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Distinguished Young Women wishes you and your family Happy Holidays!
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Ann Sirmon joins "distinguished" team as Development Director
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Ann SirmonDistinguished Young Women Development Director
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Distinguished Young Women has hired Ann Sirmon as Development Director. Sirmon will oversee all development and fundraising efforts on behalf of the program's National Headquarters effective immediately.
Sirmon comes to Distinguished Young Women with a 20+ year background in meeting/event and nonprofit management, bringing a dynamic skill set and proven track record of success to the position. Prior to joining the Distinguished Young Women team, Sirmon was owner of PAF management, where she assisted corporations and non-profit organizations in a multitude of areas related to nonprofit, event and conference management. In addition, Sirmon has held a number of roles in the Mobile community including Junior League of Mobile president. She is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Mobile and has volunteered with Distinguished Young Women as a member of the PR/Marketing committee and the Gulf Coast Tennis Challenge committee.
Sirmon graduated from the University of South Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a concentration in Tourism and Commercial Recreation. She has also earned the designation of Certified Meeting Professional (CMP).
"I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to work for such a great organization. Distinguished Young Women's mission to develop the potential of women is very near and dear to my heart. I look forward to working with everyone and furthering the organization's mission through our fundraising efforts."
Ann can be reached at Ann@DistinguishedYW.org or 251.438.3621.
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One-hour show featuring Distinguished Young Women and Gulf Coast Tennis Challenge to air nationwide
Tune in to the Tennis Channel December 23 & 25 | |
Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick during the heated doubles match against the Bryan Brothers at the Gulf Coast Tennis Challenge.
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In September, world-renowned tennis stars visited the Gulf Coast to participate in the Gulf Coast Tennis Challenge benefiting Distinguished Young Women. The Tennis Channel was on hand to catch all of the action and document the exciting event. Hosted by Murphy Jensen, the one-hour show highlighting Distinguished Young Women and the Gulf Coast Tennis Challenge will air on December 23 (8:30am CST/9:30am EST) and December 25 (11am CST/12pm EST). Tune in to see the National Finals Class of 2011 as they enjoyed Gulf Coast activities this past summer as well as some exciting tennis!
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Distinguished Young Women website goes mobile
In November, Google visited Mobile, Alabama, home to Distinguished Young Women National Headquarters, to launch their "GoMo" initiative, an effort to show the importance of optimizing websites for mobile devices. Distinguished Young Women had the pleasure of working with Google and other project partners in creating a mobile version of www.distinguishedyw.org. Google offered this free service to more than 400 area businesses and will host the newly created mobile sites free of charge for one year.
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To learn more about the "Mobilizing Mobile" initiative, take a look at this video.
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Distinguished Young Women Class of 2012 grows to 21!
As of today, 21 states have selected their Distinguished Young Woman for 2012! We welcome the following outstanding young women to the Distinguished Young Women Class of 2012:
From left to right: Sierra Terrell, Maryland; Bethany Mlinar, South Carolina; Anna-Marie Arhberg, Oklahoma; Lizabeth Marquart, Missouri; Lexee Hill, Tennessee; Mallory Pitts, Mississippi; Mary-Clayton Gilbert, Georgia; Emily Redmond, Louisiana; Carolyne Henry, Pennsylvania; Hannah Joo, California; Julia Carlson, Nebraska; Kendall Earl, Washington; Boni Yraguen, Oregon; Maggie Saylor, Delaware; Jeanette Morelan, Wisconsin; Dea Biancarelli, Montana; Jennifer Pruett, West Virginia; Miso Jang, Idaho; Stephanie Brady, New Hampshire; Keyna Hoselton, North Dakota; Jenna Frowein, Hawaii.
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Unique ways to support Distinguished Young Women!
Full Bloom: Cultivating Success: Perfect for all of the special women in your life, this book attests to the power of the Distinguished Young Women program to change lives and help young women succeed in college and in life. Full Bloom is a compilation of essays written by former Distinguished Young Women program participants who are now leaders in their various professional fields. Full Bloom: Cultivating Success is available for purchase through the Distinguished Young Women Store.  Distinguished Young Women Merchandise: T-shirts, blankets, hoodies, tumblers and more! The Distinguished Young Women store has a variety of items sure to please anyone on your list this holiday season. Click here to browse the Fall 2011 catalog and make your selections.  Distinguished Young Women Day Lily by Boehm Porcelain: Boehm porcelain has created a one-of-a-kind item especially for Distinguished Young Women. The Distinguished Young Women Day Lily and Distinguished Young Women Day Lily Arrangement are available direct from Boehm Porcelain with 25% of each sale benefiting Distinguished Young Women. Visit Boehm Porcelain's website to place your order.
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Get Connected
Donate Whether you are able to contribute financially, provide in-kind services or help us secure a new sponsor, we appreciate your efforts to support Distinguished Young Women. Click here for more info or contact Ann Sirmon, Development Director, at Ann@DistinguishedYW.org. Social Networks
Join us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  YouTube. Volunteer If you are interested in volunteering with Distinguished Young Women, please visit www.DisitinguishedYW.org and contact the state or local program nearest to you. For Gulf Coast residents interested in volunteering at National Headquarters, please contact Valerie Shantazio at Valerie@DistinguishedYW.org. |
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