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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dr. Katari Coleman

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Dr. Katari Coleman Katari Coleman is a native of Chicago who resides in Middle Tennessee. She has worked in early childhood in the capacity of adult instruction, child development and assessment, family intervention and program management for over twenty years. She holds a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Erikson Institute and a doctorate in Educational and Cultural Policy from Loyola University-Chicago. Throughout Dr. Coleman’s career she has created program training opportunities for child care professionals, home visitors, and parents, to assist in the understanding of child development, literacy and family dynamics. She has served as a home visitor, trainer, parenting specialist, infant specialist, faculty [...]

By |March 20th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Women|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dr. Katari Coleman
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WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading Women 2018: Emily Layton

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Emily Layton Emily has worked in the nonprofit sector her entire career. She has served as the Development and Community Relations for Waves for the past five years. Waves is a 45-year-old nonprofit serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Williamson County. She is a wife to Forrest and a mother to Jackson and Charlotte. Three years ago, she became a parent in the Waves Early Learning Program when her daughter was born weighing only 1lb 10oz. Through her time as an Early Learning parent, she gained a better understanding of the need for Waves’ services in our community and has used that [...]

By |March 19th, 2018|Biography, Charity, Williamson Leading, Women|Comments Off on WilliamsonBusiness.Com 100 Leading Women 2018: Emily Layton
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WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Laurie Kamunen

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Laurie Kamunen Laurie Kamunen is a 26-year employee with the Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department, serving as the Program Administrator since 2008. A native of South Florida, she moved to Williamson County in 1991 to work with the department and feels blessed to call this beautiful and historic community, home. She feels that in the last 26 years, the department has made huge strides to ensure that the excellence of leisure services provided to our community has become an essential component for quality of life here. Accessibility and affordability for public programs and recreation facilities, reaching all corners of the county, have helped to make [...]

By |March 19th, 2018|Art, Biography, Williamson Government, Williamson Leading, Women|Comments Off on WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Laurie Kamunen
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WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dolores Greenwald

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Dolores Greenwald Dolores Greenwald is the Executive Director of the Williamson County Public Library. She has compiled over 20 years of increasingly responsible positions in the public library profession. A Mobile, Alabama native, she brings extensive education credentials and significant experience to the Williamson County Public Library. She holds a BA in Political Science, MA degree in History, and an MS in Library Science. Greenwald brings her experience to Williamson County from working in Boston, MA and Dallas, TX. While working for Boston Public Library, she was employed at the Roxbury Branch and worked with numerous community organizations there including the Urban League. During her time [...]

By |March 19th, 2018|Williamson Government, Williamson Leading, Women|Comments Off on WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dolores Greenwald
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Julie McReynolds

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Julie McReynolds Julie McReynolds is the National Director of Operations for the National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA). In her position, she reports to the Board of Directors and is in charge of overseeing the staff, volunteers, and chapter leaders all over the United States. The mission of NAWMBA is to diversify the workforce and move more women into leadership positions and she does this by creating live and online programming including a National Conference that welcomes a little under 1,000 attendees and corporations that are interested in recruiting NAWMBA members. As a born connector and an astute business professional this position is well suited for [...]

By |March 19th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading, Women|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Julie McReynolds
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WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Olivia Bane

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Olivia Bane Growing up as a Nashville native, Olivia Bane has planted her feet right here in Williamson County to make a difference in the community. She accepted a position with Taziki’s after graduating from David Lipscomb High School. Olivia has been with Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe of Nashville for the past four year and has been with parent company, Fresh Hospitality, since sixteen years old. She currently serves on Williamson Inc.’s Young Professionals Leadership team and is involved with both, Bridges Domestic Violence and Gigi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center. What she enjoys most about her role at Taziki’s is the deep roots they have in [...]

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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dr. La’Wanda Jenkins

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Dr LaWanda Jenkins Dr. La’Wanda Jenkins graduated as the 1st African American Valedictorian at West Carroll High School in 1991 in West Tennessee. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and graduated Summa Cum Laude at MTSU in 1995. In 2000 she graduated Magna Cum Laude at Vanderbilt University and received a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). She obtained a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 2016 with Magna Cum Laude honors. She is the wife of William Jenkins and mother of two sons—Kolton Jenkins and Ladarius Vanlier. She is the daughter of Margaret and [...]

By |March 17th, 2018|African Americans, Biography, Women|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Dr. La’Wanda Jenkins
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WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Bari Beasley

Click Here To Listen Williamson Business 100 Leading Women Bari Beasley Bari Beasley serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County. Bari is a two-time graduate of The University of Alabama, holding both a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and a master’s degree in Advertising and Public Relations. Bari has over 15 years of experience in nonprofit management, most recently serving as the Chief Officer of Marketing and External Relations for a global nonprofit headquartered in Nashville. Bari serves on the boards of the Franklin Theatre, the Williamson County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Williamson, Inc. Bari and her husband, Cory, live in Thompson’s Station with their two-year-old daughter, Alexandria.

By |March 16th, 2018|African Americans, Williamson County, Williamson Leading|Comments Off on WilliamsonBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Bari Beasley
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NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Alicia Dawson

Click Here To Listen Nashville Business 100 Leading Women Alicia Dawson As founder of AD Event Productions, Alicia has an eye for style and a thoughtful awareness for the finishing touches. An Alabama native, Alicia moved to Nashville from Huntsville, Alabama in 2013. After attending college at Athens State University, she pursued a career in sales and marketing for over 10 years. Her natural talent for planning and hosting events became her signature so it was a no-brainer to launch an event planning business. Her party planning career started with her children's birthday parties and have now launched into planning extravagant private parties and events. She takes what’s in a client’s mind and brings it [...]

By |March 16th, 2018|Biography, Nashville Business, Nashville Leading 100, Women|Comments Off on NashvilleBusiness.Net 100 Leading Women 2018: Alicia Dawson
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