Malibu-Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce Honors Local Women Leaders

Palisadian Ingrid Steinberg to Receive Woman in Philanthropy Award

By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor

The Malibu-Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce has revealed its picks for the 2024 Women’s Leadership Awards Luncheon, which will take place on Thursday, March 21, and honor local leaders in both communities—including Palisadian Ingrid Steinberg.

Honors to be bestowed at the event include the Emerging Leader Award, Member of the Year-Women’s Leadership Committee, Woman in Philanthropy, Lifetime Legacy Award and Woman of the Year.

Steinberg will be honored with the Woman in Philanthropy Award, which honors those who have significantly contributed to the community through philanthropic efforts.

“It recognizes a woman whose generosity and commitment to giving back have made a substantial difference in the lives of others in our community,” according to the Chamber.

Steinberg co-founded and serves as board president of Resilient Palisades, the community’s first environmentally focused nonprofit organization. Resilient Palisades’ goal is to unite residents and local institutions to address climate and ecological crises.

“I am honored to be recognized by the Chamber of Commerce for my work in co-founding and growing Resilient Palisades,” Steinberg said to the Palisadian-Post. “Resilient Palisades is a valuable resource and community ally for any local business that would like to become more sustainable. I hope that this award will be a vehicle for forming new collaborations as well as strengthening existing relationships between neighborhood businesses and Resilient Palisades.”

Steinberg was previously recognized by Pacific Palisades Community Council in 2021, when she was honored with a Golden Sparkplug award.

“Ingrid’s environmental organization is focused on educating, empowering and supporting the reduction of local emissions and the establishment of new community alliances and infrastructure in order to face environmental challenges,” PPCC wrote in 2021.

The Emerging Leader Award, which celebrates a “dynamic individual” early in their career, who shows “remarkable” leadership potential, will be granted to Bridget Thompson.

The Member of the Year-Women’s Leadership Committee Award will be presented to Diane Kale. This award recognizes an “outstanding” member of the Women’s Leadership Committee for their contributions over the past year.

Ani Dermenjian will be honored with the Lifetime Legacy Award, a prestigious award that celebrates a woman who has an extensive track record in leadership, and the Woman of the Year Award—recognizing a woman who has demonstrated excellence not only in business, but in her community and the world—will be presented to Alice Meyering.

The fourth annual Women’s Leadership Awards Luncheon, which will take place at Duke’s Malibu from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature Deborah Crown, dean of Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, as its keynote speaker, as well as live entertainment by Eduardo Del Signore.

The Awards Celebration will continue into the following day, March 22, with an invitation-only cocktail soirée. Councilmember Traci Park will be a guest panelist for the event.