Enterprising Women Magazine Announces The Class Of 2012 Award Winners

Prestigious Awards Program Recognizes Top Women Entrepreneurs End Quote

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) February 17, 2012 - Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine (http://www.enterprisingwomen.com), has announced the winners of the 2012 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards, an annual tribute to top women entrepreneurs from North America and around the globe. The award finalists and winners will be recognized during a celebratory event held Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 13 at the Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale, located at 1 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This is the tenth anniversary of the gala awards celebration.

In order to be recognized by Enterprising Women, award recipients must demonstrate that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women and girls involved in entrepreneurship, and stand out as leaders in their communities. Many of these women are also leaders in key organizations that support the growth of women's entrepreneurship.

Award winners were recognized in five categories: annual sales revenues of more than $25 million; more than $10 million and up to $25 million in annual revenues; more than $5 million and up to $10 million in annual revenues; more than $1 million and up to $5 million in annual revenues; and up to $1 million in annual revenues.

The winners of the award are listed below:

Winners in the "over $25 million in annual revenue" category are:

• Sheri S. Tackett, Delta Energy LLC, Dublin, Ohio
• Sue Bhatia, Rose International, Inc., Chesterfield, Mo.
• Marsha Serlin, United Scrap Metal, Cicero, Ill.
• Donna F. Cole, Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc., Houston, Texas
• Rhonda Shear, Shear Enterprises, LLC, St. Petersburg, Fla.
• Rebecca Thomley, PhD, Orion Associates, Golden Valley, Minn.
• Alison Gutterman, Jelmar LLC, Skokie, Ill.
• Jeni Bogdan, The Saxon Group, Inc., Suwanee, Ga.
• Diane Chen, PhD, Consumer Education Services Inc., Raleigh, N.C.
• Ronit Molko, Autism Spectrum Therapies, Culver City, Calif.
• Manishi Sagar, The Kinderville Group, Candiac, Quebec, Canada
• Farida Gibbs, Gibbs S3, Surrey, United Kingdom

Winners in the "over $10 million and up to $25 million in annual revenue" category are:

• Naomi Whittel, www.reserveage.com, Gainesville, Fla.
• Jacqueline A. Cleary, Atlas Data Systems, Westfield, N.J.
• JoAnne LaBounty, Spartanburg Meat Processing Co., Inc., Spartanburg, S.C.
• Shari Dingle Sandifer, Avant Healthcare Professionals, Casselberry, Fla.
• Lee Tkachuk, Keystrokes Transcription Service, Inc., Yorkville, Ill.
• Linda McGill Boasmond, Cedar Concepts Corporation, Chicago, Ill.
• Stacey Caron, Spellbinders Paper Arts LLC, Phoenix, Ariz.
• Grace L. Keenan, MD, Nova Medical & Urgent Care Center, Inc., Ashburn, Va.
• Monique Maissan, Vision Textiles Import & Export Co., Shanghai, China
• Rita Shah, Shabra Plastics/Recycling Ltd., County Monaghan, Ireland
• Kristen Mauger Allison, Burnham Benefits Insurance Services, Inc., Irvine, Calif.

Winners in the "over $5 million and up to $10 million in annual revenue" category are:

• Elise S. Mitchell, Mitchell Communications Group, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark.
• Buket Durmus, Section Turizm A.S., Istanbul, Turkey
• Donna Preiss, The Preiss Company, Raleigh, N.C.
• Mary Parker, ALL(n)1 Security Services Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
• Carolyn V. Merek, eMentum, Inc., Milton, Del.
• Freda Deskin, PhD, ASTEC, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla.
• Sarah Steel, The Old Station Nursery Group, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
• Deborah Todd, State Contracting, Wake Forest, N.C.
• Jill Marcus, Something Classic Catering & Cafes, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.

Winners in the "over $1 million and up to $5 million in annual revenue" category are:

• Sandi Webster and Peggy McHale, Consultants 2 Go, LLC, Newark, N.J.
• Marlene Kelly, Exhibits South, Suwanee, Ga.
• Barbara Ross-Denroche, The Refinery Leadership Partners Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Karen Barbour, The Barbour Group, Westminster, Md.
• Lizette Smook, Innovasians Ltd., Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
• Mary Harrell-Paul, Crown Cars & Limousines, Des Plaines, Ill.
• Elizabeth Perelstein, School Choice International, White Plains, N.Y.
• Jennifer Nevins, DW Smith Associates, LLC, Farmingdale, N.J.
• Anna Walz, Medisys Health Communications, High Bridge, N.J.
• Sharon A. Davison, PhD, Red Sky Blue Water LLC, Seattle, Wash.
• Marcy L. Street, MD, Doctor's Approach Dermatology, East Lansing, Mich.
• Betsy Weaver, TPR Media, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
• Jill Vitiello, Vitiello Communications Group, Iselin, N.J.
• Julie Savitt, AMS Earth Movers, Inc., Lake Bluff, Ill.
• Sequoia Ramsey, Realistic Computing, Inc., Baltimore, Md.
• Jennifer Pinck, Pinck & Co., Inc., Boston, Mass.
• Barbara Hutchinson, MD, PhD, Chesapeake Cardiac Care PA, Annapolis, Md.
• Sharon Rowe, Eco-Bags Products, Inc., Ossining, N.Y.
• Traci Williams, Crescent Construction Services LLC, Salisbury, N.C.
• Wendy Kaufman, Balancing Life's Issues, Inc., Ossining, N.Y.
• Alison Chung, TeamWerks, Chicago, Ill.
• Grace Lopez-Williams, Grace Williams CPA PC, Norcross, Ga.
• Desiree Patno, Desiree Patno Enterprises, Inc., Irvine, Calif.
• JocCole Burton, Woodline Solutions of North America, Atlanta, Ga.

Winners in the "up to $1 million in annual revenue" category are:

• Christina Cook, DC2 Holdings, Nashville, Tenn.
• Nana Luz, Softype, Inc., Palo Alto, Calif. and Mumbai, India
• Giselle Rufer-Delance, DELANCE Inc., Magglingen/Macolin, Switzerland
• Romy Taormina, Psi Bands, Pacific Grove, Calif.
• Kittie W. Watson, Innolect, Inc., Tega Cay, S.C.
• Teri Sciamarelli, Case Remodeling, Ocean, N.J.
• Elizabeth Beskin, 5th Avenue Digital, New York, N.Y.
• Angela Dingle, Ex Nihilo Management, LLC, Washington, D.C.
• Denise E. Farris, Farris Law Firm LLC, Kansas City, Mo.
• Joyce Siler, Joyce's Specialties, Durham, N.C.

Sponsors of the 2012 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration include: premier level: Office Depot; platinum level: UPS, Coca-Cola, IBM, AT&T, and Walmart/Sam's Club; gold level: American Airlines and PNC Bank.

For more information or to register to attend the 2012 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards celebration, visit http://www.enterprisingwomen.com/EWofYearAwards.htm.

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"The Enterprising Women of the Year Class of 2012 consists of women who have moved their companies forward and experienced revenue growth even in a time of economic uncertainty," said Smiley. "This speaks highly to each honoree's motivation, dedication and knowledge of their respective industries. Each woman is highly involved in community service and leadership, and has a track record of mentoring businesswomen and serving as a role model to young girls who would like to follow their example."

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Enterprising Women, with headquarters in Cary, N.C., is the nation's only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence and power of entrepreneurial women. The magazine provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women's businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women. Published in both print and digital editions, the magazine's digital edition reaches more than 200,000 readers in 50 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.enterprisingwomen.com or call (919) 362-1551.

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