Kecia Steelman, Lori Singer, Lizanne Kindler, Beth Ford and Jill Schurtz to Be Honored at the 2025 Outstanding Mother Awards

47th Annual Event to Be Hosted by Joanna Coles on May 8th in New York City, Benefitting No Kid Hungry

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 47th annual Outstanding Mother Awards will honor five influential leaders across beauty, retail, agriculture and food, and finance on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. The National Mother’s Day Committee celebrates these women, who successfully balance highly influential careers with the daily demands and rewards of motherhood, family and community. Proceeds from this year’s luncheon will benefit No Kid Hungry, a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty in the US and around the world. Notably, this is the first time in the awards’ history when married mothers (Jill Schurtz and Beth Ford) will be honored.

Hosted by Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer of The Daily Beast, this year’s Outstanding Mother Awards will recognize the following women for their inspiring dedication to their families, careers and communities:

• Kecia Steelman, President and CEO of Ulta Beauty
• Lori Singer, President of Parlux Ltd.
• Lizanne Kindler, Executive Chair and CEO of KnitWell Group
• Beth Ford, President and CEO of Land O’Lakes and Jill Schurtz, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Minnesota State Board of Investment

“We’re thrilled to honor these five women for their incredible accomplishments as mothers and leaders in their respective industries,” said Nance Hastings, Chairman of the National Mother’s Day Committee. “We’re excited to celebrate them for their hard work and commitment while raising funds for No Kid Hungry, which helps ensure every child in America has access to nutritious meals.”

The awards event will also feature a live auction led by Lydia Fenet, CEO and founder of Lydia Fenet Agency.

As part of its continued support of meaningful philanthropies dealing with issues affecting mothers, fathers and children, the National Father’s Day/Mother’s Day Council, Inc., has donated more than $36 million to deserving family-related charities nationwide.

VIP/Press Reception and Photo Opportunity

A VIP press reception will precede the awards ceremony at 11:00 a.m. and some honorees will be available for selected interviews and photo opportunities. For more information, please contact Danielle Poggi at [e-mail].

Ticket and Sponsorship Information

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About the National Mother’s Day Committee

The National Mother’s Day Committee is an entity of the Father’s Day/Mother’s Day Council and exists for the sole purpose of conferring “Outstanding Mother” honors on contemporary lifestyle leaders of our society. The Council, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all-volunteer, noncommercial organization, donates through its committees funds raised with presentations of its annual awards to meaningful family-related philanthropies dealing with issues affecting mothers, fathers and families. Past honorees have included Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Meryl Streep, Katie Couric, Anna Wintour and Vera Wang. For more information, please click here.