2025 BRILLIANCE AWARDS FINALISTS

BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Catherine Ripley

President and CEO, Symplicity Communications, Inc.

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Top Honoree

Tamara Rosier, PhD

Founder, ADHD Center of West Michigan

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Finalist

Meghan Distel

President and CEO, Broadway Grand Rapids

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Finalist

BRILLIANT TENACITY

Jessica Crosby

CEO, Delight In Designs

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Top Honoree

Melissa L. Neckers

Assisted Reproduction Attorney, Miller Johnson

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Finalist

Damaris Rodriguez

Business Operations Manager, Guzman Real Estate Services

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Finalist

BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT

Kylie Ambu

Inclusion Host and Producer, Mutually Inclusive, WGVU Public Media

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Finalist

Tammy Myers

Associate Creative Director, Meijer

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Top Honoree

Kymberly Pashkowsky

MI Prevention Community Risk Reduction Chief, MI Prevention State of Michigan - LARA

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Finalist

BRILLIANT MENTOR

Tarra Carson, MA, M.Ed.

Founder and President, HBCU Club of Muskegon

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Finalist

Anne Doornbos

Architect, TowerPinkster, AIA Grand Rapids

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Finalist

Carrie Holland MD, CPT

Owner, FitLife with Dr. Carrie Holland, MD

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Top Honoree

BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR

Laura Armenta

Founder and CEO, Armentality Group

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Finalist

Nichole Sadek

Attorney and Founder, Sadek Law, PLC

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Top Honoree

RandiLynn Talsma

Co-Owner, Spreader of Sparkle, Shopkeeper, Blended Furniture Market

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Finalist

BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER

Renida Clark

Director of Workforce Development, West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology

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Finalist

Kasie Pickart MPH, PMP

Behavioral Health Grants Project Director, Hope Network | Adjunct Professor, GVSU

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Top Honoree

Samantha Rutherford

Agency Operations Director, Leverage Marketing

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Finalist

BRILLIANT CONNECTOR

Carla Flanders

Chief Experience Officer, CMF Marketing, LLC

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Finalist

Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP

Owner and Host, The Innovative Therapist, The Innovative Therapist Podcast

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Finalist

Cynthia Owens

Workforce Specialist, Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center

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Top Honoree

BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE

Ashley Diersch

Chief Advancement Officer, Paws With A Cause

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Finalist

Amy Marshall

Co-Owner, Management Business Solutions Inc.

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Finalist

Pam Westers

Owner and Founder, Profile Salon & Spa, Beautiful You by Profile

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Top Honoree

BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN

Arlan Palmer

Diversity Coordinator, Wedgwood Christian Services

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Top Honoree

Austin Roelofs

Vice President of Programming, Kids’ Food Basket

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Finalist

Rodney L. Savage

Vice President of Talent and Inclusion, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce

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Finalist

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Ashley Diersch

Chief Advancement Officer, Paws With A Cause

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Top Honoree

Arlan Palmer

Diversity Coordinator, Wedgwood Christian Services

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Finalist

Tammy Myers

Associate Creative Director, Meijer

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Finalist