Women of Excellence Award
The Port Townsend AAUW organization seeks to present the annual Woman of Excellence Award to a woman who has contributed significantly to the local community of Jefferson County through paid or volunteer work. This award has been awarded annually since 1996.
Congratulations to Caitlin Harrison, our 2025 Woman of Excellence!
Caitlin is a PT High School graduate who after attending college, and a successful career in business, returned to Jefferson County. Caitlin was also a UWF scholarship recipient. Caitlin has positively contributed to our community through leadership, service and mentoring. She has created programs, secured grants, and built relationships between healthcare and education entities locally and statewide, to cultivate tomorrow’s healthcare workforce.
Caitlin now supports our area as a Workforce Development Manager, Jefferson Healthcare.
Nominations are now OPEN for the 2026 Woman of Excellence
Nominees are evaluated on each of the following:
Role Model: inspires and energizes others; serves as a model for others to follow
Change Agent: removes barriers in order to increase opportunities for others
Teacher/Mentor: instructs, supports and/or advises groups/individuals
Community Activist: contributes directly and positively to the community
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1996 Ella Sandvig
1997 Dr. Elmira K. Beyer
1998 Helen Brink
1999 Katherine Baril
2000 Judith B. Gunter
2001 Peggy Thompson
2002 Pat Yearian
2003 Gay Eisenberger
2004 Ruth Merryman
2005 Roberta Frissell
2006 Anne Schneider and Sue Sidle
2007 Eveleen Muehlethaler
2008 Judy D’Amore and Libby Palmer
2009 Sally Robbins
2010 Cheryl Bozarth
2011 Deb Johnson and Dott Kelly
2012 Debbi Steele
2013 Mary Weeding
2014 Macy Galbreath
2015 Mary Sepler
2016 Lisa Painter
2017 Teri Nomura
2018 Jean Camfield
2019 Denise Winter
2020 Celeste Dybeck
2021 Siobhan Canty
2022 Judith Alexander
2023 Patricia Teal
2024 Zhaleh Almaee
2025 Caitlin Harrison