YWCA Greenwich is proud to announce the 2026 Honorees for its 8th Annual Women Who Inspire Awards: Sarah Allard, Kate Clark, Alyssa Gillego MD, Erin Glasebrook, Laura Jordan, Rachel Khanna, Susan Reynolds Lehman, Cristin Marandino, Mimi Santry and Sandra Wainwright MD.
2026 Women Who Inspire Awards Honorees and Next Generation Award Honorees (left to right) Top Row: Laura Jordan, Cristin Marandino, Kate Clark, Eloise Warden, Alyssa Gillego MD, Susan Reynolds Lehman, Erin Glasebrook and Mimi Santry. Bottom Row: Sara Allard, Annie Slocum, Ambika Jha, Riona McKersie, Sandra Wainwright MD and Rachel Khanna. Photo: ChiChi Ubiña
The Women Who Inspire Awards were established to recognize and celebrate outstanding women in our community who have excelled in philanthropic, professional, and volunteer pursuits.
The awards will be presented on Wednesday, March 4 at a cocktail reception and celebration starting at 5:30pm at Greenwich Country Club.
Also being honored this spring with the 2026 Next Generation Women Who Inspire Award are Ambika Jha, a senior from Greenwich High School; Riona McKersie, a senior from Greenwich High School; Annie Slocum, a senior from Sacred Heart Greenwich; and Eloise Warden, a senior from Greenwich Academy.
“Raising up the accomplishments of women and young women in our community is central to our mission. We are thrilled to honor this talented group of women representing a variety of sectors and endeavors. Every year we have an outstanding group of honorees, and this year’s group is equally outstanding and inspirational,” said
YWCA Greenwich President and CEO Mary Lee Kiernan. Wiggin and Dana LLP, represented by Carolyn Reers, will receive the Women Who Inspire Corporate Award for their outstanding leadership in representing women in the Greenwich community.
YWCA Greenwich has a storied history of honoring extraordinary women within the community, including the BRAVA Awards, established in 1977 to recognize professional women, the Spirit of Greenwich Awards which started in 1994 to honor volunteers, and the Women Who Inspire Awards which began in 2019 to recognize all women and the fluidity in today’s work/life balance.
The 2026 Women Who Inspire Awards co-chairs are Shari E. Aser; Anna Cerra, DNP, MSN, MS; Sally Harris; Kasha Konopka; and Marie Rocha.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.ywcagrn.org/WWIA2026.
Founded in 1919, YWCA Greenwich is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. YWCA Greenwich provides programs for people of all ages with initiatives that include preschool and after school programs, aquatics programs, youth athletics, health and fitness programs and seminars focusing on racial justice and women’s empowerment. Additionally, YWCA Greenwich is the only provider of both domestic and sexual violence services in Greenwich, with staff who are licensed to provide crisis intervention, counseling, shelter, and victim advocacy. These services are free.