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Bobbie Menneg, Founder of Beyond the Ribbon

October 27, 2023 by Mike

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Bobbie Menneg, Founder of Beyond the Ribbon

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Bobbie Menneg and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

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

Bobbie Menneg/Beyond the Ribbon

Bobbie Menneg is the founder of Beyond the Ribbon, a non-profit organization that provides help for cancer patients, particularly those who do not have access to premium resources. Her mission is to advocate for support and resources beyond the diagnosis of cancer, to educate, inspire hope, cultivate awareness and empower individuals throughout their journey and beyond.

Join Beyond the Ribbon in Lawrenceville for their Rods, Ribs & Ribbons Car Show on October 28th and their Run for the Ribbons 5k on November 11th.

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Jade Alexander-Esteves, Head of People for Moneypenny

October 20, 2023 by Mike

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Jade Alexander-Esteves, Head of People for Moneypenny

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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.

Jade Alexander-Esteves/Moneypenny

Jade Alexander-Esteves is the Head of People for Moneypenny. She has considerable expertise in leading the people agenda and is passionate about being part of a local and global diverse team, full of talent. Her role at Moneypenny includes people communication, recruitment and retention, training and ensuring the continuation of the happy and award-winning awesome culture that Moneypenny has become synonymous with since its foundation in 2020.

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo, Business RadioX Studio Partner

October 13, 2023 by Mike

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo, Business RadioX Studio Partner

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Mike Sammond and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

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

Amanda Pearch Marmolejo/Business RadioX

Passionate about building, facilitating and nurturing quality relationships within the community. Amanda Pearch Marmolejo is a Champion of Business, Economic & Workforce Development.

She is the Owner & President of Forsyth Business RadioX (owner operator).

Recognized by her peers for being an innovator and disruptor, Amanda is a Gwinnett Young Professionals “Top 35 under 35” Award recipient, 2021.

In addition to driving community engagement, Amanda hosts the popular trailblazing series, “Celebrating Powerhouse Women” on Business RadioX. This series salutes and recognizes women leaders making an impact!

With a passion for service, Amanda is an active participant in the community. She serves on the Emeritus Board for the Gwinnett Young Professionals and on the Board of Directors for Family Promise Forsyth. You can often find her at networking & civic events.

Amanda and her team at Business RadioX reach online users in the desirable Atlanta/ North Atlanta markets – and beyond. With a well-educated and affluent audience of business owners, business leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs, Business RadioX provides an outstanding opportunity to reach a local audience with the added benefit of worldwide accessibility.

Prior to her work with Business RadioX, Amanda gained extensive knowledge of the North Atlanta/ Atlanta market through Hotel and Golf acquisitions.

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Laure Hoffman, Owner of Work as Worship

October 6, 2023 by Mike

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Laure Hoffman, Owner of Work as Worship

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Laure Hoffman

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

Laure Hoffman/Work as Worship

In addition to being a positive, can-do person, Laure Hoffman is a business and nonprofit executive with a track record of providing strategic vision and leadership for mission-critical growth, organizational performance, and human resource excellence. She is an innovative, entrepreneurial leader who has worked with hundreds of business owners, executives, and leaders from all industries, serving as a trusted advisor for many years.

Laure served more than 12 years as an executive director for pro-life pregnancy centers, and worked as a field consultant for a national affiliation organization of more than 600 pro-life centers. She continued her work as a professional fundraiser at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in the roles of capital campaign director and interim executive director of The UNCG Alumni Association. She transitioned from higher education to serve as the VP of Kingdom Investment for The Pocket Testament League, and the Chief Development Officer for Haggai Institute, both international, faith-based organizations focused on equipping God’s people to share their faith with others.

In addition to running her own businesses, she initiated and completed a strategic turnaround for her family’s business, a manufacturer’s representative group in Denver, CO.

More recently, Laure serves as the Atlanta lead for The Master’s Program for Women, an international leadership development and coaching program for high-capacity women of faith seeking greater understanding of their unique passions, purpose and calling for the season of life in which they find themselves.

Laure grew up on Florida’s east coast and obtained a BSBS in Management at The University of Florida. She later received her MBA from UNCG.

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Berthine Crevecoeur West, CEO of Westbridge Solutions

September 15, 2023 by Mike

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Berthine Crevecoeur West, CEO of Westbridge Solutions

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Berthine Crevecoeur West and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

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

Berthine Crevecoeur West/Westbridge Solutions

Berthine Crèvecoeur West serves as the CEO of Westbridge Solutions., a company that helps organizations adopt the best practices to manage, retain, and engage a diverse workforce. She is also a public speaker, best-selling author, multilingual professional, award-nominated podcast host, and a diversity, equity & inclusion expert.

Berthine believes the power of knowledge is transformational. She founded Westbridge Solutions on the core competencies of planning and organization, cultural awareness, and collaborative working. Clients of Westbridge would agree that being a catalyst in these competencies enabled their organizations to deliver outstanding service. Berthine received both her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from St. John’s University in Jamaica, NY, as well as her Executive MBA from the Quantic School of Business & Technology.

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Anne Chen, Senior Sales Manager with Explore Gwinnett

September 8, 2023 by Mike

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Anne Chen, Senior Sales Manager with Explore Gwinnett

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Anne Chen/Explore Gwinnett

Anne Chen serves as the Senior Sales Manager (Associations, International, Corporate) with Explore Gwinnett Tourism & Film, the county’s official tourism organization dedicated to strengthening Gwinnett County’s economy by marketing all areas of Gwinnett County as a destination for conventions, sporting events, meetings, and leisure travel.

Anne’s Taiwanese heritage and Mandarin fluency has allowed her to drive substantial new inbound international business to Gwinnett. Additionally, she has also created unique partnerships for Explore Gwinnett with the Georgia Department of Economic Development Tourism’s China Initiative, Partnership Gwinnett Economic Development, and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Explore Gwinnett has worked to educate and train hoteliers and attractions on the needs of international clients, and several of the hotels have gone through official training programs as a result, allowing them to better service to the Asian market.

Besides being a very busy working single mother of two, Anne serves on multiple boards and committees. Current boards include Leadership Gwinnett’s Alumni Committee, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee for Meeting Planners International Georgia Chapter, and the PR Committee for Rotary Club of Sugarloaf. She is very passionate about serving and giving back to the community, a graduate of the 2016-2017 Leadership Gwinnett class, and a graduate of 2022 Regional Leadership Institute with the Atlanta Regional Commission. Anne was recognized as a member of Connect Association magazine’s “40 Under 40” in 2018, defined as “influencers and innovators helping to head the industry by thinking outside the box, acquiring new skillsets and forging unconventional paths to success.” In 2017 and 2019, she was recognized by the Georgia Asian Times as one of Georgia’s 25 Most Influential Asians in Georgia, “recognizing contributions and dedication in their roles within the community.”

Anne works closely with several organizations to assist various programs, committees, and panels for Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion. She has been very proactive with educating the various organizations on Asian American Heritage programs and helping create awareness on Asian Hate, stigma, biases, and Asian-American history.

Another passion of hers is food insecurity for lower-income families and the homeless population. One of the aftereffects of COVID in the community is the rise in homelessness for women with small children. The impact of this is evident in the schools, most of which offer summer meals, coat, and food pantries, as well as subsidized breakfast and lunches. Anne works closely with nonprofits throughout Metro Atlanta to help address these issues and to organize food drives and volunteer efforts with Rotary, Nothing but the Truth Ministries, Gwinnett County Schools, Explore Gwinnett, Buford Co-op, The Rest Gwinnett, and Laotian-American Society. Her passion is to unify our communities and help give back to see us thrive as one.

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Jennifer Kessler, General Manager for Subaru of Gwinnett

August 11, 2023 by Mike

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Jennifer Kessler, General Manager for Subaru of Gwinnett

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Jennifer Kessler

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

Jennifer Kessler/Subaru of Gwinnett

Jennifer Kessler is the General Manager at Subaru of Gwinnett. She first joined Subaru of Gwinnett in 2006 as a receptionist and left Subaru to take a Sales Assistant position at their sister store, Infiniti of Gwinnett. She quickly moved into an Internet Sales position at Infiniti and sold cars there from 2007 to 2010. She made the move back to Subaru in April 2010 and has enjoyed being a part of Subaru’s incredible growth as a brand over the past 10 years.

Jennifer is an avid sports fan, her two favorite teams being the Atlanta Braves and the Georgia Bulldogs. She has three sons; Camden, Cooper, and Colton; and a daughter, Ashlynn Claire. Her daughter is diagnosed with a rare condition called Heterotaxy Syndrome, which has led Jennifer to become a passionate advocate for Congenital Heart Defects awareness and rare diseases.

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Marsha Anderson Bomar, Deputy Commissioner of Engineering for the Atlanta DOT

July 28, 2023 by Mike

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Marsha Anderson Bomar, Deputy Commissioner of Engineering for the Atlanta DOT

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Marsha Anderson Bomar

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

Marsha Anderson Bomar/Atlanta Department of Transportation

Marsha Anderson Bomar is the Deputy Commissioner of Engineering of the City of Atlanta Department of Transportation after serving as the Assistant General Manager of MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority) for Capital Program Delivery.

Marsha was the Founder and President of Street Smarts, a planning, engineering, and design firm; and Data Smarts, a data collection and management firm, established in 1990. She sold both of those businesses in 2010 to Stantec, an international consultancy, where she served as a Sustainability Practice Leader.

Marsha is an International Past President of the Institute of Transportation Engineers and recipient of the Burton Marsh Lifetime Service Award, as well as the Theodore Matson Memorial Award. She was awarded the ASCE William Wisely Civil Engineering Award, and currently serves as the Treasurer for the international organization. Marsha has received many awards of honor, distinction, and recognition for her outstanding contributions and achievements throughout her career. These include the 2023 WTS Woman of the Year, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Public Servant Award, Gwinnett Chamber’s Athena Award, and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Green Business Leader of the Decade.

Marsha was awarded the Society for Women Engineers (SWE) Entrepreneur of the Year. She was also recognized by the University of Massachusetts Amherst ITE chapter as the Jane F. Garvey Transportation Leadership Award recipient for 2009 for her outstanding leadership affecting women in transportation and remarkable contributions to the field. She is the author of hundreds of publications, articles and studies and an International speaker on technical subjects as well as leadership and ethics.

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Katie Hart Smith, Registered Nurse, Author & Artist

July 21, 2023 by Mike

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Katie Hart Smith, Registered Nurse, Author & Artist

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Katie Hart Smith and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

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

Katie Hart Smith/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Katie Hart Smith is a Registered Nurse for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, an artist, and a published author for nearly 30 years. Smith is an active leader in her community and sought out speaker on a local and national level. She enjoys speaking at literary festivals, libraries, book clubs, and community and civic organizations on a variety of topics. Born in 1964 in San Diego, CA, Smith had the opportunity to live all over the United States as a young girl. It wasn’t until 1976 that her family moved to Atlanta, GA where she has called home ever since. Smith loved writing and drawing as a child, creating her own story and picture books at a very early age. As a young adult, she pursued a nursing career and in 1987 obtained a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia State University. In 2002, she received a MBA from Troy State University. Throughout her professional career, Smith continued to write, illustrate, and lecture for the medical community and even served as a guest speaker at Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing for ten years. In 1995, Smith published, “In the Face of Disaster: Personal Reflections” in the Orthopedic Nursing Journal. The article recounted Smith’s work with the Red Cross to lead a group of volunteers from Atlanta to assist with the Flint River Flood recovery efforts. During the 4-hour commute home on a city commuter bus, Smith wrote on scratch pieces of paper to journal the day’s events.

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