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Voting is Over; Be there to see if your choice is named Spectacular Magazine 2017 Women of the Year

CHAPEL HILL, NC – With a mission to enlighten and empower, Spectacular Magazine will recognize and honor the achievements of African American women with the Spectacular Magazine 2017 Women of the Year Awards.

Twenty-seven African American women in seven categories were selected by the Women of the Year Selection Committee (Committee) as Semi-Finalists for Spectacular Magazine Woman of the Year Awards. Nine of those will receive the title at the Spectacular Magazine 2017 Women of the Year Awards Gala on October 30th at the Sheraton Hotel in Chapel Hill, NC. (Due to the large number of nominations in the Community Service &  Education categories, two awards will be presented in each.)

The Committee selected the Lifetime Achievement award recipients. They are Mrs. Eva Clayton – Former MWomen of Year Lifetime Achievement Awardeesember, U.S. House of Representatives and Mrs. Mildred Council – Founder/Owner, Mama Dip’s Restaurant (Chapel Hill).

The Semi-Finalists are:

Arts & Culture:

  • Andrea Lawson – Music, Dance & Community Engagement Director, NC Arts Council (Raleigh)
  • Cicely Mitchell – CEO, Art of Cool Project (Durham)
  • Koren Underdue – Founder/Chairman, Christ Saves Hearts Foundation, Inc. (Raleigh)

Business & Economic Development:

  • Genevia Gee Fulbright – President/COO, Fulbright & Fulbright CPA, PA. (Durham)
  • Vernessa Hoffman – Founder, Joey’s Jump Around (Louisburg)
  • Sara Stephens – CEO, Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce (Hillsborough)

Civil & Human Rights:

  • Gloria De Los Santos – Director, Action NC and Stand With Women (Durham)
  • Kamala Uzzell – President/CEO, SOLAY Counseling & Research Center, P.C. (Durham)
  • Andrea Woodson-Smith – Associate Professor, North Carolina Central University (Morrisville)

Community Service:

  • Laticia Nicole Beatty – Founder, Speak Life Motivation (Durham)
  • Rachel Green – Pastor, Sanctuary of Christ Holy  (Durham)
  • Pamela Hester – Associate Scientist, Biogen (Durham)
  • Vanda Wilson-Wormack – Founder/CEO, ePastorsNetwork.com (Durham)
  • C. Nicole Swiner – Author/Publisher/Consultant, Swiner Publishing Company (Durham)
  • Thelma White – Community Organizer (Durham)

Education:

  • Kiley Brown – Principal, Efland-Cheeks Elementary School, Orange County Schools (Efland)
  • Sheba Lowe Brown – President/CEO, A+ Test Prep & Academic Services (Durham)
  • Dee Dove – Instructor, Jordan Driving School/Wake County Schools (Raleigh)
  • Monique Holsey-Hyman – Curriculum Quality Coordinator/Asst. Professor Social Work Prog., Div. of Education & Social Work, Shaw U. (Ral)
  • Linda Mason – Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Warren County Schools (Warrenton)
  • Debra Saunders-White – Chancellor, North Carolina Central University (Durham)

Emerging Leader:

  • Micah Barbee – Pediatric Nurse, Duke University Medical Center (Durham)
  • Ameshia Cooper – Assistant District Attorney, Office of the Durham County District Attorney – Juvenile Division (Durham)
  • Joye Speight – CEO, Virtue Event Planning (Durham)

Health:

  • Bahby Banks –  CEO, Bahby Banks Innovation Group & Pillar Consulting (Durham)
  • Anita Daniels – President/CEO,  Actualities Limited (Durham)
  • Deloris Young – CEO, Jareh Healthcare, Inc. (Durham)

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