Valley Springs, CA October 15^th   Valley Springs business woman, Shell Brodnax, President/CEO of the Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®) The trade association for professional home stagers was named as Finalist in the Best Executive – Non-Profit or Government – Up to 100 Employees category in the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. More than 1,200 nominations were submitted this year, a record total for the competition, for consideration in 54 categories by organizations in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.A.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, and the companies they run – worldwide.  The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.

Winners will be announced during a gala event at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York on Friday, November 12th.  Nominated women executives and entrepreneurs from the U.S.A and several other countries are expected to attend.   The presentations will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A. by the Business TalkRadio Network.

“Many people have worked very hard at RESA® to grow our association and bring legitimacy to the Real Estate Staging Industry. I am very excited and an honored to be a finalist in the Stevie Awards, however I could not do what I do without the support of thousands of people that believe in RESA®.   This award is for every single member of RESA that has given their time, ideas and volunteerism in order to make RESA® what we are today. ” said Shell Brodnax President/CEO RESA®.

 “Being named a Finalist in The Stevie Awards for Women in Business is an important achievement,” said Michael Gallagher, president of the Stevie Awards.  “It means that independent business executives have agreed that the nominee is worthy of recognition.  We congratulate all of the Finalists on their achievement and wish them well in the competition.”

Details about The Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/women.