Atlanta Tribune: The MagazineĀ and AtlantaDailyWorld.com will celebrate its Women of Excellence class of 2018 on March 29, 2018 at 6 p.m. at The Fairmont Hotel. For more than 10 years, this highly anticipated awards ceremony has recognized world-class women from the Atlanta area who have displayed the highest level of leadership, whose commitment to excellence is empowering, and whose achievements are unparalleled.
This illustrious award has to date been presented to hundreds of Atlantaā€™s brightest and most accomplished women, CEOs, Presidents, business owners, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs to celebrate their profound influence within their communities. In the past we have honored such greats as Dr. Bernice A. King, Terri J. Vaughn, Judge Penny Brown Reynolds, Dr. Alvetta Peterman Thomas, Quinnie Jenkins, Rosalind G. Brewer and many others ā€“ making this a coveted sisterhood.
The 2018 honorees include:Ā Catherine Buell, Atlanta Housing Authority Ā·Ā Erica Crosling, Cricket Wireless Ā·Ā Patrice Greer, Creative Concourse Concepts LLC Ā·Ā Cheryle Harrison, Katz Networks Ā·Ā Dr. Tara Hrobowski-Blackman, Cardiologist Ā·Ā Rokeya Jones, Microsoft Ā·Ā Janis Ware, The Atlanta Voice Ā·Ā Nzinga Shaw, The Atlanta HawksĀ & Philips Arena Ā·Ā Keya Grant, WestRock Ā·Ā Theresa Schroeder, Turner Construction Company Ā·Ā DeRetta Cole Rhodes, YMCA of Metro Atlanta Ā·Ā Elizabeth Espy, Atlanta Police Dept. Ā·Ā Virginia W. Harris, National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. Ā·Ā Natosha Reid Rice, Habitat for Humanity Ā·Ā Suzanne Burks, The Burks Companies Ā·Ā Sabrina Jenkins, The Atlanta Braves Ā·Ā Tiffany Callaway-Ferrell, Georgia Power Ā·Ā Alrene Richards Barr, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Ā·Ā Joni Taylor, University of Georgia Ā·Ā Janice Robinson, United Way of Greater Atlanta Ā·Ā Juliet Hall, Juliet Hall Inc. Ā·Ā Keri Norris, The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority Ā·Ā Nicole Ashe, Cox Automotive, Inc. Ā·Ā Tracee Benzo, Benzo Law Ā· Elizabeth Espy, Atlanta Police DepartmentĀ Ā·Ā Leona Barr-Davenport, Atlanta Business League Ā·Ā Nancy Flake-Johnson, Urban League of Greater Atlanta Ā·Ā Lorraine Orr, Boys and Girls Club of America Ā·Ā Rhonda Briggins, MARTA Ā·Ā Mary Chatman, Wellstar Ā·Ā Blythe Keeler Robinson, Sheltering Arms Ā·Ā Teresa Wynn Roseborough, The Home Depot Ā·Ā Angela Baskerville, AT&TĀ Ā· Adrienne White, Citizen’s Trust BankĀ Ā·Ā Sharon Reed, CBS46Ā Ā·Ā Pamela Simmons, Morehouse School of MedicineĀ Ā· Julie Dash, Spelman CollegeĀ Ā· Debra Tyler-Horton, AARPĀ Ā· Melanie Few-Harrison,Ā Results Marketing & Media Inc.Ā Ā· Judge Glenda Hatchett, The Hatchett FirmĀ Ā· Chantrise Holliman, Disturb the Universe LLCĀ Ā· Tamara Nash, Susan G. KomenĀ Ā· Felicia Moore, Atlanta City CouncilĀ Ā· Bishop Dr. Barbara King, Hillside International Truth Center Inc.Ā Ā· Elizabeth Wilson, Georgia Micro Enterprise Network
Honorees were chosen from hundreds of nominees and will join an elite group comprised of the areaā€™s most influential women. ā€œThese distinguished women not only have professional success to their credit, but they are beacons for the African-American community through-out the region,ā€ said Hiram Jackson, CEO of Real Times Media and publisher ofĀ Michigan Chronicle.
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