Introducing Vilona Trachtenberg, finalist for the 2022 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award
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April 1, 2022
For more than 30 years, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership has been honored to produce the annual ATHENA Awards® to support, develop, and honor women leaders in Western New York.
The BNP is pleased to introduce you to the finalists who have been selected for the 2022 ATHENA® honors. This includes the ATHENA Leadership Award® and the ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award® as well as the ATHENA Organizational Award® to recognize one for-profit organization and one non-profit organization that inspire women in WNY.
We will bring you profiles of each finalist in the weeks ahead, leading up to the awards event. Come back often to read the profiles and you’ll learn what it means to be an ATHENA.
Celebrate all of the finalists at the LIVE event on April 5, 2022 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
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Vilona Trachtenberg is Distribution Coordinator at New Era Cap in Buffalo. In her role, she helps manage multiple production, receiving, and shipping operations for New Era’s North America business, which includes shipping throughout the U.S., Canada, and to individual consumers.
Vilona earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Political Science, and Journalism from University at Buffalo, and an MBA from Canisius College. While at UB, Vilona wrote for UB’s student-run publication, The Spectrum, and continues to also work as a freelance journalist for local and national publications including Buffalo Rising, The Jewish Journal, Hope Rises, The Blast, and The Sound Beat.
Over the past six years, Vilona has found a passion for community service and has collaborated with many nonprofits to further their missions. She is dedicated to helping her hometown flourish and loves working with arts and cultural organizations, children, people with special needs, and Holocaust survivors.
Attend the 2022 ATHENA Awards® Luncheon
The ATHENA Awards® Luncheon is the region’s most prestigious event recognizing the professional accomplishments of exceptional individuals who are dedicated to the advancement of women. Be there when the recipients are announced.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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