2024 Woman of the Year

Chairperson, Corina Lopes, presents the 2024 WoY award to

Lara Lee Buchheit, at the annual Dogwood Luncheon

Ms. Buchheit currently serves on the Board of Signal Mountain Social Services (SMSS), helps furnish homes for asylum seekers through Bridge Refugee Services, and is Coordinator for the Chattanooga chapter of JustServe, a free online service linking nonprofit organizations with volunteers. In her introduction, Woman of the Year Chair Corina Lopes stated that those who know Ms. Buchheit personally will agree that “Her warmth and kindness radiate and her compassion for others is unmatched. She always has a listening ear and, better still, is the world’s best cheerleader.”

About Woman of the Year....

Every year, the Signal Mountain Community Guild honors an accomplished woman who, through her volunteer work and/or current career, has enhanced education, charities/philanthropy, and/or civic life on Signal Mountain.

Here are a few guidelines for considering someone for this honor:

The Woman of the Year must have been a resident of the Mountain (37377 zip code) for a minimum of three (3) years.
Nominees do NOT have to live within the city limits of the town of Signal Mountain.
Nominees do NOT have to be an active member of the Signal Mountain Community Guild.
Persons or clubs sending in nominations may submit more than one name for Woman of the Year.
The winner will not be selected based solely on the number of votes submitted, but rather on the decision of the committee members.
All past nominees should be re-submitted to the committee annually in order to be placed in consideration for another year.

2024 Woman of the Year

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Here are a few guidelines for considering someone for this honor:

The Woman of the Year must have been a resident of the Mountain (37377 zip code) for a minimum of three (3) years.

Nominees do NOT have to live within the city limits of the town of Signal Mountain.

Nominees do NOT have to be an active member of the Signal Mountain Community Guild.

Persons or clubs sending in nominations may submit more than one name for Woman of the Year.

The winner will not be selected based solely on the number of votes submitted, but rather on the decision of the committee members.

All past nominees should be re-submitted to the committee annually in order to be placed in consideration for another year.​​

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Nominations for 2025 Woman of the Year will begin in February.

All past nominees should be re-submitted to the committee annually in order to be placed in consideration for another year.