2003 Honorees

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Some 89 nominations were received for the first Business Examiner Women of Influence program. From those, a panel of judges including, Patricia Fandt, director of Milgard School of Business, UWT and Roy Kimbel, VP YMCA of Tacoma-Pierce County evaluated the nominees' materials and selected the 2003 Women of Influence:

• Melanie Dressel
  President & CEO, Columbia Bank
  
  
• Kathy Baros Friedt
  President, Thurston County Dispute Resolution Center
  
  
• Barbara A. Gregg
  Safety Manager, Simpson Tacoma Kraft
  
  
• Merle Hemphill, R.N.
  Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
  
  
• Kathleen A. Houston
  Executive Director, Pacific Peaks Council Girl Scouts
  
  
• Michele Johnson, Ph.D.
  President, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom
  
  
• Sandra Miller
  VP General Manager, Ramada Inn Governor House Hotel
  
  
• Amanda Price
  Entrepreneur, Fit-4-Life, Lacey
  
  
• Linda Thomas
  Executive Director, Gordon Thomas Honeywell
  
  
• Juli Wilkerson
  Director, City of Tacoma Economic Development Department

*Individual's position and company information accurate at time of selection.