The Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry (CCCBI) recently held its annual Women Influencing Business awards, honoring 2022 Female Business Leader of the Year Sandra L. Knapp, a partner at the law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, and 2022 Rising Star Daisy Lara, DNP of Resilio Mental Health Solutions LLC.

The awards honor the accomplishments of female executives who have made a positive impact in their business and the region, have been a champion for women in business and have worked to make their community a better place.

In addition to Knapp and Lara, participants in the awards ceremony included Susan Overton, Genesis Healthcare Corporation; Laura Manion, CCCBI; Tracy Ashdale, Girls on the Run of Southeastern Suburban Pennsylvania; Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline; and Jolie Karp, Stephano Slack, LLC.