Women of the Year finalists named and ready for their big night

THE Gold Coast Bulletin Women of the Year finalists are in and new category 'Stars of Tourism' features 3 Southern Gold Coast business leaders out of the 4 in the category.

The eight categories for the awards – brought to you by Harvey Norman –  have 26 finalists, vying for the overall title and a $5000 Harvey Norman voucher.

The winners of each category and overall winner plus People’s Choice winner will be announced at a glittering awards night on September 23 at Star Gold Coast. 

The finalists are:

Angels Among Us (by St Hilda’s School)

  • Manuela Whitford (Friends with Dignity founder)
  • Nicolle Edwards (RizeUp CEO)
  • Samantha Stenberg (National Disaster Management Service  founder)

Champions of Education (by Study Gold Coast)

  • Kym Amor (Foxwell State Secondary College principal)
  • Keitha Dunstan (Bond University Provost, professor)
  • Donna Naylor (Study Gold Coast careers outreach manager)

Young Women (by Homebodii)

  • Sophia Rizzo (Glitter Girl  founder)
  • Ella Cohen (Gold Coast Turf Club marketing coordinator)
  • Brooke Pender (The Fresco  Collection founder)

Entrepreneurs (by Southern Cross University)

  • Cherie Uzan (The Valley Estate, Balboa Italian owner operator)
  • Jordana Edwards (The Breastfeeding Tea Co founder)
  • Vanessa Cave & Rose Madden (Nine Lives Bazaar directors)

Entertainers (by Star Gold Coast)

  • Sue Porrett (Pink Flamingo coowner, Aerial Angels)
  • Liz Cantor (Seven presenter, TV personality)
  • Michaela Cook (Musician)

Wellness Warriors (by Chempro)

  • Felicity Cohen (WeightLoss Solutions Australia CEO)
  • Belinda Norton (Health, physical educator)
  • Jodie Bradnam (Village Roadshow wellbeing officer)

Champions of Sport (by Harvey Norman)

  • Linda Bishop (All Stars Netball Club Gold Coast president)
  • Natasha Price (elite athlete,  InvincABLE managing director) 
  • Maddie McTernan (s14 elite swimmer)

Stars of Tourism (by Destination Gold Coast)

  • Marion Charlton (Gold Coast Airport chief operating officer)
  • Jayme Cuttriss (National Trust of Australia CEO, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary)
  • Sarah Colgate (Aquaduck, Southern Cross Tours managing  director)
  • Natasha Edwards (Swell sculpture festival founder, director)

As published by Gold Coast Bulletin

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