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2024 BRILLIANCE AWARDS FINALISTS
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BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
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Top Honoree
Keli Christopher, Ph.D.
Founding Chief Executive Officer, STEM Greenhouse
Finalists
Lauren Davis
President - West Michigan Region, Huntington Bank
Ileana McAlary
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, SpartanNash
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PEOPLE'S CHOICE
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Top Honoree
Jenna Arcidiacono
Founder & Owner, Food Hugs, Amore Trattoria Italiana
Finalists
Yeli Romero
Founder & Co-Owner, Acceso VIP
Sasha Wolff
Founder, Executive Director, Still I Run
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BRILLIANT TENACITY
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Top Honoree
Mandy Fidler
Emergency Recovery Coordinator, Paul Davis of West Michigan
Finalists
Yeli Romero
Founder & Co-Owner, Acceso VIP
Carrie Smith
Director of Communications, SpartanNash
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BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT
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Top Honoree
Ebony Crane, LMSW
Owner & Founder, Resilience Therapy LLC; Resilience Empowerment Services Inc; CRGR Property Management
Finalists
Jacqueline Scherer, LMSW, RPT
Founder & Executive Director, THE PLAYGROUNDgr
Sasha Wolff
Founder, Executive Director, Still I Run
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BRILLIANT MENTOR
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Top Honoree
Jackie Brewster
Program Director, Wedgwood Christian Services
Finalists
Christy Knetsch
Executive Director, New City Kids
Heather Zak
Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network
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BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR
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Top Honoree
Mercedes Lopez-Duran
Owner & CEO, El Granjero Mexican Grill
Finalists
Tiffany Neuman
Founder, Your Legacy Brand
Zenobia Taylor-Weiss
Founder & Co-Owner, Cellar Door Preserves
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BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER
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Top Honoree
Ashley Fermina Soto
Project Coordinator, Social Innovation, Steelcase
Finalists
Haley Abbas Wilbur
Marketing and Communications Manager, Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Heather Gill Fox
Strategic Communications Manager, Grand Rapids Community Foundation
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BRILLIANT CONNECTOR
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Top Honoree
Danielle Williams
Director of Economic Opportunity, Amplify GR
Finalists
Monica Mendez
Director of Talent & Leadership Programs, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Angela Schalow
Founder, SWAN (Strong Women Arise Network); Client Executive, Hylant
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BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE
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Top Honoree
Rebecca McDonald
President, Women At Risk International (WAR)
Finalists
Jenna Arcidiacono
Founder & Owner, Food Hugs, Amore Trattoria Italiana
Sonja Forte
Executive Director, Baxter Community Center
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BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN
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Top Honoree
Matt Biersack, MD
President, Trinity Health Grand Rapids
Finalists