Mary Kay Switzer, associate professor of communication, has been recognized for her contributions to the Inland Empire at the 2013 International Women’s Festival.

The festival, hosted in Santa Barbara on Feb. 8, is a celebration of women in leadership positions. Switzer is the founding director of “A Repertory Theatre,” a theater group based in Banning that performs productions for charitable fundraisers.

Switzer’s latest musical, “Wyatt Earp: The Great Stagecoach Robbery”, will was performed in April to raise money for Banning’s centennial fund.