W.A.C.E. Foundation Announces Conference Scholarship Recipients

​The W.A.C.E. Foundation Board is pleased to announce that the following chamber professionals will receive scholarships in the amount of $575 each to assist with their registration for the 2025 W.A.C.E. Conference in Henderson, NV on February 4-7, 2025.

This year’s scholarship recipients, selected from more than fifty applications, include:

• Nikki Basi, San Fernando Valley (CA) Chamber
• Jadyn Baskin, Albany (OR) Chamber
• McKenna Burris, Bullhead Area (AZ) Chamber
• Cesar Camacho, Palisades (CO) Chamber
• Elizabeth Carlson, Oceanside (CA) Chamber
• Jenn Cronk, Discover Kalispell (MT) Chamber
• Lisa Farquharson, The Dalles (CA) Chamber
• Anne Glasscock, Kaufman Area (TX) Chamber
• Julie Honn, Sammamish (WA) Chamber
• Natalie Kotob, Murietta-Wildomar (CA) Chamber
• Susie Lantz, San Clemente (CA) Chamber 
• Jess Levy, Carlsbad (CA) Chamber
• Julie Matthews, Atascadero (CA) Chamber
• Amy McGuffin, Kittitas County (WA) Chamber
• Jesse Miles, McKinleyville (CA) Chamber
• Daniel Morales, Menifee Valley (CA) Chamber
• Michelle O'Leary​, Benicia (CA) Chamber
• Laura Perdew, Irvine (CA) Chamber
  
• Kristi Salazar, Santa Fe (NM) Chamber
• Marilynn Singer, Long Beach (CA) Chamber

​Funds used to support scholarships and speaker funds for the Annual Conference and scholarships for the W.A.C.E. Academy are raised through donations made by W.A.C.E. members and partners, primarily through the auction at the conference.   For the 2024-2025 program year, the Foundation will have distributed $45,000-plus to support the professional development of our members.