Friday, March 7, 2025 | 8:30–10:00 AM
Hilton Scranton & Conference Center
100 Adams Avenue | Scranton, PA 18503
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the 2025 International Women’s Day Breakfast featuring the presentation of the 2025 ATHENA Award.
The International Women’s Day Breakfast is presented by The Honesdale National Bank, and the ATHENA Award is presented by Michael A. Barbetti LLC Certified Public Accountants.
The 2025 ATHENA Award recipient is Linda Thomas-Hemak, M.D., FACP, FAAP, the president and chief executive officer of The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Thomas-Hemak joined The Wright Center in 2001, became president in 2007, and CEO in 2012. Concurrent with her responsibilities as an executive, Dr. Thomas-Hemak is also quintuple board-certified in internal medicine, pediatrics, addiction medicine, obesity medicine, and nutrition, and remains a healer at heart.
In the community, Dr. Thomas-Hemak is actively involved in multiple organizations, countless committees and nonprofit boards, and workgroups aimed at benefiting the community, generating efficiencies in health care delivery, and promoting primary health care workforce development, both regionally and nationally. Additionally, she is a founding board member of the Scranton-based Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
Dr. Thomas-Hemak promotes the advancement of women by leading boldly and strategically, fostering inclusive opportunities and career advancement, and mentoring opportunities for female leaders to pursue meaningful, transformative careers in health care.
The ATHENA Award is presented to an exceptional individual who has achieved excellence in her/his business or profession, has served the community in a meaningful way, and has assisted women in their attainment of professional goals and leadership skills. The award takes the form of a hand-cast bronze sculpture, symbolizing the strength, courage, and wisdom of the recipient.
