BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Top Honoree
Meredith Bronk
CEO & President, OST
Finalist
Christy Buck
Executive Director, Mental Health Foundation of WM
Finalist
Peaches McCahill
Founder, The McCahill Group
BRILLIANT TENACITY
Top Honoree
Sandy Dettmann MD, DABAM
Founder & Addiction Medicine Specialist, The Dettmann Center P.C.
Finalist
Emily Richett
Founder and Lead Publicist, Happy PR
Finalist
Raquel Guzman
Raquel GuzmanCo-Founder and Managing Member, Avanti Law Group
BRILLIANT TEAM PLAYER
Top Honoree
Mary O’Neill
Vice President, Atomic Object
Finalist
Leslie Pelkey MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer/Internal Medicine, Cherry Health
Finalist
Meredith TerHaar
AM Content Director & Anchor, WZZM13
BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT
Top Honoree
Amy Acton
Executive Director, Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Finalist
Beca Velazquez-Publes
Director, Urban Core Collective
Finalist
Elise Kutt
Founder and Photographer, Mod Bettie Portrait Boutique
BRILLIANT MENTOR
Top Honoree
Liz Murphy
Vice President Patient Care Services & Chief Nursing Officer, Trinity Health - Mercy Health Saint Mary’s
Finalist
Amanda Wildman
Owner, TruMedia
Finalist
Karen Tracey
Principal & Creative Director, The Image Shoppe
BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR
Top Honoree
Sandi Frost Steensma
President & CEO, Kennari Consulting
Finalist
Maria Erazo
Founder & Chief Brand Officer, Maria Erazo Enterprises
Finalist
Shelby Reno
Owner, CKO Kickboxing
BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER
Top Honoree
Daniela Rojas-Cortes
Fund Development & Communications, Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Finalist
Emily Babson
Director of Organizational Development & Leadership Training, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Finalist
Sara Sherry-Knoester
President, Mixed Staffing & Recruiting
BRILLIANT CONNECTOR
Top Honoree
Shannon Cohen
Founder and CEO, Shannon Cohen Inc.
Finalist
Anna Baeten
Executive Director, Scratch Branding and Funky Buddha Yoga
Finalist
Ann Noe
Inclusiveness & Diversity Sr. Program Manager Corporate Inclusiveness & Diversity, Herman Miller
BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE
Top Honoree
Jennifer Hunt
Director of Public Policy, Alzheimer’s Association
Finalist
Bridget Clark Whitney
Founding CEO & Executive Director, Kids' Food Basket
Finalist
Elizabeth McEwen
Communications and Development Coordinator, Girls on the Run Kent and Muskegon counties
BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN
Top Honoree
Michael Cazer
COO, Amway
Finalist
Bill Jack
Shareholder, Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge
Finalist
Mike Guswiler
President, West Michigan Sports Commission
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Top Honoree
Emily Babson
Director of Organizational Development & Leadership Training, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital