Marilyn Branham

7b5cf8df84cd483ca88bbcd29fcbf963Title: Office Supervisor

Company: State of Michigan

Location: Lowell, Michigan

Attributing her success to having a hunger to learn, Marilyn Branham became passionately involved in her profession because she wanted a career that would enable her to serve others. She separates herself from her peers by helping the public, especially those who are less fortunate, which is a moral and social responsibility, not just a job. Ms. Branham’s greatest career achievement is helping clients become self-sufficient. The highlight of her career was being informed that a former client was being interviewed on television for her accomplishments in a sheltered workshop. In five years, Ms. Branham intends to continue performing, teaching, and serving the public. Continue reading →

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Valerie Brockbank

11800341_10154092866808989_400083840862150027_nTitle: Wine Journalist, Educator

Company: Wine Dog Review

Location: Henderson, Nev.

Wine journalist and educator, Valerie Brockbank compliments her literary expertise with fine palette of a plethora of wines at Wine Dog Review. There, she travels world-wide to taste wine, educate others who are afraid to ask about win, and maintains the website with information about food and wine from the point of view from a dog. Ms. Brockbank has also obtained three bachelor’s degrees in topics nonprofit organizations, mass communication, and film production. Continue reading →

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Sandra Carattini-Rivera

Sandra Carattini-RiveraTitle: Biomedical Senior Research Associate and Laboratory Manager

Company: MD Anderson Cancer Center

Location: Houston, Texas

For the past 11 years, Sandra Carattini-Rivera has served the MD Anderson Cancer Center as the biomedical senior research associate and laboratory manager. Wielding 35 years of expertise in biomedical research and management, she provides the center with extensive experience in embryonic stem (ES) cells, gene targeting, mouse modeling and in the instruction, training & mentoring of world-class scientists and research support personnel. Ms. Carattini-Rivera also sets up, planned and arranged the GEMF core facility from scratch, and helps establish core facility and purchase all capital equipment, lab supplies, reagents, mice and chemicals. Continue reading →

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Naomi Chevalier

b34e77158a554da3bc3e86bd9f53ebbfTitle: Psychiatrist

Company: Refuah Health Center

Location: New York

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June Costikyan

46b35acbd8d946bc9e61b8891a22c7a7Title: Senior Consultant

Company: Restoration by Costikyan Ltd.

Location: Long Island City, N.Y.

June Costikyan is the granddaughter of S. Kent Costikyan, the founder of Kent-Costikyan, Inc., the prestigious oriental carpet company founded in the United States in 1886. She graduated from Kimberley School in Montclair, N.J., attended Erskine School in Boston, Mass., and graduated from Briarcliffe College in New York, where she minored in art history and non-objective art periods. Ms. Costikyan joined her family’s company in the late 1960s as an assistant to the manager of the service department. She was trained by Fred Passenant and Samuel Proodian, who were both employed by the company for more than 50 years. Continue reading →

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