Rebecca Flood Wins Gold Stevie® Award In 2016 Stevie Awards For Women In Business

COSTA MESA, Calif. - Nov. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- Rebecca Flood, CEO of New Directions for Women, has been named the winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year category at the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world's top honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run. All individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The 2016 awards received entries from 31 nations and territories.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for "crowned," the awards were presented to winners on Saturday during a dinner event attended by more than 500 people at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The event was broadcast on Livestream.

More than 1,400 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in more than 90 categories, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year, among others. Flood won in the Female Executive of the Year category for Government or Non-Profit (11 to 2,500 Employees).

New Directions for Women is a world-renowned, exclusively female, private drug and alcohol rehab program providing social model residential addiction treatment services for women of all ages, including pregnant women, women with children, women who have relapsed, had prior treatments and suffer from a co-existing disorder. With nearly four decades of experience in the addiction field, Flood has demonstrated expertise in program development, implementation, evaluation, clinical oversight, business development and responsible fiscal management.

Flood attended Johns Hopkins University and obtained her Master of Human Services from Lincoln University. She is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) in the state of New Jersey, a Nationally Certified Drug & Alcohol Counselor (NCAC II) and is certified in California, Delaware and New Jersey as a Drug & Alcohol Counselor (CADC II). She currently serves as a member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) Board, a member of the Seabrook House Board, President of the Association of Intervention Specialists (AIS), a member of the TRIAD Board in Wilmington, DE, a member of the Advisory Committee for Limen House in Wilmington, DE, a member of the Sober Living Coalition Board for the State of CA, and a member of the Advisory Board for Hotel California by the Sea.

"I was so honored to be nominated for a Stevie Award and am absolutely blown away to be selected as a winner!" says Rebecca Flood, CEO of New Directions for Women. "I am humbled that the work I do continues to be recognized, because what we do heals generations. It's a blessing to help save the lives of women and their families recovering from the devastating effects of addiction. The old saying that 'you always get more than you give' has certainly come true for me in my life."

Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 160 professionals worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.

"Each year we think the quality of achievements portrayed in Stevie-winning nominations couldn't possibly get any better, and each year the amazing women who are recognized in this program prove us wrong," said Michael Gallagher, Stevie Awards founder and president. "We are thrilled and humbled to be able to recognize so many outstanding women in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and to share the stories of their achievement with the world."

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.

About New Directions for Women

New Directions for Women (NDFW) is a world-renowned, exclusively female, private drug and alcohol rehab program providing social model residential addiction treatment services for women of all ages, including pregnant women, women with children, women who have relapsed, had prior treatments and suffer from a co-existing disorder. Nestled on a three-acre campus in Costa Mesa, California, the state licensed and certified, award winning facility touts a very high recovery rate. NDFW accepts most insurances and have partial scholarship opportunities available for those who financial assistance. For more information, please call 800.939.6636 or visit https://www.newdirectionsforwomen.org.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.