WOW Awards: Women on the Way

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January 28, 2009

Atlanta Woman is proud to name Monica Pearson as its 2009 Power Woman of the Year and to announce the honorees of the 2009 Wow Awards: Women on the Way.

Pearson, the distinguished anchor of WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News, is just as well known for her civic work. She is a tireless volunteer for a number of nonprofits, including the United Way, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Meals on Wheels, Families First, the Northwest Georgia Girl Scouts and Exodus. Every week, this award-winning journalist is reading to first graders at the Lenora P. Miles Elementary School.

Joining Pearson, were 20 WOW (Women on the Way) honorees, who are listed below. Who is a WOW woman?  According to Atlanta Woman publisher Elisabeth Marchant, “She is a woman who is in the pipeline of corporations and nonprofits; she has not reached the pinnacle of her professional career but is climbing the corporate ladder.  Her career is on a trajectory upward, and she has been identified by her company as a future leader. She is a ‘Woman on the Way’.” 
 
Marchant describes this year’s 20 WOW women as a force to be reckoned with. “From architects to lawyers, financial to flight, each WOW woman has her own inspiring story. One was born to civil rights activists. One speaks five languages. There is a 3-time Emmy award winner, a 2008 World Series Poker player and a WNBA coach. The personal accomplishments of these 20 women run the gamut and take many different forms but one common thread ties them together — they are on their way to the top. Atlanta Woman is thrilled to share their stories as inspiration for other professional women in Atlanta.”

• Judy G. Agerton, AT&T, Executive Director - External Affairs
• Linda Booker, IDI (Atlanta Office) SVP, Chief Financial Officer
• Alisa Pittman Cleek, Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson LLP, Equity Partner 
• Kelly Dolan, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate, Executive Director 
• Johnita P. Due, CNN, Assistant General Counsel & Diversity Council Chair 
• Kathryn L. Harris, Aon Consulting, PharmD, MSHCM Vice President, Pharmacy Practice
• Michelle Jones, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Atlanta, Vice President of Counseling
• Christina E. Lennon, Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Executive Director
• Leslie E. McCoy, Atlanta Life Financial Group, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
• Penny McIntyre, The Coca-Cola Company, Senior Vice President General Manager Functional Beverages
• Joanne McKinney, AIA, Rosser International, Inc., Project Manager
• Marynell Meadors, Atlanta Dream (WNBA), Head Coach and General Manager
• Tania Narula, SunTrust Banks, Vice President, Strategic Sourcing
• Nikki Nickerson, LexisNexis, Director, Audit and Compliance
• Cynthia Per-Lee, Delta Airlines, Vice President of Talent, Diversity and Field Human Resources
• Georgette A. Porter, American Cancer Society, South Atlantic Division, Senior Vice President, Georgia
• Louise Scott, Georgia Power Company, Director of Customer Care Center
• F. Maria Sheffield, Burr & Forman LLP, Associate 
• Yunyoung Shin, KPMG LLP, Audit Senior Manager
• Jill Spielberger, Buck Consultants, Principal/Market Leader

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