2021 Orlando Women's Conference Program

Tuesday, September 14 Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

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This EMPOWERING day includes... sessions with 40+ speakers, exhibits, opening keynote, luncheon keynote, afternoon keynote, special presentations, and more, ending with the Women of the Year Reception.

LIVE & VIRTUAL REGISTRATION: www.orlandowomensconference.com

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

RANIA ARWANI

DR. KEITA

JOY

YAMILE LUNA, Vice President for Organizational Culture and Wellbeing at Adventhealth Central Florida Divison ANNETTA WILSON, award-winning broadcaster, media trainer and coach, and business owner

BARBARA POMA

Noon Keynote: DR. KEITA JOY, speaker, author and success coach, Success Uncensored, says, “The hardest thing for people to do is to define success for themselves and unleash their greatest potential with clarity, discipline and joy.”

9am Keynote: RANIA ARWANI, survivor, author and family law attorney, shares, “There are no mistakes in life; there are only powerful lessons which serve to elevate us if we are willing to seize that opportunity.”

2:15 Keynote: BARBARA POMA, CEO, onePULSE Foundation, explains, “I believe every chapter of life is a defining moment and once you endure it or experience it, the next chapter begins.”

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TAMMARA KOHLER

MARIANNE ILUNGA

The Mall at Millenia’s Personal Stylists MARIANNE ILUNGA and TAMMARA KOHLER share trade secrets and present insight into their world of helping clients re-invent their personal style. Each stylist will demonstrate their client’s needs and the solutions they provided to enhance their wardrobe. You’ll gain insight on how to transform day looks to glamorous night looks; bring your wardrobe on trend for the season; and feel like a new you…with just a few simple pieces.

SCHEDULE 7:00 8:00 8:50 9:00 9:25 9:40 10:25 10:45 11:30 11:50 1:00 1:15 1:45 2:15 2:45 3:00 3:30

Exhibitor Check-in Registration & Exhibits Open Opening Remarks Opening Keynote: Rania Arwani BREAK First Breakouts Break Second Breakouts Break Keynote Luncheon: Dr. Keita Joy Break The Mall at Millenia Break Afternoon Keynote: Barbara Poma Wrap-up Session: Annetta Wilson Break Women of the Year Reception

Rania Arwani, Attorney

RANIA ARWANI is a mother, wife, family law attorney, business owner, women’s rights advocate, philanthropist and author. Her personal and professional life is grounded in her passion to serve humanity by ensuring women are empowered in their rights.

“It is my life mission to advocate for women --- my business background and law degree are the tools I use to empower our female clients daily,” she says. Rania graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a business degree in finance and originally started working in the field. Through her community service to help other women, she realized she was destined for a career path that would help her lead impactful change in the lives of women.

“When I was still in college, I was abused by my former husband. He was prosecuted and my defining moment was when the prosecutor gave her closing statement. That day she gave me a feeling I will never forget, and that day was the day that I decided to change my career path and go to law school. The prosecutor was so much more than a government employee going after a criminal that broke the law. She was a powerful woman providing me with a strong voice when I was unable to provide one for myself. She helped me understand that I deserved a voice. I deserved to be heard. I wanted to let other women know that their voices deserved to be heard as well. I wanted to help give women the same gift she had given me: freedom. back to the sport or activity they love. When

you’re playing an important part in that, it truly is gratifying because you know it impacts their overall health as well,” she explains.

Rania acted as a Research Assistant at Barry University School of Law and a Certified Legal Intern for the Children and Families Clinic. At the Children’s and Family Clinic, Rania quickly understood and mastered the dual role required of her in her representation of her of minor client.

First, she zealously defended the delinquent children against the allegation of the unlawful behaviors, and, advocated for those children to receive the care, treatment and the guidance to help them in shaping their future.

She trained with the Florida Center for Child Welfare to handle a variety of family law matters, including domestic violence, substance abuse and sexual abuse of children. Prior to co-founding Arwani Law Firm Rania was a Certified Legal Intern with the State Attorney’s Office in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County where she gained valuable courtroom experience.

Following her passion affords her the privilege to solve her client’s complex legal issues, help families find common ground and reduce conflict and tension as she helps parents co-exist. Her goal is to create a stress-free environment and offer families facing complex legal issues the tools to help them reach a resolution in peace. Her philosophy is to transform people’s attitude when met with the so-called failure of their marriage to an end of a triumph.

As the manager of the family law division at the Arwani Law Firm Rania is dedicated to protecting the rights of parents and children. "We will always do everything in our power to make this process as expeditious and stress-free as possible," she adds.

"Success is using my experiences and expertise to help women find their own voice and independence. The more women I can empower, the more successful I feel I am. There is nothing more gratifying or incredible than the emotions you have knowing that you contributed–no matter how large or how small–to helping a woman find her own confidence and self-worth. As long as I am doing that, I know I am successful."

RANIA ARWANI, ESQ. Arwani Law Firm www.arwanilawfirm.com 407-254-0060

BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 9:40 - 10:25

REinvent: Implement Big Changes

DeVos Room - Level 3

How to make the leap to a new career, lifestyle or path with passion, purpose and a plan.

MODERATOR: Elisha Gonzalez PANELISTS: Dana Bledsoe, Dr. Elizabeth Dovec, Kay Rawlins, Dr. CeCe Rivers

REimagine: Navigate New Normals

Kessler Tier - Level 5

Business owners and leaders share insights and lessons for moving forward successfully MODERATOR: Secily Wilson PANELISTS: Bernadette Girvin, Leslie Heimer, Victoria DeVos Room - Tier 3 Angela, Jillian McCluskey

REstore: Prioritize Mental Health

Main Lobby - Level 1

Expert advice on how to put your mask on first to care for you, your family and your friends.

MODERATOR: Allison Walsh PANELISTS: Dr. Shainna Ali, Jill Hamilton Buss, Dr. Lisa Spector All speaker bios and additional info can be found online. orlandowomens conference.com

BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 10:45 - 11:30

REshape: Create More Opportunities

DeVos Room - Tier 3

Ways and actions to improve the lives of women through education, mentoring, resources and policies.

MODERATOR: Jo Newell PANELISTS: Kelly Cohen, Maritza Martinez-Guerrero, Dr. Ginny Botts, Diane Meiller-Cook

REthink: Define Your Own Success

Kessler Tier - Level 5

More than money or titles, create your version of being your best and accomplishing your visions and goals.

MODERATOR: Carol Wick PANELISTS: Judi Awsumb, Malika Harrison, Suneera Madhani, Garima Shah, Cyndi Shifrel

REcharge: Slay Those Guilt Dragons

Main Lobby - Level 1

It’s time to give yourself some grace and stop berating, beating up, comparing and judging yourself.

MODERATOR: Kim Strong PANELISTS: Tessa Boyd, Shannon Gravitte, Ashley Vann, Dr. Vonda Ware

EXHIBITORS (as of 8/16/21) AdventHealth for Women

ShopModa

Join us at

Arwani Law Firm

Success Uncensored Coaching

3:30pm

BreakThrough

The Bar Method Winter Park

on the

Champion Title & Closing and Park Title The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Orlando Chic Boutique Orlando

The Mall at Millenia Fashion Insiders:

Darling Clutch Co.

Athleta

FAIRWINDS

Kendra Scott

Karen K Photo

L’Occitane

Nemours Children’s Health

Neiman Marcus

Orlando Ballet

The Mall at Millenia

Orlando Regional Chamber

Tous

Orlando Skin Solutions

Tommy Bahama

Roe Family Chiropractic

Rooftop!

WOMEN OF THE YEAR RECEPTION The conference ends with a celebration of Pamela Kancher, Stephanie Bowman, Patty Sheehan and Andrea Eliscu.

FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO REGISTER VISIT: ORLANDOWOMENS CONFERENCE.COM

SPEAKER BIOS DR. SHAINNA ALI is a mental health counselor, educator, and advocate who is passionate about destigmatizing mental health counseling and helping individuals worldwide recognize the importance of fostering mental wellness. She is the author of The Self-Love Workbook, The Self-Love Workbook for Teens, and the newly released children’s book Luna Finds Love Everywhere. Dr. Shainna is the owner and operator of Integrated Counseling Solutions, LLC, a strengths-based clinical mental health and consulting practice located in Downtown Orlando.

VICTORIA ANGELA is an entrepreneur, trendsetter, mentor, philanthropist and successful multi-business owner. With over two decades of experience in the wedding and event industry she has provided unparalleled levels of service and attention to detail within her companies. She recently co-founded SHOPMODA™, a fashion and accessory e-commerce brand with its first brick and mortar location in Orlando. Her accolades have caused other industry professionals to request her for various speaking engagements.

RANIA ARWANI is a mother, wife, family law attorney, business owner, women’s rights advocate, philanthropist and author. Her personal and professional life is grounded in her passion to serve humanity by ensuring women are empowered in their rights. She trained with the Florida Center for Child Welfare to handle a variety of family law matters, including domestic violence, substance abuse and sexual abuse of children. Prior to co-founding Arwani Law Firm Rania was a Certified Legal Intern with the State Attorney’s Office in the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orange County.

JUDI AWSUMB is president of Awsumb Enterprises, Inc., established in 2004 after Judi left an executive position in a Fortune 500 company after 30 years. Judi provides business growth strategies and initiatives to CEOs and executives in a number of innovative and high-growth businesses. She is also founder of WE - Women Entrepreneurs, powered by CEO Nexus. This group of women-owned businesses are generating over $1 million in annual revenues. Only 20% of all womenowned businesses are generating over $1 million and Judi is committed to changing that percentage upwards.

DANA BLEDSOE, president, DBledsoe Consulting, is a highly accomplished visionary executive with years of diverse healthcare experiences with forward leading healthcare organizations and systems. She has a proven track record of blending long range strategy with creative problem solving. She is a veteran strategic leader with exceptional operations experience throughout the care continuum, including primary and specialty care, in hyper competitive markets. Known as an inspirational leader committed to developing high performing teams, mentoring, and nurturing organizational culture. Respected for community leadership, advocacy for children, and philanthropic successes.

DR. GINNY BOTTS works as the Director of Mentors and Scholars for Support our Scholars, a local nonprofit whose mission is to support first generation young women through college. Her life mission is to create positive change in our community by helping others educationally succeed. In over a decade in higher education, she has worked with thousands of students and through that experience she has seen first-hand how the biggest barrier to academic success has nothing to do academics, but every other aspect of life: family, basic needs insecurity, mental illness, impostor syndrome, and etc.

TESSA BOYD, the Director of Elise Esthetics Institute, is a licensed facial specialist in the state of Florida as well as the state of Ohio. Tessa has a degree in Business Administration in Marketing and Management from the University of Cincinnati and is a graduate from the Aveda Fredric’s Institute where she earned her esthetics license. Additionally, Tessa has reached the highest tier in Dermalogica’s skincare status program by becoming a Dermalogica Skin Expert. Tessa is also the author of The Classy Hustle, which details her entrepreneurial path and inspirations.

KELLY COHEN is a lobbyist, strategist, and fundraiser whose work building partnerships between government and industry in Florida has made her a perennial figure on the region’s “Most Powerful” lists. Since opening The Southern Group’s first regional office in Orlando in 2005, Kelly has leveraged her expertise at building partnerships to drive public policy and growth throughout Central Florida. She is highly regarded for creating successful collaborations, implementing strategic communications, government relations and community engagement plans.

DR. ELIZABETH “BETSY” DOVEC joined AdventHealth from Baltimore, Maryland, where together she helped build one of the nation’s busiest and most highly regarded bariatric surgery programs with an average of 1200 cases per year. She has now brought her incredible expertise to Central Florida to help cement AdventHealth as a premier destination for weight-loss surgery. She believes in the life-changing power of such surgery and is passionate about helping patients break free of chronic health conditions, feel confident and attain lifelong wellness. Her focus is on personalized care experiences and sustainable results.

BERNADETTE GIRVIN, a former LPGA Tour player and 10-year veteran in the financial services industry, is passionate about her role as Chief Executive Officer with Gambin Financial Group. In 2019, after 9 years as a solo-entrepreneur and Financial Advisor managing her own practice, she formally partnered with Claudio Gambin of Gambin Financial Group to open their own office in downtown Orlando. Bernadette is leading the strategic growth vision of the firm, overseeing financial performance and helping ensure a first-class, exceptional client experience.

SPEAKER BIOS ELISHA GONZÁLEZ is an educator and public affairs executive and serves as the Vice President, Community Relations and Government Affairs and Executive Director of the FAIRWINDS Foundation leading all community affairs efforts for FAIRWINDS nationwide including the company’s community affairs initiatives, programmatic activities, strategic philanthropy, team member engagement and market reputation risk.

With the FAIRWINDS Foundation she leads the philanthropic effort to bolster organizations that advocate financial literacy, education and volunteerism by working with FAIRWINDS crew members in the community. A trusted public affairs executive, avid community connector, Elisha has been recognized for her leadership, business acumen and her commitment to community.

SHANNON GRAVITTE serves as Vice President of Government Advocacy for AdventHealth, one of the largest faithbased health care systems in the United States. As part of the senior leadership team, she sets the overall direction and strategy for AdventHealth’s advocacy efforts at the federal, state and local level in more than a dozen states. With more than 25 years of experience in public affairs, she brings a depth of understanding of the critical integration of health care with social responsibility. Prior to her current position she was vice president of Government and Community Affairs for Mears Transportation Group.

JILL HAMILTON BUSS is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who works with clients in a holistic way to create optimal wellbeing for mind and body. She offers traditional in-office psychotherapy, life coaching and “Walk and Talk Therapy.” Jill has worked in the for-profit and non-profit sectors, most recently serving as Executive Director of Healthy Central Florida, an initiative to make our communities the healthiest in the nation. She holds master’s degrees from Rollins College and the University of Florida in mental health counseling and communications, respectively, and was named one of Winter Park’s Most Influential People in 2016.

MALIKA HARRISON, director of social responsibility for the Orlando Magic, has more than 16 years of experience in philanthropy, communications, public relations, and business strategy. Currently, she directs all aspects of the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation, including strategic grantmaking and fundraising. She previously served as director of corporate responsibility for S&P Global and vice president of S&P Global Foundation. She is on the board of directors for Early Learning Coalition of Orange County, ELEVATE Orlando, Holocaust Memorial Resources and Education Center of Florida, and United Arts of Central Florida.

LESLIE HEIMER is a sixth generation native to Central Florida, Leslie earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. Leslie is the Agent Owner with American Liberty Mortgage, Inc. where she provides a high touch lending experience for Orlando’s most distinguished homeowners while

overseeing the Florida branch offices for the nationwide lending firm. Leslie has been recognized on the cover of FOCUS magazine, The Orlando Business Journal and the Real for community relations and successful corporate growth strategies, taking her company from five employees and one location, to over forty employees and three branch offices.

MARIANNE ILUNGA is a fashion editor, wardrobe stylist and image consultant based in Central Florida. Her keen sense of fashionn, global perspective and strong retail merchandising background enables her to showcase fashion forward and classic looks for the everyday women and for models on fashion spread. In 2008, Marianne founded Stylissima, a fashion and image consulting company that offers styling services to private clients, companies and events. Some of the clients she has worked with include Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Jimmy Choo, Donald J Pliner and Lululemon.

DR. KEITA JOY is a Success Maximizer, Motivational Teacher, and CEO of Success Uncensored® Coaching, offering a safe space for leaders, athletes, and influencers to maximize their greatest potential, perform at their optimal level, and unlock success now. She is the CEO of Success Uncensored Coaching as well as a transformational speaker, wife and mother, who channels her infectious energy and drive for life into inspiring others to be intentional about cultivating strategic goals and increasing your emotional intelligence, cultural competency skills, and mental health awareness. A TED TALK speaker, she is known for her dynamic energy with highly engaging diversity and inclusion, leadership, and team building workshops.

TAMMARA KOHLER, Wardrobe Stylist and Owner of Fused Fashion, is a distinguished stylist, thought-starter and entrepreneur whose eye extends beyond trends and forecasting. Her 15+ years in the fashion industry and her International Business degree, from the prestigious Rollins College, has afforded her the opportunity to push boundaries in the commercial, editorial, avant-garde and high art spaces. Technology and music have always been a muse for her, with a focus in digital content such as Facebook live fashion shows and single shot live-action editorial narratives. She is known for her ability to fuse the approachability of couture and the elevation of fast-fashion trends.

DR. YAMILE LUNA serves as Vice President for Organizational Culture and Wellbeing at Adventhealth Central Florida Divison (CFD). Previously she served as the CFD South leader within Public Affairs’ Community Impact, where she led all efforts related to community health, community relations and community volunteerism. Yamile has proudly served within AdventHealth for 37 years and has held multiple leadership roles. Her areas of expertise include in-depth knowledge of Health Information Management (HIM), executive oversight in Human Resources, leadership development, operations of multiple support and clinical ancillary areas.

SPEAKER BIOS SUNEERA MADHANI is founder and CEO of Stax by Fattmechant. Under her leadership, Stax has catapulted from startup to eight figures in revenue, and Suneera has become a notable minority female entrepreneur raising over $100 million in venture capital. A technology innovator and proven leader, she was recognized as the 2018 Most Influential Woman in Payments and a 2020 honoree of Fortune’s prestigious 40 Under 40 list. Suneera has spoken at national fintech, tech and payments conferences such as Money 20/20, Collision and TedX. She is also an active writer for Forbes, Inc. and the Entrepreneur network.

MARITZA MARTINEZ-GUERRERO is associate vice president for the Division of Government and Community Relations, and director for the Office of Community Relations and Economic Development at UCF. A strategic and trusted public affairs executive, with more than 15 years of experience strengthening internal and external stakeholder relations in higher education.

She has represented the University on numerous boards and community-wide efforts, and currently serves on the boards of the National Entrepreneurship Center, GrowFL, National Center for Simulation, Team Volusia, Small Business Development Center, Heart of Florida United Way, among others.

JILLIAN MCCLUSKEY is the Central Florida Market President of Workscapes, a woman-owned business and a full-service office dealership offering furniture with an architectural wall and flooring division. Workscapes is a Herman Miller certified network dealer and DIRTT partner and helps thousands of organizations avoid the mistakes and pressures that come with change. Workscapes has a simple process to discover how to improve a team’s workflow, design space for maximum productivity, and ultimately deliver a beautiful furnished environment on time and on budget. She has bachelor’s degree in architecture and interior design from the University of Florida.

DIANE MEILLER-COOK is dynamic change leader with specific expertise in enterprise strategic planning, change management and corporate organizational realignment, she possesses the expertise to collaborate effectively with senior leaders to assess and leverage an organization’s ability to optimize its resources, industry position, partnerships and other strengths to achieve growth and performance excellence objectives. Diane is a regular presenter on the topics of change management, strategic planning, organizational alignment and leadership optimization. She has over 25 years of experience in multiple industries, specializing in the areas of business strategy and leadership, marketing and sales, human resources and operations management.

JOSANN (JO) NEWELL is the Vice-President of the Orlando Regional Chamber, that serves the Central Florida region. She joined the Chamber in February 2019 and in January of 2021 became the first Black American woman to lead the chamber in its 100+ year history. Previously she was Vice-President of

Operations for NLS Worldwide. In addition, she worked at the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to marshalling to make homelessness in Central Florida rare, brief, and one time. A lifelong learner, Jo obtained her real estate license in 2018 and enjoys engaging and learning about the Orlando region.

BARBARA POMA is the founding CEO of onePULSE Foundation, the not-for-profit established to honor and preserve the legacy of the 49 killed and all those affected by the Pulse nightclub tragedy. onePULSE’s mission is to create and support a memorial that opens hearts, a museum that opens minds, educational programs that open eyes and 49 Legacy Scholarships that open doors. The National Pulse Memorial & Museum will honor the 49 lives taken and all those affected, while also educating visitors and future generations on the profound impact the tragedy had on Orlando, the U.S. and the world. The project also includes the Orlando Health Survivors Walk, which retraces the journey many victims and responders took.

KAY RAWLINS is a founder and owner of Orlando City Soccer Club and serves as the Senior VP of Community Relations and President of the Foundation. Her role includes speaking engagements on behalf of the Club, community outreach, sending players to schools and youth groups and encouraging staff and fans to join community projects. Kay heads up the Orlando City Foundation and is a board member for many other organizations. She has given a talk for TEDx Orlando and has been awarded Businesswoman of the Year by the Orlando Business Journal, Corporate Ally of the Year by the Pride Chamber and included in Florida Trend 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in 2020.

CECE RIVERS, Ed.D, is a certified wedding and event planner, who runs her own full-service event planning and design company, CeCe Celebrations Weddings & Events. She has worked with and studied under industry expert David Tutera and celebrity planners Preston Bailey, and Kevin Lee of Hollywood Weddings. Previously she was a senior administrator at the University of Central Florida. Her positions as Director of the McKnight Center of Excellence and Assistant Vice President of Regional Campuses allowed her to leverage her leadership skills in the oversight of five regional campuses, faculty and student development and community relations.

GARIMA SHAH has more than 18 years of experience working in key leadership positions in fintech and the payments industry and is currently president of Biller Genie. Since she joined, the company has seen a 350% increase in revenue and grown the subscriber base seven-fold. She has served as head of US sales for eMerchantPay, successfully launching the company’s entry into the US market, and held other notable positions such as Sr. VP at Century Payments and Chief Business Development Officer at Direct Connect. She has been named to Orlando Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and 40 Under 40 by the Electronic Transaction Associations.

SPEAKER BIOS CYNDI SHIFREL is the CEO of Orlando Wedding & Party Rentals, a full-service luxury event and party rental company that specializes in upscale, tailored event rentals. She is also the CEO of Central Florida Luxury Restroom Trailers, a company that provides luxury restroom trailers for events. Most recently in 2020 she started her own personal brand, The Gingerpreneur, a podcast that provides insight, tactics and advice on the daily challenges and success stories from women making a difference in the hospitality industry. Previously Cyndi owned her own piano studio for 10 years where she taught over 40 students on a weekly basis.

DR. LISA SPECTOR is the Division Chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida. She is a Professor of Pediatrics through the University of Central Florida and is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Child Abuse Pediatrics and General Pediatrics. Dr. Spector is a member of the Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Advocacy Committee and the American Board of Pediatrics DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatric Practice Analysis Panel. In her previous role, she was an active member of Kansas City, Missouri’s ‘Violence Free Kansas City’ Committee.

KIM STRONG is a partner at McKinnonStrong, a strategic community building firm that works with both corporate and not-for-profit organizations securing desired outcomes for its clients in both government and private arenas. Her passion lies in the nonprofit sector, and she was previously chief development officer and senior vice president of philanthropy, government and community affairs at The YMCA of Central Florida. Throughout her career Kim has raised more than $100 million for the development of health care facilities, programs, research and capital campaigns. She is not only a powerhouse philanthropic professional, but also a community volunteer, wife, mother and outdooractivity enthusiast.

ASHLEY VANN, Founder and Executive Director of Victory Cup Initiative and President of Vann Strategies, has dutifully applied her six years of experience in multi-million-dollar business development at Merrill Lynch and MBA from Emory University to make waves of lasting change in Central Florida. Since 2012, Ashley has strategically consulted with eighteen Florida nonprofits, connecting each one to passionate investors keen on serving our region’s most vulnerable. Through executive leadership coaching and board member development, high-caliber events, she is a grounded, yet powerful philanthropist challenging the status-quo around charitable giving while igniting and empowering a business leader’s desire to impact a mission they truly care about.

ALLISON WALSH is a seasoned executive, philanthropist, speaker, professional consultant, and Miss Florida 2006. A two-time CEO for national coaching firms, Allison has over 15 years of organizational leadership, mentorship and coaching experience.

She serves as Vice President of Business Development and Branding for Advanced Recovery Systems, a national provider and industry leader in behavioral health care, and is instrumental in

developing worldwide brand recognition for the company. She identifies opportunities for Advanced Recovery Systems to share their vision for a better behavioral healthcare landscape through partnerships, speaking engagements, and innovative campaigns that promote the organization’s treatment programs and their new technology solution, Nobu.

DR. VONDA WARE is a board-certified obstetrics and gynecology physician at AdventHealth Medical Group with offices in Apopka and Altamonte Springs. Dr. Ware received her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta before completing her residency with Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. She has been caring for women for over two decades and is passionate about health equity, volunteering and teaching, having served as an assistant clinical professor at both Emory University School of Medicine and the University of Tennessee School of Medicine.

CAROL WICK, president and CEO, Sharity, has worked in the nonprofit field her entire career. First as a therapist for abused children and later as a CEO of one of the top domestic violence centers in the US. She became an expert in turning around struggling organizations, using her business acumen to achieve financial stability and her advocacy to engage the community as partners in the mission. She has a proven track record of hard work, integrity, ethics, and success. Utilizing this wealth of experience, Carol has spent the last decade developing a model to assist nonprofit organizations to assess their ability to take their organization to the next level. Her services focus on creating dynamic, fundable plans, developing outcomes the community cares about and will fund.

ANNETTA WILSON is president of Annetta Wilson Media Training & Success Coaching and is a communication skills strategist who works with executives, entrepreneurs and subjectmatter experts on work-related communication roadblocks; presentation skills; and preparation for media interviews. A Certified Mastery Coach and Certified Trainer, she has coached on-air journalists at CNN; Walt Disney World’s Ambassador Program; executives at AAA; Tupperware Brands, Inc.; Delta Dental; the City of Orlando and the Florida Society of Association Executives, among others. An award-winning journalist, Annetta was Central Florida’s first African-Ameri-can evening news anchor (WKMG-TV).

SECILY WILSON is a Telly Award winning broadcast journalist, media communications profes-sional, Mrs. Florida International 1999, and founder of her own nonprofit WOW Legacy Group, Inc., which supports women in transition. For more than 20 years, Secily delivered hard-hitting, inspiring and entertaining reports in news, lifestyle, art and entertainment. Over the years Secily has interviewed notables like Oprah, Civil Rights icon Andrew Young, former NFL coach Tony Dungy, former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien and many others. She is passionate about issues like stroke awareness and domestic violence. Secily is often found giving back to her community, spreading awareness and volunteering, and is the mother of two daughters.