We want to recognize women in our community who are doing phenomenal things! Whether she is dedicated to supporting a non-profit, working her way up the ladder at work, about to achieve a huge personal goal, or any other thing you think she deserves public praise for, she deserves to know that her efforts have not gone unnoticed.
Know someone else who needs to be recognized? Nominate her!
Ainee Lynnette Taylor
A grown man, in dirty clothes is asking for food on the side of the road, he sleeps on the steps of public buildings in Downtown Durham. A pre-teen attending…
Daria Mitsos
Daria Mitsos is a Compassionate Entrepreneur with Trades of Hope. She represents…
Kara Collins
Kara Collins is a Mount Airy native and an alumna of NC State University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in…
Lauren LaMantia
Mother. Wife. Small Business Owner. Career Counselor. Cancer Survivor. Shoe Addict. A woman to watch, that takes a licking and keeps on ticking, comparing her to…
Tammy Lee
Tammy Lee attended East Carolina University, where she graduated with a BSBA in Business Finance in 1992. After graduation, she started her …
Faith Overton
Faith Overton is not your typical stay-at-home mom. She feels that God gave her a passion to help others. Faith feels lucky to have …
Melissa Holliday
Melissa Holliday is a native of Jamesville, North Carolina. She has always had a strong passion for helping others that is shown through…
Noreen Jaafar
Noreen Jaafar has two full time careers, as a professional and as a single mom, which she balances with poise and grace. Noreen has been in…
Rachel Bridgers
Rachel Bridgers has served as the Career Outreach Specialist at Pitt Community College for almost 4 years. In her current role,…
Trista Reis Porter
Trista Reis Porter became the new Assistant Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Greenville Museum of Art (GMA) last year. She holds…
Ashley Salter
Ashley Salter is a Pitt County native. She moved back to Greenville from Raleigh in 2008. Since then, she’s made it her mission to help anyone in need. She followed in the footsteps of her parents, Rick and Judi Miller, and joined
Bishop Rosie S. O’neal
Bishop Rosie S. O’neal was born in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The product of a “weekend-pass” (or a one-night stand) “Rosemarie” was given up and placed in an orphanage. Sometime later, she was
Kate Ker
Kate has a passion for journalism. She graduated from Pitt Community College with Associate in Arts Degree, and is now pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication at ECU. Her concentration is in
Megan Jones
She sprinkles a little bit of sunshine everywhere she goes….
Megan has only been a part of the Greenville community for a short time, but during this time she has come to understand and directly impact the needs right here in her backyard. Megan is very passionate about
Rhonda Cimorelli
Rhonda Cimorelli is a successful NLP Practitioner and Transformational Coach, happily married for over 30 years and a mother of four. She embarked on her business journey in 1990, with a new born, a twenty-four month old and a three and a half year old, as an
Allison Fisher
Allison Fisher has traveled quite an interesting path and her journey has been an inspiration
Becky Clark
Becky Clark is a woman of many talents. This mom of three works part time
Kristen Moss
I am originally from Henderson NC, but have lived in Pitt County since 2002 when
Angela Rose Libby
My love for children started when I was very young. I couldn’t wait to be
Chauncey Whitfield-Pelzer
Chauncey is the founder of Defining Destiny Coaching & Consulting LLC, a career development company
Heather Macy
Heather Macy, the all-time winningest coach in the history of East Carolina University women’s basketball
Laura Hardy
Laura Hardy has always had a love of alternative healing modalities. Growing up with parents
Samar Badwan
My name is Samar (pronounced Summer) Badwan! I am a single mother of three children
Anna Nalepka
Anna Nalepka was born in Queens, New York. She grew up in a tough blue
Christina Ruotolo
Christina Ruotolo is the editor of HER Magazine, Hot Dish writer, and an Advertising Executive
Deborah Browder
Deborah Browder is originally from Kinston, NC and moved to Greenville to attend East Carolina
Diane N. Taylor
Diane N. Taylor is a wife, a mother and an entrepreneur. Mrs. Taylor has over
Rebecca Caveness
Rebecca Caveness is a Greenville native raised with strong convictions of “shop local” from her
Ashley Nicole Russell
A small town girl from North Carolina, a child of a dramatic divorce family, a
Dr. Kristin S. Braswell
–Dr. Kristin S. Braswell, originally from Clayton, North Carolina, holds a Bachelor of Science Degree
Jill Twark
As an ECU German professor, as well as co-founder and co-director of the nonprofit organization
Judge Wendy S. Hazelton
Judge Wendy S. Hazelton was raised in the close knit and rural community of Indian
Maurey Verzier
I am the Department Chair for the Building Construction Technology program at Pitt Community College
Caroline Schacht
“If we don’t change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we
Leslie Gibbs Van Der Have
Leslie Gibbs Van Der Have is the owner of Van Der Have Family Law, a
Marion Blackburn
Writer, public policy advocate My public life centers around advocacy for animals, parks, greenways, and
Michelle Moore
I was born and raised here in Greenville, North Carolina. I graduated from the Interpreter
Stephanie D. Smith
Stephanie D. Smith is a wife, mother, grandmother, psalmist, songwriter, preacher and entrepreneur. As a
Angelia McNeil
I once heard a saying, “Without Art this earth is just Eh”. That statement has
Anna Dixon
When we moved here from Seattle 10 years ago, I had no idea that I
Brittany Gregson
Mrs. Gregson completed her Associate’s Degree in Accounting at Pitt Community College in 2011 and
Huetta Tauheedah Mateen
Huetta relocated to North Carolina in 1986 from Flint, Michigan. She is the mother of
Suellen Biel
Little did I know, 34 years ago, when I walked into a small, one room
Dana Benton Newell
Dana Benton Newell is President and CEO of Benton Newell Communication. A full-service creative agency
Leigh Saner
Leigh Saner, who has lived in Greenville since 2015, is originally from Chestertown; a small
Marcy Regan
Marcy Regan attended ECU and received her BS/MAEd in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. She
Maria Satira
Maria Satira is a seasoned multi-media professional with more than a decade of experience in
Shareen Berkowitz
Sometime between starting her first business, co-leading the first Women’s Power Networking (WPN) Chapter in
Ashley Cleland
Ashley Cleland, M.Ed is the founding Associate Director in Intercultural Affairs for the new Women
Demika Cherry
Demika Cherry is the owner of Next Level Cleaning Services, LLC, a residential and commercial
Emily Theys
Emily Theys is originally from Stoughton, Wisconsin. Graduating as an All-ACC and All-American rower from
Jennifer Rivera
Jennifer Rivera is a force to be reckoned with in the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu world and
Shavonne Brumsey
Her heart resides with the things of God. He gave Shavonne Brumsey a clear vision