Carol Lee Cathey

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: President
Company: Manchester Sky
Location: Charlotte, NC United States

A teacher by trade, Carol Lee Cathey decided to form Manchester Sky after the death of her husband. Manchester Sky is an innovative entertainment and educational research and development company with the goal of being a leading innovator and designer of safe and age appropriate children’s entertainment, educational products, programs and technology solutions. Through research, it became evident to Ms. Cathey and her team that there was a need to take responsibility and ownership of the world children will someday inherit. The goal of the company is to teach kids how to be good citizens, give back to their community, and love and respect life, people and animals.

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Danielli S. Weiden

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: Business Applications Manager
Company: Caliper
Location: Mount Holly, NJ United States

Danielli Santos Weiden has worked primarily in business and communications since she was in high school, and with each position she advanced her capabilities. In the middle of her college career, she moved back to her native Brazil where she taught English as a second language. Upon returning to the U.S., Ms. Weiden taught Latino women English and prepared them for job placement by helping them write resumes. She began her career with Caliper in 2002, and started out working in translation as an international administrator. Now, as a business applications manager, Ms. Weiden ensures that the human resources company has both all of the applications they need to conduct business effectively and all of the training to utilize those tools effectively.

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Pastor Barbara F. Buie, Ph.D.

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Buie, BarbaraTitle: Pastor
Company: Focus Community Word Church
Location: Bogue Chitto, MS United States

With 14 years of professional experience as a pastor and teacher, Barbara F. Buie is thriving in her position with Focus Community Word Church. Her goal was to create a level playing field for her son and students like him. Although unequal testing did pose their challenges, she overcame them with perseverance, dedication and compassion. Another challenge Ms. Buie faces is the general perception of a ministry. She would like to change that, and help people understand that a ministry is a service dedicated to helping everyone in a spiritual capacity, as opposed to a religious capacity.

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Donna Zekonis, RN, MSN, FNP-BC

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Zekonis, DonnaTitle: Nurse Practitioner
Company: Vidant Medical Group
Location: Greenville, NC United States

Although Donna Zekonis originally set out to be an exercise psychologist or a basketball coach, an unexpected personal tragedy shifted her path. A drunk driver hit the car carrying her, her father and her twin brother, killing her brother and father and seriously injuring her. Suddenly, Ms. Zekonis’ priorities shifted and she felt drawn by a calling to help the sick and injured. More than two decades later, she has followed her passion to Vidant Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician group, where she serves as a nurse practitioner and specializes in cardiac surgery.

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Susan Blackley, Ed.D.

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Blackley, SusanTitle: Primary Course Coordinator
Company: School of Education, Curtin University
Location: Bentley, WA, Australia

To Susan Blackley, teaching is more than just a full-time job; it is a passion, vocation, and craft. She has known since she was a young girl that she wanted to be involved in the profession, and after spending more than three decades following her dreams, she has amassed a diverse background as an educator and curriculum advisor. Dr. Blackley is currently the primary course coordinator for the School of Education at Curtin University, where her responsibilities include writing and reviewing units for the Bachelor of Education program, implementing units with primary pre-service teachers, and liaising with unit coordinators, the head of the School of Education, and various directors. She also reviews program structure, undertakes developmental, collaborative or summative peer reviews of teaching across the campus, collaborates on the compilation of the assessment quality panel report for the School of Education, and works to improve the student experience, both within their studies and in their professional placements.

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