Women We Admire, a New York-based group that provide news and information about women business leaders, has released its list of “The Top 50 Women Leaders” of Utah for 2024.
Leading the list, Women We Admire spotlighted three women, including Paige Bennett, director of experiential marketing at Awardco in Lehi.
“Known for orchestrating transformative events that leave lasting impressions, Bennett has become a key leader at Awardco,” the group’s citation said. “She applies her extensive background to design and execute experiential marketing strategies that align with the company's mission, driving impactful results.”
Also honored are Valerie Leach, account director for Lehi marketing company Chase&Co., and Beverly Tam, director and head of consumer experience at DoorDash in Millcreek.
“Guided by a personal motto of empathetic leadership, [Leach] specializes in building scalable processes and implementing strategic practices that consistently exceed business goals,” Women We Admire said of Leach.
“Tam … has driven significant growth and transformation by leading high-impact teams in technology and consulting,” the group said.
The other Utah women who made the list are Francesca Luthi (Assurant), Whitney Harper (Extra Space Storage), Kate Moss (Bank of America), Paula Fellingham (Win Win Women), Tannen Ellis-Graham (Diabetes & Endocrine Treatment Specialists), Talia Butler (Salt Lake County), Kimberley Henningsen-Honeysett (Varex Imaging), Jeri Larsen (LoanPro), Stacey Justice (Gong), Lacey Wismer (Hunter Search Capital), Kyra Augustus (Xcitium), Donna Lynch (Stack Infrastructure) and Maria Estrada (Metropolitan Group).
Also named were Michaela Buccola (Salt Lake Acting Co.), Kaitlin Evans (Castle & Cooke Mortgage), Kristina Gerwe (J.P. Morgan), Danielle McCaffrey (Alorica), Brianne Ika (Workman Success Systems), Staci Beltran (Agenda Health), Marcia Foote (Your Concierge Connection), Tami Ostmark (Hamlet Homes Utah), Erin Adamson (Crumbl), McCall Black-Smith (CHG Healthcare), Nicole Montague (CHG Healthcare) and several others.