2019 BRILLIANCE AWARDS FINALISTS
BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Meredith Bronk
CEO & President, OST
Top Honoree
Christy Buck
Executive Director, Mental Health Foundation of WM
Finalist
Peaches McCahill
Founder, The McCahill Group
Finalist
BRILLIANT TENACITY
Sandy Dettmann MD, DABAM
Founder & Addiction Medicine Specialist, The Dettmann Center P.C.
Top Honoree
Emily Richett
Founder and Lead Publicist, Happy PR
Finalist
Raquel Guzman
Co-Founder and Managing Member, Avanti Law Group
Finalist
BRILLIANT TEAM PLAYER
Mary O’Neill
Vice President, Atomic Object
Top Honoree
Leslie Pelkey MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer/Internal Medicine, Cherry Health
Finalist
Meredith TerHaar
AM Content Director & Anchor, WZZM13
Finalist
BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT
Amy Acton
Executive Director, Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Top Honoree
Beca Velazquez-Publes
Director, Urban Core Collective
Finalist
Elise Kutt
Founder and Photographer, Mod Bettie Portrait Boutique
Finalist
BRILLIANT MENTOR
Liz Murphy
Vice President Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer, Trinity Health - Mercy Health Saint Mary’s
Top Honoree
Amanda Wildman
Owner, TruMedia
Finalist
Karen Tracey
Principal & Creative Director, The Image Shoppe
Finalist
BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR
Sandi Frost Steensma
President & CEO, Kennari Consulting
Top Honoree
Maria Erazo
Founder & Chief Brand Officer, Maria Erazo Enterprises
Finalist
Shelby Reno
Owner, CKO Kickboxing
Finalist
BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER
Daniela Rojas-Cortes
Fund Development & Communications, Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Top Honoree
Emily Babson
Director of Organizational Development & Leadership Training, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Finalist
Sara Sherry-Knoester
President, Mixed Staffing & Recruiting
Finalist
BRILLIANT CONNECTOR
Shannon Cohen
Founder and CEO, Shannon Cohen Inc.
Top Honoree
Anna Baeten
Executive Director, Scratch Branding and Funky Buddha Yoga
Finalist
Ann Noe
Inclusiveness & Diversity Sr. Program Manager Corporate Inclusiveness & Diversity, Herman Miller
Finalist
BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE
Jennifer Hunt
Director of Public Policy, Alzheimer’s Association
Top Honoree
Bridget Clark Whitney
Founding CEO & Executive Director, Kids' Food Basket
Finalist
Elizabeth McEwen
Communications and Development Coordinator, Girls on the Run Kent and Muskegon counties
Finalist
BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN
Michael Cazer
COO, Amway
Top Honoree
Bill Jack
Shareholder, Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Finalist
Mike Guswiler
President, West Michigan Sports Commission
Finalist
BRILLIANT PEOPLE'S CHOICE
