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All Women Empowered
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We Rise by Lifting Others
All Women Empowered (AWE) is comprised of private, public, and nonprofit partners working to unify our community resources into a strategically coordinated campaign to propel women forward. The purpose of AWE is to amplify the stories of women-owned businesses, women leaders and women entrepreneurs in the region, as well as women’s successes, initiatives and programs. The goal is to provide needed resources while equipping women with the tools they need to build the future they envision for themselves.
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Build an Ecosystem and Community for Women
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Create a Plan to Elevate Women in the Orlando Region
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Amplify Women’s Resources in the Region
Champion and Sponsor for All Women Empowered
“Florida is very diverse; and PNC can make the best decisions through varied thinking, especially by including dynamic women in the conversation to identify and develop opportunities to support our local communities…”
– Chad Loar
Regional President, West & Central Florida, PNC Bank
ENGAGE
AWE | LEADForwardSM Roundtables
AWE | LEADForwardSM Roundtables is a new All Women Empowered (AWE) program in partnership with Accendo Leadership Advisory Group. If you are a high-potential woman leader who is ready to advance to the next level, you may be the perfect candidate for this program.
COMMUNITY BUSINESS EVENTS
Community business events for and about women and women’s initiatives that help to build a future for positive change.
Moxie and Money – Women Taking Control Of Their Life And Their Future
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Women’s Executive Council 2023 Women’s Achievement Awards
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Educational and professional development resources on various topics to help propel women forward and amplify their brand.
INSPIRE
Stories of AWEsome – extraordinary and inspirational – women from a multitude of occupations.
AWEsome Women in Orlando: Talli Dippold, The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida
AWEsome Women in Orlando: Brandi Markiewicz, CI Group
AWEsome Women in Orlando: Maritza Martinez-Guerrero, UCF
AWEsome Women in Orlando Behind Full Sail University’s Studio V1: Virtual Production
AWEsome Women in Orlando: Olive Gaye, GenCare Resources
AWEsome Women in Orlando: Shannon Fitzgerald, Mennello Museum of American Art
AWEsome Women in Orlando: Cherlette McCullough, Center Peace Couples and Family Therapy
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Women-Owned Businesses
Showcasing women-owned busines within the Orlando Region.
Orlando Region Women-Owned Businesses
Accendo Leadership Advisory Group
Allstar Property Services Inc.
American Environmental Consulting Inc.
American Fundraising Foundation (AmFund)
Appleton Creative Innovating Marketing Agency
Capital Communication and Consulting
Compass Business Solutions, Inc.
Couture Public Relations & Image Consulting
Elipsis Engineering & Consulting Inc.
Elizabeth Charles & Associates
Florida Investments Unlimited Inc.
Integrass (Across Borders Management Consulting Group)
Integrated Counseling Solutions, LLC*
Law Office of Sandra L. Woodall
Maureen Hall Stationery & Invitations
NSM Florida Enterprises (dba NSMotif)
Orlando Wedding & Party Rentals
Our DJ Rocks and Photobooth Rocks
Raise Your Glass Enterprise, LLC
Seminole Office Solutions Inc.
SmartWatch Security & Sound LLC
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Florida
Validus Construction Services LLC
AWE COMMITTEE
Members
LeeAnne Feagan
Chair
Central Florida Commercial Leader
Senior Vice President
PNC Bank
Christi Ashby
Founder, Editor & Publisher
Orange Appeal
Lindsay Abt
Partner, Audit
Ernst & Young
Michelle Chandler
Principal
SchenkelShultz Architecture
Cari Coats
Managing Partner
Accendo Leadership Advisory Group
Melanie DiVirgilio
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Manager
Seacoast Bank
Olive Gaye
President & CEO
GenCare Resources
Leslie Hartog
Grants Co-Chair
& Past Chair
100 Women Strong
Stephanie Howell
Senior Director of Community Affairs
Valencia College
Bridget Keefe
Director of Community Relations
Orlando Health
Amy Kirkland
Director, Center for Business Development
Seminole State College of Florida
Diane Levine
Story Strategist | Writer | Optimist | Heel Junkie
Think Integrated Inc.
Catherine Ni
Director, Advanced Rotary Wing and Ground Systems
Lockheed Martin
Kay Rawlins
Director of Community Relations
Orlando City Soccer Club
Diane Sears
CEO/Editor & Publisher
i4 Magazine
Sandi Vidal
Vice President of Community Strategies and Initiatives
Central Florida Foundation
Allison Walsh
Vice President, Business Development
Advanced Recovery Systems
Cassandra Willard
President
NAWBO Orlando
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All Women Empowered
If you would like more information on AWE, contact Nicole Bell.
