BRILLIANT WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Top Honoree
Tasha Blackmon
Chief Executive Officer, Cherry Health
Finalist
Georgia Everse
Co-founder and CEO for BravoEcho Inc.
Finalist
Maranda
Director of Children and Family Services, WOODTV/WOTV
BRILLIANT TENACITY
Top Honoree
Yuka Oba
Company Member, Grand Rapids Ballet
Finalist
Bobbi Hines
Finalist
Theresa Mosley
Owner, Mosley School of Cosmetology
BRILLIANT TEAM PLAYER
Top Honoree
Lisa Gustafson
Executive Director, Customer Experience, Consumers Energy
Finalist
Kathy Bart
Director of Sales and Event Services, ASM Global (DeVos Place)
Finalist
Shawn Newhouse
Senior Vice President of Traditional Undergraduate Academics, Cornerstone University
BRILLIANT SOCIAL CHANGE AGENT
Top Honoree
Keli Christopher
Founder/Executive Director, STEM Greenhouse
Finalist
Charmeka Newton
Psychologist, Pine Rest Mental Health Services
Finalist
Keyuana Rosemond
FitKids360 Director, Health Net of West Michigan
BRILLIANT MENTOR
Top Honoree
Latasha Robertson Crump
CEO and Founder, Girls Growing To Women Inc.
Finalist
Rebecca Dutcher
President & Founder, Red66 Marketing
Finalist
Michelle McKormick
Morning Show Host, Cumulus Media
BRILLIANT ENTREPRENEUR
Top Honoree
Mary Reagan Shapton
President and Founder, Reagan Marketing + Design , LLC
Finalist
Farah Merhi
President/CEO, Inspire Me! Home Decor
Finalist
Zoraida Sanchez
Owner, Sanchez Income Tax & Translation Services
BRILLIANT EMERGING LEADER
Top Honoree
Jennifer Fillenworth
Personal Chef & Registered Dietitian, Jenny with the Good Eats + Grand Rapids Community College
Finalist
Faten Baydoun
Founder & CEO, Hibachi Creamery
Finalist
Tanya Rowerdink, DNP, RN, NP-C, CCD
Director of Specialty Services, Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan, PC
BRILLIANT CONNECTOR
Top Honoree
Mimi Fritz
CEO/President, Grand Rapids Downtown Market
Finalist
Michelle Gordon
REALTOR®/Associate Broker/Owner, Great Properties By - The Gordon Group
Finalist
Becky Puckett-Wood
Vice President, Corporate & Member Engagement, Inforum Michigan
BRILLIANT CHAMPION OF SERVICE
Top Honoree
Ellie Wilcox
Senior Director of Leadership Giving, Make-A-Wish Michigan
Finalist
Rose Spickler
Adjunct Professor (CIM) | Marketing Director (WMSBF), Culinary Institute of Michigan | Muskegon Food Alliance/Muskegon Food Hub | West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum
Finalist
Marissa VanderWeele
Director of Operations, Full Circle Care
BRILLIANT BEST SUPPORTING MAN
Top Honoree
Chris Andrus
Owner, The Mitten Brewing Company
Finalist
Joel Kozlowicz
Facilities Manager, Rockford Construction
Finalist
Relando Thompkins Jones
Director of Social Justice Education, Grand Valley State University