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Dr. Sosena Kebede, Founder & Medical Director of Saliglasa Direct Primary Care

March 15, 2024 by Mike

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Dr. Sosena Kebede, Founder & Medical Director of Saliglasa Direct Primary Care

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Dr. Sosena Kebede

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Dr. Sosena Kebede/Saliglasa Direct Primary Care

Dr. Kebede is a physician and public health expert with over two decades of experience across clinical care, public health, global health, research, healthcare leadership, and consultancy. She served as faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health, holding pivotal roles in clinical practice, research, and education. As a consultant, she contributed to healthcare quality improvement at the prestigious Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, the World Bank, and through her own community health startup, HealthCare Engagement, LLC in Baltimore, MD.

Her leadership extends to spearheading a global health initiative for the Yale University School of Public Health in Ethiopia where she trained the country’s inaugural hospital Chief Executive Officers and later on serving as Chief Medical Officer for a federally qualified health center in Hartford, CT during the pandemic, where she was instrumental in setting up the Covid-19 clinic for the center.

Recently, Dr. Kebede founded Saliglasa, a pioneering direct primary care and consulting practice committed to providing premier quality healthcare to patients. Additionally, Saliglasa offers training and consultancy services to organizations aimed at enhancing service delivery and improving health outcomes for clients.

She has a strong commitment to personal and community empowerment and believes efforts that engage patients and communities hold the key to improving our health systems. In her leisure time, she finds joy in exploring new destinations through travel and connecting with nature.

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Domonique Cooper, Education Strategist

March 8, 2024 by Mike

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Domonique Cooper, Education Strategist

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Domonique Cooper

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Domonique Cooper/Education Strategist

Domonique Cooper is a passionate and dedicated community leader who deeply understands the needs of Gwinnett County Public Schools. She has a proven track record of success in her work with families, children, and youth, and she is committed to ensuring that all students have access to a high-quality education.

Domonique’s experience with the Social Security Administration and her entrepreneurial endeavors have given her the skills and knowledge necessary to be an effective school board member. She is a strong advocate for parent involvement and she is committed to working with parents, teachers, and administrators to improve the quality of education in Gwinnett County. Domonique has been an active PTA member and PTA leader for sixteen years. Her PTA involvement includes being a room representative, lead school room representative, local school president, local school co-president, council co-president, and district nominating committee chair.

Domonique is a positive and inspiring leader who is committed to making a difference in the lives of students of varying abilities. Peers and leaders have praised She is known for her articulation, professionalism, authentic nature, compassion, relatability, resilience, care of students, detailed communication, quick response time, inspirational conversation, hard work, and genuine desire for greatness.

Her organizational leadership, professional development, community connections, diligence, and resourcefulness have aided her success in all endeavors. She seeks transparency, viable solutions, and positivity in all that she does. Her relatability, connection, experience, knowledge, and passion for making a real difference in the lives of students and their families are of enormous importance to her.

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Kimberly Civins, Office Managing Partner with Harrison LLP

March 1, 2024 by Mike

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Kimberly Civins, Office Managing Partner with Harrison LLP

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Kimberly Civins

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Kimberly Civins/Harrison LLP

Kimberly Civins has worked with wealthy individuals, families, executors, and trustees for over 20 years. She uses her extensive experience to help clients accomplish their wealth structuring and transfer goals. Kim concentrates her practice in estate planning, estate administration, trusts, charitable giving, and business succession planning matters. She frequently advises clients on transfer tax issues, including federal estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer taxes, and IRS transfer tax audits. Additionally, Kim advises tax-exempt entities, public charities, and private foundations. She also works with trust companies and bank trust departments regarding trusts and estates matters and federal and state regulatory compliance. In collaboration with litigation colleagues, she also represents clients involved in estate and trust litigation and dispute resolution.

Kim is a frequent speaker at professional education events for attorneys and accountants. In 2016, Kim received the honor of being elected by her peers as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Before joining Harrison LLP, Kim was a trusts and estates partner at one of the world’s largest international law firms. She began her career in sports marketing before attending law school, primarily working in the professional tennis and beach volleyball worlds. She serves on the Board of Directors and is President of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council. She is also a board member of Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries.

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Christine Martinello, Founder of Love Box Foundation and CEO for Training Solutions International

February 2, 2024 by Mike

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Christine Martinello, Founder of Love Box Foundation and CEO for Training Solutions International

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Christine Martinello

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Christine Martinello/Love Box Foundation & Training Solutions Int’l

Christine Martinello is the founder of Love Box Foundation and the CEO of Training Solutions International. She’s also the best-selling author of ‘The Momager Guide‘ and ‘Atlanta’s Real Women‘.

As a CEO, author, inventor, and activist, Christine is on a mission to harness and release the power of love. Her ‘Love Movement’ has touched countless lives and the Love Box Foundation builds loving families and communities by giving Love Boxes, love notes, education and events. Christine guides leaders to create a family, work and community they love, more.

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Cherish De la Cruz, Managing Attorney of Probate and Estate Planning for The Manely Firm

December 8, 2023 by Mike

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Cherish De la Cruz, Managing Attorney of Probate and Estate Planning for The Manely Firm

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Cherish De la Cruz and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

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Cherish De la Cruz/The Manely Firm

Cherish De la Cruz is the Managing Attorney of Probate and Estate Planning for The Manely Firm. She loves getting to know her clients and learning about their families, their businesses, and their lives. She designed her practice to include both estate planning, probate and small business law because she understands how much overlap there is in these areas —especially for first- and second-generation American families.

Cherish was born and raised in the culturally diverse city of Toronto. Her parents had immigrated to Canada from the Philippines, and growing up, Cherish saw firsthand how difficult it was for them to establish themselves in their new country. She was frustrated by how her parents were treated and realized that they could have avoided much of the hardships they faced if they’d only had good information and proper legal structures in place. That’s what got her interested in becoming a lawyer and ultimately focusing her mission of helping other families. After earning her law degree, Cherish began her career as Public Defender in Florida. These formative years shaped her ability to proactively navigate the probate system. It also taught her that she’d much rather help clients prevent problems and avoid the expense and stress of going to court over routine estate matters.

Cherish experienced the importance of planning first hand when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer and experienced what she had preached to her clients all these years. The reality and the importance of “planning” in practice as a business owner, mother of three young children and daughter of aging parents. Through her extensive and wonderful network, she was able to see Dr. Viraj Masters at Emory Winship who helped her through her cancer journey. As a cancer survivor, and because of her own personal experiences, she can understand the emotional challenges and difficulties that each client faces when planning for death and the possibility of disability. She takes her own personal experiences and legal expertise to carefully and thoughtfully plan for the “what if’s” in life with all of her clients. Cherish came to the Manely Firm P.C. because their mission and values matched her own and she knew each of her clients would be cared for.

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Deon Tucker, Regional Director for Georgia Power

December 1, 2023 by Mike

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Deon Tucker, Regional Director for Georgia Power

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Deon Tucker/Georgia Power

Deon Tucker is the Regional Director at Georgia Power. She leads the company’s external affairs activities for DeKalb, North Fulton, Gwinnett, Forsyth and Rockdale counties. She also provides leadership and support for power delivery, customer service, sales, and community and economic development to bring value to customers.

Deon began her career with Georgia Power in 1994 as a temporary customer service representative. Since then, she has held various positions throughout the company — including human resources associate, scheduling analyst, customer service supervisor, assistant to the manager of customer field services, field operations and development manager, region customer service manager and sales and service manager for Georgia Power’s statewide, 24-hour call center.

Additionally, Deon is active in the community and currently co-chairs the Forward Macon campaign, an economic development effort of the Macon-Bibb County Chamber and is a graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute, the Georgia Academy for Economic Development and Leadership Henry.

Deon holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Troy University.

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Claire Dees, Executive Director of Spectrum Autism Support Group

November 17, 2023 by Mike

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Claire Dees, Executive Director of Spectrum Autism Support Group

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Claire Dees/Spectrum Autism Support Group

Claire Dees is the Executive Director and co-founder of Spectrum Autism Support Group, a local non-profit organization, providing support, education and resources for individuals and families impacted by autism. Spectrum serves over 2000 individuals with autism each year and their families with support groups, camps, respite, socials skills groups, family event and community education and training. Claire has a BS in Business Administration from Presbyterian College and over 35 years in the field of disabilities, both as a parent and a professional.

Claire serves on the Autism Plan for Georgia Advisory Council, the Center for Leadership in Disability Advisory Council, Board of Visitors of Georgia Gwinnett College, Northside Women’s Leadership Council, is a Gwinnett Chamber Chairman’s Club member, member of the Duluth Business Association and the Peachtree Corners Business Association and president of the Duluth Civitan Club. She was the recipient of the Georgia Achievement in Autism award in 2019. She has been nominated for Chamber Moxie awards the past 2 years in several categories. Claire was previously a lobbyist for disability issues for 4 years in Georgia and continues to advocate as well as educate families on how to speak up for their family members at the state and national level.

Claire is the parent of 3 adult children, one of whom lived with autism until his early demise in 2011. Her passion is helping families live better and more inclusive lives in their communities, regardless of abilities, where all can live, work, play and worship together. Opening the new Spectrum Autism Support Center in 2023 will be one of her greatest accomplishments as Spectrum celebrates it’s 25th anniversary this year.

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Shannon Brooks, Owner of Shannon Brooks Consulting

November 10, 2023 by Mike

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Shannon Brooks, Owner of Shannon Brooks Consulting

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo & Shannon Brooks

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Shannon Brooks/Shannon Brooks Consulting

Shannon Brooks Consulting helps companies and entrepreneurs navigate the ever-changing landscape of business by turning their vision into action.

As a Fractional COO, Shannon Brooks helps businesses in transition grow sustainably and navigate change effectively. She has a proven track record of success in developing and implementing operational strategies, streamlining processes, and building high-performing teams. She believes that the best way to achieve company success is to create a culture where employees feel valued, respected, and supported. When employees are empowered to do their best work, they are more likely to be engaged, productive, and innovative. As Richard Branson said “Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you, give them everything they need to grow, and your business will thrive”.

Shannon has a deep understanding of business operations and how to improve efficiency. She has helped her clients reduce costs, streamline processes, and increase profitability. She believes that growing up on a farm in Indiana prepared her to understand the connectivity and consequences of every decision, while instilling a strong work ethic. Her dual degrees in Marketing and Psychology armed her with both a business-sense and people-sense to allow her to collaborate within any organization. Her over 20 years of experience working in mid-size, privately owned companies afforded her the opportunity to garner hands-on experience in a wide range of business functions. These various aspects of her journey helped her find a passion for supporting a company’s growth and success. She believes that every company has the ability to reach its full potential.

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Paige Barry, VP of Customer Solutions for DefenseStorm

November 3, 2023 by Mike

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Paige Barry, VP of Customer Solutions for DefenseStorm

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Paige Barry/DefenseStorm

Paige Barry is the Vice President of Customer Solutions at DefenseStorm. She has more than 20 years of consistent success serving the technology needs of financial institutions. Paige has held leadership roles in Operations, Client Services, and Product Management, with a background in setting service and delivery strategies, implementing customer satisfaction and retention programs, and establishing performance metrics to improve productivity. She currently leads all post-sales, client-facing teams for DefenseStorm with a specialized focus on Onboarding, Platform Support, Cybersecurity Operations, and Threat Intelligence teams.

Named by Cyber Magazine as one of the Top 10 Female Leaders in Cybersecurity, Paige consistently demonstrates a powerful commitment to the clients she serves and the employees she leads. She enjoys a passion for the mentoring and development of young adults, technology and security training for seniors, and investment in emerging leaders at DefenseStorm.

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