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SPOTLIGHT
photo by Francesca Benedetto/courtesy of Cool Wilmington
CRAFT WALK EVENT RETURNS
The American Craft Walk comes back to downtown Wilmington on September 17. The sixth annual outdoor art show and sale brings together more than one hundred artists selling a variety of handcrafted pieces, ranging from ceramics to paintings to jewelry and more. Artists and artisans will be featured on Front Street between Orange and Grace streets, and the event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: americancraftwalk.com.
GIRARDOT LANDS IN NEW ROLE TUCKER GETS SPORTS LEADERSHIP NOD HIGHLIGHTING 40 UNDER 40
DONNA GIRARDOT, former chair of the New Hanover County Airport Authority, has started as CIL Capital’s chief strategy officer.
In July, Girardot finished her term on the airport authority, having been appointed to it in 2015 and elected chair in 2018 – becoming the first female chair for the authority.
She also previously served as chair of the New Hanover County Planning Board, government affairs director for Cape Fear Realtors, and executive director of the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association. She was the founder and CEO of BASE.
CIL Capital is building and planning industrial space at the Wilmington International Airport Business Park. The company is planning to introduce more than 1 million square feet of cold storage space to service the pharmaceutical industry at the park.
The real estate investment company services the logistics sector.
“Donna’s vast experience and understanding of the Wilmington area is invaluable as we expand our services in the region,” CIL Capital CEO Michael Hockett says.
TIFFANY TUCKER, deputy director of athletics/SWA for the University of North Carolina Wilmington, was named the Nell Jackson Nike Executive of the Year by Women Leaders in College Sports.
Beginning her fifth year at UNCW, Tucker will be among the honorees recognized in early October.
Women Leaders in College Sports will bestow the Nike Lifetime Achievement Awards, Nike Executives of the Year, Rising Executives Awards, and special recognition for a Title IX Legend at its national convention in Kansas City in October. Tucker will be among the honorees at the event.
Tucker was nominated by her peers and selected by the Women Leaders Awards Committee for service during 2021-22.
“I am sincerely grateful to receive such an amazing honor,” Tucker says. “Nell Jackson was a true trailblazer and a champion for us all. I am deeply humbled to know that my colleagues value my commitment to elevating our industry to new heights, galvanizing leaders, and motivating others to do things they never thought were possible.”
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The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and StarNews released their 40 Under 40 Awards list. This year’s list, which celebrates young professionals in the region, includes:
KIMBERLY BAGEANT, CFO and owner at Coastline Therapy Group; EMILY BARLAS, director of development at Cape Fear Psychological Services; VICTORIA BELLAMY, public relations manager for FOCUS Broadband; LAURA BULLOCK, director of community engagement for Vigilant Hope; EMILY BYRUM, assistant capital defender; LAUREN DIAZ CLARK, care management program director for Coastal Horizons; ANYA DAVIS, literacy instructional coach at Trask Middle; LEAH DEMASTERS, construction specialist for Live Oak Bank; CONSTANCE FOREMAN, Novant Health New Hanover Primary Care Wilmington physician; FRANCHON FRANCEES (above), founder of Healing Your Almond; GINO GALUTERA, UNCW associate vice chancellor for business services; ANGEL GARCIA, director of MI CASA Mentoring Program; EMMY GIBSON, Healthy Opportunities Pilot Project manager with CIS of Cape Fear; BROOKE LAMBERT, director of UNCW’s Mohin-Scholz LGBTQIA Resource Center; CHRISTINE LAMBERTON, museum director at Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens; VERONICA LETT-MCGEE, Brunswick Center at Leland director; and LOGAN THOMPSON, CFCC director of advancement.
