Alice V. Finnegan

Title: Chairman
Company: Saco Food Pantry
Location: Saco, ME United States

Known for her sense of humor and ability to work with others, Alice V. Finnegan decided to use her talents and skills to help others in her local community. She is currently the chairman of the Saco Food Pantry, which provides dry, frozen, and refrigerated goods to those in need in the Saco, Maine region. It opened its doors in 1982 as the Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches Food Pantry, and when the council disbanded in 2002, it became what it is today. The nonprofit organization is run by volunteers, and provides food to more than 8,000 people per year.

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Nancy Sirkin

Title: Clinical Program Manager II
Company: Division of Child & Family Services,
Nevada Department of Health & Human Services
Location: Las Vegas, NV United States

Originally an assistant purchase manager, Nancy Sirkin found that people were comfortable opening up to her, and considered changing careers. Eventually, she decided to pursue psychology, and started in the field as a service worker. Ms. Sirkin worked her way up, all with the state of Nevada, and later shifted to the mental health side. She is now a clinical program manager II for the Division of Child & Family Services at the Nevada Department of Health & Human Services. The government organization provides health care services, children’s mental health, welfare, and protective services, and juvenile justice. In her role, Ms. Sirkin serves as an administrator at the Desert Willow treatment center and runs the day-to-day operations.

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Jami Weinman

Weinman, JamiTitle: Director, Global HR Consultant for Investments
Company: Allianz Global Investors GmbH
Location: San Francisco, CA United States

With more than two decades of professional experience, Jami Weinman has established herself as a valuable asset to the Allianz Global Investors GmbH team. The investment management industry is pretty male-dominated, so Ms. Weinman found establishing herself as a director challenging. Her integrity and valuable advice have earned her a reputation for being trustworthy among her peers, however, which has led to her continued success.

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Caryl Rivers

Rivers, CarylTitle: Professor of Journalism
Company: Boston University
Location: Boston, MA United States

A nationally known columnist, journalist, author, novelist and media critic, Caryl Rivers has been observing American life and politics for the past four decades. She started out as a Washington correspondent who cut her journalistic teeth on the civil rights movement and the Kennedy presidency, and then served as a commentator who observed the Vietnam debate, the women’s movement, the rise of the political right, the battles over political correctness, and the divides over race, class and gender that have often convulsed the nation. Ms. Rivers’ articles have appeared in major American newspapers and magazines, like the New York Times and Rolling Stone, and her commentary has been heard across the nation via television and radio programs. She has appeared on shows like Good Morning America and CNN Nightline, and was the host of a television show on a public station in Boston.

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Tiffany Johnson

Title: Owner
Company: Priority Healthcare Inc.
Location: Brandon, MS United States

Always one to smile and make sure everyone around her is smiling, Tiffany Johnson loves to help people. She founded Priority Healthcare Inc. after spending years taking care of a very special child with Down Syndrome. Ms. Johnson’s knowledge and understanding of the mother’s battles made her want to help others with this struggle. She made the health care facility’s priority providing in-home nursing care to special needs children, and to ensure that each and every client receives the best quality help possible. They also offer aid to the elderly and the disabled.

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