WONder Woman Awards Banquet Dinner

Wonder Woman Awards Banquet Dinner: L to R ⏤ Cheryl Bukoff, LWVD Membership Chair; Deborah Bunkley, LWVD Directors At-Large; Kathleen Straus, Wonder Woman; Dana Howe, Treasurer, Detroit Women’s Forum; and Elois Moore LWVD Director At-Large.

After a two-year hiatus, the Women Officials Network Foundation (WONF) celebrated its 25th anniversary by holding a WONder Woman Awards Banquet Dinner on Thursday, September 22, 2022. The event highlighted three phenomenal women and celebrated their accomplishments and extraordinary leadership. One of the award recipients was our very own Kathleen Straus, former President of the Detroit League of Women Voters and former President, Michigan State Board of Education. The other recipients were Brenda Lawrence, U.S. Congresswoman, 14th Congressional District, and Shelley Taub, former State Representative and former Oakland County Commissioner.

WONF is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that uplifts and empowers women who aspire to elected and appointed positions in public leadership. Event proceeds went to two major WONF programs:

  • Gateway to Leadership (G2L) enables more women to seek and obtain appointments to boards, commissions, and public leadership positions through training, networking, and support.
  • Youth Mentoring Partnerships focuses on teens and young adults as they prepare for public leadership through programming, education, and engagement.