Achievement Over Lunch

The Association for Women in Communication Santa Barbara hosted its 16th annual Women of Achievement awards lunch at the Cabrillo Pavilion honoring four outstanding educators.

The 155 guests were welcomed by co-chairs Brooke Holland and Judith Smith-Meyer with honorees including Katya Armistead, an assistant vice chancellor and Dean of Student life at UCSB; Yolanda Medina-Garcia, who has just retired after 25 years as Parent Education Instructor and director of the noted Starr-King Parent-Child Workshop; Dr. Susan Salcido, Santa Barbara County’s Superintendent of Schools since 2017, overseeing 200 programs serving 70,000 children and youth countywide, and Wendy Sims-Moten, Executive Director of First 5 Santa Barbara County.

Hilary Lyn, local president, presented the awards.

Ubiquitous KLITE radio host Catherine Remak, a 2009 honoree, emceed the boffo bash, with guests including Marianne Partridge, Darla Bea, Mayor Randy Rowse, Lisa Osborn, Perie Longo, Ana Papakhian, KEYT anchor Beth Farnsworth, Kathryn Martin, Jennifer LeMay, Starshine Roshell, Joan Tapper, Monie de Wit, Laura Capps, and Teresa Kuskey.