The Ann Stallard Award for Excellence and Leadership

Guests at the 2025 Salute to Women of Achievement event witnessed YWCA Greater Atlanta’s surprise tribute to Atlanta business and civic leader, Ann Stallard, renaming its Woman of Achievement Award the Ann Stallard Award for Excellence and Leadership. Stallard is YWCA Greater Atlanta’s only lifetime board member, and served as board president of the national YWCA from 1991 to 1996, and the Global Board of the World YWCA in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1996 to 2002.

Salute to Women of Achievement is YWCA Greater Atlanta’s annual luncheon that celebrates remarkable women who embody the YWCA mission and showcases their exemplary leadership and dedication to making a positive impact in Atlanta. May 8, 2025 we celebrated 10 phenomenal Women of Achievement.

Since its inception in 1984, our YWCA Academy of Women Achievers has grown to include more than 300 women who are making a difference in the lives of many.

2025 Salute to Women of Achievement

This year’s recipient of the Ann Stallard Award for Excellence and Leadership:

Donna Hyland – President and CEO, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

This year’s inductees:

Ashley Carson – EVP, Atlanta Division President, SouthState Bank

Kwajelyn Jackson – Executive Director, Feminist Women's Health Center (Atlanta)

DeRetta Cole Rhodes, PhD – Executive Vice President & Chief Culture Officer, Atlanta Braves

Elizabeth Correll Richards – President, The Correll Family Foundation

Leslie Schreiner, CPA, CDP – SVP, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Jewel Burks Solomon – Managing Partner, Collab Capital

Pamela Stewart – Chief Customer Officer - Retail, The Coca~Cola Company

Belisa Urbina – CEO & Co-Founder, Ser Familia, Inc.

Janis Ware – Publisher & Editor, The Atlanta Voice / Voice News Network

Here are some highlights from the 2025 Salute to Women of Achievement:

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