Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs

Title: Owner

Company: Moxie Star Salon

Location:Boston, Mass.

Garnering 31 years of hair and beauty care, Diane Wright has spent the past 12 years as owner of Moxie Star Salon, providing full hair salon services including hair color and dressing. She attributes her success to her hard work and perseverance, as well as a lot of practice and initially became involved in her profession because of her passion for the field. In five years, Ms. Wright intends to expand the salon and possibly open another location. Continue reading →

Title: Vice President of Sales

Company: Velur Enterprises, Inc.

Location: Stevenson Ranch, Calif.

Ms. Umandap’s greatest career achievement was training her dynamic sales team to identify clients’ need. The highlight of her career was being promoted to vice president of sales in January 2007. Ms. Umandap’s education and knowledge on land banking separate her from her peers, as she continues in her ninth year at Velur Enterprises, Inc. as vice president of sales. Ms. Umandap started as an investor in 2000. She has also received several gold medals for oration and declamation. In five years, Ms. Umandap hopes to become a motivational speaker at international level. Continue reading →

Title: Nurse Practitioner

Company: The Medical Center at Scottsville

Location: Scottsville, Ky.

As a nurse practitioner for the intervention pain specialists at The Medical Center at Scottsville, Deborah Settle-Owens continues to broaden her expertise in family practice management. The association that has helped her throughout her career has been the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Ms. Settle-Owen’s advise to those entering the health care arena is to keep working towards goals and keep a positive attitude. Continue reading →

Title: Clerk

Company: Morton County District Court

Location: Mandan, N.D.

Lois Scharnhorst became involved in her profession because she had been a court reporter for 24 years, and she wanted something different, so the past seven years she has been working as a clerk for Morton County District Court. Through her supportive mentors throughout the years, she continues to provide the court with expertise in management and organizational development. Ms. Scharnhorst attended the National Court Reporters Association State Leadership Conference in Tyson’s Corner, Va., in 1995. Continue reading →

Title: Academic Program Manager of Mathematics

Company: Post University

Location: Waterbury, Conn.

As a woman of high standards and impeccable motivation, Danielle Rivard continues in her 24^th year of educational leadership, problem solving, and mathematics. She is currently in her fourth year as academic mathematics program manager at Post University, teaching students on-campus and online.

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