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Business Leader Media is currently accepting nominations for its eighth annual Women Extraordinaire Awards. Winners will be honored at a ceremony on December 9, 2009 and will be featured in the December issue of Business Leader magazine. The Women Extraordinaire Awards honor the top women business leaders in Charlotte. Nominees must be C-level executives (or equivalent at non-commercial entities), business owners or partners at Charlotte-based businesses. Women Extraordinaire will be chosen based on the following criteria: Candidate must be an influential leader within her company or business, with an extraordinary impact on its economic success and forward-thinking strategies Candidate must be actively involved in the professional organizations and associations related to her industry Candidate must be active in her community by utilizing her skills and/or time to promote philanthropic organizations or causes Candidate must be a recognized mentor and example to other women in her industry, especially by maintaining a high functioning work-life balance *Deadline for nominations is October 26, 2009.* The nomination form takes less than five minutes to complete, and winning gives you a chance to be honored amongst some of the Charlotte's most outstanding women.
Click here to nominate a 2009 Women Extraordinaire!
2009 Women Extraordinaire: AMY WARTHAM, Director of Corporate Training - UNC Charlotte ANGELA CUMMINGS, Shareholder (Attorney) - Littler Mendelson ANN CLARK, Chief Academic Officer - Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools ANNETTE POTTS, Director-Human Resources - Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates, PA ANNMARIE TORRES, Head of School - Charlotte Preparatory CAMERON WAGNER, Vice President - GMR Marketing CAROL TYSON, Owner - Carolinas Real Estate Link CINDY WOLFE, EVP - Loan Production - Bank of the Ozarks DANICA LITTLE, Attorney/CPA - Wishart Norris DEBRA CHEZ, Senior Vice President - Bovis Lend Lease, Inc. DIANE HONEYCUTT, Team Leader - Team Honeycutt/Allen Tate Realtors DORIS CALDWELL-REED, Postmaster - U.S. Postal Service ELLEN R. LINARES, Financial Services Professional - Hinrichs Flanagan Financial FABI PRESLAR, President - SPARK Publications GERI BRISBANE-CROOKS, Founder/Director - Brisbane Academy GINGER GRIFFIN, Chairman of the Board - Aquesta Bank HEATHER O'BRIEN, President - SECURITY FORCES, INC. JANE THOMAS, Professor of Marketing - Winthrop University JANET BRINKLEY, General Manager - Diversified Flooring JEANIE MOORE, Vice President, Continuing Education - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College JENNIFER SCHENK-TURNER, Chief Counsel/Director of Compliance and Human Resource - OrthoCarolina PA JO ANNE BYERLY, ED.D., Superintendent - Kannapolis City Schools JUDY BIIBLE, COO - Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates JULIE CALDWELL, associate director, marketing - KPMG LLP KAY CHELENA, Vice President - Affinity Plus - Association Management KIM MARKS, Principal - ai Design Group, inc. KIMBER WALTERS, Director of Home Health Operations - Advanced Home Care KIMBERLY MCCLEARY, President & CEO - CFIDS Association of America KRISTEN LECRONE, Director of Marketing - DMR Architecture PLLC LINDA JORDAN, Managing Director - Mesirow Financial LYNN CHANDLER, Partner, Attorney - Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP LYNNE FORD, Managing Director - Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company MARTHA SURLES, Partner - Hedrick Gardner MOIRA LOCASCIO, COO - McLaughlin Young Group MOLLY HEDRICK, Senior Director of Communications - Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority NANCY SMITH, Member - Moore & Van Allen, PLLC NAOMI HEIDORN, Director - Arborbrook Christian Academy SANDI GUY, Human Capital Partner - BDO Seidman, LLP SANDY KINDBOM, Broker-in-charge - Allen Tate Co. SHARON SUMMERS, CEO/ President - Carolina Cartridge Sytems, Inc. SHERRE DEMAO, President and Chief Marketeer - SLD Unlimited Marketing/PR, Inc. SHERRY BARRETTA, CEO/Owner - VisionCor, Inc. STEPHANIE GOLDBERG, Case Manager - Levine's Children Hospital SUSAN BRIGGS, Shareholder - Dickie McCamey &Chilcote PC SUSAN JOHNSON, Director Staffing Operations - Talent Bridge SUSAN POPP, Senior Marketing Consultant - Skyline Exhibits & Events / The Holt Group SUZANNE MEYER, President / Founder - The Welcome Committee, Inc. TIFFANY FLOWERS WASHINGTON, Co-Founder - KIPP Charlotte 2008 Women Extraordinaire: A. MICHELLE FISH, Founder & CEO - Integra Staffing & Search AMANDA SEYMOUR, Broker-in-Charge & CEO - Southgroup Realty CAROL LILLY, CEO - Lil Associates II COLLEEN MCCULLUM, Managing Director - Wachovia Bank DEBBIE FLETCHER, Partner - Kilpatrick Stockton LLP DEBORAH MILLHOUSE, President - CEO Inc. JUDY COURTEMANCHE, President & CEO - Courtemanche & Associates KAREN CALDER, Executive Director - Classroom Central KRISTI WALTERS, Special Counsel - Parker Poe Adams LINDA LOCKMAN-BROOKS, President - Lockman Brooks Marketing Services LLC MARGARET SIGMON, Director & Head of School - The Fletcher School Charlotte MARY TRIBBLE, President & CEO - Tribble Creative Group MARY VICKERS-KOCH, Dean - Central Piedmont Community College MAURA LEAHY-TUCKER, Head - Charlotte Preparatory School MICHELLE BUELOW, CEO - Bella Tunno ROBYN CRIGGER, CEO - Compass Career Management Solutions SARA GARCES ROSELLI, President - RED F Marketing SHEILA SHIRLEY, Chief Financial Officer - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools SUSAN MEDLIN, Founder & Chief Marketing Officer - Vintage Marketing TERRA ATKINSON, Partner - Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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