Habitat Oregon Blog

Patricia Day TenEyck, the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Oregon, was named today as the Woman Executive of the Year for Nonprofits. The Portland Business Journal recognized 25 Portland area women at a luncheon, where award recipients were honored, for their contributions to the business community.

Twenty-one women received the annual Orchid Awards and four were also recognized as Business Women of the Year, as well as winning an Orchid Award. In addition to Day TenEyck being chosen as the Woman Executives of the Year for Nonprofits, the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year was Joan Austin, developer of The Allison Inn and Spa in Newberg and co-founder of A-Dec, also in Newberg; Woman Executive of the Year for Small and Medium Business was Irene Firmat, co-founder and CEO of Hood River’s Full Sail Brewing Co.; and Woman Executive of the Year for Large Business was Tamara Lundgren, CEO of Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. Lundgren was also the keynote speaker for the annual Women in Business event.

Read more about these amazing women who are changing our community for the better at the Portland Business Journal.

Click here to read the Habitat Oregon newsletter for Jan./Feb. 2010!

Patricia Day TenEyck, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Oregon, was chosen as a 2010 Orchid Award Winner by the Portland Business Journal. This award celebrates the achievements of 25 outstanding women in business. A Women in Business Awards Luncheon will be held on April 8, 2010 to honor the winners.

2010 Orchid Award Winners

Joan Austin, The Allison Inn & Spa and A-dec Inc.

Barbara Baker, Umpqua Holdings Corp.

Betty Lou Carrier, Betty Lou’s Inc.

Jennifer Conley, Rhino Consulting

Diane DeAutremont, Lile International Companies

Anita Decker, Bonneville Power Administration

Jill Eiland, Intel Corp.

Monica Enand, Zapproved, Inc.

Irene Firmat, Full Sail Brewing Co.

Kim Haines, Portland Style Cheesecakes

Judith Johansen, Marylhurst University

Gayle Kellman, Schoolhouse Supplies

Tamara Lundgren, Schnitzer Steel Industries

Jill Nelson, Ruby Receptionists

Barbara Palmer, US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

Barbara Radler, Ball Janik LLP

Francine Read, Voices Inc.

Narce Rodriguez, PCC Rock Creek

April Sanderson, Wells Fargo Private Bank

Lynne Hume Saxton, ChristieCare

Patricia Smith, Unitus Community Credit Union

Patricia Day TenEyck, Habitat for Humanity of Oregon

Nita Werner, Ornelas Enterprises Inc.

Angelique Whitlow, Talbot, Korvola & Warwick LLP

DJ Wilson, KGW Media Group

The Habitat sponsored gubernatorial debate has been cancelled.