DEADLINE EXTENDED

NOMINATIONS OPEN unTil 1/31/25

This award spotlights women making a positive change in our community while providing them with financial resources to improve or grow their impact. It may also help awardees secure executive sponsorship, increased budgets, and wider awareness for their community initiatives.

how to nominate a candidate

You can nominate someone or self-nominate for the “Leading From the Heart Awards” by submitting an online NOMINATION FORM. Nomination is free of charge and forms must be submitted by january 18, 2025. Only complete forms will be considered. 

Eligibility Requirements

·         Nominee identifies as a woman in the hospitality industry

·         Currently works/resides within the 10-parish Greater New Orleans economic development region: Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, St. CharleS

The nominee is someone who has set herself apart by making a positive impact in the local, 10-parish Greater New Orleans community, lifting others up in the important and complex realms of hospitality, sustainability, food justice and/or public health. She is a creative and inclusive thought leader, a mentor or collaborator who has a track record of credibility, trust and personal integrity. This award is not open to current members of LDEI New Orleans.

What: TWO (2) $2,500.00 grants will be awarded by the Les Dames d’Escoffier New Orleans chapter.

When: Nominations must be submitted by january 31, 2025 (DEADLINE EXTENDED). The committee will select awardees and notify winning applicants before february 15, 2025. Awardees must be able to attend the awards event on march 25, 2025.

For more info and questions, please contact Rebecca Schattman, philanthropy@lesdamesnola.org or Suzanne Felber, programs@lesdamesnola.org.