Spectacular Magazine Woman of the Year

Spectacular Magazine Woman of the Year

 

 

With a mission to enlighten and empower, Spectacular Magazine in conjunction with Triangle Cultural Awareness Foundation, annually recognizes and honors the achievements of eight (8) African American women and/or women who have made a difference in the African American community with the Spectacular Magazine Woman of the Year Awards.

Nominations are accepted in seven categories. The Spectacular Magazine Woman of the Year Awards Planning Committee, based on a scoring system, selects the top three (3) Semi-Finalists in each of seven (7) categories. The Finalists will be selected via an on-line voting process. The Finalists will be named at the Spectacular Magazine Woman of the Year Awards Gala.

 


 

2016 Spectacular Magazine Women of the Year

Lifetime Achievement:

  • Bessye Lawrence McGhee – Retired Educator, Author (Oxford)
  • Artelia Marsh Perry – Retired Educator, Church & Community Leader (Durham)
  • Vivian Merrick Sansom (posthumous) – Retired Educator, Coach, Administrator (Raleigh)

Arts & Culture:

  • Chanda Branch – Drama/Dance Teacher, Wake County Public Schools (Raleigh)

Business & Economic Development:

  • Linda T. Worth – County Manager, Warren County (Warrenton)

Civil & Human Rights:

  • Juanita Blackwell Massenburg – Owner/President, JM Facilitation & Training Solutions (Durham)

Community Service:

  • Trish Harleston – Exec. Pastor–Orange Grove Bapt. Ch.; Pres.–Trish Harleston Ministries, LLC; Founder/Pres.–RESET Ctr, Inc. (Durham)
  • Yolanda Stith – Executive Director, NC Senior Long Term Care Facility; Chapter Pres., Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (Durham)

Education:

  • Tomisha Price Brock – Director of Bands, Elizabeth City State University (Elizabeth City)
  • Kimberley Pierce Cartwright – News/Public Affairs Director, WNCU 90.7 FM @ NCCU (Durham)

Emerging Leader:

  • Nimasheena Burns – Outreach Officer, North Carolina Department of Justice (Raleigh)
  • Tolulope Omokaiye – CEO, EVOLVE Mentoring, Inc. (Raleigh)

Health:

  • Jacquelyn Gaines – Executive Leadership Consultant, Studer Group (Apex)

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