2024 BRILLIANCE AWARDS FINALISTS
BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Keli Christopher, Ph.D
Founding Chief Executive Officer, STEM Greenhouse
Lauren Davis
President - West Michigan Region, Huntington Bank
Ileana McAlary
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, SpartanNash
BRILLIANT TENACITY
Mandy Fidler
Emergency Recovery Coordinator, Paul Davis of West Michigan
Yeli Romero
Founder & Co-Owner, Acceso VIP
Carrie Smith
Director of Communications, SpartanNash
BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT
Ebony Crane, LMSW
Owner & Founder, Resilience Therapy LLC; Resilience Empowerment Services Inc; CRGR Property Management
Jacqueline Scherer, LMSW, RPT
Founder & Executive Director, THE PLAYGROUNDgr
Sasha Wolff
Founder, Executive Director, Still I Run
BRILLIANT MENTOR
Jackie Brewster
Program Director, Wedgwood Christian Services
Christy Knetsch
Executive Director, New City Kids
Heather Zak
Chief Financial Officer, Hope Network
BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR
Mercedes Lopez-Duran
Owner & CEO, El Granjero Mexican Grill
Tiffany Neuman
Founder, Your Legacy Brand
Zenobia Taylor-Weiss
Founder & Co-Owner, Cellar Door Preserves
BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER
Haley Abbas Wilbur
Marketing and Communications Manager, Gerald R. Ford International Airport
Heather Gill Fox
Strategic Communications Manager, Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Ashley Fermina Soto
Project Coordinator, Social Innovation, Steelcase
BRILLIANT CONNECTOR
Monica Mendez
Director of Talent & Leadership Programs, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Angela Schalow
Founder, SWAN (Strong Women Arise Network); Client Executive, Hylant
Danielle Williams
Director of Economic Opportunity, AmplifyGR
BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE
Jenna Arcidiacono
Founder & Owner, Food Hugs, Amore Trattoria Italiana
Sonja Forte
Executive Director, Baxter Community Center
Rebecca McDonald
President, Women At Risk International (WAR)
BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN
Matt Biersack, MD
President, Trinity Health Grand Rapids
Neil Carlson, Ph.D
Founder & Principal Consultant, DataWise Consulting
Dan Gowdy
President & CEO, Wedgwood Christian Services
West Michigan Woman is pleased to honor the successes of these distinguished finalists at the eighth annual Brilliance Awards on May 9 at the Amway Grand Plaza. Tickets and tables are now available for purchase. We hope you'll join us!