WinDS Special Issue April 2015

Notable Women Making An Impact In The 21st Century

Amazing women surround us in every aspect of our lives. Some become our teachers, role models, mentors, coaches, colleagues and friends. There isn’t a situation we could encounter where a woman couldn’t provide the solution.

While that is not an exclusive phenomenon reserved for women, because we outnumber men, it is fair to say women come up with more solutions.

Far too few are given the recognition deserved for their accomplishments.

Others may not even realize the impact they make in our lives because it is commonplace to share and pour into those who surround them.

The notable women who are making an impact in the 21st century are more like you and me. This year, in recognition of March being Women’s Month, I would like to acknowledge the women that will be presenting at this year’s Women in Diversified Services conference. While the conference is geared toward the real estate, finance/mortgage and affiliated services industry, you can’t help but be impressed by the accomplishments made by these relatable women. These are the women shaping the business world and making an impact in the 21st century. They come from all walks of life, varied backgrounds and some were told they couldn’t beat the odds.

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Julie Baldino

Sharon Bartlett

Managing Broker Front Door Realty

Director Vendor Services & Ops Support HomeSteps

Julie is a seasoned veteran of the Pacific Northwest real estate industry, and has consistently been in the top 10% in sales for over a decade in Oregon and Washington. She opened Front Door Realty, a certified WBE and WOSB, in 2011. She has grown the brokerage to 12 full time agents and support staff. Julie’s specialties include listing bank-owned properties, corporate relocation services, and progressive internet/social media marketing.

When not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters - hiking, cooking, boating, going to movies, traveling, and exploring the beautiful scenery the Pacific Northwest offers.

Julie is passionate about animal-related charities and loves her two dogs and two cats. Julie is Women in Diversified Services 2015 Member of the Year awardee.

Sharon has been with Freddie Mac for over 30 years and has a diverse background in mortgage loan servicing and REO. During her tenure at Freddie Mac, Sharon has worked in many areas, including: Default Management, Loan Administration, Loss Mitigation, Asset/ Outsourcing Management, Servicer Relations, Risk Management, REO Operations and Broker/ Vendor Management.

As the Director of Vendor Services at Freddie Mac, Sharon and her team are responsible for the management and oversight of all vendors supporting the REO disposition process; including real estate brokers, closing and title agents, valuation vendors, general contractors, preservation and maintenance vendors, etc.

In addition, Sharon is also responsible for HomeSteps marketing, communications and customer service teams.

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Notable Women Making An Impact In The 21st Century

Goldy Berger

Shelia Blockson

Attorney The Law Offices of Goldy Berger

Reo Specialist Signature Landmark

Goldy has been practicing law for the past 14 years. She has worked for large firms in the field of business litigation, business formation, corporate, trust and estates, probate, insurance defense, tax resolution and real estate. In 2010, she has been the owner of the Law Firm of Goldy M. Berger practicing the same forms of law.

Goldy is an animal rights activist and a vegetarian.

In her spare time she loves to read books about the complexity and mysteries of the brain. Her children, ages 15 and 11, consider her a “science geek” and love to tease her about it. She loves to discuss science, politics and the environment with them.

Shelia has been the Broker/Owner of her own company for 16 years with 24 years in the Real Estate/Default industry. Education is a bedrock principle behind Shelia’s nationally recognized success. After entering the real estate profession, she became an instructor and community outreach presenter in her own challenging marketplace.

Over the years, Shelia has become well known as the “go-to” REO broker for a large area in Illinois that includes the Southside of Chicago and South Suburbs. She has provided a variety of brokerage, property management, and other default services to all of the major government and corporate banks and other portfolio sellers, also representing literally thousands of buyers, with an emphasis on neighborhood recovery through homeownership.

A co-founder of Women in Diversified Services (WinDS), Shelia is committed to providing leadership for women within the real estate industry and is currently the Treasurer and Vice President. Shelia also serves as the Treasurer of the WinDS Foundation.

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Tanya Brown

Patty Cotton

Life Strategist, International Speaker & Author

Executive Coach & CEO The Cotton Group

When people think of Tanya, it is often in connection with the murder of her sister, Nicole Brown Simpson. Tanya will always speak on domestic violence. She came through one of the darkest experiences a person can undergo.

Tanya is a certified life coach and has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University.

Patti has more than 25 years of international leadership experience with high-profile organizations, in the areas of diplomatic relations, public affairs and marketing, business development, and philanthropy. She is an ICFcertified executive coach and organizational development consultant specializing in leadership development and transformational change for leaders, executives, and key decision-makers.

The quest for potential and impact has placed Patti alongside heads of state and other change agents from around the globe to solve problems creatively.

Her motto is “Talk It Out, Loud.” Through her personal experiences, professional education, workshops and coaching, she helps others develop effective coping skills necessary to manage stress, anxiety and depression. Tanya conducts workshops and coaching using Tanya’s Tools for Patti has a Master’s of Science degree in Change.

Organizational Management & Development (Fielding Graduate University), English Tanya encourages her audience and coaching Literature (La Sierra University), and a yearlong clients to recognize and acknowledge their graduate certification in Evidence-Based personal struggles, in order to avoid overload and/ Coaching (Fielding Graduate University). She or a mental health breakdown. She empowers her holds certifications with the International Coach clients to remain disciplined and focused so they Federation at the PCC level, and with the State of will reach their ultimate goal of optimum mental California for mediation. Her advocacy and board health. She emphasizes the significance of proper service are focused on supporting alternatives self-care in achieving and sustaining an optimal for domestic violence, and empowerment of quality of life. vulnerable and silenced voices. o 5 o

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Laura Dietz

Phyllis Dixon

CEO & President Merlin Enterprises, Summit Realty

CEO/Founder Thomas & Webster Associates

Laura is a real estate broker, recently listed as #107 of the TOP 1,000 real estate agents in the US, by the Wall Street Journal. Laura has 20 years of experience and is a respected industry professional. Her experience are in the areas of bank-owned properties, personal property appraiser, auctioneer, estate sales and veterans.

Having handled the intricate details of hundreds of properties from the common to the complex, she attributes her success to her commitment to excellence.

Phyllis is a results-driven professional who can deliver entrepreneurial vision with strategic execution within structured and entrepreneurial environments. She is an innovative and creative problem-solver, evidenced in her approach to customer service, which is based on integrity, accountability, proactive planning and solutions development. She excels in client relationship management, marketing and business development. Phyllis has been a featured speaker at events; is an engaging and effective trainer; and small business diversity advocate through the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – San Diego Council.

An entrepreneur for entrepreneurs, Phyllis started Thomas & Webster Associates to provide consulting services to start-up and small businesses, with an emphasis in designing creative and cost-effective marketing strategies, coaching, mentoring and strategies for organizational and process improvements.

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Annemarie du LeBohn

Gina Schreck

Community Engagement Strategist

President & Founder SocialKNX

Annemarie is a sought-after speaker who shares insights on how to develop your brand, no matter if you are selling real estate, racing Ironman, or embracing a cause-related marketing campaign, like breast cancer.

Her goal is to provide usable tools that will help you fine tune your image, express your purpose, and connect with your community. Her tools stem from lessons learned while building her speaking career. She shares strategies that embrace social media, public relations, and branding.

SocialKNX, is an interactive media and social marketing company. Lisa assists organizations, connects and builds their communities through the use of social media and technology tools.

Gina is an international speaker, author of several books including Getting’ Geeky with Twitter, and was the technical editor on the latest Complete Idiots Guide to Social Media! Gina was ranked as one of the top 50 women influencers on-line in Fast Company’s Influence project.

Annemarie’s determination is infectious, and her thriving spirit shines whether speaking on a TED stage, teaching corporate workshops, or being recognized as a success by SBA, SCORE, and AARP.

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Wendy Forsythe

Lana Gosnell

Executive Vice President Carrington Real Estate Services, LLC

VP & Supplier Diversity Manager Supplier Diversity and Development MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

Wendy joined Carrington Real Estate Services in early 2012 to lead the company-owned brokerage branch operation nationally. In this role, Wendy is responsible for the day to day management, growth, and development of the brand as it relates to growth in sales, agent count, and market share as well as, direct responsibility for marketing, training, technology, customer care, and brand development.

Wendy was instrumental in leading the successful effort to launch the rebrand of Atlantic & Pacific Real Estate Services to Carrington Real Estate Services.

Lana is responsible for providing diverse business enterprises with the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the bank’s procurement of goods and services throughout the MUFG Union Bank, N.A. enterprise.

Lana joined Union Bank in 1977 and has held various positions within the organization such as Corporate Planning, Credit Examination, and Finance Director for the Corporate Real Estate group. She has been with Supplier Diversity & Development since 2012 and is a part of Throughout her real estate career, Wendy the driving force in the bank’s commitment to has leveraged her passion for real estate and increase diverse business supplier spend. technology to help build national real estate brands in both Canada and the United States. Lana is active in community outreach and with Wendy is a recognized speaker and writer on various fundraising organizations. She enjoys branding, technology and social media. She has traveling, participating in half-marathons, spoken at the National Association of Realtors kayaking and spending time with family and Annual Conference, Inman Connect, RIS Media, friends.

Real Estate Expo, Women’s Council of Realtors and many other industry events.

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Sylvia Gutierrez

Cathy Hsieh

Economic Development & Women’s Outreach Coordinator U.S. SBA – San Ana District Office

Founder & CEO Kambrian Corporation

Sylvia has more than 20 years of experience in business development. Her marketing and outreach activities reach the tri-county area of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino. She has been invited to speak on SBA Programs and Services by various organizations and TV networks like Univision. Sylvia is tasked with coordinating events to assist, inform, and educate entrepreneurs and business owners to start, expand and run successful businesses.

Sylvia holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from USC, and M.A. degree from The American University in Washington, D.C., in International Economic Policy, Business, and Finance. Sylvia is a member of Toastmasters where she recently received the Advanced Toastmaster Silver Certificate.

Cathy is the founder and CEO of Kambrian Corporation, an IT value-added reseller located in Southern California. Founded in 2009, Kambrian provides customizable IT solutions and affordable licensing and financing options for various industries including government, education (K-12), healthcare, and commercial organizations.

Born in Taiwan, Cathy grew up in the US and has lived in Dubai, Tokyo, and Beijing. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and an MBA from Cornell University. Cathy has ten years of corporate experience with Microsoft, and three years with Honeywell. She has held various sales, marketing and operations positions while at both Microsoft and Honeywell. Cathy has a strong passion for technology, the public sector, and the value of technology helping customers gain a competitive edge in the market place.

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Notable Women Making An Impact In The 21st Century

Shelley Kaye

Evelyn Olson Lamden

President & Executive Director WinDS

CEO Red Kite Business Advisors

Shelley is a co-founder of Women in Diversified Services (WinDS) and serves as its President and Executive Director. She has had a multifaceted career in both real estate and mortgage banking spanning more than 20 years. Her experience in customer service, collections and loss mitigation led to her greatest passion, REO asset management for organizations such as First Central Bank, Option One Mortgage, ECC Capital and Insource Financial Services. Shelley participates as a speaker on a variety of panels at industry events. Shelley and her husband Neil have two grown daughters and one granddaughter, Megan. Shelley also serves as the Secretary of the WinDS Foundation.

Evelyn has over 33 years of experience in corporate and agency management supervision roles involving retail/consumer/business-tobusiness advertising, media, sales promotion, and marketing. Evelyn has managed local, regional, and national media budgets exceeding $60 million and has managed and directed media departments for major corporations.

She has worked in several industries, including automotive, fast food, weight management, fitness, healthcare, wellness, entertainment, horse racing, real estate, interior design, furniture manufacturing, public agencies, and non-profits.

She was a finalist in San Diego Magazine’s 2014 “Woman of the Year” Award, and a recipient of the “Women Who Mean Business” Award, 2012 by San Diego Business Journal. Most recently, she was a nominee for San Diego’s Performing Arts League 2015 “Star Award” for her community service, and was a recipient of the same award in 2009.

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A consummate lover of the arts, Evelyn has professionally developed scripts, directed, produced, and choreographed for musical stage productions. She uses these skills for clients by writing scripts and producing for corporate sales presentations, public speaking, and conducting workshops.

Azucena Maldonado

Rae Majors-Wildman

Founder & President Latina Golfers Association

Business Strategist, Speaker & Author Rae Majors-Wildman International A survivor of domestic violence, Rae successfully raised her child as a single mother on welfare.

When most would expect her to stay down, Rae Majors-Wildman shattered the stereotypes and became an award winning business strategist, sought after speaker, best-selling author and CEO/ President of Rae Majors-Wildman International.

Rae graduated with honors with her degree in Counseling Psychology and has received certification and mentorship from some of the best business leaders in the U.S. With over 15,000 coaching hours under her belt, Rae has successfully coached and trained every business from startup at the ground-level to Fortune 100 companies. She is committed to helping companies who struggle with attracting and retaining top employees.

She solves their problem by taking a G.P.S. approach to developing emerging and the next generation of leaders.

Azucena is on a mission to transform women’s lives through golf. She founded the Latina Golfers Association (LGA) in 2008 to introduce Latinas of all ages to golf for their professional development, personal enjoyment, and to promote a healthy lifestyle. The LGA teaches women how to utilize golf as a business tool.

What started as a passion and love of the game quickly turned into a movement with over 1,200 Southern California Latinas having participated in the LGA’s golf clinics, lessons, events and tournaments.

Azucena teaches women how to break gender and cultural barriers through golf. She shares how to be welcomed into the elite “boys club” and break the glass ceiling with a golf ball. She is recognized as an industry leader. Azucena has appeared in Golf Digest, Golf Business, PGA of America and the Southern California Golf Association’s FORE magazine, NBC Latino, Now Latina, La Opinion, Latina Style Magazine, and Golf Legend Arnold Palmer’s Kingdom Magazine.

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Notable Women Making An Impact In The 21st Century

Gail Perry-Mason

Lani Porter

First Vice President of Investments Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Senior Vice President, Operations American Residential Properties, Inc.

Detroiter Gail Perry-Mason is well known in the securities industry where she has climbed the corporate ladder from receptionist to First Vice President of Investments of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., formerly Fahnestock & Co., Inc./First of Michigan.

Lani joined American Residential Properties, Inc. in 2012. She has been an executive in the Real Estate Industry since 1995, when, as a founding executive serving as Senior Vice President of Operations, she helped to create the first online marketplace for mortgage lending at Getsmart. com. In 2000, after Providian Bank’s acquisition of Getsmart.com, she joined nCommand as CoFounder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, where she developed an endto-end virtual loan process for residential lending.

After the acquisition of nCommand by Ellie Mae in 2002 Lani served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations at Accruent, a company whose products are used in managing over 1 billion square feet of commercial space for many Fortune 500 companies and large retailers.

In addition, beginning in 2005, Lani served as Director of Operations for Hometown, where she developed the systems technology and processes to underwrite, fund, manage, securitize and sell more than $2 billion in assets. Lani has served on the MBA-sanctioned Governance Board of MISMO (Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization), attended Arizona State University, and completed the Oracle RDBMS Master’s program for Database Administrators.

For more than 18 years, Gail has focused on socially responsible investing which has presented numerous opportunities in writing, teaching and speaking engagements to national audiences. She is a sought-after speaker for many corporations, government agencies, labor unions, religious groups, non-profit organizations, youth organizations, women’s groups, high schools, and universities. Gail has taught weekly financial training sessions for major corporations. She founded and directed the original Money Camp for Teens and the first Youth Investment that is incorporated in the United States which is just another of the ways in which she invests in the young adults who will be our tomorrow.

Gail was elected as one of Michigan’s Top 10 Business Women by the National Association of Business Women Owner’s in 2007.

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Lisa Rice

Lilyvette Rodriguez

Executive Vice President National Fair Housing Alliance

CEO/Broker Excel Realty

Lisa oversees the communications, resource development, public policy and enforcement initiatives of the agency. She is responsible for helping to achieve the organization’s goal of achieving fair and equal housing opportunities for all people.

Lilyvette has a proven record of success as a broker and real estate agent for over 24 years.

Her 15 years of corporate experience, from working as a legal assistant in the insurance and banking industries, prove to be a continued asset when contract negotiating. She specializes in equity sale, short sale, foreclosure, probate and corporate relocation and her business is WBE and WOSB certified.

Lisa has provided extensive fair housing and fair lending training to consumers, government agencies, insurance companies, lending institutions, regulatory agencies, housing industry professionals, real estate management companies, fair housing agencies, and nonprofit organizations. She has developed certified and accredited fair housing real estate and insurance courses. Lisa has helped to develop fair lending training courses and materials for federal and state regulated financial institutions.

She provides consulting on a wide range of fair housing issues to fair housing organizations, insurance companies, lending institutions and government agencies.

Under her direction, the National Fair Housing Alliance has provided helpful insight to Congress on the development and enactment of numerous laws including the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as well as comments to federal agencies on a broad range of regulations and guidance.

Lilyvette holds multiple certifications/ designations and is a consumer advocate. She believes that an informed community is an enlightened community. Lilyvette hosted a weekly radio show, Real Estate Radio Unplugged, on AM1510 KSPA, Financial News & Talk, a Bloomberg radio station.

In 2003, she co-founded CCFR Community Services, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization which provides information, resources and access to services for residents in underserved communities. As an active leader in her community she serves as Board President of the Neighborhood Housing Services of The Inland Empire; and as a board member on the WinDS Foundation. She was named Broker of the Year in 2011 by the Orange County Realtists and is Women in Diversified Services 2015 Leadership awardee.

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Susan Speer

Sandra L Thompson

Vendor Manager Matt Martin Real Estate Management

Deputy Director, Division of Housing Mission & Goals Federal Housing Finance Agency

Susan currently holds the position of Vendor Manager for Matt Martin Real Estate Management.

Going into her 8th year as Vendor Manager of a large Asset Management Company, she focuses on building best in class broker networks through monitoring performance, coaching and conducting regional training and onboarding new coverage as needed. Susan has participated in numerous conferences, panels and round tables and taught REO Agent skills through webinars and C.E. training courses.

Sandra is the Deputy Director, Division of Housing Mission and Goals at the FHFA. She is responsible for policy development, analysis, research and oversight of the mission activities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Prior to her work at FHFA, Sandra spent 23 years at the FDIC in several executive positions where she last served as the Director of Risk Management Supervision. In this position, she was responsible for the Agency’s nationwide bank supervision and examination programs. She has testified before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee on issues such as risk management, consumer protection, community banking and other policy matters.

She served as the Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA) which includes bank regulators from 35 countries in North and South American and the Caribbean.

Before joining the FDIC in 1990, Sandra served as an associate with Goldman Sachs in New York City. She holds a degree in finance from Howard University, Washington, D.C.

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Marcia Toms

Carla Ulufanua

2A Project Manager PEMCO, Ltd.

Vice President Portfolio Performance LRC Asset Management

Marcia serves as the 2A Project Manager for PEMCO, LTD in the Atlanta office. She has over 20 years in the industry as a result driven sales manager and trainer. She began her career with PEMCO in 2008. She has trained over 10,000 brokers on the HUD’s sales process. She oversaw and assisted with PEMCO’s HUD sales training classes and has managed over 170 broker partnerships in 13 states and US territories. She has spoken on many panels about the current housing market and HUD.

Carla is an experienced corporate leader with strong background in Default Administration and the management of non-performing loans with an emphasis on Real Estate Owned. She is results oriented with a valuable depth of experience managing programs, strategies and personnel. Her expertise at aligning strategy with organizational goals, moves vision to execution.

Carla is skilled at leading divisions through periods of transformation and change. She has extensive experience in portfolio management, outsourcing, vendor management, and regulatory oversight. Carla thrives at cultivating and maintaining loyal business relationships and overall profitability.

Her most recent accomplishment includes the completion of the NeighborWorks Housing Counselor Program. In June of 2012, she was elected President of the WinDS Foundation.

Marcia is Women in Diversified 2014 Leadership awardee.

Marcia is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where she received her Bachelor of Sociology Degree. She received her Paralegal certification from Clayton State University and received her Master of Public Administration from Walden University.

She is the mother of two wonderful children and enjoys spending quality time with family and friends.

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Pamela S. Williamson, PhD. C. Renée Wilson

President/CEO/Broker CTS Real Estate Services CTS Consultants Firm

President/CEO Women’s Business Enterprise Council –West Pamela is responsible for the day-to-day operations of WBEC-West, achieving organizational goals and fostering WBEC-West’s mission to serve as corporate America’s premier agent for certification, enhancement and promotion of Women Business Enterprises in the western region.

She brings more than 15 years experience in executive level management, including the Vice President and Deputy Director for META Services. Her extensive experience in developing and implementing innovative alliances with key stakeholders has enabled the organizations she has worked with to reach new levels of growth and stability. The concept of servant leadership is core in every project that is moved forward which fosters strong relationships with constituencies, community partners, and staff creating a solid foundation for growth. Through the implementation of servant leadership principals, Pamela is working to enhance and create innovative ideas for the expansion of the organization.

Pamela holds a Doctorate degree in Health Care Administration, a Master’s degree in Business Administration and bachelor’s degrees in Sociology, Social Work and Psychology from Midwestern State University.

Renée has a strong background in the Mortgage Lending and Residential Real Estate. She is the Broker/Owner of CTS Real Estate Services (licensed in 1989), a full service real estate firm.

She is also President & CEO of CTS Consultants Firm (founded in 2004) which provides services to non-profit and for-profit entities, national and local organizations to assist the leadership and board in fulfilling its organization’s mission, goals, objectives and strategic plans.

Renée currently serves as NAREB’s Relationship Manager and State of Housing in Black America – SHIBA Solutions Coordinator. Prior to CTS Consultants and CTS Real Estate Services, Renée was the Houston Branch Manager of the largest minority owned mortgage bank in the country, United International Mortgage Bank, Paralegal at Fulbright & Jaworski and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLC. During her tenure as President of the Women’s Council of the Houston Black Real Estate Association, over 1100 children were taught financial literacy and money management skills. In addition, 16 scholarships were provided to Houston students (Elementary, Middle and High School) from un-served and underserved communities.

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Renée has received numerous awards and recognition for her service and commitment to the community. She attended Woodbury University in Los Angeles. Renée has one son, Darryl L. Bowles, Jr.

Rosa Wilson

exclusively for “God’s Woman Award.” She is a member of Alpha Christian Women Ministry, Proverbs 31 Women’s Ministry that provides services, praying and counseling with incarcerated men and women; World Wide Ministry and “United Prayer Line,” a phone ministry.

Some of the ministries in which Rosa Wilson has been and is still involved with are Emergency Visitation, Visitation and Counseling Ministry, Home, Hospital and Convalescent Home Services, Supply Our Daily Bread, God’s Helper, God’s Exhorter, Committed to Service Prayer Ministries, Women at Prayer Universal Conference Prayer Line, Committed to Service Prayer Group-SWA.

Rosa has ministered and fellowshipped with many churches of all denominations throughout the City and directed the 103rd Street Boys and Girls Youth Choir. She assisted her husband with the Jr. Brotherhood (Boys) in conference and meetings. She has studied the Old Testament Survey, Moody Bible Institute, and in 1984, received her Spiritual B.A. Degree at Bibleway Church of God in Christ, Elder Wilbert Warren.

In 1983, Rosa was chosen as “Honored Mother of the Year.” In 1994, Rosa received the recognition

Rosa quotes John 9:4, “I must work the works of Him that sent me while it is day! The night cometh, when no man can work.” Her favorite Bible verse is found in 1Corinthians 15:58 and this scripture in many ways summarizes her life.

Her source of encouragement can be found in this statement: “I shall pass through this world but once. Therefore, if there by any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do, let me do it now.

For I shall not pass this way again.” Rosa is 81 years young.

These are but a few of the notable women during our lifetime. On the surface we may have overlooked the hidden jewel they possess just under the surface. If you want to hear some of the nuggets, they will be presenting May 3 – 5, 2015 at the Marriott Newport Beach Hotel & Spa. Visit: www.

WinDSConference2015.com for more information. I guarantee you, it will enrich you personally and move you to action.

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