2015 Washington Brava Awards – Group 1

Washington SmartCEO and more than 350 local business leaders celebrated at the Brava Awards on July 30, 2015 at the Sheraton Pentagon City. The Brava Awards program honors female CEOs, nonprofit leaders and high impact executives who combine their irrepressible entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for giving back to the community. Awards will be presented to female CEOs and business leaders that have made an outstanding impact in their community. SmartCEO is proud to recognize the 2015 award finalists and winners: Brava CEO Winners: Jo Ann C. Jenkins, AARP; Lora Antoine, Absolute Staffers, LLC; Ahava Leibtag, Aha Media Group; Monica M. Joseph, ALEX – Alternative Experts, LLC; Tina Leone, Ballston BID; Shereen Mahoney, Brittenford Systems, Inc.; LaJuanna Russell, Business Management Assoc. Inc.; Lisa Anderson, Deander Associates LLC; Molly Gimmel, Design to Delivery; Caroline Jones, Doorways for Women and Families; Carolyn V. Merek, eMentum; Kylie McCleaf, Family Services, Inc.; Courtney Fairchild, Global Services; Jody Ralston, High Purity Systems, Inc.; Loribeth Weinstein, JWI; Paola Moya, Marshall Moya Design; Carla Percy, The Mayvin Consulting Group, Inc.; Jennifer Virga, Metronome, LLC; Michael Helene Wilson-Phillips, Michael Helene Salon Gallery; Merlynn Carson, Myriddian, Staffing Solutions; Joanna Alexis, Navstar, Inc.; Denise Hart, O2 Lab, Inc.; Mary-Claire Burick, Rosslyn Business Improvement Corporation; Linda Abell, Security Vault Works, Inc.; Merrill Shugoll, Shugoll Research; Diane Hahn Bellegarde, SoundWay Consulting, Inc.; Staci L. Redmon, Strategy and Management Services, Inc.; Louisa Long Jaffe, Technical and Project Engineering, LLC (TAPE); Mary Tucker, UPIC Health, LLC; Lynn Hackney, Urban Pace Brava Executive Winners: Monica Modi Dalwadi, Baker Tilly; Shirley Luu, First Financial Security; Patricia A. Ferrick, First Virginia Community Bank; Kymber Menkiti, Menkiti Group; Leigh Ann Schultz, MorganFranklin Consulting, LLC; Diana Tucker, PEER Consultants, P.C.; Beth Miller-Herholtz, SNVC, LC; Lisa Throckmorton, SpeakerBox Communications; Katie Nelson, Vector Technical Resources; Nancy Osmond Popovich, The Wise Investor Group at Robert W. Baird & Co. © 2015 http://www.smartceo.com