Fourteen women from differing professions will be celebrated for improving everyday life in Bucks County. The event marking their contributions — the Salute to Women Who Make a Difference — is October 28 at Spring Mill Manor, Ivyland. It is open to the public, reports Samantha Bambino for the Lower Bucks Times.

The honorees are categorized by the areas in which they had an impact.

Advocacy and Civic Engagement

• Kathy Boockvar, Esq., Washington Crossing, vice president of election operations for the Center for Internet Security
• Seema Z. Kazmi, of PharmD, Morrisville, licensed pharmacist with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Kathryn Sherlock, Yardley, founder and president of Kaden’s Corner, which works for judicial reform

Community Engagement

• Deborah Camp-Frye, Wyndmoor, former Bucks County president of Links Inc.
• Robin Robinson, Jamison, Bucks County Recorder of Deeds
• Alisa Oglesby, Langhorne, micro startup business consultant

Corporate Social Responsibility

• Grace M. Deon, Esq., Northampton, president/CEO of the Eastburn & Gray Law Firm

Media and Journalism

• Carrie Nork Minelli, Southampton, director of advertising and public relations for Parx Casino
• Kristen Smedley, Ivyland, president of the Curing Retinal Blindness Foundation

Racial and Social Justice

• Melissa E. Bennett, MD, Newtown, pediatrician at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Celia Sharp, Doylestown, research cell biologist and director of biology for the Chemistry Research Solution, LLC

Women’s Empowerment

• Stephanie Schwartzberg, Esq., Newtown, attorney for Penn Community Bank
• Denise Allen Williams, Newtown, leader of the U.S. strategy and commercial operations for Merck & Company

Girl Power Nominee

• Victoria Sullivan, Morrisville, junior at the Princeton Day School

More information on this celebration of Bucks County women who make a difference is at the Lower Bucks Times.