2006 Women's History Month Honorees

“Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams”

Mary Helen Rogers (Awarded Posthumously), Western Addition Community Organization, Honored by Mayor Gavin Newsom

Leilani Battiste, San Francisco Community College District, Honored by Supervisor Jake McGoldrick

Dr. Nadine Burke, California Pacific Medical Center, Honored by Supervisor Sophie Maxwell

Teresita Gatan, San Francisco General Hospital, Honored by Supervisor Geraldo Sandoval

Gillian Gillett, San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to Save Our Streets, Honored by Supervisor Bevan Dufty

Melba Maldonado, La Raza Community Resource Center, Honored by Supervisor Tom Ammiano

Darlene Mar, Coalition for Economic Equity, Honored by Supervisor Fiona Ma

Katherine J. Pattison, San Francisco Zoological Society, Honored by Supervisor Sean Elsbernd

Mattie Scott, San Francisco Healing Circle, Honored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi

Bernadette Borja Sy, Filipino American Development Foundation, Honored by Supervisor Chris Daly

Dr. Diana Taylor, UCSF Department of Family Health Care Nursing, Honored by Supervisor Aaron Peskin

Diane Buchanan Wilsey, Fine Arts Museum, Honored by Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier