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2025 Women In Leadership Application


To be considered for the 2025 Women In Leadership Awards, each nominee must complete an application by July 11, 2025. Please know that all fields are required. Thank you for your time and contribution to the community.

Eligibility:

      • – Multiple applications for the same nominee are not necessary and will not increase the nominee’s chances of being selected.
      • – Past winners of the Virginia Business Women in Leadership Awards are not eligible.

        -Women in Leadership Awards nominees must have their primary work office in Virginia and must hold a  top corporate executive position (CEO, COO, CFO, etc.) or equivalent job (executive director, owner, etc.).
Please note: Information provided in this application may be used in the awards publication. If there is any information you provide in your answers that you don’t want publicized, please indicate this clearly on your application.

  • For example: “Jay-Cubs” for “Jacobs”
  • Please type the name of your company as how you would like to see it in print
  • (e.g. http://www.linkedin.com/profileview?id=1234567)
  • Please ensure that your photo(s) are no smaller than 1 MB in size. Email [email protected] with any issues.
    Max. file size: 10 MB.
  • List most recent first and include degree, institution and year graduated. (Ex. Master of Business Administration, University of Maryland, 2000)
  • List the most recent position first, including start and end dates and title (Ex. 2008-Present, Enterprise Homes Inc., President)
  • List most recent first and include the year, corporation and position (if applicable) (Ex. 2004-2005, Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.)
  • Limit to past 10 years, list most recent first and include year, position held and organization. (Ex. 2004, President, Literacy Works, Maryland Chapter)
  • What awards/honors have you been most proud to receive? List most recent first and include year, award/honor name and awarding institution. (Ex. 2006, Maryland’s Top 100 Women, The Daily Record)
  • Provide a brief description of your leadership style and vision for your organization. Especially focus on your philosophy for leading people and managing.
  • Provide a brief description of your particular strengths in regard to competitiveness and innovation. Be as specific as possible about innovative ideas that have come to fruition under your leadership; results of the innovations and how they have helped your organization stay competitive in the marketplace.
  • Discuss how you have broken glass ceilings. Be as specific as possible about any firsts in your career or how you have helped others to break barriers.
  • How have you influenced the next generation of leaders, particularly women leaders? Be as specific as possible about individuals or groups you have mentored in or out of the workplace, and what that has meant to you.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
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