Maria-Elena Ochoa

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Top Female Executives

ochoa-maria-elenaTitle: Chief Executive Officer
Company: MEO & Associates, LLC
Location: Apache Junction, AZ United States

Motivated by her desire to make a difference for underserved populations at a statewide level, Maria-Elena Ochoa has spent nearly four decades in the field of public service and outreach. She is currently utilizing her expertise at MEO & Associates, LLC, which is a nonprofit behavioral health service agency that provides mental health and substance abuse services. As the company’s chief executive officer, Ms. Ochoa is responsible for a variety of tasks, including coordinating and staffing the governor’s commission to prevent violence against women, facilitating collaboration among state agencies and communities, negotiating contracts, and integrating primary care into behavioral mental health substance abuse services.

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Maryann E. Potter

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Top Female Executives

potter-maryannTitle: Owner, Cake Artist
Company: Simply Beautiful Cakes
Location: Newberg, OR United States

Driven and passionate, Maryann Potter has dedicated the past 40 years to decorating cakes. She fell in love with the craft during high school, and continued to pursue it throughout her life, baking primarily for friends and family. Then, four years ago, Ms. Potter saw her dreams come to fruition with the opening of Simply Beautiful Cakes, where she specializes in custom cakes, cupcakes, breads, scones, and muffins. She has thrived since then, earning a glowing reputation for both excellent customer service and for creating lightweight, moist and tasty cakes.

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Diane Rembold

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Top Female Executives

Title: Owner
Company: Abundant Blessings
Location: Prescott Valley, AZ United States

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Katrina West

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Top Female Executives

west-katrinaTitle: Owner
Company: 1) Kat’s Art and Daycare 2) Katrina’s Debt Relief, Inc.
Location: Fort Dodge, IA United States

After years of professional excellence, Katrina West has garnered a stellar reputation for her availability, reliability, trustworthiness, hard work, and great ideas. She carries those traits with her as she heads Katrina’s Debt Relief, Inc., and Kat’s Art and Daycare, and considers them the catalyst for her success. Ms. West started the former company because of her own journey with debt and her desire to help others in similar situations, and the latter after she saw a need for around-the-clock child care services. Since then, she has remained committed to growing her businesses and providing the best possible service for her clients. In her role with Kat’s Art and Daycare, she uses her expertise in hand-drawn portraiture to teach art to the children she oversees.

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Brenda S. Watson, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Top Female Executives

Title: Senior Managment Consultant
Company: Berkeley Research Group, LLC
Location: Eldersburg, MD United States

Driven by a passion for the field, Brenda Watson has become well-known as an expert on project management, audits, re-reimbursement, compliance, and the HIM revenue cycle world. She is currently using her talents as a senior management consultant at Berkeley Research Group, LLC, which serves real estate and facilities management clients within corporate, institutional and government sectors. Their mission is to help design and implement integrated workplace management software to help solve complex issues.

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