WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative is proud to introduce its third leadership class. WILMA’s Leadership Institute will meet once a month for the nine months (January-September) to get training on leadership skills, meet with executives in the community, and…
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WILMA held its sixth annual Women to Watch Awards event Oct. 13 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. Winners of seven award categories were announced and recognized at the event. The winners were among thirty-five finalists picked by this year’s judges…
Melinda Anderson currently serves as UNCW’s Director of University College, which provides leadership and direction for supporting first-year students. In her position, she leads the University College’s staff of twenty-five to provide first-year academic advising services, learning communities and curricular programs for all…
As sales coach for Well Care Home Health, Cindy Burton leads a team of account executives on how to market the firm’s home health services to patients and health providers. In 2013, she started working for the company, which…
This category recognizes women who work in the area’s public service sector – public safety agencies, local and state government, military, etc. Phylisha DellaPia’s office is responsible for the Wilmington Police Department’s operations over evidence and property collected as part…
This category is limited to those under the age of 30. Kaitlyn Hopfer, 26, is used to wearing multiple hats. She runs a nonprofit called Mission Made Jewelry while also holding a full-time job as a director of marketing for…
Janette Hopper has traveled the world, and now that she’s in Wilmington, the Port City has benefited from her artistic contributions. The painter, printmaker, and performance artist moved to Wilmington after she retired. She has a long history of…
Ellie Craig is making sure people outside of Wilmington know what’s brewing in the Port City’s growing beer scene. At Front Street Brewery, which has been brewing microbrews since the mid-90s before the current craft beer craze, Craig heads…
University of North Carolina Wilmington hired Diane Durance last year to take over as head of the school’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE). The CIE, a standalone 501(c)3 nonprofit, is owned by the UNCW Research Foundation. It provides…
