2020 BRILLIANCE AWARDS FINALISTS
BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Tasha Blackmon
Chief Executive Officer, Cherry Health
Top Honoree
Georgia Everse
Co-founder and CEO for BravoEcho Inc.
Finalist
Maranda
Director of Children and Family Services, WOODTV/WOTV
Finalist
BRILLIANT TENACITY
Yuka Oba
Company Member, Grand Rapids Ballet
Top Honoree
Bobbi Hines
Shareholder, Kreis Enderle Hudgins & Borsos, PC
Finalist
Theresa Mosley
Owner, Mosley School of Cosmetology
Finalist
BRILLIANT TEAM PLAYER
Lisa Gustafson
Executive Director, Customer Experience, Consumers Energy
Top Honoree
Kathy Bart
Director of Sales and Event Services, ASM Global (DeVos Place)
Finalist
Shawn Newhouse
Senior Vice President of Traditional Undergraduate Academics, Cornerstone University
Finalist
BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT
Keli Christopher
Founder/Executive Director, STEM Greenhouse
Top Honoree
Charmeka Newton
Psychologist, Pine Rest Mental Health Services
Finalist
Keyuana Rosemond
FitKids360 Director, Health Net of West Michigan
Finalist
BRILLIANT MENTOR
Latasha Robertson Crump
CEO and Founder, Girls Growing To Women Inc.
Top Honoree
Rebecca Dutcher
President & Founder, Red66 Marketing
Finalist
Michelle McKormick
Morning Show Host, Cumulus Media
Finalist
BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR
Mary Reagan Shapton
President and Founder, Reagan Marketing + Design , LLC
Top Honoree
Farah Merhi
President/CEO, Inspire Me! Home Decor
Finalist
Zoraida Sanchez
Owner, Sanchez Income Tax & Translation Services
Finalist
BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER
Jennifer Fillenworth
Personal Chef & Registered Dietitian, Jenny with the Good Eats + Grand Rapids Community College
Top Honoree
Faten Baydoun
Founder & CEO, Hibachi Creamery
Finalist
Tanya Rowerdink, DNP, RN, NP-C, CCD
Director of Specialty Services, Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan, PC
Finalist
BRILLIANT CONNECTOR
Mimi Fritz
CEO/President, Grand Rapids Downtown Market
Top Honoree
Michelle Gordon
REALTOR®/Associate Broker/Owner, Great Properties By - The Gordon Group
Finalist
Becky Puckett-Wood
Vice President, Corporate & Member Engagement, Inforum Michigan
Finalist
BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE
Ellie Wilcox
Senior Director of Leadership Giving, Make-A-Wish Michigan
Top Honoree
Rose Spickler
Adjunct Professor (CIM) | Marketing Director (WMSBF), Culinary Institute of Michigan | Muskegon Food Alliance/Muskegon Food Hub | West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
Finalist
Marissa VanderWeele
Director of Operations, Full Circle Care
Finalist
BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN
Chris Andrus
Owner, The Mitten Brewing Company
Top Honoree
Joel Kozlowicz
Facilities Manager, Rockford Construction
Finalist
Relando Thompkins Jones
Director of Social Justice Education, Grand Valley State University
Finalist
BRILLIANT PEOPLE'S CHOICE