BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Top Honoree
Kathleen Vogelsang, CFA
Co-CEO & Co-CIO, Bostwick Investment Consulting
Finalist
Cathy Cooper
Executive Director, Meijer LPGA Classic
Finalist
Janis Petrini
Founder & Co-Owner, The Express Employment Professionals Companies
BRILLIANT TENACITY
Top Honoree
Beth Fisher
CEO & Founder, Fisher Strategic, VP of Strategic Partnerships, Become Unmistakable
Finalist
Heidi McDowell
Founder & Owner, The Mind Body Baby Collective
Finalist
Dr. Kim M. Childress, EdD, MS, LLPC
Anti-Human Trafficking Therapist, Wedgwood Christian Services
BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT
Top Honoree
Kirsten Pipp
Founder, Bloom Social
Finalist
Visishta Boeringa
Family Court Referee, 14th Circuit Court - Muskegon County
Finalist
Tarah Carnahan
Executive Director & Co-Founder, Treetops Collective
BRILLIANT MENTOR
Top Honoree
Misti Stanton
First Vice President, Talent & Culture Officer | Mercantile Bank
Finalist
Ena Osterhouse, PA-C, MSM, RN, BSN
Owner & PA Injector, Proper Eu Medical and Aesthetics Center | Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant, Beacon Medical Group | Training Educator, Beacon Health System Kalamazoo
Finalist
Stephanie Snowden
Project & Marketing Manager, Licensed Builder | Snowden Builders LLC
BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR
Top Honoree
Kati Quarto
Founder & Owner | Happy Cat Cafe
Finalist
Michelle Krick
Owner | Michelle Krick Style
Finalist
Bincy Sines, CFP, AIF
Owner, Kumon of Grand Rapids | Owner, Level Up Coaching and Consulting
BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER
Top Honoree
Celeste Ross, MBA, SHRM-CP
Organizational Development Manager | Praxis Packaging Solutions
Finalist
Kelsey Lee
Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist | Answer Health
Finalist
Sarah Marilyn
Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist | Answer Health
BRILLIANT CONNECTOR
Top Honoree
Latricia Trice
Founder & CEO | LTrice Marketing & Consulting
Finalist
Raquel Juarez
VP, Small Business Relationship Manager | Comerica Bank a division of Fifth Third Bank, N.A.
Finalist
Jenny Waugh
Vice President of Economic Growth | Grand Rapids Chamber
BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE
Top Honoree
Marie Lewis
Founder & Executive Director | Rebecca’s Daughters
Finalist
Vivian TerMaat
CEO | Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore
Finalist
Alexandra Wilson
Director of Personal Giving, Samaritas | Co-Founder, The Fundraiser’s Collective
BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN
Top Honoree
Mark Ward
President & Founder | Ward Aviation
Finalist
Edgar Garcia
President, Founder & CEO | VIVE MICHIGAN
Finalist
Shawn Kohlhaas
Principal | Culinary Cultivations
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Top Honoree
Dr. Kim M. Childress, EdD, MS, LLPC
Anti-Human Trafficking Therapist, Wedgwood Christian Services
Finalist
Ena Osterhouse, PA-C, MSM, RN, BSN
Owner & PA Injector, Proper Eu Medical and Aesthetics Center | Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant, Beacon Medical Group | Training Educator, Beacon Health System Kalamazoo
Finalist
Kati Quarto
Founder & Owner | Happy Cat Cafe