Starkey Entrepreneurial Women Awards

Do you know a female business owner who has an inspirational story to tell? If so, nominate that person for the 2018 Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award.

To nominate, complete an application today!

Log on to www.indianapolismonthly.com/sewa, submit your application online or print out form and submit by fax or mail.

Nomination deadline is April 15, 2018.

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Congratulations!

Pamela Parker Tucker is the 2017 winner of the 14th Annual Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award.

Harrison & Moberly, LLP and Indianapolis Monthly, along with Marti Starkey, congratulate Pamela Parker Tucker as the 2017 Winner of the Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award. This award is given each year to a female business owner who exhibits courage, tenacity and selflessness in starting and running her own business. Pamela has owned JP Parker Flowers, a thriving, innovative and distinctive floral business, for thirty years. Pam’s tenacity and courage brought the company through the years of the financial downturn in this country during 2008 and 2009 without having to let a single employee go. Pam’s selflessness leads her to be a wise mentor for new female business owners. Pam is described as “True Grit, enthusiastic, striving to be the best, helping others, employee supportive, family and God focused, community supporter, enjoys life, adventurous and constantly looking for new mountains to climb.”

1st Runner-up

2nd Runner-up

Susan Marshall

Clare Corado

Torchlite Marketing

Corado Immigration Law, LLC

For more information on the 2017 winner and runners-up, please go to www.harrisonmoberly.com/sewa.

Starkey Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards The Spirit Awards are given each year to individuals who exhibit the entrepreneurial characteristics of courage, tenacity, and selflessness. The 2017 Spirit Awards were focused on individuals who exemplify living a life of sacrifice.

Rosie Kopeček, RN, Pediatric Nurse & Midwife After a three month short-term mission trip to Ouarzazate, Morocco in 1966, Rosie Kopeček returned to England to obtain her education as a qualified RN and pediatric nurse, with further training as a midwife and education in Bible and Missions. Rosie returned to Morocco where she worked for a period of over 50 years as a qualified midwife, serving the underserved Berber people (where no physician was available at the time), delivering 2,500 babies and providing postnatal care for thousands more. In October of 2012, Rosie was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for her services to healthcare in Morocco. She is a perfect example of living a life of sacrifice.

Rick Alvis, President & CEO of the Wheeler Mission Rick Alvis has served the homeless and addicted in our state for 40 years. He began his career with the Evansville Rescue Mission where he worked for thirteen years before coming to Wheeler Mission in 1990. In his tenure in Indianapolis, he has directed a path of growth and outreach to the neediest citizens of our state, increasing the number of services offered and extending programs to men, women, and children. Under his leadership, three organizations have merged with Wheeler Mission in order to provide more effective care for Hoosiers in need of vital services. Setting Wheeler Mission on a solid financial path has allowed Wheeler Mission to expand programs and the number of staff by growing a balanced budget from around $650,000 in 1990 to over $10,000,000 in 2017 and an increase in staff from 16 in 1990 to more than 150 today. Thank you, Rick, for living a life of sacrifice.

PREVIOUS WINNERS 2004

Marie Stanley Protection Plus Inc.

2009

Nancy Ford/Winters Branches for Disabilities Only Inc.

2014

Deborah Wood DWA Health Communications Group

2005

Abigail Lawlis Kuzma Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic

2010

Barbara Gilbert Barbara’s New Beginnings

2015

Denise Pierce D.K. Pierce & Associates

2006

Ann Day Day Furs Inc.

2011

Crystal Scott Talking Time Learning Center

2016

Nancy Shepard, R.N. Indiana Women in Need Foundation

2007

Billie Dragoo RepuCare/RepuStaff LLC

2012

Kate Bova Drury The Flying Cupcake

2017

Pamela Parker Tucker JP Parker Flowers

2008

Jannett Keesling Keys to Work Inc.

2013

Tina McIntosh Joy’s House

Congratulations to all of our 2017 Honorees!

Stacey Blanton Anderson

Marisol Buchanan

Melissa Cleaver

Else Cole

Clare Corado

Premikati, Inc.

MCM Inventions, Inc. & The Clearance Castle, LLC

Meridian Medical Services, Inc.

Corado Immigration Law, LLC

Barbara Fleming

Rebecca Hanson

Amy Kemp

Susan Marshall

Hope Pace

BAF Corporation

14 Districts Inc.

Plan of Attack

Torchlite Marketing

So Chic Home Design & Staging, LLC

Pamela Parker Tucker

Colleen Stine

Susan Van Hoosen

Jeri Warner

Christie Wright

JP Parker Flowers

Mama Said Tees

Inspired By Fitness, LLC

Trusted Mentors, Inc.

Salon Eden DBA Kindred: the Bohéme Collective

Skin Renew Laser Tattoo Removal & Skin Center, LLC

About the Starkey Entrepreneurial Awards Marti Starkey is an Equity Partner at the law firm of Harrison & Moberly, LLP, where she is Chair of the Trust & Estate Practice Group. Her practice has exemplified excellent legal service in an atmosphere of care and concern for each client.

The inspiration for the Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award derived from one of Marti’s long-time clients, Helen E. Marschke (right). Helen, a restaurateur and business owner, managed her own financial affairs well into her late 90s. Helen passed away in Marti Starkey Harrison & Moberly, LLP

1998 at the age of 97, at which time Marti expressed her desire to Helen’s family to create this award in Helen’s memory.

Helen E. Marschke