{"id":244400,"date":"2025-11-24T07:52:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=244400"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:30:14","slug":"the-top-10-women-in-bank-leadership-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/11\/24\/the-top-10-women-in-bank-leadership-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"The top 10 women in bank leadership contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nellys-Margarita-Heredia-Agramonte-El-Dia-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244455\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nellys-Margarita-Heredia-Agramonte-El-Dia-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nellys-Margarita-Heredia-Agramonte-El-Dia-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nellys-Margarita-Heredia-Agramonte-El-Dia-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nellys-Margarita-Heredia-Agramonte-El-Dia-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nellys-Margarita-Heredia-Agramonte-El-Dia-2048x1228.png 2048w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nellys-Margarita-Heredia-Agramonte-El-Dia-2000x1200.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Nellys Margarita Heredia Agramonte \/ El Dia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The BHD Bank announced the winners of its 2025 \u201cWomen Who Change the World Contest.\u201d The top honor of the 10th edition of the awards went to Nellys Margarita Heredia Agramonte, a community activist who has dedicated all her life to the people of the southwest of the country. She is known for her leadership in establishing women\u2019s associations, driving multisectoral change in gender equality, environmental stewardship and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony to honor the trailblazers was presided by Vice President Raquel Pena and took place at the Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two second-place awards celebrated diverse achievements:<br>Arisleyda Beard de Burgos was recognized for her unwavering commitment to promoting art and culture in Puerto Plata.<br>Dr. Dhamelisse Then Vanderhorst, director of the Dr. Hugo Mendoza Pediatric Hospital, was honored for her leadership, which has elevated the institution to the highest standards of quality and humanized care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The evening included special tributes for individuals whose life&#8217;s work has significantly improved vulnerable populations. Delba Josefina Suero and Herminia del Pilar Perell\u00f3 (Judith) were specially recognized for their tireless contributions to health and social service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a deeply moving moment, a posthumous recognition was presented to educator Norma Isabel Almonte Victoria for her impactful work in championing the inclusion and education of individuals with hearing disabilities in the northern region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony also celebrated the achievements of several other influential figures, who were lauded for their exemplary service and contributions to national development: C\u00e1ndida Mercedes Castillo Reyes (Mechy), Sister Janely Mercedes Paulino Madera, Norka Margarita D\u00edaz Vel\u00e1zquez, Mar\u00eda Estefani Zapata Mej\u00eda, and Xenia Anacaona Gell de \u00c1lvarez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/eldia.com.do\/emocion-y-liderazgo-marcan-la-gala-del-premio-mujeres-que-cambian-el-mundo-del-banco-bhd\/\">El Dia <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mujeresquecambianelmundo.com.do\/ano\/2025\/\">BHD <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24 November 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BHD Bank announced the winners of its 2025 \u201cWomen Who Change the World Contest.\u201d The top honor of the 10th edition of the awards went to Nellys Margarita Heredia Agramonte, a community activist who has dedicated all her life to the people of the southwest of the country. She is known for her leadership &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/11\/24\/the-top-10-women-in-bank-leadership-contest\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[337,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244400"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244458,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244400\/revisions\/244458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}