Wanda Bank-Boone

banks-boone-wandaTitle: Teacher
Company: The New York City Department of Education
Location: Wheatley Heights, NY United States

Educated in the New York Public School System, Wanda Bank-Boone knows firsthand the great things the schools can do for the children. During college, she felt compelled to go into education, and started her career teaching in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Ms. Bank-Boone then moved to Greene, Brooklyn, before attaining her current position in Far Rockaway at PS 253Q. She is proud of her involvement in the community, and hopes to continue her work to open up new avenues for students to learn so they can highlight their potential.

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Lori D. Traylor

Traylor, LoriTitle: Program and Project Manager
Company: ItMightWork
Location: Bartonville, TX United States

Committed to solving problems, Lori Traylor has spent the past two decades serving as a program manager, with 14 years as both a program and project manager for ItMightWork. The company provides information technology consulting services, including overall project management, from IT projects to ERP conversions, and website strategies to human resources. In her role with the consultancy, Ms. Traylor is responsible for keeping up with priorities, meeting budget requirements, overall budget analysis, understanding and mitigating risks, assuring quality at all times, and construction management. She really enjoys her career, and is particularly proud of having worked with both Fortune 500 and small independent companies in a manner that brought each success.

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Marjorie Schuman Saulson

Title: President, Chief Executive Officer
Company: Vibrant Vocal Power, Inc.
Location: Detroit, MI United States

Tenacious, passionate and driven, Marjorie Saulson has reinvented her life several times over the years. During that time, she gained tremendous experience in a variety of areas, including marketing, public speaking, and networking. When Ms. Saulson saw that a fear or a lack of those three skills was preventing entrepreneurs and business owners from reaching their full potential, she set out to help. She has been serving professionals through her company, Vibrant Vocal Power, Inc., for the past 18 years now, and is responsible for helping them gain confidence and ease in sharing their business message. Ms. Saulson also works with her clients to enable them to feel comfortable in any speaking situation by providing individualized and targeted techniques.

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Cherie Medina

Medina, CherieTitle: Senior Probation Officer
Company: Riverside County Probation
Location: Murrieta, CA United States

Cherie Medina loves people, and believes that, with a little hope and faith, anyone can change. That’s why she has spent the past 16 years serving as a probation officer with Riverside County Probation. Ms. Medina grew up with family issues and people who didn’t understand her pain, so she is able to relate to her clients’ issues. She considers her heart to be her greatest strength; she is always on the side of the underdog, and she is an advocate when things are done unfairly.

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Kathryn L. Joiner, LCB, CCS

Joiner, Kathryn 2Title: Customs Specialist
Company: Volkswagen Group of America – Chattanooga Operations, LLC
Location: Chattanooga, TN United States

Aided by her expertise in customs, Kathryn Joiner has spent the past 20 years in the automotive industry. She started out working with BMW, where she gained invaluable hands-on experience and met her mentor, Donnie Barnes. Ms. Barnes was extremely well-respected in the field, and Ms. Joiner wanted to be just like her. With her mentor’s encouragement, Ms. Joiner continued to grow in her field, and eventually transitioned to her current position with Volkswagen Group of America – Chattanooga Operations, LLC. There, she is able to utilize her strength in understanding systems and how they work.

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