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Sarah Appleton, Principal at Wallace Engineering

December 4, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Sarah Appleton, Principal at Wallace Engineering

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

This series is presented by C-A-B Incorporated. Since 1982, C-A-B Incorporated has been a pre-eminent leader in manufacturing and global sourcing of precision machined iron and steel products serving infrastructure, hydraulics, automotive, rail, and a variety of other industries. As a woman-owned company, C-A-B is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the “Celebrating Powerhouse Women” series, bringing focus to the many incredible women in our community making things happen.

Sarah Appleton/Wallace Engineering

Wallace Engineering is a national engineering firm offering structural engineering, civil engineering, roofing inspections and landscape architecture – here in Atlanta we focus on Structural engineering. Our core focus is to Make Lives Better – we believe that everything we do should improve the lives of our employees, our clients, our firm, our profession and our communities.

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Sharon Cook, Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer with Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

November 13, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Sharon Cook, Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer with Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Sharon Cook/Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Sharon Cook oversees the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta’s external affairs including, Corporate Communications, Marketing, and Government Relations functions. In her role, Cook directs Marketing and Brand Cultivation, External Communications, Internal Communications, Media Relations, Investor Relations, Reputational Risk, and Government and Industry Relations for the regional banker’s bank.

Cook joined FHLBank Atlanta in 2008 as Senior Marketing Communications Manager and earned promotions to Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications in 2011; First Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in 2015; and assumed her current role as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in 2020.

As an active volunteer in the community, Cook serves on the board of directors for the Partnership Against Domestic Violence; is a mentor for the WomenLead program at Georgia State University; is on the Georgia Bankers Association Women in Banking Committee; and has served on the Georgia Leadership Council Board for the Arthritis Foundation, chaired the marketing and publicity committee for the 25th Annual Hearts with Hope Gala, and co-chaired the Jingle Bell 5K Run in Atlanta.

Cook is a frequent speaker and thought leader on reputation risk management, including crisis communications specializing in cybersecurity response planning. She speaks to audiences about important considerations when preparing a crisis plan such as a crisis team, community relationships, and social and traditional media presence. She also speaks frequently at women in finance events on issues important to women in leadership, as well as issues facing emerging leaders. Cook is well-regarded throughout the banking industry for her strategic communications and marketing expertise. She delivers her presentations with warmth, wit, and candor and is frequently invited to speak at banking trade association meetings and other industry events.

Cook earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Mass Communications and Marketing from Georgia State University, and a Master of Business Administration in Organizational Leadership.

About Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta

Federal Home Bank of Atlanta is a cooperative financial services organization that provides funding, community development grants, and other banking services to member financial institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Bank is one of 11 district banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Since 1990, the FHLBanks have awarded approximately $5.8 billion in Affordable Housing Program funds, assisting more than 865,000 households.

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Gale Higginbotham with the Gwinnett County Police Department

November 6, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Gale Higginbotham with the Gwinnett County Police Department

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Gale Higginbotham/Gwinnett County Police Department

Assistant Chief Gale Higginbotham commands the the Criminal Investigation Division for the Gwinnett County Police Department. This division includes criminal investigations, special investigations and the Crime Scene Unit.

She grew up in Gwinnett County and graduated from Meadowcreek High School. She went on to earn her Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Georgia, and her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Columbus State University in 2011. In 2014, she graduated from the 258^th Session of the FBI National Academy.

Assistant Chief Higginbotham began her career in 1996 and graduated from the 37^th Gwinnett County Police Academy. During her career, she worked in the Uniform Division at every rank to include Major. She worked as a DUI Task Force officer, a detective, and later a sergeant in the Criminal Investigation Division. She also worked as the Assistant Commander of the Special Operations Section where she oversaw operations for the Motor Unit, Accident Investigation Unit, Red Light Camera Unit, School Crossing Guards, and the Crime Prevention Unit.

Assistant Chief Higginbotham served as a Major for over seven years. She served as the precinct commander of both the Gwinnett County West and East Precincts. She also served as the Police Academy Director for two years.

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“Cheers to the Years”: 8 Years of Gwinnett Business Radio

November 5, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

"Cheers to the Years": 8 Years of Gwinnett Business Radio

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Rick Strawn, Stone Payton, Tiffany Krumins, Steve Kendrick

“Gwinnett Business Radio” launched on November 6, 2012. Exactly 8 years and 360 episodes later, the longest-running B2B podcast in Gwinnett County is still going strong!

Today’s special show celebrates and looks back at the launch of the Business RadioX studio in Duluth, GA, the key people and moments that made it happen, and how the studio has established itself as the “Voice of Business” in Gwinnett.

Rick Strawn/Paradigm Security Services

Rick Strawn is the Owner and CEO of Paradigm Security Services and the host of “Case in Point”, a weekly radio show and podcast that first aired on June 6, 2018. The popular show is about to reach 100 episodes on Business RadioX.

Steve Kendrick/Subaru of Gwinnett

Steve Kendrick is the Executive General Manager of Subaru of Gwinnett and Infiniti of Gwinnett. Subaru of Gwinnett has served as the exclusive naming rights partner of the Business RadioX studio in Gwinnett since April of 2015.

Tiffany Krumins/Mom Genius

Tiffany Krumins was the first ever contestant to receive an offer on ABC’s hit TV show Shark Tank in 2009 when Barbara Corcoran invested $50,000 into Tiffany’s talking children’s medicine dispenser Ava the Elephant. From 2016-2018. she was the host of the “Tiffany Krumins Show” on Business RadioX.

Stone Payton/Business RadioX

As the nation’s fastest-growing B2B radio network, Business RadioX allows businesses to “Get the Word Out” about the great work they’re doing for their market, their community, and their profession. Founded in 2005 and quickly becoming one of the first mass podcast producers and programmers in the nation, Business RadioX offers a “pro-business” slant interviewing local business leaders every day in their studios across the country. The network has captured over 36,000 inspiring and informative interviews with business executives, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, sharing their experience and insight on virtually every business topic from any industry you can imagine.

Joy Mitchell, CEO of Office Creations

October 30, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Joy Mitchell, CEO of Office Creations

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Joy Mitchell/Office Creations

Established in 2001, Office Creations began with the vision of creating office environments with an innovative approach. Today, Office Creations focuses on providing clients with innovative workplaces, strategic design, and creative collaboration. The certified woman-owned business has been awarded the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Top 20 Dealer Award” on multiple and consecutive occasions. Their mission is to design, consult and furnish work environments that strengthen culture, maximizes efficiency, and drives profitability one partner at a time. They strive to ensure that their clients are taken care of every step of the way from sales to installation to maintenance. They are committed to excellence and providing quality service to their customers beyond the furniture install.

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John Waldrop and Wendy Cunningham with Titan Electric Georgia

October 29, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

John Waldrop and Wendy Cunningham with Titan Electric Georgia

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John Waldrop and Wendy Cunningham/Titan Electric Georgia

Titan Electric Georgia is a full-service, commercial electrical contractor in the metro Atlanta area. They have a new construction group that partners with many of the large General Contractors to complete projects in the industrial, hospitality, high-rise multifamily/retail, medical, education and entertainment vertical markets. They have a team of seasoned superintendents that deliver a first-class experience to their clients.

In addition to the new construction division, they have a Small Projects/Interiors group, Service Department as well as in in-house Low Voltage team that handles the voice/data and AV equipment installations all over the United States.

Their jobs are currently located at various sites around Atlanta. The Charleston, SC office is a satellite office of Titan Electric Georgia that houses the team that is expanding their reach into the Charleston market.

Lisa Winton, CEO of Winton Machine

October 23, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Lisa Winton, CEO of Winton Machine

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Lisa Winton/Winton Machine

Winton Machine engineers and manufactures high quality, innovative American-Made semi-rigid coax and tube fabricating solutions. They engineer a solution from one of their existing machine designs or build a new machine in order to provide their customers with the best manufacturing solution for their particular needs. They manufacture a large variety of NC and CNC Tube Benders, Tube Cutting Machines, Tube End Formers and Expanders, High-Speed Tube Transfer Machines as well Lights Out Manufacturing Solutions. Winton has an extensive product line serving industries such as HVAC/Refrigeration, Electronics, Furniture, Agriculture, Automotive, Aerospace, Microwave, Defense, Medical, Construction, and Recreation.

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Cole Porter with Porter Steel and Cathy Smith with Cachet Corporate Gift Services

October 22, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Gwinnett Business Radio

Cole Porter with Porter Steel and Cathy Smith with Cachet Corporate Gift Services

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Mike Sammond, Cole Porter, Cathy Smith, Steven Julian

Cole Porter/Porter Steel

In business since 1983, Porter Steel is one of Atlanta’s premier providers of structural steel, miscellaneous metals, and architectural metals to General Contractors and other fabricators in the area. Additionally, they have a custom manufacturing division where they partner with other manufacturers in completing the steel portion of their product.

Cathy Smith/Cachet Corporate Gift Services

Cachet Corporate Gift Services is a custom gift and marketing design company that works exclusively with businesses to help them express gratitude, and build better relationships with their customers, clients, and employees, in an authentic and thoughtful way.

Lisa Zaken, Executive Director of Leadership Gwinnett

October 16, 2020 by Garrett Ervin

Celebrating Powerhouse Women

Lisa Zaken, Executive Director of Leadership Gwinnett

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Celebrating Powerhouse Women salutes and recognizes women who are making an impact, whether it’s in business, philanthropy, public service, or elsewhere.

Lisa Zaken/Leadership Gwinnett

Leadership Gwinnett is the region’s most trusted resource for leadership development and civic engagement. For 35 years, the learning and network offered has enabled thousands to change anything – from themselves to the world. At the very core, the vision is a thriving community sustained by an inclusive network of empowered leaders. Very closely aligned with that is the mission to educate, equip, and engage diverse leaders and inspire civic involvement. They do this through leadership programs, events and programming designed to inspire, challenge and connect people at all levels of leadership development and direct their focus to a better Gwinnett.