Business Leader Honors 2009 Charlotte Women Extraordinaire
Eighth annual Women Extraordinaire award
Charlotte, NC – Business Leader Media is proud to announce its eighth annual Women Extraordinaire award winners in Charlotte. This year’s winners were chosen based on their demonstrated commitment to excellence in their professional and personal lives. These accomplished women represent a broad number of industries and community service initiatives.
Winners will be honored at an awards luncheon on December 9, 2009 at the Charlotte Embassy Suites, 4800 South Tryon Street and will be featured in the December issue of Business Leader magazine. The event will be hosted by Business Leader Media.
The awards luncheon begins at 11:00 a.m., and there will be opportunities for networking with the Women Extraordinaire winners before and after the event. Seating is limited.
To reserve a seat, please sign up online at
www.BusinessLeader.com/WE-Charlotte.
2009 Women Extraordinaire Winners:
- Amy Wartham, Director of Corporate Training - UNC Charlotte
- Angela Cummings, Shareholder (Attorney) - Littler Mendelson
- Ann Clark, Chief Academic Officer - Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
- Annette Potts, Director-Human Resources - Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates, PA
- Annmarie Torres, Head of School - Charlotte Preparatory
- Cameron Wagner, Vice President - GMR Marketing
- Carol Tyson, Owner - Carolinas Real Estate Link
- Cindy Wolfe, EVP - Loan Production - Bank of the Ozarks
- Danica Little, Attorney/CPA - Wishart Norris
- Debra Chez, Senior Vice President - Bovis Lend Lease, Inc.
- Diane Honeycutt, Team Leader - Team Honeycutt/Allen Tate Realtors
- Doris Caldwell-Reed, Postmaster - U.S. Postal Service
- Ellen R. Linares, Financial Services Professional - Hinrichs Flanagan Financial
- Fabi Preslar, President - SPARK Publications
- Geri Brisbane-Crooks, Founder/Director - Brisbane Academy
- Ginger Griffin, Chairman of the Board - Aquesta Bank
- Heather O'brien, President - Security Forces, Inc.
- Jane Thomas, Professor of Marketing - Winthrop University
- Janet Brinkley, General Manager - Diversified Flooring
- Jeanie Moore, Vice President, Continuing Education - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
- Jennifer Schenk-Turner, Chief Counsel/Director of Compliance and Human Resource - OrthoCarolina PA
- Jo Anne Byerly, ED.D., Superintendent - Kannapolis City Schools
- Judy Biible, COO - Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates
- Julie Caldwell, associate director, marketing - KPMG LLP
- Kay Chelena, Vice President - Affinity Plus - Association Management
- Kim Marks, Principal - ai Design Group, inc.
- Kimber Walters, Director of Home Health Operations - Advanced Home Care
- Kimberly Mccleary, President & CEO - CFIDS Association of America
- Kristen Lecrone, Director of Marketing - DMR Architecture PLLC
- Linda Jordan, Managing Director - Mesirow Financial
- Lynn Chandler, Partner, Attorney - Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
- Lynne Ford, Managing Director - Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company
- Martha Surles, Partner - Hedrick Gardner
- Moira Locascio, COO - McLaughlin Young Group
- Molly Hedrick, Senior Director of Communications - Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
- Nancy Smith, Member - Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
- Naomi Heidorn, Director - Arborbrook Christian Academy
- Sandi Guy, Human Capital Partner - BDO Seidman, LLP
- Sandy Kindbom, Broker-in-charge - Allen Tate Co.
- Sharon Summers, CEO/ President - Carolina Cartridge Sytems, Inc.
- Sherre Demao, President and Chief Marketeer - SLD Unlimited Marketing/PR, Inc.
- Sherry Barretta, CEO/Owner - VisionCor, Inc.
- Stephanie Goldberg, Case Manager - Levine's Children Hospital
- Susan Briggs, Shareholder - Dickie McCamey & Chilcote PC
- Susan Johnson, Director Staffing Operations - Talent Bridge
- Susan Popp, Senior Marketing Consultant - Skyline Exhibits & Events / The Holt Group
- Suzanne Meyer, President / Founder - The Welcome Committee, Inc.
- Tiffany Flowers Washington, Co-Founder - KIPP Charlotte
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Business Leader Media publishes Business Leader magazine and The Book of Leaders for the Charlotte region, as well as The North Carolina Legal Guide. Business Leader operates the area’s largest newswire featuring daily business news, business rankings, and business profiles at www.CharlotteBusiness.com. The company hosts more than 15 local business events each year in Charlotte, including the annual Movers & Shakers, Women Extraordinaire, the Charlotte Hall of Fame awards, Top 100 Small Businesses, Top CFO awards, and a monthly breakfast speaker series featuring top Charlotte CEOs.