Beautiful Stage and Room Design Donated by Robyn Johnson's Inventive Incentives. 
 
 
 
 
    
Emcee, Rashida Ali, dresses up for the occasion.

 

Founder of Moms In Business Network, Gina Robison-Billups with Executive Director of The Shade Tree, the gala's beneficiary, and Rebecca Morris, The Shade Tree's Director of Fundraising.  
Some Award Presentations... 
  
2005 National Working Mother of the Year, Carol Bernick, presented Joy Thomas with the 2006 Working Mother of the Year Award.
 
     
Diane Carlson, 2005 Woman of Courage presents Linda Bergendahl Pauling with the 2006 Award, and Nevada Create Your Dreams Honoree, Lisa Hammond, presents the 2006 Nevada Create Your Dreams Award to Leslie Parraguirre.
 
  
2005 Nevada Working Mother of theYear, Diane Pollard, with 2006 Working Mother Advocate, Nicki Keohohou, representing DSWA.
 
VP of Human Resources for Station Casinos, Valerie Murzl, accepts the Company of the Year Award on Station Casinos' behalf with award presenter Rod Davis, President of the 2006 Nevada Company of the Year, St. Rose Dominican Hospitals looking on.
 
 
 
An Astounding Success! A truly magical evening!
Thank you to everyone.
Please browse below to review the
National Honorees, State Finalists and Winners,
Grant Award Winners, Printed Gala Program, Gala Photo Gallery and more...
 
The Create Your Dreams Awards™
is the only National Awards Gala that honors
Working Mothers and their outstanding accomplishments in community and
in business all while raising a family.
 
 
The Create Your Dreams Awards Gala proudly benefits charity organizations in need of support.  The Shade Tree, a vital shelter for homeless and abused children and women, was the beneficiary of the 2006 awards gala. 
 
Congratulations to the National Award Honorees
 
Working Mother of the Year Award
Joy Thomas, Dir. of Business Dev. Baxter Healthcare
Luminary Award
Carolyn Gable, Founder/CEO of New Age Transportation
Create Your Dreams Award
Lillian Vernon, Founder of Lillian Vernon Catalog Company
Working Mother Advocate Award
Direct Selling Women's Alliance
Founders: Nicki Keohohou, Grace Keohohou, Jane Deuber
Woman of Courage Award
Linda Bergandahl Pauling, Founder of the Make A Wish Foundation
Company of the Year Award
Verizon Communications
 
Congratulations to all of the Nevada State Award Finalists!
(award recipients italicized) 
 
Working Mother of the Year State Finalists
Juan DeVarreau, Co-Owner of Beasley & DeVarreau Sotheby's
Tiffany Hedger, Owner of TLC Design
Mercedes Bolt,  94.1 Mix Radio

Luminary Award State Finalists
Cathy Ray, Evening News Anchor Channel 13
Lorraine Hunt, Business woman/ Lieutenant Governor - State of Nevada

Create Your Dreams Award State Finalists
Lisa Nosz, Co-Owner of The Beckley Group
Leslie Parraguirre, CEO of Colours, Inc.
Marla Letizia, Owner of Mobile Billboards
 
Working Mother Advocate State Finalists
Janet Blumen, Founder of FIT
Margerita Rebollal, Executive Dir. of the East Las Vegas Community Dev. Corp.
City of Henderson 
 
Woman of Courage State Finalists
Staci Columbo, SVP Marketing, Station Casinos
Dr. Kathleen Burford, Owner of Desert Valley Pediatrics
Tina Trenner, TV Show Host

Company of the Year Award State Finalists
Nevada Family Magazine, Nevada State
Nevada Federal Credit Union, Nevada State
Station Casinos, Las Vegas and Henderson, NV
  
 
 
Last Updated: Dec 6, 2006 at 4:00 PM





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