Marilyn A. Bennett, MA, MS, Ed.D.

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: Owner, Consultant
Company: Next Step Global Consulting
Location: Eureka, CA United States

Garnering 41 years in consulting, Dr. Marilyn Bennett has been the owner of Next Step Global Consulting for the past 34 years. The consultancy provides recreation, disaster preparedness, life coaching, and organizational leadership skills for parents and children. An expert in research and the oversight of manual development, Dr. Bennett’s role includes conducting research, working with county officers, teaching special education, and organizing physical education programs for children.  The most gratifying aspect of her career is working with students and helping them solve their problems.

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Charlene L. Moe

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Moe, Charlene 2059294Title: National Coordinator
Company: Center for Public Safety and Justice
Location: Chatham, IL United States

As an educator and practitioner, Charlene Moe brings almost two decades of professional experience to her role as the national coordinator of the Center for Public Safety and Justice.  Her responsibilities with the nonprofit organization include overseeing federal and state grant funded initiatives, like project design, proposal writing, and project implementation with adherence to national goals and programmatic reporting deadlines. Ms. Moe also handles in-class instruction and web-based curriculum design and development, and facilitates key national partnerships with law enforcement executives, community leaders, governmental authorities, and funders.

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Kebreten F. Manaye, MD

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Manaye, KebretenTitle: Professor, Chair of the College of Medicine
Company: Howard University
Location: Washington, D.C. United States

Kebreten F. Manaye’s career allows her the pleasure of being both a physician and a professor. She finds healing and teaching to be both satisfying and inspirational, which is why her position as a professor and the chair of the College of Medicine at Howard University is ideal. Dr. Manaye is especially proud of the fact that she is the first female full, tenured professor at Howard University since 1865. Additionally, the role gives her the opportunity to mentor, which is really appealing because it allows her to fight for human relationships, maintain fairness, and assure success. Dr. Manaye’s students compare her to Midas, because everything she touches turns to gold. She believes that this shows appreciation for the success she helps them find within themselves.

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Delia Heck, Ph.D.

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Heck, DeliaTitle: Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Company: Ferrum College
Location: Ferrum, VA United States

For the past 17 years, Delia Heck has taken her interest in science and research and used it to teach young adults and guide them in the right direction. As an associate professor of environmental science at Ferrum College, she has taught classes on topics such as environmental planning and development, physical geography, geographic information systems, natural resource management, and natural resource policy. Dr. Heck’s strengths lie in leadership, management, and helping students figure out what direction to take to best fit their potential.

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Susan Sharpe, RN, BSN

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Top Female Executives

Title: Registered Nurse
Company: Onslow Memorial Hospital
Location: Sneads Ferry, NC United States

Drawn to the health care industry, Susan Sharpe has spent the last seven years as a registered nurse at Onslow Memorial Hospital. The 162-bed facility is nationally accredited by The Joint Commission, and employs a staff of more than 100 doctors credentialed in more than 25 specialty areas. An expert in medical surgery and telemetry, Ms. Sharpe is hard working, compassionate, empathetic, and driven to advocate for her patients. She is not fearful of challenges, and sticks to her guns if she believes in something strongly.

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