Fresno business women, Meathead Movers to be honored

The Marjaree Mason Center in Fresno will host the 32nd annual Top Ten Professional Women and Leading Business awards.

Ten women and one business honoree will receive the awards on Oct. 16 at the Fresno Convention Center.

The ceremony will begin with a meet-and-greet from 9-11 a.m., and an awards luncheon will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

The event pays tribute to women who have served as role models and given back to their communities, while making strides in their professions.

This year’s winners are: Susan Abundis, managing director, Bank of the West; Pat R. Barr, owner, Barr Consulting-Pathways to Work; Debra A. Bekerian, educator and psychologist, Alliant University; Lisa Bonadelle, vice president, Bonadelle Neighborhoods; Connie Clendenan, CEO, Valley Teen Ranch; Jami Hamel De La Cerda, founder/CEO, Diamond Learning Center; Florence T. Dunn, president, California Health Sciences University; Maureen Lewis, chief financial officer, Manco Abbott; Sue Mettee, senior mortgage loan officer, Banc Home Loans; and Mariam Stepanian, president and general manager, Valley Public Radio.

The leading business award will be given to Meathead Movers, a San Luis Obispo-based moving company with a Fresno office.

Tickets for the event are $60.00 each or a table of 10 for $600.

Tickets can be purchased here.

This story was originally published September 24, 2015 at 10:10 PM with the headline "Fresno business women, Meathead Movers to be honored."