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2025 BRILLIANCE AWARDS FINALISTS

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BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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Catherine Ripley

President and CEO, Symplicity Communications, Inc.
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Top Honoree
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Tamara Rosier, PhD

Founder, ADHD Center of West Michigan
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Finalist

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Meghan Distel

President and CEO, Broadway Grand Rapids
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Finalist

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BRILLIANT TENACITY

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Jessica Crosby

CEO, Delight In Designs
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Top Honoree
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Melissa L. Neckers

Assisted Reproduction Attorney, Miller Johnson
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Finalist

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Damaris Rodriguez

Business Operations Manager, Guzman Real Estate Services
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Finalist

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BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT

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Kylie Ambu

Inclusion Host and Producer, Mutually Inclusive, WGVU Public Media
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Finalist
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Tammy Myers

Associate Creative Director, Meijer
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Top Honoree

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Kymberly Pashkowsky

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

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BRILLIANT MENTOR

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Tarra Carson, MA, M.Ed.

Founder and President, HBCU Club of Muskegon
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Finalist
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Anne Doornbos

Architect, TowerPinkster, AIA Grand Rapids
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Finalist
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Carrie Holland MD, CPT

Owner, FitLife with Dr. Carrie Holland, MD
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Top Honoree
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BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR

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Laura Armenta

Founder and CEO, Armentality Group
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Finalist
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Nichole Sadek

Attorney and Founder, Sadek Law, PLC
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Top Honoree
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RandiLynn Talsma

Co-Owner, Spreader of Sparkle, Shopkeeper, Blended Furniture Market
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Finalist
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BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER

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Renida Clark

Director of Workforce Development, West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology
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Finalist
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Kasie Pickart MPH, PMP

Behavioral Health Grants Project Director, Hope Network | Adjunct Professor, GVSU
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Top Honoree
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Samantha Rutherford

Agency Operations Director, Leverage Marketing
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Finalist

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BRILLIANT CONNECTOR

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Carla Flanders

Chief Experience Officer, CMF Marketing, LLC
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Finalist
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Shawn Hondorp, PhD, ABPP

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

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Cynthia Owens

Workforce Specialist, Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center
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Top Honoree

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BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE

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Ashley Diersch

Chief Advancement Officer, Paws With A Cause
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Finalist

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Amy Marshall

Co-Owner, Management Business Solutions Inc.
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Finalist
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Pam Westers

Owner and Founder, Profile Salon & Spa, Beautiful You by Profile
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Top Honoree
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BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN

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Arlan Palmer

Diversity Coordinator, Wedgwood Christian Services
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Top Honoree
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Austin Roelofs

Vice President of Programming, Kids’ Food Basket
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Finalist
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Rodney L. Savage

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

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PEOPLE'S CHOICE

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Ashley Diersch

Chief Advancement Officer, Paws With A Cause
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Top Honoree
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Arlan Palmer

Diversity Coordinator, Wedgwood Christian Services
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Finalist
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Tammy Myers

Associate Creative Director, Meijer
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Finalist