Unity Bank's Crystal Stoneback Rose Selected as Lehigh Valley Business Woman of Influence
Lehigh Valley Business has selected Crystal Stoneback Rose, First Vice President/Marketing Director, Unity Bank as a 2024 Women of Influence recipient.
Women of Influence awards honor high-achieving women for their career accomplishments. The honorees are selected based on their professional experience, community involvement and commitment to mentoring.
Circle of Excellence honorees are women of longstanding, notable success in the community who are leading the way for other women. Women to Watch honors women leaders under the age of 35 who demonstrate outstanding professional accomplishments, community involvement and commitment to positive change. To be eligible for the awards, the honorees must live or work in the Greater Lehigh Valley region.
The honorees were selected by a panel of judges comprised of previous years’ Women of Influence recipients and by the editors of Lehigh Valley Business.
“The 2024 Women of Influence are professionally successful and committed to their communities and to mentoring. They create change, break barriers and lead organizations, making the Lehigh Valley a wonderful place to live and work,” said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of BridgeTower Media/Lehigh Valley Business. “Our Circle of Excellence inductees are role models for all, and those named Women to Watch are the next generation of leaders in the Lehigh Valley. Congratulations to this year’s honorees.”
In addition to her role at Unity Bank, Crystal demonstrates her strong commitment to the Lehigh Valley through extensive community leadership. She serves as an Easton City Council Member and holds board positions with America's Grow-A-Row, Greater Easton Development Partnership, and Community Action Lehigh Valley. Crystal is also the Downtown Sector Leader for the Easton Block Watch.
"Being a Woman of Influence is about more than personal success; it's about supporting and inspiring other women to achieve their goals," said Crystal Stoneback Rose. "This award is truly humbling, and I share it with my colleagues at Unity Bank and the incredible teams at the organizations I serve."
This year’s Women of Influence will be honored at an awards celebration on May 8 at DeSales University’s University Center, 2755 Station Road in Center Valley. A networking reception begins at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and an awards celebration at 6 p.m. The event hashtag is #LVBevents.
Attendance is limited. Honorees and sponsors get the first chance to secure tables. Sponsorship includes a table for guests, multimedia marketing, an ad in the awards publication, logo usage and more. To secure a sponsorship, contact Suzanne Fischer-Huettner at shuettner@bridgetowermedia.com.
The honorees will be profiled in a special magazine that will be inserted into the May 20 issue of Lehigh Valley Business and will be available online at LVB.com.
For more information and updated sponsorship information about Lehigh Valley Business’ 2024 Women of Influence, visit https://lvb.com/event/women-of-influence-awards/.
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Lehigh Valley Business is a multimedia news source with 38 years of journalistic excellence that breaks news daily on its website, LVB.com. It also publishes a print and online edition. Lehigh Valley Business also publishes special focus sections and products throughout the year including Reader Rankings in addition to the yearly Book of Lists. It hosts eight annual events, including Women of Influence, Icon Honors and Forty Under 40, to recognize excellence and provide leadership opportunities. Lehigh Valley Business facilitates thoughtful discussion with market leaders through its webinar series. Its Digital Marketing Solutions helps customers with social media, search engine marketing and optimization, retargeting, email marketing and more. Lehigh Valley Business and its sister publication, Central Penn Business Journal, which covers business in Central Pennsylvania, are part of BridgeTower Media, the leading provider of B2B
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2024 Women of Influence
Karen Andrews, BDA Architects
Jessica Bargilione, HNL Lab Medicine
Kelly L. Berfield, NAI Summit
Cynthia Buchman, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Karen Buck, Manufacturers Resource Center
Emilie Bree Carlino, Community Action Lehigh Valley/Emilie Carlino Consulting
Karen M. Clark, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Ashley Dallas, Valley Youth House
Veronne Demesyeux, New Bethany
Lucienne Di Biase Dooley, Artefact Inc
Lizette Epps, Alvernia University's O'Pake Institute
Veronica Gonzalez, Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
Rachelle L. Gordon, CIA, CRCM, CRMA, Herbein + Company Inc.
Pamela Hernandez, Tower Health
Amy Hoherchak, HNL Lab Medicine
Katarah Jordan, Boys and Girls Club of Allentown
Katie Keich, Full Advantage LLC
Jody King, CBRE Inc.
Adrienne K. Kwiatek-Holub, Fulton Bank N.A.
Ana S. Martins, P.E., Van Cleef Engineering Associates
Jennifer Peters, St. Luke's University Health Network
Erika Riddle Petrozelli, CPA, CAP, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
Crystal Stoneback Rose, Unity Bank/City of Easton
Judith Ann Savchak, River Wealth Advisors
Latisha Bernard Schuenemann, Esq., Barley Snyder
Alison Snell, LifeSpring Homecare/Navigate Consulting LLC
Heidi L. Stahl, RestoreCore
Lynn M. Staples, MBA, Cedar Crest College
Jennifer Stephens, DO, MBA, FACP, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Victoria A. Strunk, Esq., Gross McGinley LLP
Yamelisa Jimenez Taveras, Counseling Solutions LV
Taisha Tolliver-Duran, King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul LLC
Keela Vincent, Family Connection of Easton Inc.
Tammy Wendling, Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
2024 Circle of Excellence
Carol C. Dorey, Carol C. Dorey Real Estate Inc.
Kathryn Forry, Barry Isett & Associates Inc.
Denise Kaplan, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Ann Haggerty Raines, Northampton Community College
Karen L. Shoemaker, The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Lee Ann M. Slattery, ATAS International Inc.
Jennifer Swann, Black Swann Solutions LLC
2024 Women to Watch
Julie Blundetto, DesignPoint Interior Architecture
Casey Keller, Feinberg Real Estate Advisors
Rachel Moyer, Social T Marketing & PR
Rosie Selvaggio, Hocus Pocus Cleaning
Allison P. Spirk, Spirk Brothers Inc.
EmmaRose Strohl, Esq., Barley Snyder