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Athena on the Lakeshore Award Luncheon

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11:30am - 1:30pm Spring Lake Country Club

Platjnum Sponsor:

Sponsors

GoodTemps, Manpower, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, Fifuh Third Bank, City of Muskegon, ADAC Automotjve

Service 1 Federal Credit Union, Arconic, Consumers Energy, Community Shores Bank, Women’s Division Chamber of Commerce, Worksighted, Hooker DeJong Inc., Mercy Health, Shoreline Vision, Wasserman’s Flowers & Gifus, Inc.

Welcome Carolyn Taylor Fifuh Third Bank Chairperson, ATHENA on the Lakeshore Commituee Shelley Irwin WGVU Public Radio & Television Nicky Ciavatuone PNC Bank Lunch House Salad Roasted Chicken Piccata Sundried Tomato Risotuo Sautéed Green Beans Pumpkin Mousse with Ginger Snap Crumble Caramel Apple Bread Pudding Cofgee and Tea Guest Speaker Kathleen Riegler The Cheese Lady Young Professional Award Presentatjon Kris Collee AgeWell Services of West Michigan 2014 Recipient ATHENA Award Presentatjon Nancy Crandall 2005 Recipient Conclusion Cindy Achterhofg PNC Bank Vice Chairperson, ATHENA on the Lakeshore Commituee Noon 12:45pm 1:00pm 1:10pm 1:30pm

Agenda

ATHENA Internatjonal is a non-profjt organizatjon that seeks to support, develop and honor women leaders. The program inspires women to reach their full potentjal and strives to create balance in leadership worldwide. It was founded in 1982 by Martha Mayhood Mertz, who named the award for the strong, enlightened goddess. The award would go to individuals who excelled in their professions, gave back to their communitjes and helped raise up other leaders, especially women. Since the program’s inceptjon, more than 7,000 awards have been presented in over 500 communitjes in 8 countries.

Speaker About Athena

Kathleen Riegler

The Cheese Lady A dream, a vision, a reality... Kathleen’s small business has grown to become a woman-owned franchise across the state of Michigan.

The ATHENA on the Lakeshore Award Program is in its 15th year of promotjng leadership and honoring outstanding individuals. The program is a partnership between the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce and The Chamber Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg.

About Athena on the Lakeshore

The marble base represents the recipient’s solid foundatjon. The unique textures of the bronze difger on each sculpture, just as the life experiences of the recipients difger. The cut crystal symbolizes the many facets of human character and the light emanatjng from the recipient. Artjst Linda Ackley creates each bronze sculpture in her foundry located in Cedar, Michigan.

Athena Award

Athena Award

Past ATHENA Award Recipients Mary Boyd (2018), Kelly Springer (2017), Tracy L.N. Wilson (2016), Renae Hesselink (2015), Helen Zeerip (2014), Leslie Brown (2013), Patricia VerDuin (2012), Candace Dugan (2011), Elizabeth Rolinski (2010), Blanche Smith (2009), Judith Hayner (2008), Nancy Miller (2007), Nancy McCarthy (2006), Nancy Crandall (2005) Finalists for the prestjgious ATHENA Award must meet demanding criteria:

• Demonstrate excellence, creatjvity, and initjatjve in their business or profession
• Assist women in reaching their full potentjal
• Devote tjme and energy to improve the quality of life for others in the community
• Exhibit the spirit of regional collaboratjon
• Live or work in North Otuawa or Muskegon County

Athena Finalists

Michelle Anthes is a Member and Managing Partner at McShane &

Bowie, PLC and is the fjrst woman to lead the fjrm in its 60+ year history. She specializes in estate and corporate law, with a focus on farming. Michelle has chaired McShane & Bowie’s Charitable Commituee, supportjng community efgorts in the region. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Otuawa County Chapter of the Children’s Advocacy Center and has served on the Board

• f Directors with Out Side In, Inc., a non-profjt that employs equine-assisted

psychotherapy treatments. In 2018, Michigan Lawyers Weekly named Michelle to its list of “Women in Law,” an elite group of female atuorneys impactjng the legal profession in Michigan. Nominated by Todd Anthes.

• Dr. Tabatha Barber-Duell is an OB/GYN with North Otuawa Women’s
• Health. She has been a role model and teacher to medical, physician-assistant and

nurse practjtjoner students as Chief of the Obstetrics Department and Vice-Chief

• f Stafg for North Otuawa Community Health Systems. Dr. Tabatha helped the

development of the Post-Partum Adjustment Group. She is currently completjng certjfjcatjon in root-cause, holistjc medicine through the Cleveland Clinic. She is the author of “White Trash to White Coat,” a fjctjonalized autobiography. Dr. Tabatha was named “Best Doctor” during the Grand Haven Tribune’s People’s Choice awards. She has served on the board for the Tri-Citjes Family YMCA, has mentored at Central High School, and was a speaker at The Be Event. Nominated by Meghan Heritage.

Athena Finalists

Kathryn Drake has been the Principal of Peach Plains Elementary for the

past ten years and has been part of the Grand Haven Area Public School district for nineteen years. She supports area youth wellness actjvitjes by coaching Girls on the Run and partjcipatjng in Fuel Up to Play 60. Kathryn collaborates with the Otuawa County Area Intermediate School District, Tri-Citjes Family YMCA, Chamber of Commerce, and Grand Valley State University. She served as a Chamber Ambassador, is a Leadership Connect graduate, and served on the Tri-Citjes Family YMCA Board. Kate is a past Natjonal Blue Ribbon Terrell Bell Leadership Award nominee and has been recognized as a Chamber & Grand Haven Tribune ‘Top 20 Under 40’. Nominated by Todd Anthes.

Karen Fredricks is the Chief Executjve Offjcer of Multjstate Insurance

Agency in Grand Haven. She began her career as an independent agent. She became the Director of Marketjng, then President and is now the Sole Owner and

• CEO. She has received multjple awards including Top Producer and Outstanding

Achievements in Sales. Karen recently became a Platgorm Partner with Integrity Marketjng Group and is one of only two female partners. Presently, Karen is atuending Muskegon Community College to accomplish one of her life goals – a college degree. Karen loves to give back to the community where she has served

• n the board for Habitat for Humanity, and while on the board for Tri-Citjes

Family YMCA, she was awarded “Campaigner of the Year.” Nominated by Tifgany Fredricks and Barbara Kelch.

Athena Finalists

Cara L. Galbavi is the President/Atuorney of Cara Galbavi Law. As the

Owner and Operator since 2010, she’s experienced contjnuous growth through building relatjonships. Cara gives back by helping other female atuorneys and professionals who are seeking to go into business for themselves. She is a member of the Otuawa County Bar Associatjon and the State Bar of Michigan, with expertjse in Probate and Estate Planning, Business Law, Real Estate Law, and Law Practjce Management. Cara serves our region by being on several boards, including the Lake Michigan Estate Planning Council, The Rotary of Spring Lake, Winterfest, Inc., Folds of Honor Michigan Inc., Soup for All, and Grand Haven Main Street DDA. Nominated by Molly Rand.

Poppy Sias Hernandez is the Regional Director of Community Afgairs

for Governor Whitmer, where she strives to strengthen community connectjons with the Executjve Offjce. Poppy’s work has been at the intersectjon of public health, educatjon, and community development for many years. Poppy ran for the Michigan State Senate. Although she did not win the major electjon, the experience taught her to lead and follow. Currently, she serves as Trustee for the Harbor Unitarian Universalist Congregatjon, Vice-President of Muskegon Oceana Community Actjon Partnership Board, Advisor for Friends of Planned Parenthood, and Advisor for the City of Muskegon Community Development Block Grant

• Funds. Nominated by Patricia VerDuin.

Athena Finalists

Judith Kell is the HUB Manager for Pathways to Betuer Health of the

Lakeshore, Mercy Health Muskegon. She has improved the lives of thousands

• f West Michigan residents. Judith has secured millions of dollars in funding

to improve housing, mental health services and employment opportunitjes. Pathways has been acclaimed natjonally for its innovatjve approach to community

• building. She serves as a mentor to young professionals, was a founding member
• f the Boys and Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore, serves on the Senior

Actjvitjes Commituee and Muskegon Montessori Academy Board of Directors. Her dedicatjon to the common good has been recognized by the Greater Muskegon Woman’s Club, Muskegon Rotary with the Paul Harris Award, and Trinity Health. Nominated by Jennifer Haworth and Mary Rosser.

Brianna Scotu is the Owner of Brianna T. Scotu & Associates, PLLC. She

began her career as the fjrst full-tjme African American atuorney at the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s offjce. In 2005, she became an entrepreneur startjng her

• wn law practjce, to include civil, family, and criminal law cases, throughout a

fjve-county area. She serves on the board for Access Health, the Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore, and the Muskegon Heights Alumnae Chapter

• f Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She has served as the fjrst African American

President for the Muskegon Rotary Club, and currently serves as the Co-chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Commituee and on United Way’s Community Impact

• Commituee. In 2018, she was the top vote getuer in the state for the Trustee

positjon on the Michigan State University Board. Nominated by Jocelyn Hines.

Athena Finalists

Barbara Lee VanHorssen is the Experi-Mentor of Extended

Grace advocatjng with and for marginalized people. Barbara founded her grassroots nonprofjt social lab to build community while solving problems. Her accomplishments include MiBiz Award for Best Managed Small Nonprofjt 2018 and Greater Otuawa County United Way Volunteer Star 2018. She is Founder and Chair of Tri-Citjes Mental Illness Task Force, a member of Spring Lake Rotary, and a member of numerous boards and task forces. Barbara focuses on inclusion, helping others appreciate the world from another person’s perspectjve, and advocatjng for social justjce and human rights. She is working to take her cultural immersion program into other West Michigan communitjes. Nominated by Sandy Parker, Leijhi Koval and Jenna Vipond.

ATHENA Young Professional Award Sculpture The ATHENA Young Professional Award Recipient receives a lovely recognitjon piece refmectjve of the cut crystal prism on the ATHENA Award sculpture, symbolizing the multjfaceted qualitjes of great leadership. Finalists for the ATHENA Young Professional Award must meet the following criteria:

• An emerging leader who demonstrates excellence, creatjvity and initjatjve in

their business or profession

• Serve as a role model for young women personally and professionally
• Forty years old or younger, and has a minimum of fjve years professional

experience

• Provide valuable service to improve the quality of life for others

in the community

• Live or work in North Otuawa or Muskegon County

Past ATHENA Young Professional Recipients Meghan Heritage (2018), Stefanie Herder (2017), Sara Julius (2016), Sarah Rinsema-Sybenga (2015), Kris Collee (2014)

Athena Young Professional Award

Young Professional Finalists

Sara Barco is the Owner of True Self Consultjng LLC. She is passionate

about helping shifu the mentality from sales growth to relatjonship growth. Sara identjfjes ways to build together without competjtjon and fear of rejectjon, and instead celebrates unique abilitjes and qualitjes while we S.O.A.R. (Serve Others, and Achieve Results). She is a member of Kiwanis, led a Community Clean-up in Spring Lake, volunteers in her community through the chamber, her church and schools, while involving her family in “giving back.” Nominated by Jenna Vipond and Greg Todd.

Samantha M. Ferguson, MPA is the Development Offjcer for

the Community Foundatjon for Muskegon County. In a previous role at the City of Muskegon, she partnered with DTE Energy to start the Test and Tune program which replaced hundreds of ineffjcient or inoperable furnace units for low income residents. She has been recognized by the Progressive Democratjc Women’s Caucus as an “African American Woman who has Worked to Make a Difgerence in the Community.” She is a member of the Muskegon Social Justjce Commission, Youth Recreatjon/Summer Youth Actjvity Task Force Lead, Muskegon County Homeless Contjnuum of Care Network, and the Muskegon Young Black

• Professionals. Nominated by Jocelyn Hines.

Young Professional Finalists

Lauren Grevel is the Educatjon & Youth Initjatjves Offjcer for the Grand

Haven Community Foundatjon. She is passionate about youth development, educatjonal equity, and helping individuals achieve personal and postsecondary

• success. Lauren is responsible for developing youth philanthropists and

the Foundatjon’s scholarship program. She serves her community on many commituees and serves as President of the Grand Haven Area Young Professionals, is a 20 Under 40 Nominee, Mentoring Program Graduate, Joyce Hecht Philanthropy Scholarship Recipient, and the Emerging Practjtjoners in Philanthropy, both natjonally and in Michigan. Nominated by Holly Cole.

Courtney Jackson is the Curator of Educatjon for the Muskegon Museum

• f Art. Prior to this positjon, she worked for a concept gallery, PiazzadiSpagna9,

in Italy, and the Urban Instjtute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids where, as a DisArt Festjval board member, she created an accessible art focused iPhone

• applicatjon. She is known for creatjng collaboratjve experiences to engage all

parts of the community with the Museum. She completed work on the exhibitjon SONS: Seeing the Modern African American Male, the Aesthetjc Educatjon program for school children, and NUFF: New Urbanism Film Festjval. Nominated by Dave Alexander.

Young Professional Finalists

Catherine Motu is the Assistant Director for the Muskegon Museum

• f Art. She brings her most authentjc self to the table and ofgers her tjme and

skills to others to help them develop in the roles they serve at work and in their

• communitjes. Catherine has received the JCI Greater Muskegon Distjnguished

Service Award for Outstanding Young Educator, and has co-authored the artjcle, “Lulu and the Shadow Catcher,” in The Magazine Antjques. Art, leadership, family life and community are her passions. Nominated by Cathleen Dubault.

Tina Orchard is the Branch Manager/Offjcer at ChoiceOne Bank. Tina

has worked her way up through the bank, beginning as a teller in 2004. She has been involved in several projects including one that earned the ICBA Community Bank Service Award by creatjng a program that assisted local farmers to pay their employees in a secure way. Tina enjoys working with women in a Jobs for Life class to prepare them for job interviews. She is involved in her community through membership in JCI Greater Muskegon and as an Ambassador for the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce. Nominated by Kara Zielinski.

Young Professional Finalists

Morgan Rescorla is the President/CEO of Best Financial Credit Union

and County Teachers Insurance Agency. She is focused on developing employees through the Integrity Coaching curriculum by efgectjvely and effjciently completjng any project from inceptjon to completjon. She implements programs that give back to the communitjes she serves. Morgan is a member of the Spring Lake Rotary, and is an alternate member of the Grand Haven Township Board

• f Review. She constantly seeks out opportunitjes to learn more. Nominated by

Shelley Peets.

Holly Schroeder is the Lakeshore Market Manager for Manpower. Holly is

focused on making and strengthening relatjonships with other professionals. She is involved with over eight local chambers. She encourages women to embrace their talents and reach for the stars by using her story to show hard work, determinatjon, and dedicatjon. In fjve years, she advanced from a stay at home mom, to receptjonist, to the Lakeshore Market Manager. Holly is a 2019 Future 15 award recipient and was awarded Manpower Group’s Circle of Stars. Nominated by Kelly Krispin, Caitlin Baughman and Kelcea Wilson.

Young Professional Finalists

Abby Selby is the Owner of Selby Tax and Accountjng. Abby is an

entrepreneur at heart with a passion for business prosperity. She employs all woman and encourages them step out and follow their dreams. Abby was a 2016 Chamber Young Professional Nominee, and Selby Tax and Accountjng was awarded the Grand Haven Tribune’s “Best Tax Preparer” in 2018 and 2019. She is involved in Tri-Citjes Women Who Care, Chamber, Rotary, and volunteers in areas that betuer the youth. Nominated by Meghan Heritage.

Kara Zielinski is the Resource Development Director at United Way of

the Lakeshore. Kara is an actjve member of the JCI Greater Muskegon, leading the group to numerous awards such as Local Organizatjon of the Year and Sustainable Development of the Year. She also serves on the JCI Michigan State Board of Directors and as an Ambassador at the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber

• f Commerce. Kara is a 2018 Future 15 award recipient. One of Kara’s largest

life accomplishments was earning her Master’s Degree in Human Services. Nominated by Tina Orchard.

Sponsors

GoodTemps, Manpower, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, Fifuh Third Bank, City of Muskegon, ADAC Automotjve

Service 1 Federal Credit Union, Arconic, Consumers Energy, Community Shores Bank, Women’s Division Chamber of Commerce, Worksighted, Hooker DeJong Inc., Mercy Health, Shoreline Vision, Wasserman’s Flowers & Gifus, Inc.

Carolyn Taylor, Chairperson, Fifuh Third Bank Cindy Achterhofg, Vice Chairperson, PNC Bank Pamela Blake, The Chamber Grand Haven, Spring Lake and Ferrysburg Kris Collee, AgeWell Services Of West Michigan Stefanie Herder, Spring Lake Country Club Bari Johnson, The Stanton Group Kristjn Knop, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce Bre McCarthy, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce Pat Shafer, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce Dwana Thompson, City of Muskegon

Athena Committee

Authentjc Self • Celebratjon & Joy • Collaboratjon Courageous Acts • Fierce Advocacy • Giving Back • Relatjonships

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