Woman & Youth of the Year Awards
The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (AACCW) invites each parish in the Archdiocese to select one outstanding woman and one outstanding Youth (a Senior in High School, male or female) to be recognized for their work in their church and parish community.
The Individuals selected by the parish are then honored at the AACCW Annual Recognition Day Mass in the spring.
2024 Women of the Year
Tricia Borah ~ Saint Brigid - Johns Creek
Lois Bruning ~ Saint Mary Magdalene - Newnan
Martina ~ Castaneda Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - Atlanta
Alice ~ Good Shepherd - Cumming
Louise Coniglio ~ Saint Peter - LaGrange
Emmi Cruz ~ Saint Bernadette - Cedartown
Nina Darga ~ Saints Peter & Paul - Decatur
Mary Pat ~ Davis Saint Jude the Apostle - Atlanta
Margaret Doyle ~ Saint Pius X - Conyers
Blaine Duesing ~ Sacred Heart - Milledgeville
Francella ~ Ford Christ Our Hope - Lithonia
Rocio ~ Garcia Divine Mercy Mission - Brookhaven
Elia Garcia ~ Our Lady of La Salette - Canton
Martha Beatriz Garcia ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas - Alpharetta
Gricelda Huerta ~ Saint Matthew - Winder
Kris Klein ~ Saint Augustine - Covington
Diane La Ross ~ Saint Joseph - Marietta
Esperanza Ledezma ~ Immaculate Heart of Mary - Atlanta
Genevieve Lewis ~ Saint Anthony of Padua - The Historic West End of Atlanta
Doris Llewellyn ~ Saint James the Apostle - McDonough
Claudia Lozano Hernandez ~ Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Carrollton
Phyllis Major ~ Saint John Vianney - Lithia Springs
Cynthia Morrill ~ Saint Marguerite d'Youville - Lawrenceville
Wanda Newell ~ Saint Andrew - Roswell
Joann Penning ~ Saint Joseph - Athens
Norma Perez ~ Saint Patrick - Norcross
Angela Perry ~ Holy Cross - Tucker
Suzanne Porada ~ Saint Thomas the Apostle - Smyrna
Shirley Radican ~ Queen of Angels - Thomson
Rosalba Ramon ~ Saint Paul of the Cross - Atlanta
Joyce Sigler ~ Saint Mary - Toccoa
Mary Stumm ~ Saint Vincent de Paul - Dallas
Jennell Talley ~ Saint Lawrence - Lawrenceville
Dawn Thompson ~ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Warm Springs
Liz Thorington ~ Our Lady of the Assumption - Brookhaven
Mary Claire Torino ~ Saint James - Madison
Cathy Tucker ~ Our Lady of the Mountains - Jasper
Margaret Van Buren ~ Saint Oliver Plunkett - Lilburn
Theresa Vaughan ~ Saint Francis of Assisi - Cartersville
Donna Washburne ~ Holy Family - Marietta
Amy Williams ~ Saint Peter Chanel - Roswell
Maria Xenos ~ Mary Our Queen - Peachtree Corners
Yeon Hee Yoo ~ Saint Andrew Kim - Duluth
Delphine Young ~ Most Blessed Sacrament - Atlanta
2024 Youth of the Year
Ana Britany Baltazar Antonio ~ Our Lady of La Salette - Canton
Benjamin Beal ~ Saint Anthony of Padua - The Historic West End of Atlanta
Timothy Boland ~ Catholic Church of Saint Ann - Marietta
Christina Bonacci ~ All Saints - Dunwoody
Erin Brown ~ Mary Our Queen - Peachtree Corners
Kendall Camp ~ Saint Jude the Apostle - Atlanta
Hannah Chambers ~ Saint Peter Chanel - Roswell
Annamarie Devey ~ Our Lady of Lourdes - Atlanta
Anthony DiMuzio ~ Saint Oliver Plunkett - Lilburn
Irianny Fernandez Rambalde ~ Saint Patrick - Norcross
Guadalupe Galvan ~ Saint Francis of Assisi - Cartersville
John Garrett ~ Saint Lawrence - Lawrenceville
Andrew Holmes ~ Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus - Villa Rica
Carla Jimenez ~ Saint Andrew - Roswell
Leydi Juarez-Navarrete ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas - Alpharetta
Joyce Kambala ~ Corpus Christi - Stone Mountain
Jeremiah Kuharik ~ Queen of Angels—Thomson
Connor Lee ~ Saint Andrew Kim - Duluth
Katherine Lewis-John ~ Our Lady of Perpetual Help - Carrollton
Tania Menchaca ~ Saint Augustine - Covington
Wesley Minicozzi ~ Saint Peter - LaGrange
Mary Montello ~ Holy Cross - Tucker
Kevin Nguyen ~ Saint Mary Catholic Church
Megan Onwuanumkpe ~ Saint Paul of the Cross - Atlanta
Miguel Angel Ornelas ~ Saint Bernadette - Cedartown
Litzy Pineda ~ Holy Family - Marietta
Christopher Purnawan ~ Saint Vincent de Paul - Dallas
Angelea Quach ~ Saint Marguerite d'Youville - Lawrenceville
Javier Romain ~ Christ Our Hope - Lithonia
Dayanara Romero ~ Saint Matthew - Winder
Nicholas Scott ~ Saints Peter & Paul - Decatur
Tony Serrato ~ Saint Michael the Archangel - Woodstock
John Curtis Templeton ~ Good Shepherd - Cumming
Mariana Torres ~ Saint Mary Magdalene - Newnan
Tristan Toussaint ~ Saint Pius X - Conyers
Lily Tow ~ Saint Joseph - Marietta
Chidiebere Ubbuano ~ Saint John Vianney - Lithia Springs
Benjamin Whitehead ~ Saint Brigid - Johns Creek
Luke Williams ~ Our Lady of the Assumption - Brookhaven
Lisette Zarate ~ Immaculate Heart of Mary - Atlanta