Meet WILMA’s 2023 Leadership Institute Class

• Julie Andrews – Marketing Campaign Manager, Apiture
• Jordyn Appel-Hughes – Executive Director, Feast Down East
• Cassandra Barba – Director of Marketing & Communications, Cape Fear Solar Systems
• Jessica Beardsley – VP Human Resources, Lower Cape Fear LifeCare
• Michelle Bethea – Owner, Elaborate Outings Luxury Picnics
• Alex Bollinger – Clinical Services Supervisor & Forensic Interviewer, The Carousel Center
• Emily Capek – Glassmaking Operations Section Supervisor, Corning Incorporated
• Olivia Clark – Owner, Olivia Clark CPA PLLC
• Hannah Clymer – Financial Advisor, CCU Wealth Strategies, Raymond James Financial Services Inc.
• Mahlaynee Cooper – Founder & Artistic Director, Speak Ya Peace NC LLC
• Sarah Cruickshank – Nonprofit Publicist & Children’s Theatre Instructor, Pinkston & Thalian Hall
• Annette Devore – Estimator, Thomas Construction Group
• Alana Dos Santos – Project Manager, Monteith Construction
• Tiffany Erichsen – Community Engagement & Talent Development Coordinator, UNCW CHHS
• Rachel Gillilan – Manager of Fraud & Forensic Services, Adam Shay CPA PLLC
• Linsey Hackett – People Department, Monteith Construction
• Sarah Hess – Owner, Nurture Wellness PLLC
• Lillie Hewitt – Founder/Certified Yoga Therapist, ILM Yoga Therapy
• Gina Marie Jasionowski – Grad Student/Founder & Art Educator, UNCW/Creative Geniuses Art Program
• Emily Kraft – Director of Community Outreach & Support Services, Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
• Cecilia Liu – Pediatric Dentist, Coastal Pediatric Dentistry
• Isela Martinez – Architect, LS3P
• Sara Meyer – Human Resources Director, Town of Leland
• Jessica Milam – Corporate Controller, Villari Food Group LLC
• Emily Mitchell – Relationship Development Manager, United Way of the Cape Fear Area
• Shelley Morris – Business Officer, UNCW CHHS
• Stefanie Norris – Director of Transfer Partnerships, UNCW Department of Student Engagement, Enrollment & Retention
• Grace North – AVP-Inclusive Banking, Live Oak Bank
• Alexis Perry – Founder, The Bash Pad LLC
• Karly Plemmons – Marketing Specialist, Utility Management Services Inc.
• Allie Rawl – Loan Officer, Live Oak Bank
• Whitney Ricci – Corporate Regional Training Manager, MegaCorp Logistics
• Madelyn Rice-Pelepko – Senior Development Engineer, Corning Incorporated
• Colleen Rollo – Co-Founder, CEO & Physical Therapist, Paradigm Performance Therapy
• Gina Solari – Child Therapist & Forensic Interviewer, The Carousel Center
• Dana Stachowiak – Director/Associate Professor, Curriculum Studies, UNCW Gender Studies and Research Center
• Sarah Stone – Director of Retail Experience, Excite Credit Union
• Cara Stretch – Director of Programs, Cape Fear Collective
• Kristin Tait – Project Manager, Novant Health
• Keri Taylor – Manager, Online Banking Implementations, Apiture
• Krissy Vick – Media Relations Specialist, UNCW Office of University Relations
• Fransha’ Wagner – Sales Manager-Proposals, GE Vernova
• Jamie-Lynn Weeks – Owner & CEO, Sol Solutions + Co.
• Tara Weymouth – Graphic Designer, GWBJ/WILMA Magazine
• Alysha Wilkins – Enrollment Coordinator, Elderhaus Inc.
• Karen Williams – EHS Programs Manager, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
• Christine Williams – Senior Content Marketing Manager, nCino
• Elise Wilson – Financial Advisor, UBS Financial Services Inc.

To learn more about WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative, visit wilmastowatch.com

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