2012 Inner Circle of Twelve Luncheon
Phillis Oeters, Denise Courshon
Teresita Haskett, Cecilia Comeau
Ninoska Perez, Madeleine Munilla
Natasha Lowell, Bill Meyersohn, Judy George
Aldy Concepcion, Marile Lopez, Ivonne de la Vega, Nora Briceno
Emily Marquez, Liz Shirk
Lydia Prio Touzet, Barbara Hevia, Swanee DiMare, Louis Aguirre, Jennifer Valoppi
Remedios Diaz Oliver and Louis Aguirre
Louis Aguirre, Lilliam Machado, Jim Murphy
Stephanie Aagaard, Swanee DiMare
Brenda Nestor Castellano, Remedios Diaz Oliver, Sonia Gibson, Jim Murphy, Dorothy St. Jean, Lilliam Machado
Gotmar Giron, Felix Anglero, Frances Esquenazi, Jaime Sanz, Luisa Salgado, Luis Salgado, Mo Akbar
2012 Honorees: Nancy Batchelor, Norma Jean Abraham, Jackie Elias Skaf, Nora Bulnes, Mari Alarcon Grimalt, Frances Esquenazi, Beatrice Ziff, Penny Stamps, Cathy Jones; not pictured: Lian Fanjul Azqueta, Lady Blanka Rosenstiel, Connie Russell
Over 400 guests joined the American Cancer Society at the InterContinental Miami to honor twelve women for their commitment to philanthropy in our community. ACS’s Inner Circle of Twelve distinction recognizes outstanding women for their leadership, volunteerism, community involvement and dedication to the American Cancer Society’s mission. Déco Drive’s Louis Aguirre served as emcee for the award presentations and the runway fashion show presented by Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour. Swanee DiMare was Philanthropic Chair, and the honorees were: Norma Jean Abraham, Lian Fanjul-Azqueta, Nancy Batchelor, Nora Bulnes, Frances Esquenazi, Mari Alarcon Grimalt, Cathy Jones, Lady Blanka Rosenstiel, Connie Russell, Jackie Elias Skaf, Penny Stamps and Beatrice Ziff. The event, which raised over $140,000, was chaired by Remedios Diaz-Oliver, Sonia Gibson, Lilliam S. Machado, James Murphy, Dorothy St. Jean and Brenda Nestor Castellano.
Photos by Yamila Lomba