CCWHOF
MISSION
To honor those women citizens of Cumberland County whose contributions have been of greatest value for the development of their community.
PURPOSE
To celebrate and recognize women who have made outstanding achievements and significant contributions in their professional field, to women’s and girls’ causes or in community endeavors.
GOALS
To establish annual awards that honor outstanding women, to educate Cumberland County residents about the contributions of women to our society, and to promote the enhancement of women throughout Cumberland County.
HONOREES
The honorees are women who are a part of the history of Cumberland County.
ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION CRITERIA
Each inductee must be a female resident who was born or raised in Cumberland County OR who has been employed in Cumberland County and whose contribution was made in Cumberland County.
CANDIDATES WILL ALSO BE JUDGED ON THE FOLLOWING: How the candidate has enhanced the lives of other women and how the candidate, through her work and commitment, has set an example for other women to follow.
Louise T. Bertacchi
Founder
Women’s Hall of Fame
Louise Bertacchi founded the Cumberland County Women’s Hall of Fame in 2007. She believed the extraordinary contributions of local women should be honored and celebrated.
She gathered together diverse group of women to help formulate the plan, and she set up a Board of Directors, a board she would lead for the next 16 years as President. Under her leadership, that first Board developed all the procedures needed to solicit and elect women to the Hall, and the first Induction Ceremony was held in April 2009 when four women were honored.
Since then, 48 women from communities throughout Cumberland County have been so honored. At tonight’s event, the 12th induction, three women will be added to the Hall of Fame. These women were elected for induction in 2020 but due to COVID, the induction ceremonies were not held in 2020, 2021, or 2022. With this group, 51 Cumberland County women have been honored for their enduring contributions due to Louise’s vision and leadership.
The Hall of Fame Board of Directors is grateful for the indelible mark Louise Bertacchi has made with her legacy project, the Women’s Hall of Fame, and for all the women of the future whose lives and work will be immortalized because of Louise Bertacchi.
