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Angela Ammons, CEO of Clinch Memorial Hospital

November 12, 2021 by Mike

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Angela Ammons, CEO of Clinch Memorial Hospital

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Angela Ammons/Clinch Memorial Hospital

Angela Ammons, RN, BSN is the CEO of Clinch Memorial Hospital in Homerville, GA. Located in Southeast Georgia, CMH is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving Homerville, Clinch County, and surrounding counties. Starting in late 2017, Ms. Ammons led a successful turnaround effort at CMH, which was close to shutting down. Working with outstanding female hospital executive mentors, Angela implemented a business strategy based on working with other South Georgia hospitals. CMH has also grown other revenues, successfully recruiting a physician from New York City to come to rural South Georgia and launching a Family Practice.

Angela was named “Hospital Leader of the Year” by HomeTown Health in 2018 and CMH was recognized by HomeTown Health as “Hospital of the Year” for 2019. In November 2020, she and her hospital were featured in a story in TIME Magazine. Angela was also a recent guest on the “HIT like a Girl” podcast where she shared some of the experiences that she has had as a rural hospital CEO.

Angela is proud of her origins as a nurse, having worked her way up to an opportunity to lead as a hospital CEO. Prior to joining CMH, Angela served as Nurse Director of the Behavioral Health Unit and Nurse Manager for the Medical/Surgical Unit at Memorial Satilla in Waycross, GA, and was a Critical Care RN at Southeast GA Health System in Brunswick, GA.

She obtained her Associates Degree in Nursing from Coastal College of Georgia in Brunswick, and her BSN through Western Governors University. She is pursuing her Masters in Nursing Leadership with Western Governors. Originally from Macon, Angela currently lives in South Georgia. In addition to her work at the hospital, she is the founder of a nonprofit organization that will build and sustain a free medical clinic in San Antonio, Intibuca Honduras and is passionate about mission work, and finding missions in your every day life.

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Lorri Christopher, Peachtree Corners City Council Member

November 5, 2021 by Mike

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Lorri Christopher, Peachtree Corners City Council Member

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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.

Lorri Christopher/Peachtree Corners City Council

A 34-year resident of Peachtree Corners, Lorri Christopher brings many years of leadership in business, education, and community service to her current role as a City Council Member.

Lorri was a principal in CAP Associates, a human resources consulting firm, and retired from Gwinnett Technical College in 2012 as a CIS Faculty Program & IA Director. She is an adjunct faculty member, and a Trustee of the Gwinnett Senior Leadership program. A former IT Project Manager for the 1996 Olympics, she managed, recruited, planned, trained, and coordinated technology volunteers and vendor education needs for Game venues.

Additional career stops include serving as COO of Atlanta Desktop, co-President of United Mortgage Company, and a Founding Director of Paces Bank & Trust.

Lorri is an alumnus of Leadership America, Leadership Atlanta, Senior Leadership Gwinnett; past President of The International Alliance and GEWN; former Chair of the Georgia Council on Vocational Education, the Employment & Training Council, and the Georgia 21 Commission. She is a recipient of the 21st Century Award from The International Alliance, Atlanta Business Chronicle’s DECA award, the Triumph Inspiration 21st Century Woman Award, and a member of the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers.

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Deirdra Cox, Founder & President of Community Sustainability Enterprise

October 29, 2021 by Mike

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Deirdra Cox, Founder & President of Community Sustainability Enterprise

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Deirdra Cox/Community Sustainability Enterprise (CSE)

With over 36 years of community development and banking experience, Deirdra Cox, Founder and President of Community Sustainability Enterprise (CSE), leads the Georgia-based non-profit in their impactful regional community and economic development work. Deirdra has dedicated the past 14 years of her career focused on the development, implementation, and outcome management of innovative Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects that move the socioeconomic needle, through business development and community engagement, in urban and rural communities, while impacting the enterprise-wide bottom line, through strong community based strategic partnerships.

Deirdra’s uncanny knack to forge impactful cross collaborative partnerships that drive business and community development, has resulting in several large regional cross collaborative revenue producing partnerships that are impacting individual, family, small business, and corporate growth.

Deirdra is a well-respected pioneer in the banking industry’s CRA-Community Development landscape, and Corporate Social Responsibility arena. CSE has been named the 2021 recipient of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce D. Scott Hudgens Humanitarian of the Year Award, and she has been nominated for the Chamber’s Moxie Award two years in a row.

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Laura Madajewski, Principal with HLB Gross Collins, P.C.

October 22, 2021 by Mike

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Laura Madajewski, Principal with HLB Gross Collins, P.C.

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Laura Madajewski/HLB Gross Collins, P.C.

Laura is a Principal in the Audit and Advisory department with HLB Gross Collins, P.C., one of Atlanta’s most well-known certified public accounting and consulting firms. She joined HLB Gross Collins P.C. with 16 years of public accounting experience and has extensive experience in managing audits and in the preparation of financial statements.

Laura is committed to making the assurance process run smoothly for her clients and looks for ways to help clients improve controls, strengthen management, enhance governance roles and oversight and streamline operations. She works diligently to facilitate positive changes and growth for her clients’ operations. As a trusted advisor, she gets to know each client in order to provide a customized approach to their assurance and accounting needs.

Laura leads the firm’s Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply Chain Practice, as well as the Employee Benefit Practice. She also has extensive expertise serving nonprofit organizations including private schools, religious organizations, trade associations and foundations. She is a regular presenter and published author on various topics within her areas of specialization.

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Michelle Kang, Vice President of Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta

October 15, 2021 by Mike

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Michelle Kang, Vice President of Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta

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Michelle Kang/Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta

Michelle Kang is a first generation Korean American. She immigrated to Georgia in 1992 and has since become a U.S. citizen by naturalization. Since obtaining her Master of Public Administration from the University of Georgia in 2009, she has been serving the Korean American community and business community in the region with her various positions in several organizations including:

Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Board Member
Gwinnett County 2022 Citizen Budget Review Committee Member
Community Partner Advisory Committee for the Gwinnett Place Mall Redevelopment
Korean American Constituency Director of the Asian American Action Fund
Secretary-General of the Atlanta Korean American Committee Against Asian Hate
Chairwoman of Business Planning Committee of the Federation of Korean Associations (Southeast USA)
VP of External Affairs of Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Atlanta, GA

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Kim Hartsock, Office Managing Member at Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors

June 18, 2021 by Mike

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Kim Hartsock, Office Managing Member at Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors

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Kim Hartsock/Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors

Kim Hartsock, the Office Managing Member of the Atlanta office of Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors, is positioned as a leader, connector and strategist who offers a unique blend of strategic business advisory solutions. She leads clients’ strategic planning to higher levels of thinking and effectiveness. Kim saves clients’ time and costs by providing quality integrated, value-add solutions and cultivating valuable relationships focused on innovative goals and strategies. Kim resides in Gwinnett County with her husband and three children.

Patricia J. Royak, CEO of Royak Consulting

December 18, 2020 by Mike

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Patricia J. Royak, CEO of Royak Consulting

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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.

Patricia J. Royak/Royak Consulting

Royak Consulting helps build international omnichannel strategies to guide companies out of the pandemic. They develop strategies to reimagine the way they communicate, collaborate and compete seamless across all channels. With a sharp focus on telling a differentiated and authentic brand story, Royak Consulting helps clients tap into the emotional motivators of consumers who are purchasing products and services very differently post pandemic.

Blog: Authority Magazine August 2020 Female Disruptors

Press Release : Marquis Who’s Who Award June 2020

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Sarah Appleton, Principal at Wallace Engineering

December 4, 2020 by Mike

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Sarah Appleton, Principal at Wallace Engineering

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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 Mike

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

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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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