2019 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • Karysse Trandem, DO

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Anna Stephanz, Child Life Specialist, Golisano Children’s Hospital
  • Cathy Scott, IBCLC Lactation Consultant, Health Park Medical Center
  • Lina Diaz-Conte, Social Worker Supervisor, Golisano Children’s Hospital
  • Peggy Baxter, RN, Florida Department of Health- Hendry & Glades
  • Samantha Vasquez, Maternal Assistance Program Case Manager SalusCare
  • Stephanie DeRushia, RN & Case Manager, Healthy Start- Lee Health
  • Thomas Beckett, MD, Total Women’s Care
  • Vanessa Guzman, NICU Medical Social Worker, Golisano Children’s Hospital

2018 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • Martin J. Sherman, M.D.

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Tatiana Anaya, LPN- Hendry Regional Convenient Care
  • Denise Drago, M.D.– Lee Health
  • Mylai Garofalo, M.D., FAAPA- Florida Community Health Centers
  • Kelly Linskey-Johnson, MSW-Lee Health-Healthy Start
  • Amber Loyson, M.D.- Mackoul Pediatrics
  •  Selena Lucas, R.N., B.S.- Florida Health- Collier County
  • Anthony Pietroniro, M.D.- Lee Health
  •  Giomar Veloz, B.S., LD/N, CLE- Florida Health-Lee County WIC Program
  •  Stephanie Vick, M.S., B.S.N., R.N.- Florida Health- Collier County

2016 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • Ahmed Barhoush, MD, OBGYN, A.H. Barhoush PA

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Estela Aguilar, Help Me Grow Community Liaison, Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida
  • Ivette Galarza, MSW, Head Start Director of Operations, Redlands Christian Migrant Association
  • Lanise Laurent, BS, CCHW, Healthcare Educator Consultant, Florida Department of Health Collier County
  • Denise Rivera, RN, BSN, Labor and Delivery Nurse, NCH Healthcare System
  • Delilah Edwards, BSN, RN, IBCLC, OB Educator, Lee Memorial Health System Cape Coral Hospital
  • Lizbet Perez, WIC Diet Technician WIC, Florida Department of Health Hendry County
  • Laarni West, MPH, RN, Nursing Program Specialist, Florida Department of Health Collier County
  • Melanio Villarosa, MD, Pediatrician, Hendry Regional Convenient Care Center
  • Dana Crater, MD, Pediatrician, Mackoul Pediatrics

Photos by Goldentime Photography

2015 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • Arlene Bettencourt – Retired, Resource House Manager, United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, & Okeechobee

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Karen Ammann – Family Support Worker, Lee Memorial Healthy Start Program
  • Sarah DiGiorgi, MD – Obstetrician/Gynecologist, OB Medical Director, Physician’s Primary Care and Lee Memorial Health System
  • Bernadine Hinton, MSN, RN – Director Women’s and Children’s Services, NCH Healthcare
  • Marie Jean-Michel – Health Educator, Healthy Start, Collier County Health Department
  • Sangeeta Pingale, MSW – Social Worker, Lee Memorial Health System, HealthPark Medical Center
  • Holly Miller, MD – Obstetrician/Gynecologist, A Woman’s Place
  • Harry Moreau, MD – Neonatologist, Kidz Medical Services, NCH Healthcare
  • Sarah Rodriguez – Acting Outreach Ministry Director, Lifeline Family Center, Inc.
  • Karen Watson, MSW – Executive Director, Our Mothers Home of Southwest Florida, Inc.

2014 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • Judy Paskvan – Director, Healthy Families, Department of Health Hendry and Glades

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Robert Bobo – Program Manager, Florida Department of Health Hendry and Desoto
  • Diane Byrd, CNM – Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physicians Primary Care, Cape Coral
  • Shelly Chvotzkin, DO – Family Practitioner, Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Lee Physician Group
  • Dorothy Horn, RN, IBCLC, RLC – Lactation Consultant, NCH Healthcare System
  • Carol Lawrence, PhD, MS, BSN, RNC-OB, CBC – Lee Memorial Health System, Cape Coral Hospital
  • Dyan Fleishman, RN – Labor and Delivery, NCH Healthcare System
  • Annette St. Pierre-MacKoul, MD – MacKoul Pediatrics Fort Myers
  • A. Richard Pescitelli, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Healthcare of SW Florid

2013 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • John W. Bartlett, MD – Pediatrician with Physicians Primary Care (PPC) Pediatrics

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Jill Carpenter, BSW– Team Leader for Lee Memorial Home Health Healthy Start team
  • Trina Puddefoot– Early Steps Program Director for Healthy Planning Council of SWFL
  • Lasheba Travis, PhD– Former Program Manager for The Florida Department of Health in Hendry and Glades Counties
  • Nancy Travis, RN,BC,CPN,CBC,BSN,MS – Director of Women’s Care for Cape Coral Hospital
  • Todd Vedder, MD- Pediatrician with NCH Healthcare and Chair of Healthy Children Coalition of Collier County

2012 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • Pat Gulley, RN – Retired Community Health Nurse.

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Norma Jeanne Appelbaum, DMDAdult Dentistry of Southwest Florida, Cape Coral
  • Juanita Barnhart, RN, BSNRetired, Children’s Medical Services, LaBelle
  • Laurie Champion, RNLee Memorial Home Health, Fort Myers
  • Jonah Frost, MS, PTMilestones Pediatric Therapies of Naples, Naples
  • Jaclyn Sieben, RNNaples Community Hospital

2011 Awardees

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Marcia CarterFounder and Director, Marcia’s Helping Hands
  • William Liu, MD
    Neonatologist
  • David Mackoul, MDPediatrician
  • Kathy MillerFounder and Director
  • Diane Yasko, RNLabor and Delivery Nurse

2010 Awardees

Lifetime Achievement Awardee:

  • Martha Valiant, MD MPH

Golden Baby Shoe Awardees:

  • Debbie Albert, RNLactation Specialist
  • Wallace McLean, MDObstetrician
  • Richard Murray,MDObstetrician
  • Stephanie Piver, RNLactation Specialist
  • Cynthia Stewart, RNMidwife