Chamber to host awards ceremony honoring Downriver women in business leadership – The News Herald

Women business leaders will take the spotlight at the fifth annual Women of Achievement Awards, hosted by the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber.

The fifth annual event, presented by Beaumont Health, will take place at 11 a.m. Oct. 11 at Crystal Gardens, 16703 Fort St., in Southgate. The elegant awards ceremony showcases women in business and community leadership in the Downriver area.

The event will include a keynote address by Sandra Calabrese, site manager for General Motors’ Brownstown Battery Plant, the first major automaker battery assembly plant in the United States. Detroit Public TV’s Christy McDonald will return as emcee for the event.

Sandra Calabrese Photo courtesy of Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber

This year, the chamber will honor recipients of the Kyle F. Stack Leadership Award, the Entrepreneur Award, the Unsung Heroine Award, and the Distinguished Young Woman Award to inspire and recognize future leaders in the…

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