Tag: successful careers for women
Onyx Woman Leadership Award
2023 Onyx Woman Leadership Awards Honoree Ayanna Lee-Davis, Esq.
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Ayanna Lee-Davis, Esq. is Lead Counsel in the Business Transactions Group of the Legal Department at FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., where she is responsible for complex domestic and international real estate negotiations and transactions and the enterprise’s general corporate and environmental matters.
Prior to joining FedEx, Ayanna was an attorney in the Real...
Many people work long and hard to get access to the right opportunity. The right opportunity can lead you in the right direction, and get you closer to your goals. So why then do people pass up opportunities in hopes that, like a bus, another will come along? I...
Employment
Top 10 Diversity Recruiting Web Sites for African Americans (and other minority job seekers)
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CONTACT:
Diversity City Media
info@blackjobs.com
614-595-6063
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- There are many online tools that help African Americans, Latinos, and Asians find competitive jobs. These same online tools also help employers that want to show these ethnic groups that they are dedicated and committed to diversity hiring. The question, though, is: Which...
How many years have you been in your industry?
I’ve been in the property management sector of real estate for 14 years. I’ve been a real estate investor for 12 years now.
What has been your greatest inspiration?
My greatest inspiration has been my knowledge of self. Since the age of 19...
Diamonte Z. Walker, MBA
Director of Performance and Compliance
Urban Redevelopment Authority
How many years have you been in your industry?
I’ve worked in the non-profit and government sectors for 3 years. I have more than 15 years in the for-profit and corporate arenas.
What has been your greatest inspiration?
My daughters are...
Onyx Woman Magazine
Ja-Neen Jones is Leading the Way in Connecting Children to Forever Families
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Ja-Neen Jones, MSOL
Director of Adoption & Foster Care Resources
Three Rivers Adoption Council (TRAC)
How many years have you been in your industry?
I have been with TRAC for 13 years however, I have over 25 years working with children and their families.
What has been my greatest inspiration?
Seeing children of color being connected...
Evolving Women
Marimba Milliones is Paving the Way for a Better Community as a 2018 Woman to Watch
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Marimba Milliones is President and CEO of the Hill Community Development Corporation in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania's historic Hill District neighborhood. She is a national presenter and thought leader in urban revitalization. She is an entrepreneur at - heart, and was born into community development, policy and political work through her...
Employment
Charlise Smith is Riding a WAVE to Helping Women Fight Against Domestic Violence as a 2018 Woman to Watch
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Charlise Smith is the CEO of CWisdom Management LLC. The organization’s mission is to primarily facilitate safe housing and high quality social services for women and men who reside in subsidized housing, and are transitioning from incarceration in order to help them heal, transform, and rebuild their lives.
Charlise is...
Shakelah Knox
Keep It Sweet by Shakelah llc. K.I.S.S.
Tell us about your business?
Keep It Sweet by Shakelah LLC also known as K.I.S.S. is a confectionery company that specializes in all things sweet. We craft themed and gourmet desserts to fit any event, special occasion or decor. In addition, K.I.S.S. holds Sweet Craft Classes where we...
Let’s Get Real about Entrepreneurship
Let’s face it… the corporate world has changed as we know it. Employees have become an expense that some employers often seek to decrease or outright eliminate. A few years ago as I was waiting for my plane to take off, instead of witnessing the traditional...
Evolving Women
Pittsburgh’s Top 25 Women: Tamiko Stanley is a Great Inspiration
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Tamiko Stanley
Senior Executive Manager, Corporate Human Resources US & Canada
FedEx, Genco
20 Years in Business and Human Resources 16 Years working with Affirmative-Action/ EEO and Diversity and Inclusion
OW: What has been your greatest inspiration?
TS: I find inspiration to succeed in so many things. I am inspired by making loved ones...
Brenda Tate
Retired PPD Detective
PA State Democratic Committee
40 Years in Law Enforcement
OW: What has been your greatest inspiration?
BT: Witnessing an African American family ascend to the highest o ce in the Free World.
OW: When did you first become aware of your purpose?
BT: Thirty years ago when I overcame my demons.
OW:...
Last week a young lady told me that her job was to teach women how to have it "All." My immediate response was, "Are you serious?"
Of course she was quite young. She will learn the realities of having it all as she gets older.
I have interviewed many women over...
1. You don't do the same things you used to do
2. You think differently than you used to
3. You act differently than you used to
4. You feel differently than you used to
5. You let go of things that you used to hold on to
6. You see positive changes that are a...