YOUNGSTOWN — This year’s 31 nominees for the 29th annual ATHENA Award Program, which celebrates the accomplishments of outstanding professional women in the Mahoning Valley, have been announced.

The award and award dinner are presented by the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber and The Vindicator.

The dinner is 5:30 p.m. May 19 at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield and includes a VIP reception for the sponsors, nominees and nominators, followed by the public reception, dinner, keynote speaker, presentation of the ATHENA Scholarship, recognition of all nominees and the announcement of this year’s recipient.

Valley native Curren Katz, senior director for data science and digital health for Janssen Research and Development at Johnson & Johnson, will keynote this year’s event. The cost is $75 per person.

The nominees are:

• Marcy Angelo, director of operations, White Glove Payroll;

• Rachelle Babcock, chief administrative officer, Trumbull Community Action Program;

• Joy Polkabla Byers, associate vice president of student experience, Youngstown State University;

• Stacie Call, market chief nursing officer, Mercy Health-Youngstown / Mercy Health-Lorain;

• Allison Carrocce, director of operations, Wee Care Day Care and Learning Centre and Lads-N-Lasses Academy;

• Rose Carter, executive director, A.C.T.I.O.N. Inc.;

• Aundrea Cika Heschmeyer, president / owner, Marquee Creatives;

• Christine Cope, director of marketing and development, United Way of Trumbull County;

• Jennifer Dailey, vice president of operations, The J. Arnold Wealth Management Company;

• Jessica Moore Dragoiu, purchasing and product development manager, Phantom Fireworks Companies;

• Aimee Fifarek, executive director / CEO, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County;

• Darla Gallagher, vice president of business operations, Meridian HealthCare;

• Stephanie Gilchrist, regional director, Youngstown Business Incubator;

• Dr. Anita Hackstedde, president / CEO, Salem Regional Medical Center;

• Traci Hostetler, superintendent, Educational Service Center of Eastern Ohio;

• Carolyn Korenic, director of alumni and advancement, Ursuline High School;

• Dr. Maria Kowal, chief medical officer, Ohio Northeast Health Systems Inc.;

• Lauren Lindvig, owner, Bliss360 Marketing;

• Melissa Maki, vice president, marketing communications director, Middlefield Bank;

• Lisa Metzinger, partner, assurance, Cohen & Co.;

• Mary Mihalopoulos, supervisor, Adult Career Center, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center;

• Teresa Miller, executive director, Valley Economic Development Partners Inc.;

• Dawn Ochman, president / CEO, Dawn Incorporated;

• Melissa Poland, owner / operator, Sweet Melissa’s Good Eats;

• Amy Reynallt, senior manager, HBK CPAs and Consultants;

• Julie Sole, North American CapEx projects manager, Vallourec;

• Amy Shope, managing partner / owner, Lehner Shope Wealth Group;

• Mary Theis, associate broker, EvenBay Real Estate Referral Network;

• Dawn Turnage, director of parks and recreation, Youngstown;

• Angela Vincent, controller / general manager, Professional Engine and Generator Systems Inc.;

• Cynthia Wollet, CPA, principal and director of accounting and auditing, Packer Thomas.