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| Woman of Excellence
Excellence is defined as: The Quality of Being Excellent; A state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue; a title of honor or respect.
Defined as such; A Woman of Excellence is someone who displays an immense level of passion in her field of work or craft. She is publicly recognized by others for her achievements and she does not grow weary in well doing. She is someone who separates herself from any in crowd, and she stands firm in her understanding of her being. A woman of excellence acknowledges where she derived and her light illuminates through her work.
A Woman of Excellence focuses her attention on community outreach and finds pleasure in practicing community service. She encourages others to assist in strengthening their communities through volunteer efforts.
While every measure of education exhibits a great stride towards excellence, no woman is ever excluded from recognition due to any dearth in any one area of her life. Yet, this woman inspires women to meet their goals, encourages women to press toward higher learning and uplifts those who feel left behind or who are seeking a shoulder brace upon.
Ashley Scott
Woman of Excellence - August 2010
Synovia Dover-Harris, MBA
 
Synovia Dover-Harris, offers insightful strategies that work! As a college professor, published author, and consultant, Synovia brings an innovative spin on providing and processing information. As the creator of A2Z Books, which is a series of informational and inspirational guides that begin with the letter A and end with the letter Z, she believes that this new way of learning is easier and faster. She states that, "since the evolution of technology, the way we consume information, accelerated the way our brain processes information. With the dawn of social media and the dire need for information right away, we are headed to learning everything in our lives at a much faster rate in the 21st century.
Synovia holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration (BBA) with a major in Marketing and also a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) with a major in Business Management. She has over ten years of hands on marketing, purchasing, business management, and consulting experience. She has worked for Fortune 500 companies and has owned a couple of businesses which include; co-ownership of Atlanta Creative Consulting, LLC, and a handcrafted jewelry line called Syn-Syquential Elements. Several years prior, while working on her thesis, Mrs. Dover-Harris realized the importance of proper knowledge when it came to obtaining success in business. Her research revealed that most businesses fail because of lack of education or training. This is where the inspiration for creating the consulting business cultivated. She also saw a dire need in the areas of marketing, business management, and budgeting, which is why she decided to write the first book from the A2Z Series; A2Z of Inspirational Marketing. This book is easy-to-read, forty-nine page read! The A2Z Series includes: The A2Z of Business Budgeting; The A2Z of Money Management, The A2Z of Business Management for the Childcare Industry, and The A2Z of Success. Each book can be read from start to finish in less than an hour.
As a writer, Synovia has published articles and was named an Expert Author by Ezinearticles. She has developed 15 workshops for marketing students and instructors that are currently being utilized by over 100 marketing educators throughout the state of Georgia. She has hosted numerous workshops and seminars for business owners and students and also developed The A2Z Business Plan and The A2Z Marketing Plan, which both can be completed in less than an hour. She teaches Critical Thinking at the college level and just accepted the title as the Creative Director for A Step Ahead, which is a fresh up and coming childcare consulting company. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and daughter and views proper planning, being well trained and educated, as the key to success. You can visit her website as www.A2ZBooks.org As well as check out her youtube search story: Who is Synovia Dover-Harris?
Woman of Excellence - July 2010
Tangie Henry
Gifted to inspire, Tangie Henry has spent years encouraging others to rise above their circumstances and soar to new heights. As a Registered Nurse specializing in Women's Health, Tangie has an opportunity to "minister" to all types of women at times of great vulnerability. She has a heart for women who are broken and bruised and those challenged by life’s obstacles. Offering "Inspiration with a Flare," anyone needing a little motivation is inspired by her to move past their setbacks and go to the next level. Using her life experiences, a little sistah savvy and a lot of Godly wisdom, Tangie encourages women to be their better selves. She is the founder of InspiredSistah LLC, a faith-based company dedicated to “Inspiring Women to Live on Top of the World.” Tangie currently lives in the metro Atlanta area with her husband, Jessie. A Chat With Inspired Sistah:
Q: Who is Inspired Sistah?
A: Inspired Sistah is a representative of every woman who has been met with challenges, disappointments and setbacks, but who has learned to overcome them in a victorious fashion. She is your mother, your sister, your daughter. She is YOU.
Q: What is Inspired Sistah's mission?
A: Inspired Sistah's mission is to be a source of encouragement and support for women. As women we oftentimes spend a lot of our energy being everything to everybody and, in turn, not receiving the support we need. Inspired Sistah offers inspiration with practical application to help sistahs continue moving out in purpose.
Q: What is the vision of Inspired Sistah?
A: The vision of Inspired Sistah is to ultimately create a network of sistahs worldwide where we build one another up and provide a safe and refreshing place to come and be vulnerable and powerful at the same time. 
Woman of Excellence - June 2010
Loretta Green-Williams 
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia that is fruitful, warm, and inhabits many unique creatures that are known only to that region. The word Sumatra is Sanskrit (ancient Indian language) that means "Island of Gold". Adding a twist of the definitions of Sumatra, we have combined both enabling constructs, which has created Sumatra blogtalkradio show.
Sumatra is unique, fruitful, warm, and inhabits a wealth of knowledge. We extend to our listeners opportunities to become their own "Island of Gold" by creating venues for holistic (mind, body,and soul) growth through unique relationships with our very selected blogtalkradio guests.
Sumatra's blogtalkradio's concept designer, and show host,Loretta "LO" Green-Williams, is a postcolonial anthropologist, and public relations specialist with a lifetime of community alliance building, and fifteen years of marketing and public relations experiences. Her unique expertise in brand marketing, and project development, along with her community commitment, allow "LO" to conceptualize forward thinking that enhances the show's creativity, which makes Sumatra informative and entertaining. Through Sumatra, "LO" is able to open multiple realms of discussion, while supporting her primary objective, which is to "help a sista out."
Loretta LO" Green-Williams Community Cultural Dance Instruction Contemporary Afro-Cuban Dance
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Woman of Excellence - May 2010A "Georgia Peach" by way of Ghana, West Africa, this former beauty queen turned youth advocate and social entrepreneur is on a purpose driven mission to educate, inspire, and empower. Bessie A. Winn-Afeku, the former Miss Black Georgia USA has truly breathed life into the clichéd beauty pageant phrase, "Make the World a Better Place". Bessie Winn-Afeku is the founder and Executive Director of The She is Me Program™ which is a non-profit organization that aims to empower young women through seminars, the arts, exposing them to various careers, and positive role models while developing college readiness.
Bessie A. Winn-Afeku is a graduate of Georgia State University, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Sociology.Bessie has been featured and quoted in ESSENCE Magazine, EBONY magazine, the Atlanta Voice, Rolling Out. Winn-Afeku is a poised and coveted motivational speaker, having received praises from the likes of Afeni Shakur, mother of the late Tupac Shakur, among others. Her community involvement and leadership has garnered her several acknowledgements such as, being listed in 2010 Who's Who of Black Atlanta, a finalist in 2010 Atlanta Power 30 Under 30, and a community service award from Nu Lambda Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Woman of Excellence - April 2010
Charmaine Johnson-Augustin 
Charmaine Augustin was born in Jamaica and moved to Boston Massachusetts, where she would spend the next fifteen years. She currently resides in Dacula, Georgia along with her husband of twelve years, and three children; Samuel, Jacob, and Nathaniel. After working as an Assistant Vice President in Banking and as a Marketing Director in Health and Wellness, she decided to find balance and re-evaluate her own life when she took time off to write her first book “Nine to Five or Something Like That—Finding Work Life Balance and Fulfillment for Women”. She enjoys traveling, writing, throwing parties, baking, and spending quality time with family and friends. A former radio Talk Show Host, her vibrancy is still heard during her illustrious and effervescent talks and seminars as well as on Blog Talk Radio. She is a Life Coach, Author of the new book "Pit Bulls in Lipstick", and a sought-after Motivational Speaker, who firmly believes in family values, women's empowerment, and education. An expert in her field she is also a writer for Self Growth Magazine and her own online monthly publication, Lifestyles and Trends Magazine. She dedicates her time to volunteering on the Literacy Committee of a local school. She also serves as School Council Chair, and is a member of the GEMS Oversight Committee as well as a Substitute Teacher. Her passion for education and her involvement in community development has landed her the role of Scholarship Chairperson for the City of Dacula, GA, where she serves as a member of the Dacula Business Association. Charmaine is the Founder of LIFESTYLES AND TRENDS LLC and has been in business since 2003. For a free coaching consultation, or to book appearances, book signings or speaking engagements, Charmaine can be reached at www.lifestylesandtrends.com or info@lifestylesandtrends.com.
Woman of Excellence - March 2010
Naomi Mance aka "Miss Foxy Hotsawce"
 Born and raised in a small town many may never have heard of until now, Naomi, was a special child. Anderson, South Carolina is not a bad place to live, in fact, had it not been for that small town, the motivation and drive harbored within Naomi would have been wasted.
“Trial and error, as some may call it became my best friend. I am what one would call a creative soul…”
As a child she’d pretend to be on the radio, playing songs and “talking” to the listeners, or some days she would venture out into the business world drawing up plans and ideas for “clients,” all while sitting and gazing out the window in her bedroom…
She went through the phases of every child, but simply felt the desires of an adult. She knew she wanted to own a business and she also knew it cost money. So, she began to work while attending school; often times, two jobs at a time.
“I remember going to school and hating it…but it was expected and I knew I could not disappoint my family.” She decided to go to the local technical college to pursue something, but she had no clue of what exactly she wanted to do. She contemplated nightly about where her life should go.
She decided that accounting was for her, and after winning events and showcasing her abilities in high school, she pursued the field of accounting. Although, she was impressed with the amount of money to be made she simply couldn’t rest on this being the career for her. She even advanced to a local college by the name of Clemson University. There she pursued a Bachelors in Accounting/Business Management. After a while her life seemed to become a blur, and happiness was nothing but a memory…
A few years passed and life handed over a mountain of options, obstacle courses, as well as, a few hard lessons. She even had the opportunity in a small business to pursue this accounting field she’d studied. This lasted two years and in the lapse of these years, Naomi found something very odd. She had begun to realize that she was indeed special. This, is where the birth of “Foxy,” arrived.
It was not a mere alias but it helped Naomi tap into her inner creativity as well as her inner diva. She decided to run with it and created the brand known as Foxy Brand, which was officially established in the fall of 2006. Naomi knew she could do anything but also knew that everything needed a center focus. This was her brand, and it would be what represented her and her efforts. 
She’d always found herself thinking outside the box quite often and with most concepts she more often than a few times took them deeper and deeper than expected. As the same manner of the concept of maybe everyone does not like peanut butter smooth; perhaps some like it a little crunchy. This is how Naomi began to grasp life!
Later down the road Naomi had the opportunity to enlist on an elite team aiding and developing the networking site for music industry professionals. She interacted and found some really inspirational friends and mentors. From there, many networking opportunities rose forth bringing new and brighter avenues for Naomi to branch out further. ..
“I’ve learned that when you truly aid people in enthusiasm, potential, goals, concepts and ideas; it will indeed spark a greater and priceless movement! Thus, I began to have a fulfilling life!”
After a few months, Naomi realized she truly wanted to help people via her talents. Her talents included graphic design (simplySOPHISTICATED designs), promotional freelance writing, and network consultations. This birthed her second mental child…The HotSawce. The HotSawce, the name itself speaks an oddity in itself. The main focus of the HotSawce is to provide an outlet for some of the hottest things happening in a city via person, place or event. Although, it is not a new concept it is certainly a highway of distinct characteristics and enthusiasm the world needs.
She is currently back in school pursuing a field that will enhance her abilities and constructive thinking. She is currently pursuing a degree in Drafting and Design. “I’m only what God has created and molded, the rest comes with ease…” “What’s Hot in a City Near You?!?” is the popular phrase behind her current project, The HotSawce, and the rest…is yet to come. © 2010
simplysophinc@yahoo.com - Graphics
thehotsawce@gmail.com - The HotSawce
404.487.8651 - The HotSawce
864.553.6089 - Simply Sophisticated Designs
Woman of Excellence - February 2010
KEA Event Planners is comprised of three business-savvy women, (Kwana Walker, Eva Sumlar, and Anetra Gibbs).
Kwana brings her culinary expertise and her love for preparing meals for large crowds. Kwana adds business acumen built upon her degree in Accounting and working in the corporate and entertainment world. Eva brings her great poise and personality. She’s a great articulator and an amazing people person. She contributes her degrees in both Advertising and Public Relations from City College and a Web Desi gn degree from Katherine Gibbs. Anetra adds her cooking & baking expertise along with her great sense of design and style. She’s a graduate of NYC Technical College where she received degrees in both Micro-Computer Business Systems and Computer Systems Technology.
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Woman of Excellence - January 2010
Tawana L. Anderson is the owner of an online women's boutique called Inspr'd Boutique. Inspr'd Boutique sells unique and inspiring handbags, handbag accessories, wallets, clutches, jewelry, shoes and skin care products to the fashion savvy woman at an affordable price. Women apparel will be added to Inspr'd Boutique's inventory in 2010. Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, Tawana now lives in Marietta, GA with her daughter, Dreu and her two Shih Tzu's, Gizmo and Oreo. In her free time she enjoys a variety of activities from reading, running, salsa, kick boxing, flag football, etc. Tawana graduated with her B.B.A.-Finance from Howard University. She is currently working full time for the FDIC as a bank examiner and is also pursuing her MBA at Emory University. In addition to Inspr’d Boutique’s online presence, Tawana markets Inspr'd Boutique via trunk shows and private parties. With the experience she is gaining running an online business coupled with the MBA degree she will have in May 2010, Tawana plans to open a brick and mortar operation in 2011. 
Woman of Excellence - December 2010 *All info gathered from sites listed above.
Blige is a spokesperson and investor for Carol's Daughter beauty products and a Citibank spokesperson with Nickelback during the 2008 holiday season. Blige has also had endorsement contracts with Reebok, Air Jordan, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Gap, Target, American Express, AT&T, M·A·C, Apple Inc. and Chevrolet. She has her own record label called Matriarch Records, which is distributed through Geffen.
Philanthropy
Blige was a spokesperson for the M·A·C AIDS Fund. She appeared in two ads, one with Lil' Kim in 2000 and the other with Elton John and Shirley Manson in 2002. She was one of the featured singers on the CNN Heroes Awards Show on December 6, 2007. Blige lent her voice to the 2008 song, Just Stand Up. The proceeds benefited Stand Up to Cancer. As a result of SU2C fundraising endeavors, the SU2C scientific advisory committee, overseen by the American Association for Cancer Research[22] was able to award 73.6 million dollars towards novel, groundbreaking cancer research.[23] On May 9, 2008, the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, Inc. (FFAWN) was announced at Roosevelt High School in Yonkers. According to the foundation's website, "FFAWN is an organization founded by Mary J. Blige to inspire women from all walks of life to reach their individual potential. Through scholarships, grants, and programs that foster strong self-esteem, career development, and personal growth, FFAWN is intended to help women gain the confidence and skills they need to achieve success. FFAWN will initially focus its efforts in Yonkers and surrounding communities in Westchester and then expand its scope to include the Greater New York area and, eventually, the entire country. The Mary J. Blige Center for Women has opened in Yonkers.
Woman of Excellence - November 2009
 CEO, Alive Incorporated
Founder & Editor in Chief ALIVE Magazine
~Coach
~Brand & Philanthropic Strategist
~Speaker
Ms. Adamson has over 13 years of professional experience in the oil and gas and manufacturing industries as
well as telecommunications, education and non-profit sectors. Ms. Adamson is the owner of Alive Incorporated,
a firm providing it clients with business consulting, brand management, marketing and coaching services. Ms.
Adamson also publishes ALIVE Magazine, a monthly publication for aspiring and current entrepreneurial
women of color. This magazine motivates, inspires, and encourages women to bring dreams to life. The
mission of this publication is to nourish women’s dreams through access to resources, networking,
development opportunities and avenues for advertising her business.
As a business and life coach, she coaches
entrepreneurs and professionals to identify priorities and align their values and actions while developing
effective strategies to make progress toward life goals. Ms. Adamson is also a featured columnist in several
publications.
Ms. Adamson is currently developing the infrastructure and curriculum for an Entrepreneurial Academy. The
academy focuses on providing the tools necessary for individuals to successfully establish and maintain a
business that will contribute to the economic development of communities – on a local and global scale.
Through The Savane Group, Ms. Adamson and her team work to engender an increased spirit of successful
philanthropy within individuals in the sports, entertainment and business sectors. The Savane Group provides
a wide range of philanthropic consulting and management services, including management of foundations and
charitable organizations, fund raising as well as program and event management.
An Oklahoma native, Ms. Adamson has a history of leadership and community involvement. She is past
President of The Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League’s Young Professionals auxiliary and now serves as Vice
President. She has also served as a consultant and mentor for Junior Achievement. She is actively involved
with Women’s Advocacy the Minority/Majority of South Florida. She is a recent graduate of the inaugural pilot
leadership program focused on economic development in North Tulsa. She also tutors students in
mathematics and reading.
Ms. Adamson is available for lectures and keynotes, conferences, workshops, sales and leadership training,
media interview, as well as club meetings and fundraisers. Her most requested programs are in the areas of
empowerment, entrepreneurship and diversity.
- Empowerment – One Life to Live, From Dreams to Reality!
- Entrepreneurship – Building Foundations, Leaving a Legacy
- Diversity – Valuing Diversity -- Community & Workplace Excellence
To book Ms. Adamson for speaking engagements, or to learn more about the services provided, please send allinquiries to events@brandyadamson.com. 
Woman of Excellence - October 2009
Akilah S. Richards
Akilah S. Richards is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University where she studied Speech Communications. As a full-time freelance writer, author, mom blogger, and business owner, her energies are devoted to nurturing her family and her brand, fittingly monikered, Execumama. The brand consists of her first book, Execumama: A Pocket Guide for the Twenty-something Mommy on the Move (Wheatmark, 2007), her Web site, www.execumama.com, and her popular mom blog, Execumama Online.
Execumama.com will be launching a series of workshops and forums through which mothers ages 21 to 35 can find resources, networking opportunities, and comradery amidst society's assertion that women --minorities in particular --cannot be successful businesswomen and committed mothers. Her goal through Execumama, is to help young mothers embrace the credo: Define, Design, and Live your fullest version of Woman.
As a freelance writer and co-owner of Voz Visual Designs, a graphic design boutique agency, she has helped launch campaigns, revise copy, and write articles for a variety of print and Web-based entities. Her client list includes, among others, Mommy Too! Magazine, MySalonScoop.com, Odyssey Couleur Magazine, IONA Magazine, MamaUsedToSay.com, e-biz Jamaica, Shepreneur Magazine and CaribLifeCentral.com. 
Originally from St. Andrew, Jamaica, Akilah remains an active part of the Caribbean community through her role as Board member, Education committee Chair, and alternate secretary for United for Jamaica, an Atlanta-based non-profit that provides awareness, resources, and manpower to assist with various projects in Jamaica, and the Caribbean diaspora. She is also a newly-appointed Board member of The Padgett House, a metro-Atlanta non-profit agency created to assist women and children in situations of domestic violence and parent incarseration. Despite her ambitious endeavours, Akilah's most important roles remain as wife and mother. She lives in metro Atlanta with her two daughters, her husband, and her trusty laptop, Zion.
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