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Secret Holland, VP of Human Resources and Community Affairs for Gas South

June 2, 2023 by Mike

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Secret Holland, VP of Human Resources and Community Affairs for Gas South

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Secret Holland

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

Secret Holland/Gas South

Secret Holland serves as the Vice President of Human Resources and Community Affairs at Gas South in Atlanta – the southeast’s leading gas marketer. Secret joined the company in November 2013 after a 31-year career at Georgia Power and various Southern Company subsidiaries. In her capacity she is responsible for all human resource functions including recruiting and staffing, compensation and benefits, training and development, performance management, succession planning and workforce planning, as well as employee relations. In addition, she has responsibility for all community affairs, philanthropic initiatives and employee volunteerism for the company and leads the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Secret holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science Degree in Management – both from Georgia State University. She is active in the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and Cobb Executive Women and is on the boards of One Cumberland, a 501C3 non-profit in the Cumberland Improvement District, the Kennesaw State University (KSU) EMBA program and the Boy Scouts of America. She has been honored with The Eagle Award for outstanding leadership at Georgia Power, the Len Gilbert Award for her work with the Cobb Chamber culture team, the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America for her volunteer work and a Woman of Distinction Award by LiveSafe Resources. Secret is a native of Atlanta and has two children – Anna and Adam. She enjoys golf, dancing, college football, time with family and friends, and travel to warm places.

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Erin McCormick, General Manager of Gwinnett Stripers

May 26, 2023 by Mike

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Erin McCormick, General Manager of Gwinnett Stripers

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Erin McCormick

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Erin McCormick/Gwinnett Stripers

Erin McCormick enters her second season as the General Manager of the Gwinnett Stripers Baseball Club (Triple-A, Atlanta Braves), named the fourth GM in team history on October 1, 2021. She previously served as Gwinnett’s Assistant General Manager from December 2018 through September 2021. In her four seasons with the Stripers, she has assisted in all facets of the club’s operation, directly overseeing all advertising, sponsorship implementation, ballpark entertainment, digital and social media, media relations, community relations, and merchandise.

With 15 years of Minor League Baseball experience, Erin previously spent one season with the Birmingham Barons (Double-A, Chicago White Sox), three seasons with the Sacramento River Cats (Triple-A, San Francisco Giants), five seasons with the Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A, St. Louis Cardinals), two seasons with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Double-A, Kansas City Royals), and two seasons in her native Corpus Christi with the Hooks (Double-A, Houston Astros).

Erin graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio with degrees in both Business Administration (Marketing) and Communications, and with minors in Communication Management and History. She serves with the Junior League of Gwinnett & North Fulton Counties, as a Lector at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, and as a mentor for Trinity University students. She is also on the Northside Gwinnett Medical Foundation board, the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board, and serves on the Northside Women’s Leadership Council, and on the advisory board for the Georgia Southern Women’s Leadership program. She resides with her husband, Corey, their son Grady, and their hound dog, Ike (Eisenhower) in Peachtree Corners.

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Melissa Wheeler, Chief People Officer with Luckie

May 12, 2023 by Mike

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Melissa Wheeler, Chief People Officer with Luckie

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Melissa Wheeler

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Melissa Wheeler/Luckie

Melissa Wheeler certainly has an eye for talent, and her recruitment efforts have brought some of the brightest minds across the nation into the Luckie fold. A mother of four, Melissa earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, where she attended school on a music performance scholarship. Melissa joined Luckie in 2006 as the agency’s first human resources employee. Prior to her work at Luckie, Melissa served as senior stores recruiter at Dick’s Sporting Goods, state program director of Very Special Arts Mississippi, and HR manager at Target. In her role at Luckie, Melissa oversees recruitment, hiring and orientation of all employees. She works closely with agency leaders on employee performance improvements, and she’s also their resident counselor for all things professional and personal.

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Dr. Audrey Arona, CEO and Chief Medical Officer with GNR Health Department

May 5, 2023 by Mike

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Dr. Audrey Arona, CEO and Chief Medical Officer with GNR Health Department

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Dr. Audrey Arona

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Dr. Audrey Arona/GNR Health Department (Gwinnett, Newton, & Rockdale County Health Departments)

Dr. Audrey Arona graduated from the University of California-San Diego in Cell Biology/Biochemistry and thereafter graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1991. She completed an OB/GYN Residency at USC in Los Angeles in 1995, began private practice thereafter in San Jose, and later moved to Lawrenceville, GA where she owned an OB/GYN private practice for 20 years. She served as a consultant to the GNR Health Department (Gwinnett, Newton, & Rockdale County Health Departments) in 2012, and in 2018 become their Medical Director. She is now their CEO/Chief Medical Officer.

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Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy, Medical Director at Clarkston Community Health Center

April 28, 2023 by Mike

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Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy, Medical Director at Clarkston Community Health Center

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Dr. Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy

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Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy/Clarkston Community Health Center

Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy is the Medical Director at Clarkston Community Health Center, a non-profit clinic for individuals without adequate health insurance, many of whom are recent immigrants. She is an advocate for health equity and health literacy and serves on the Emory School of Medicine Alumni Board, is the recent chairman of the Sahiyo U.S. Advisory Board, and is a Leadership Atlanta alumni. Dr. Cassoobhoy’s background includes health communications with expertise in the health media industry and a background in public health. She is the former chief medical editor at Everyday Health and spent many years at WebMD and Medscape. Dr. Cassoobhoy is a board-certified internist with degrees from Emory University in medicine, public health, anthropology, and human biology.

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Jan Rooney, Agency Owner with State Farm Insurance

April 14, 2023 by Mike

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Jan Rooney, Agency Owner with State Farm Insurance

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Jan Rooney/State Farm Insurance

Jan Rooney is a business owner, wife, mother of 5, and community champion. Jan celebrates 25 years of experience in the insurance industry holding numerous positions from underwriting to claims, to human resources, to State Farm Agent where she enjoys serving her community. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida; a master’s degree from Warner University; a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters Designation from the American Institute; and earned her Series 6 and Series 63 designation in the insurance business. Jan leads the most compassionate and knowledge team in the North Georgia area. She and her team are committed to ensuring everyone they speak with understands how to protect their assets, manage risk, and reach their financial goals. Their 4 pillars are Asset Protection, Income Protection, Asset Growth, and Fund Access.

Jan believes her family is her greatest accomplishment. She’s dedicated her life to ensuring her children are not only well educated but caring, productive members of society. Jan believes that one should work, spend time with family, and give back to their community. She models this behavior by being a Rotarian, serving as Chairman of the Board for Family Promise of Forsyth, Second-elect Chair of the Forsyth Chamber of Commerce Board, a member of Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, and utilizes her Good Neighbors Help – Quotes for Good program to help many local non-profits opportunities such as Family Promise, Scouts of America, and others. Jan was selected to be the Kindness Champion for Cherokee and Forsyth Counties by Ed Horrell, nationally
recognized author, and Founder of the Kindness Revolution. Jan has partnered with local schools and developed a Kind Student of the Month program and has a mission to highlight kindness in all Cherokee and Forsyth County schools. Every student may not be gifted with intelligence or athletic ability, but Jan firmly believes everyone can be KIND.

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Cynthia Good, Little PINK Book

April 13, 2023 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Cynthia Good, Little PINK Book

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 647)

On this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, Cynthia Good, CEO and Founding Editor of Little PINK Book, joined host John Ray to discuss Cynthia’s work at Little PINK Book, women empowerment, PINK’s upcoming Spring Women’s Empowerment Event, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Little PINK Book is America’s #1 digital platform for ambitious, intelligent women passionate about making a difference. They deliver monthly editorial content to the PINK Enote, as well as bimonthly gatherings in the form of deep dive zoominars, the PINK Power Alliance, to help develop high potential women in originations committed to supporting their rising stars while advancing women and diversity.

They also offer world-class Signature Spring, and annual Fall Women’s Empowerment Event lunches featuring America’s top women business leaders live and via live stream globally. The next event will be held on April 24th at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead, all are welcome!

Cynthia Good, Speaker, CEO & Founding Editor, Little PINK Book

Entrepreneur, women’s activist, journalist, author, poet, and creator of LittlePinkBook.com. Little PINK Book is a digital and events resource for women leaders and those aspiring to live a rich and full life and has won numerous national awards for design and editorial.

Cynthia is also the author of the recently published collection of poems called What We Do with Our Hands by Finishing Line Press; and is the author of seven books. She launched two women’s business magazines; Atlanta Woman (2001) and then the nationally distributed PINK magazine (2004), both featuring women leaders and their career success secrets. Both publications received top industry awards for editorial and design including Best of Show from the Southeastern Magazine Association and top Stevie and Ozzie awards for editorial and design.

Cynthia is a public speaker, inspiring women at companies including Coca-Cola, Chrysler, General Mills, Georgia Pacific, KPMG, and IBM to have the courage to do what they love.

Cynthia became a household name while reporting and anchoring evening newscasts for Fox 5. She’s interviewed prisoners on death row, reported live from the Democratic National Convention, and covered stories in Nicaragua and Cuba, as well as Atlanta.

She authored several books including Vaccinating Your Child, which won the Georgia Author of the Year award, as well as Words Every Child Must Hear. And, she created the Good for Parents TV series, helped start Chapter 11 Bookstores, and was a co-founder of Atlanta’s Horseradish Grill.

Also, a dancer, yoga teacher, and mother of two remarkable sons, Cynthia, a graduate of UCLA, received her Masters of Fine Arts degree from NYU in poetry, class of 2019. She lives in Atlanta with her Havanese dog named Zuni.

Cynthia’s work at Little PINK Book
Women Empowerment
PINK’s upcoming Spring Women’s Empowerment Event

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

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Lisa Schultz, Owner and Chief Party Officer with Cheers Tailgate Company

March 31, 2023 by Mike

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Lisa Schultz, Owner and Chief Party Officer with Cheers Tailgate Company

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Amanda Pearch Marmolejo and Lisa Schultz

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Lisa Schultz/Cheers Tailgate Company

Concierge level service is a top priority at Cheers Tailgate Company. They want you to show up, have a good time, and let them worry about the rest. They bring the party to you so you can host your event on YOUR terms!

From their custom mobile bar, to A/V & streaming services, high end furniture, menu planning, bartending services, and yard games, they’ve got what you need to host the perfect upscale tailgate style event. No thinking, just drinking!

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Schelly Marlatt, Executive Director of Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful

March 24, 2023 by Mike

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Schelly Marlatt, Executive Director of Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful

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Schelly Marlatt and Amanda Pearch Marmolejo

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Schelly Marlatt/Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful

A lifelong resident of Gwinnett, Schelly Marlatt is passionate about people and community, crediting her parents for instilling the values of engagement, service and paying it forward. She believes the phrase “it takes a village” rings true as it takes many people with different qualities, skills and values from all walks of life to make a community great. Her deeply rooted commitment to community has led her to serve Gwinnett County Government since 2010 and assume the role of Executive Director of Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful in 2016. At the helm of GC&B, Schelly is dedicated to providing a safe and sustainable community – free of litter, graffiti and blight – to attract an up-and-coming generation of people, businesses and organizations to Gwinnett County. She strives to engage her neighbors to do the same and wants people to be proud of where they live, work and play.

This two-time breast cancer survivor and lover of all things Auburn is proud to be a single mom to two amazing boys. When not hard at work in GC&B’s offices, at a local school or out in the community networking, collaborating, building new partnerships, or facilitating a cleanup or recycling event, Schelly can be found in the congregation at Gwinnett Church at Hamilton Mill, in the stands watching her boys play sports (a LOT of sports – including baseball, basketball, tennis and swimming) or creating a culinary masterpiece in the kitchen of her Dacula home. She is a firm believer in the power of red wine and chocolate to solve most problems.

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