Best In Minority Business Awards
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Best In Minority Business Awards
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This event is a powerful networking tool and a reminder of the need to recognize diversity and inclusiveness. The Best in Minority Business Awards brings the greatest talents in our community together to honor leaders in all sectors, ranging from law to human resources and more. The purpose is to celebrate minorities and women in business and leadership whose efforts and resources are worthy of recognition. S UMMIT MEDIA IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE BEST in Minority Business Awards! It was only a few years ago that we started this event and our radio stations continue to be a vital community partner. I find it fitting to honor our finalists during February, as our nation celebrates Black History Month; we will continue the recognition of our winners into March during Womens’ History Month. This time of year is often used to highlight the great achievements of both groups, and the perfect opportunity to host the Best in Minority Business Awards. This event brings the best of our corporate community and city together to recognize diversity in all sectors and prides itself on the power of celebrating minorities and women in business. The world in which we live requires that we interact with people from multiple ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds. I believe in the strength of understanding diversity and inclusion, and the need to embrace these differences. I am extremely grateful to our sponsors for supporting this event. I also wish to extend a warm congratulations to the honorees. Birmingham is a magical city filled with the hopes and dreams of the past and future. Our radio stations are honored to have so many listeners who allow us to remind you of the best we have to offer. Thank you again for your support of the Best in Minority Business Awards and your commitment to celebrating diversity. Sincerely, David R. DuBose Executive VP/COO Summit Media 98.7 Kiss FM invites you to the Wells Fargo Recipients will be honored in the following categories: Encouraging Diversity Award ✴ Non-Profit Leadership Award ✴ Young Professional Award ✴ Presented by Alabama Power Tuesday, February 25,2014 Waymond Jackson, Jr. Outstanding Young Professional, Male Marquelon Sigler Patner & Associate Broker, Home Hunters Real Estate Firm Marquelon Sigler is a partner and Associate Broker at Home Hunters Real Estate Firm as well as a licensed independent life insurance & retirement income representative at Better Insurance & Retirement Income Solutions. Mr. Sigler is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and a graduate of Ramsay High School as well as Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. He is currently working on a Masters of Real Estate Development at Auburn University. Marquelon is also a hard working volunteer who is currently a member of the UAB Minority Health Research Center Young Professionals Board and the Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals. Prince Cleveland Data Technician, J.L. Morgan & Associates Prince Cleveland was raised in Bessemer, Alabama and is a 1999 graduate of Jess Lanier High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 2003 and an M.P.A. in 2006. He currently works as a data technician with J.L. Morgan and Associates, a survey research Brooke Adams firm specializing in patient care and satisfaction surveys. He is a member of New Hope Baptist Church of West End, Birmingham Urban League Young Professionals, Birmingham Young Democrats and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Waymond Jackson, Jr. Director of Education and Workforce Development, Birmingham Business Alliance Waymond Jackson, Jr. is the Director of Education and Workforce Development for the Birmingham Business Alliance. He’s responsible for coordinating workforce initiatives for industries and educational institutions within the Birmingham Metropolitan area. His work includes the development of the BBA’s Talent Recruitment Project – an initiative which pairs top-tier college graduates with Birmingham area companies. Waymond serves on the board of directors for the Birmingham Education Foundation, Growing Kings, and Financial Education Outreach. He was selected to Leadership UAB, The Alabama Leadership Initiative and completed the Economic and Community Development Intensive at Auburn University. He’s married to Kimberly Jackson and they have a son, Leo. Christina Almanza Outstanding Young Professional, Female 5 p.m. Reception 6 p.m. Seated Dinner and Awards Program Outstanding Attorney Award ✴ 2011 Automotive Professional Award The Club 1 Robert S. Smith Dr, Birmingham Christina Almanza Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Vulcan Park and Museum Originally from Torreon, Mexico, Cristina Almanza has become an adopted Alabamian. Living in Alabama since 2001, Cristina attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Graphic Design, as well a Master’s of Business Administration from Jacksonville State University. She also recently received a Web Design and Development Certificate from Emory University. Presented By alaBama Power •Enc • ExE •tim lEa •you •BEs •fait TICKETS ON SALE NO Tickets on sale now $50 each | Corporate Tables Available 5 pm 6 pm pRo HaR 2019 biRm Fin The caT be Brooke Adams Auditor, Department of Health and Human Services Currently an auditor with the Department of Health and Human Services, Ms. Adams has worked on The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief in Ethiopia, Namibia and Zambia, Africa. Brooke has a B.S. in Accounting, M.B.A. and a M.S.A. Ms. Adams serves the community as the President of Upsilon Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Junior Board of YWCA, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., UAB Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center Young Professionals Board, and The Links, Inc. In 2012 she was selected as BBA Young Professional of the Year Finalist. Th Fe Email requests to [email protected] MAIL CHECKS TO: David Walls Summit Media $40 each Attn: Best in Minority Business Awards Corporate 2700 Corporate Drive, Suite 115 Tables Available Birmingham, 35242 to [email protected] E-mailALrequests Call David Walls at 205.916.1109 for corporate tables and for more information MAil ChECks To: Cox Media Group attn: Best in Minority Business Awards The Best in Minority Business Awards began in 2007 to celebrate thestreet spirit, creativity and Birmingham 950 – 22nd North - suite 1000, resourcefulness of Birmingham’s brightest minority and female business leadership. Thistables event is for mor Call 205.326.2552 for corporate and a powerful networking tool and a reminder of the need to recognize diversity and inclusiveness. Cox Media Group began the Best in Minority Business Awar the spirit, creativity & resourcefulness of Birmingham’s brigh business leadership. This event is a powerful networking to need to recognize diversity and inclusiven Join us as we recognize the city’s best and brightest! JOIN uS AS WE rECOgNIzE ThE CITy’S bES CENTRAL ALABAMA McDONALD’S CO-OP ® is proud to sponsor Best In Minority Business Awards Derrick A. Mills Cristina is deeply devoted to helping her community. Before moving to Birmingham she was a member of the Anniston Morning Rotary Club and served with their “Dancing With Our Stars” Committee since 2010, raising over $70k during the last few years of its existence. She is currently a member of EWI (Social Media Committee Chair), PRSA (communications chair and board member),FIESTA (board member), and The Birmingham Urban League. Cristina is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Hispanic Catholic Social Services of North Alabama. Bianca Priest Owner, Who Doesn’t Like Cake? In 2009, Bianca Priest opened Who Doesn’t Like Cake Inc., where she crafts cupcakes, pies and cookies from scratch. Priest also offers custom cakes and elegant wedding desserts. Prior to opening her own business, she worked as a restaurant pastry chef for nearly seven years at restaurants including Fleming’s Steakhouse. Priest is a vocal-box cancer survivor who enjoys being an entrepreneur. Outstanding Attorneys Derrick A. Mills Partner, Marsh, Rickard & Bryan Law Firm Derrick A. Mills is a partner in the law firm of Marsh, Rickard & Bryan in Kimberly Byrum Vice Birmingham, where he handles a wide range of cases on behalf of plaintiffs, including serious personal injury and wrongful death. Derrick is an Alabama State Bar Commissioner, a member of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Future Leaders Forum, a member of the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum, and has served as president of the Magic City Bar Association. Derrick was recognized by Birmingham magazine Top Attorneys in the Rising Stars Under 40 category from 20112013 and Alabama Super Lawyers from 2011-2014 (2011-2013 in the Rising Stars category). Kimberly Byram Vice Attorney, Jonathan W. Gathings and Associates, LLC Attorney Kimberly Byram Vice grew up in Hueytown and believes her work ethic is a result of her family’s influence and her close association with the community. Kim studied musical theatre at Birmingham-Southern College and then worked as a performer and dance coach at a theme park. While auditioning for other productions, she accepted a position at a law firm and eventually began law school while working full-time as a legal assistant. By graduation, Kim was working for Lanier Brown Jonathan W. Gathings & Associates and had already assisted in preparing cases and attended hearings, dockets and trials. She practices in the areas of medical malpractice, birth injury, wrongful death, personal injury, domestic relations, product liability and defective drugs. Kim is a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Her past and present professional memberships include the American Bar Association, the Alabama Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Alabama Association for Justice. She is a board member of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Legal Leaders of Greater Birmingham program. Lanier Brown Partner, Huie, Fernambucq and Stewart, LLP Lanier Brown is a partner Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart LLP, where his trial practice consists of the defense of automotive liability, product liability, medical liability, general personal injury cases and insurance and nursing home litigation. Lanier is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Lanier has also been McDonald’s Owner/Operators throughout central Alabama take great pride in being a part of BIMBA. Our commitment to recognizing the success of minority businesses leaders, however, goes beyond simply sponsoring this event. We are proud to provide career paths for people that are literally – our neighbors. We have helped to write numerous success stories in management and ownership that began with that first entry-level opportunity. What will your success story be at McDonald’s? For more information about career opportunities at McDonald’s, visit our website at: www.mcalabama.com Roderick Underwood included in The Best Lawyers in America, Birmingham magazines’s Top Attorneys, and Alabama Super Lawyers. He has lectured at local and national product liability seminars and spoken on medical liability issues. Lanier currently serves as adjunct professor of trial advocacy at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he earned his juris doctorate. He also serves the community as vice-chairman of the Alabama Environmental Management Commission. Automotive Roderick Underwood General Manager, Anthony Underwood Automotive After graduating from The University of Alabama in 2000, Roderick Underwood began his career in mechanics by working for his father’s car dealership. Underwood is now the General Manager for Anthony Underwood Automotive. In the summer of 2003, Underwood received the prestigious “National Quality Dealer of the Year” award from the National Independent Automobile Dealers’ Association. Mark Mitchell General Sales Manager, Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep & Ram Mark Mitchell is the general sales Mark Mitchell manager for Landers McLarty Dodge Chrysler Jeep and Ram in Bessemer. He credits his success to hard work, dedication and his love for the car business. Mitchell has been in the automotive industry for more than 21 years, and is proud to work for a dealer who cares about the community. Landers McLarty has provided scholarships and athletic sponsorships to Bessemer City High, McAdory High and Bessemer Academy. Mitchell is married with one daughter. Encouraging Diversity Patricia Todd Representative, Alabama State Legislature Patricia Todd is the acting executive director of AIDS Alabama. She was elected to the Alabama State Legislature in 2006 as representative for House District 54. Rep. Todd has socially and professionally advocated for public policies relevant to HIV/AIDS, healthcare and a wide range of issues affecting the Birmingham community for more than 25 years. Upon her election, she became the first openly gay public official in Alabama and since then has been awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Public Health’s Public Health Advocate Award, has been named UAB Patricia Todd Outstanding Alumni and was named “Freshman Legislator of the Year” by her Democratic peers. Judge Shanta Owens District Judge, 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama Since November 2008, Shanta Owens has served as a district judge in the criminal division for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama. She is the presiding judge for the drug court program for the Birmingham Division of Jefferson County, a rehabilitation program for nonviolent drug offenders who want to live drugfree lives. Owens is a member of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, Alabama Association of Drug Court Professionals, Alabama District Judges Association, Alabama State Bar Association, the Women Lawyers Section and Criminal Justice Section of the Birmingham Bar Association and the Judicial Council of the Magic City Bar Association. After graduating from law school, Owens returned to Birmingham to begin her legal career. She worked as a deputy district attorney with the Jefferson County district attorney’s office, where she rose to the position of senior trial attorney. In addition, she is a member of the Children’s Village Board of Directors. She is a former member Judge Shanta Owens Catrena Norris Carter of the Birmingham Public Library Board, Redmont School in the Waldorf Tradition and Jones Valley Development Corporation. She is also a graduate of Project Corporate Leadership and the 2011 class of Leadership Birmingham. Owens has been honored as a 2011 NAACP Wonderful Outstanding Women Honoree and 2010 Alabama State University Outstanding Alumni in Law. Catrena Norris Carter Associate Publisher of Who’s Who in Black Alabama, President & CEO of Women Of Will (WOW) and Managing Partner of C&C Events Catrena Norris Carter is president and CEO of Women Of Will and managing partner of C & C Events. WOW is a statewide, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) working to advance a richly diverse mass of women into leadership positions at work, in the community and in politics. WOW aims to recruit more women for leadership positions, from the boardrooms to the courtrooms. Carter travels across the state identifying and asking for nominations of African-Americans who are doing extraordinary things to move our state forward. In addition to her three sons, Catrena’s passions are community activism and performing arts . Non-Profit Cliff Long CEO, Birmingham Association of Realtors Cliff Long is CEO of the Birmingham Association of Realtors and the Greater Alabama Multiple Listing Service. Cliff is also the former CEO for the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors in Florida, where Realtors successfully rebounded from industry threatening events such as the BP Oil spill and Military Base Realignment and Closure. Cliff was born in Montgomery. The Birmingham Association of Realtors and GALMLS provide services to more than 3,200 real estate professionals. In 2013, Birmingham’s Realtors sold more than 11,000 properties totaling more than $2.3 billion dollars in sales. Terri Harvill District Vice President, YMCA of Greater Birmingham Terri Harvill serves as a District Vice President for the YMCA of Greater Birmingham, responsible for the Northeast, Western, Trussville,Vestavia, and Greystone branches. She is also national faculty trainer for the YMCA of the USA. Her 23 years with the YMCA stands on a foundation of her love for working Cliff Long with and helping people. During her service for the YMCA, she has received several local and national honors and awards. She has served as a liaison for many community partnerships and collaborations including state and federal initiatives such as President Obama’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work Community grant and Alabama’s Healthy Kids/Healthy Communities initiative. She is the wife of Omar Harvill and a mother. Kerri L. Pruitt, MBA Executive Director, The Damon Project Author of My Affairs, a guidebook stressing the importance of planning for a family’s financial health; and, the co-founder/Executive Director of The Dannon Project, a non-profit organization serving at-risk persons including youth, un/underemployed, and non-violent offenders returning from prison, Kerri is recognized nationally for 15+/- year career as a federal T/A fiscal consultant, and the developer of a user-friendly GrantSuite© software and trainer for multi-funded governmental programs. Kerri is a leader in the fight for providing quality, compassionate services to the most needy in our community. In 2009, she was awarded the Feeding Dreams Champions Award. Kerri has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s in business administration. She and her husband Jeh Jeh have a daughter, Jehme. PROUD PARTNER OF THE 2014 BEST IN MINORITY BUSINESS AWARDS Terri Harvill Medical Dr. Robert E. Agee Head Team Physician, Alabama State University Dr. Robert Agee is Board Certified by the American Academy of Family Practice and specializes in primary care sports medicine. Dr. Agee completed a Sports Medicine fellowship in Birmingham at the American Sports Medicine Institute, which was cofounded by sports medicine pioneer, Dr. Lawrence Lemak. Dr. Agee attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to coming to Birmingham, he was the Chief of Primary Care Sports Medicine at Kaiser Permanente in California, one of the largest hospital systems in the United States. During that time, Dr. Agee was also the team physician for The University of California at Berkeley where he covered various intercollegiate team sports, and was most notable as the head team physician for the National Champion Cal Rugby Team. Kerri L. Pruitt In addition to his collegiate athletic post, Dr. Agee served nine years as a medical consultant to the NFL-Europe league, providing sideline coverage and medical care for professional football players overseas. Many celebrities and entertainers who require immediate medical attention have called on Dr. Agee. In 2005, Dr. Agee was invited to address members of Congress, the White House staff and Olympic Committee on anti-doping to discuss drug testing in Olympic athletes. In 2013, Agee was awarded President Barack Obama’s Presidential Service Award for community service working as a career mentor for Birmingham area youth. He is married to Dr. jarralynne Agee and has two sons, Trey and Quest. Dr. Shameza Boyd Dennis Owner, Small Steps Pediatrics Dr. Shameza Boyd Dennis is the owner and medical director of Small Steps Pediatrics, PC. Boyd’s Dr. Shameza Boyd Dennis vision for Small Steps is to provide quality healthcare for all children. Boyd is a board certified fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She currently serves as the second vice president of the Xavier University National Physician Alumni Association. She is active in her community and enjoys speaking to youth groups throughout the city. Boyd is a member of several medical societies and organizations, including American Academy of Pediatrics—Alabama Chapter, MASA, Jefferson County Medical Society, Mineral District Medical Society and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Dr. Tomeka Roberts OB/GYN, Tomeka Roberts MC, PC Dr. Tomeka Roberts, a proud parent and decorated physician, received her bachelor of science in Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1995. She then earned her doctorate in medicine from Meharry Medical College at Nashville Dr. Tomeka Roberts in 1999, where she gained membership to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. From that point, until 2003, Roberts completed residency training at the University of Florida in Jacksonville, with a focus on obstetrics and gynecology. Since becoming certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roberts has lectured on the topic of women’s health and has been featured on the NBC morning news. She has treated patients in the Birmingham area for both general and specific health issues since 2003, and participated in local health fair events on numerous occasions. Her other professional associations include Mineral District Medical Society, The American Society of Bariatric Physicians, The Medical Association of the State of Alabama, The Jefferson County Medical Society and fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. AVAILABLE AT: Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million | Joe Muggs | Little Professor | Publix Piggly Wiggly | Sam’s Club | Urban Standard | Walgreens | Western | Whole Foods BHAMMAG.COM