and to register for the event, visit http://womcomdetroit.org/events or call 248-643-6590.
