Gold Leaf Celebration

The Main Line Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Devereux, has established the Helena Devereux Women in Leadership Award to recognize outstanding female professionals. The work of these outstanding women has impacted the Greater Main Line Region in the areas of business excellence, community service, exceptional women’s leadership and the advancement of all employees. The 2011 Helena Devereux Women in Leadership Award winner is Linda Ann Galante, Partner at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP and she was honored at the 2011 Gold Leaf Celebration on September 28. In 2010, the recipient of this prestigious award was Irene Horstmann Hannan, Senior Vice President of Citizens Bank (pictured right) and the 2009 award went to Andrea Gilbert, President of Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Linda Ann Galante, Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young, LLP Click here for sponsorship information

About the Helena Devereux Women in Leadership Award

In the early 1900s, a young school teacher left Philadelphia and moved to a town on the city’s “Main Line” to launch one of the nation’s first private schools for children with special needs.

As an entrepreneur, she fought through many barriers of her time, thus helping to lead the way for future generations of professional women. Through personal sacrifice, innovation and unrelenting resolve, her small business grew – and, today, is one of the largest non-profit providers of behavioral healthcare in the nation.

The providers for this prestigious award will be senior level executives. Nominees are women who have achieved exemplary professional and personal accomplishments and have significantly, ethically and memorably impacted the area better known as the Greater Main Line.

About The Main Line Chamber of Commerce

The Main Line Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of its 1,100 member base, spans nine boroughs and townships constituting the region known as the Main Line.

As the region’s business advocate, The Main Line Chamber is the area’s influential business advocate committed to enabling members to succeed, promoting economic growth in the region, developing an informed business community and enhancing the quality of life on the Main Line. The Main Line Chamber is recognized with a 4-Star Accreditation rating from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

About Devereux

The Devereux Mission is to change lives and nurture human potential. We inspire hope, ensure well-being, and promote meaningful life choices. Our mission is achieved through a wide range of services and supports for individuals and their families.

Devereux is one of the largest non-profit providers of behavioral healthcare, serving more than 15,000 annually with intellectual / developmental disabilities, behavioral disorders and mental illness at 15 centers in 11 states.