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HONOREES from 2D on nutrition while they focus on healing.”
Tess Fletcher, Children’s Advocacy Alliance Tess Fletcher is executive director of Children’s Advocacy Alliance, an independent nonprofit that provides guidance, treatment and support for children who are the victims of abuse and neglect. The Children’s Advocacy Alliance oversees both the Central Arkansas Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) and the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 20th Judicial District program. Fletcher created the CAC program so that children alleged to have been abused physically or sexually could have access to a single, childfriendly place to tell their story. In the last year, Fletcher has led the effort to expand CAC services to include onsite mental health and sexual abuse exams for children. Fletcher has also developed the staff capacity to recruit and train community volunteers for the CASA program. “I strive to lead by example,” she said. “I’m passionate about the mission of our organization and don’t ask others to do something I’m unwilling to do myself.” Fletcher’s hope is that she has empowered the women she works with
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to become leaders themselves. One of her favorite quotes is from Gandhi: “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
for women – is a struggle. To combat this, she uses author Suzy Welch’s “10/10/10” principle to determine how to spend her limited time.
“I challenge myself daily to leave the world better than I found it,” she said. “My hope is that I equip others with the tools necessary to go out and make a difference themselves.”
“Before I make a major decision, I ask myself: How will I feel about it 10 minutes from now? How about 10 months from now? How about 10 years from now? That helps me pull back and think in a broader perspective.”
Lori Ross Scroggin, Conway Regional Health System Lori Ross Scroggin serves as chief development officer for Conway Regional Health System. Under her leadership, the medical center has received more advertising and public relations awards on both the state and national levels than virtually any other hospital in Arkansas. “I’ve had the privilege of telling the story of how our amazing staff members are capable of providing outstanding care – so much so that Conway Regional is the Most Preferred Hospital for Having a Baby,” Scroggin said. “Patients start their families at our hospital, and they trust our staff and physicians with what is most precious to them – their loved ones.” As a hospital administrator, mother of three daughters and board member for a number of community organizations, Scroggin admits that finding true balance between one’s work and personal life – especially
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E-Z Mart CEO to headline Women in Business event
Scroggin desires that her biggest impact on other women will begin with her daughters. “I hope my most valuable contribution will result in three well-adjusted, grown women who will put God first, love their families, contribute to their communities, and never quit learning,” she said. “I try to teach others when I have learned. And I try to share when I have gained. I hope other women might be inspired to step up to serve and welcome the opportunity to stretch their boundaries and give back of their talents.”
About Women in Business To reserve a table at the Women in Business Awards luncheon on Dec. 9, please visit ConwayChamber.org and click on the Women in Business icon. For more information, contact Mary Margaret Satterfield at Mary@ ConwayArkansas.org or 501-932-5412.
Sonja Yates Hubbard The CEO of one of the largest, privately held convenience store chains in the U.S. will be the guest speaker at the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Women in Business event, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Conway Expo Center and Fairgrounds. Sonja Yates Hubbard has been the top executive at E-Z Mart Stores for more than 16 years and has worked for the Texas-based chain for 27 years, not counting her summer stints when she was in high school and college. Her father, Jim
Yates, founded the company in 1970 with the opening of the first store in Nashville, Arkansas. E-Z Mart Stores has been listed among Fortune 500’s “Largest Privately Held Businesses,” ranked in Working Woman’s “Top 500 WomenOwned Businesses,” and is positioned annually in the “Top 10 of Arkansas’s Largest Privately Held Companies” list produced by Arkansas Business. Hubbard, a certified public accountant, served as assistant controller, controller and chief financial officer of the family owned and operated business be-
fore becoming CEO. Prior to beginning her career at E-Z Mart, Sonja worked in public accounting where she performed audit, tax and bookkeeping services for a variety of organizations. In 1999, the Arkansas Society of CPAs named Sonja “Outstanding CPA in Business & Industry.” Her alma mater, the University of Arkansas, named her the “2009 Accountant of the Year in Industry/Government.” Hubbard has also been recognized as a “Woman of Influence” in the food industry by the Griffin Report and received the “Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Hero Award for Leadership.” Hubbard is currently serving as a member of the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and previously served as director and president of the Bank’s Little Rock branch. In 2009-2010, she served as chairwoman for the National Association of Convenience Stores, an organization that represents the nation’s 152,000 stores and its members. The Women in Business Awards luncheon will honor four Outstanding Women in Business and one Diamond Achievement Award winner. To reserve a table at the December luncheon, please visit ConwayChamber.org and click on the Women in Business icon.