Title: Owner
Company: Jewel Silk Scarves-Always the Best,
LLC
Location: Stratford, Conn.
Julia Matto is the proud owner of Jewel Silk Scarves-Always the Best,
LLC. Through her business, she provides environment-friendly garments
through ecommerce from Stratford, Conn. Through her business, Ms.
Matto continues to provide above-and-beyond customer services, refined
and professional social media marketing, and innovative website
design.
Title: Nurse Case Manager
Company: GDM & Associates, LLC
Location: Baltimore, Md.
Gail Marshall began in the nursing and case management field in 1973, building up a wealth of expertise in case management, geriatric, pediatric, and medical-surgical nursing, teaching, training, and counseling. For the past 14 years, she has served as nurse case manager at GDM & Associates, LLC, monitoring 40 care providers and training employees. The most gratifying aspect of Ms. Marshall’s career has been her ability to maintain a professional attitude amid the many regulatory statutes in the industry. She attributes her success to her customer service skills. Initially, she became involved in her profession because she enjoyed meeting the needs of people and the flexibility it offered. Ms. Marshall’s dedication and hard work separate her from her peers. Continue reading
Title: Artist, Gallery Owner
Company: Linke’s Local Arts
Location: Stayner, Ont.
Frieda Linke and her daughter started to show her work in a marketplace, which outgrew its space once other artists started to make requests to display their work alongside hers, and Linke’s Local Arts was born. She joined the Stayner Chamber of Commerce and established Stayner’s first Art Exhibition Art in the Park through the Chamber. Her work has been on display with the Purple Hills Group and the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts in the Georgian Bay region of Ontario, Canada. She did her first national exhibit in Montreal in 2009; although she has not done more tours to date, her work has been purchased by collectors from across Canada and the U.S.A. Ms. Linke has posted artwork on international sites over the last few years. She states that her success is ‘not bad for a little girl from small town Angus!’ At age 54, this dreamer is living her lifelong dream, not always a smooth path but it is one worth taking. In five years, Ms. Linke intends to expand her store again and do more show tours in Canada and outside the country.
Title: Director
Company: Bay Valley Foods
Location: Joliet, Ill.
Bay Valley Foods supplier has relied on Anna Kitchens’ directorship for the last three years, ensuring the food safety and quality to their shelf stable foods, including pickles, peppers, soup and jam. Garnering 15 years of expertise in program development, product training, and leadership, she oversees research and development at five plants. Ms. Kitchens also manages OPS, safety and quality assurance. Continue reading
Title: Executive Director, Human Resources Strategic Business Partner
Company: Health Care Service Corporation
Location: Oak Forest, Ill.
Wielding 15 years of experience in business operations organization,
Jennifer Kanacki continues in her second year as executive director
and human resources strategic business partner at Health Care Service
Corporation. As a health and life insurance company, the Health Care
Service Corporation relies on her relies on her to work with internal
business partners to attract and place the right people in the right
jobs, aligning the mission of the organization. Ms. Kanacki’s hard
work and efforts have not gone unnoticed either, as she earned the HR
Leader Award in 2014. Continue reading
