THE 10-20-23 POSITIVELY POWERFUL PROGRAM BOOK

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BE INSPIRED, INFORMED AND WELCOMED. We celebrate the accomplishments of women in ways that empower all people to live their dreams and will change lives and businesses for the better.

Dr. Joel P. Martin, President and Founder Triad West, Inc. / Positively Powerful ©

WHEREAS,

Positively Powerful Women gather to promote Unity in the Grand Canyon State; and,

WHEREAS,

The Positively Powerful mission states “We celebrate the accomplishments of women in ways that empower all people to live their dreams and will change lives and businesses for the better”; and,

WHEREAS,

The Positively Powerful Woman Awards and Education Summit brings together women and community members to provide new opportunities, connect friends, employees, and suppliers; and,

WHEREAS,

This year’s Summit is focused on “Passing The Torch,” honoring Women and Girls in ways that embrace the 2022 Unity theme and continue the commitment to creating transformative, inspirational, informative, innovative, and welcoming programs for everyone; and,

WHEREAS,

Positively Powerful is dedicated to recognizing women’s successes in order to empower people to have the courage to go further and do more.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Corey Woods, Mayor of the City of Tempe, Arizona, do hereby declare:

October 20, 2023 as

Positively Powerful Woman Day in Tempe, Arizona IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this 20th day of October, Two Thousand and Twenty-Three.

Corey D. Woods

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LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER Welcome, and thank you for joining us for the 14th Annual 2023 Positively Powerful Education Summit and Woman Awards Conference!

Creating today’s program was a transformational opportunity. This year, we are taking a stand for the well-being of women and girls. Whether you are attending the Summit or the Awards Luncheon, or both, we honor you as our guests. We thank our generous sponsors, speakers, and Award Recipients who believe in and share our mission to “Acknowledge the accomplishments of women in ways that empower all of us to live our dreams and change lives and businesses for the better.”

We appreciate you.

We are all Positively Powerful People in our own unique ways. Today is about Unity, so please share your ideas for inclusiveness and your strategic thinking. Bring your outrageous courage to the gathering. Meet friends you haven’t seen in a while and become new friends with those you will meet. And let’s stay connected. We are here for a purposeful program to provide us with a common-unity, We are United.

Please enjoy yourselves.

Sincerely, Dr. Joel P. Martin President, Triad West, Inc. Transformational DE&I Consulting Founder, Positively Powerful Woman, and Education Summit

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Our mission is to make the connections that empower communities to thrive. Through our meaningful relationships, we proudly support your efforts in the many communities we call home. Whether in the air or the ground, we believe community is more than a place – it’s at the Heart of what brings us together.

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Award s Ag e nda WELCOME Joy Johnson, A Joyous Event Planning & Management, LLC Dr. Joel P. Martin, Founder, Triad West, Inc. President

2023 PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP HONOREE Kim Covington, Vice President, Community Initiatives, Arizona Community Foundation

EMCEE Susan Casper, Co-host, Sonoran Living

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Dr. Lois Brown, Director of the Center for the Study of Race & Democracy

SPIRITUAL MESSAGE Rev. Sheriolyn Curry Hodge

FINAL REMARKS

WELCOME Mayor Kate Gallego LUNCH 2023 ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP HONOREE Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, Co-CEOs Mary Mitchell & Christina Spicer 2023 ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP HONOREE Patricia Tellez Olds, President & CEO, Kuniklo

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AWARDS EMCEE Susan Casper Susan Casper is the co-host of Sonoran Living, the longest running television lifestyle show in Arizona! This longtime journalist is also the host/producer of the two-time EMMY Award-winning monthly series, Community Connection with Susan Casper.

Susan, a television personality for more than 25 years, has a passion for helping others and when she’s not on television, you will find her helping out in the community as a motivational speaker, volunteer, and advocate for women and girls.

Among her many honors, Susan is an executive board of Dress for Success Phoenix, a founding member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women (Phoenix Metropolitan Chapter) and member of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Susan and her husband, Sidney, are the proud parents of twin girls.

AWARDS KEYNOTE Dr. Lois Brown, Foundation Professor (Literature) and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy Lois Brown is ASU Foundation Professor of English and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Arizona State University.

She is a public historian and a scholar of African American literature and culture whose groundbreaking research reshapes our understanding of race, class, gender, faith, and place in America. As director of the ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, Dr. Brown oversees the only entity at ASU and in the state of Arizona that positions race and democracy in direct relation with each other. The Center, which is based in the Office of the University Provost, creates and implements initiatives that advance the intellectual, pedagogical and programmatic mission of the university. Dr. Brown was honored as a 2021 Diversity Leader of Year by the Phoenix- based Diversity Leadership Alliance and received the 2022 Positively Powerful Woman Community Service Award from Dr. Joel Martin of Triad West, Inc. She has served on the Advisory Board of the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Phoenix and currently is a member of ASU‘s Women in Philanthropy and the African American Women’s Giving and Empowerment Circle which is supported by the Arizona Community Foundation.

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P O S I T I V E LY P O W E R F U L W O M A N ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, Co-CEOs Mary Mitchell & Christina Spicer

Mary Mitchell is Co-CEO of Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. She officially stepped into the role on October 1, 2022 after serving in as interim Co-CEO since 2021. She has spent the majority of her professional career working within the non-profit sector.

Prior to becoming Interim Co-CEO, she served for three years as Deputy Director and co-lead of the council’s senior leadership team.

Over the course of her 24 years at the organization, she has held various roles in the areas of fund development, finance, volunteer services, membership and community engagement. Mary serves as the senior advisor and co-lead for the organization’s work related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Racial Justice (DEIRJ) and holds an expertise in the areas of community-building, engagement, collaborative practices and team-oriented design.

Mary is a 2017 Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Fellow. She is also a member of International Women’s Forum-AZ; a member of the AZ Community Foundation, African American Women’s Giving and Empowerment Circle; a 2020 Phoenix Mercury Believe in Women Honoree; and a 2020 recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Leadership Award; as well as a graduate of Valley Leadership, Class 26.

She values the power of honest and authentic conversation and has an unquenchable thirst for collective dialogue spaces that can bear the weight of what such dialogue and connection can mean for discerning the future of communities and organizations. You will often find her sitting with leaders from a wide spectrum of disciplines, engaging in conversations centered around deep questions that matter and that create action and systemic change.

She has served on several nonprofit boards and community coalitions and is a current Vice President of the Board for Arizona Legal and Women Youth Services; serves as a member of the Communities for Philanthropic Justice, Board of Directors, and as a member of the South Mountain Community College President’s Community Advisory Council.

She holds a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies from Governors State University (GSU) in Chicago and holds an AA in Interdisciplinary Studies, from South Mountain Community College. She completed extensive coursework in Public Relations at Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, prior to transfer to GSU. Additionally, Mary has completed expansive coursework at Grand Canyon University for an Executive MBA. Mary is the mother of four (4) adult children and (8) grandchildren.

Christina Spicer is Co-CEO of Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. She officially stepped into the role on October 1, 2022, after serving in as interim Co-CEO since 2021. She is an Arizona nonprofit leader who has devoted nearly two decades of her career to leading critical youth initiatives throughout our community.

After graduating from Arizona State University (ASU) with a Bachelor of Science in Communication, Christina joined notMYkid, a local nonprofit organization, as the director of the Clear Choices program. Clear Choices engaged teens in discussions about issues such as drug and alcohol use, body image disorders, and depression.

Christina earned a Master’s in Nonprofit Management from ASU in 2008. Shortly after that, she joined the staff of Teach For AmericaPhoenix as the Manager of Corporation and Foundation Relations and was later promoted to Managing Director of Development. She managed the high-profile advisory board, was an active member of the leadership team, and led the development team responsible for annual fundraising revenues of more than $7 million each year.

After six years at Teach For America-Phoenix, Christina joined the Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) in 2014. She served as Deputy Director for three years with oversight of the programmatic operations (including girl program, product program, and camp), fund development, marketing, and the overall strategic direction of the Council. Integral in growing GSACPC’s annual fund from $600,000 in 2014 to $4 million in 2021, Christina served on the successful Campaign for Girls capital campaign that resulted in the building of the Parsons Leadership Center for Girls and Women, founded Badge Bash, and led the Day of the Girl, raising $1 million for GSACPC in a day. She also helped lead the organization amid the height of COVID-19, exceeding cookie sales goals annually.

In 2009, Christina founded CAMEO, a women’s mentorship organization, and she served as a Flinn Foundation Flinn-Brown cohort. She also serves on the Young & Empowered Women Board.

In 2022, she was honored among the Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 Under 40.

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AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S 2 0 2 3 ENTERPRENEUR LEADERSHIP Patricia Tellez Olds President and CEO of the Kuniklo Corporation and Board of Directors Chairperson for AMCA Associated Minority Contractors of Arizona Honored in recognition of her leadership success as an Economic Impact Advisor translating construction dollars into contracts, jobs, and wages. Patti Tellez Olds started Kuniklo Corporation in 2003 to help agencies, developers, and contractors meet the federal-aid requirements for DBE utilization, prevailing wages, and local workforce development.

Working with both prime contractors and diverse subcontractors/ suppliers, Patti builds action plans that result in meaningful participation for all stakeholders. She has a proven track record of contract compliance for highway and transit programs and brings a risk-based approach to oversight. Having implemented similar program requirements during construction, she is able to monitor whether efforts will lead to goal attainment.

PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP Kim Covington Vice President, Community Initiatives, Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) Honored in recognition for helping to improve equity in grant-making and leading many initiatives of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF), including the Black Philanthropy Initiative and its three Giving Circles: REAP, SEED, and the African American Women’s Giving and Empowerment Circle; also, Latinos Unidos and Latinas in Philanthropy and Service, Arizona Indigenous Philanthropy, Chinese American Foundation Fund, Asian American Women’s Giving Circle, and the Kellenberger + Tollefson Center for LGBTQ Philanthropy.

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Honorees 2008 to 2022 2022 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Entrepreneur Leader – Patricia Crenshaw, President & CEO, Pacific Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council, Arizona & Metro San Diego Education Leader – Dr. Kathryn Nakagawa, ASU, Professor, Asian Pacific American Studies. Owner, Baseline Flowers Corporate Leader – Becky Jackson, President & CEO, Becky Jackson, LLC. S.T.E.A.M. Leader – Capt. Nancy Martin Belitz, Southwest Airlines. Standards Check Airman. Lead, SWA AdoptA-Pilot School Outreach Program Community Service Leader –Dr. Lois Brown, Executive Director, ASU Center for the Study of Race and Democracy. Implementing ASU 25-Step Racial Justice Plan Nonprofit Leader – Diana Gregory, President and Founder, Gregory’s Fresh Market (GFM), A Division of Diana Gregory Outreach Services Transformation Leader – Joy Johnson, Event Director, A Joyous Event Planning & Management, LLC 2020 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Sustainability Leadership – Nichol Luoma, Vice President of University Business Services, Arizona State University Entrepreneur Leadership – Stephanie Vasquez, Owner of Fair Trade Cafe Non-profit Leadership – Claudia Kaercher, Founder and Executive Director of Island Liaison, Inc. Medical Leadership – Dr. Angela Allen, Clinic Research Program, Director of Banner Research Institute & Medical Center & ASU Edson College of Nursing & Health Innovation Global Corporate Leadership – Barbara H. Whye, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Corporate Vice President, Social Impact and Human Resources 2018 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Corporate Leadership – Debbie Castaldo, Vice President of Corporate and Community Impact for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Executive Director of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Visionary Leadership – Dr. Pamela Williamson, President and CEO of WBEC-West

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Equality Leadership – Angela Hughey, Co-Founder and President of ONE Community Educational Leadership – Hong Yee Mei, Country Manager and Co-founder of Milestone Trainings in Malaysia 2017 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Global Leader - Nona M. Lee, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Arizona Diamondbacks.

Social Justice Leader – Lisa Loo, VP of Legal Affairs and Deputy General Counsel, Arizona State University.

President, State Bar of Arizona.

Entrepreneurial Leader – Jackie Wszalek, Owner, Splash Printing and Marketing. Founder, WOWOB. STEAM Leader – Rhonda Peters James, Senior Program Manager, Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategy External Partnerships Group, Intel Corporation.

2016 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Global Leader – Carrie S. Young, Senior Director, Corporate Operations Services SRP Media Leader – Susan Casper, ABC-15 Host, Sonoran Living Live Health Advocacy Leader – Anna Maria Maldonado, Director of Sales & Marketing, Care1st Health Plan AZ Human Rights Leader – Charlene Tarver, Esq., CEO, The Tarver Law Group, PLLC Technology Leader – Tyler Butler, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, GoDaddy 2015 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Giving & Global Education Leader – Dr. Akua Duku Anokye, ASU Associate Director, School of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies Entrepreneurial Leader – Bonnie Lucas, President/CEO, Law Enforcement Specialties Spiritual Leader – Rev. Delphine Rodriguez, Pastor and Principal San Carlos Unified School Visionary Leader – MaryLynn Mack, Director of Operations, Desert Botanical Garden Arts & Culture Leader – Dr. Isola Jones, International Mezzo-Soprano Opera Singer, Professor South Mountain Community College Philanthropic Leader – Nicole Stanton, Managing Partner and Associate General Counsel, Quarles & Brady

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Honorees 2008 to 2022 2014 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Global Leader – Sandra Yancey, Founder and CEO, eWomenNetwork, Inc. Philanthropic Leader – Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Executive Director of Arizona State University Gammage and Assistant Vice President for Cultural Affairs Arts and Culture Leader – Linda Herold, President, Herold Enterprises NonProfit Leader – Ethel Luzario, CEO and President of The 3000 Club Spiritual Leader – Rev. Ozetta Kirby, Pastor, Holy Trinity Community AME Church Educational Leader – Trish McCarty, Corporate Board Chair/President, StarShine Academy 2013 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Global Leader – Jackie Thompson, Community Affairs & Grassroots, Southwest Airlines Educational Leader – Dean Shirley Mays, Attorney and Dean, Arizona Summit Law School Nonprofit Leader – Patricia K. Hibbeler, CEO, Phoenix Indian Center Corporate Leader – Marian M. Yim, Attorney at Law, Yim Law Office, PLLC Entrepreneurial Leader – Kimber Lanning, Founder, Local First Arizona STEM Leader – Dr. RaShonda Flint, Assistant Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology, University of Houston-Downtown Philanthropic Leader – Debbie Gaby, President, Debbie Gaby Charities 2012 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Global Leader – Dr. Michele Halyard, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Co-Founder, CBBC Philanthropic Leader – Sharon Lechter, Pay Your Family First & Presidential Advisor Corporate Leader – Pamela Lam, Vice President of R&D for Home and Laundry Care in North America Spiritual Leader – Reverend Sheriolyn Curry Lasley, Pastor, Greater Bethel AME Church Educational Leader – Bettie Spruill, CMEC, International Coach & Consultant Entrepreneurial Leader – Jane Spicer, President, Daphne’s Headcovers

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2011 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Global Leader – Kay Kallander, Vice President, American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) Philanthropic Leader – Deborah Bateman, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, National Bank of Arizona Nonprofit Leader – Kristi Lee, Co-Founder Asian Corporate & Entrepreneur Leaders Entrepreneurial Leader – Colleen J. Payne-Nabors, President & CEO, MCI Diagnostic Center Spiritual Leader – Reverend Dr. Cathy C. Patterson, Pastor, Fountain of Life Church Corporate Leader – Vivian Frazier, Human Resources, Regional Central, Southwest Gas Corporation 2010 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Corporate Leader – Angela Curley, Head of Corporate Diversity & Inclusion and Social Progress, Henkel Corporation Nonprofit Leader – Debbie Paine, Director of Development, Children’s Museum of Phoenix Entrepreneurial Leader – Lorena Valencia, CEO & Founder, Reliance Wire & Cable 2009 AWAR D R EC I PI E NTS Entrepreneurial Leader – Maria Benson, Residential Faculty, Business & Information Technology at Maricopa Community Colleges Nonprofit Leader – Pam Gaber, CEO & Founder, Gabriel’s Angels Nonprofit Leader – Fatimah Halim, CEO & Founder, Blueprint For Womanhood Entrepreneurial Leader – Choo Tay, President, Media88 20 08 AWA R D R E C I P I E N T S Entrepreneurial Leader – Joanna DeShay, CEO, Black Russian Label Nonprofit Leader – Ruth Covey, Arizona Magic of Music & Dance Entrepreneurial Leader – Susan Ratliff, The Exhibit Expert

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Education Summit Agenda OPENING REMARKS Dr. Joel P. Martin, Founder, Triad West, Inc. President WELCOME Tempe Mayor Corey D. Woods SPIRITUAL MESSAGE Rev. Sheriolyn Curry Hodge Who is Responsible For Your Legacy?

Monique Lisa Johnson, Founder/ CEO of Monique Lisa Productions, Award winning Playwright. Actor in“Beat Street” & “Krush Groove,” An Authors’ Coach Mastering Your Greatness Mindset: 3 Steps To Elevate Your Mindset, Build Courage and Play Bigger In Your Leadership Dena Patton, Best-Selling Author of The Greatness Game, Co-Founder of 501c3 “Girls Rule!” Global Speaker and Coach.

The Truth About The Business and Humanitarian Benefits Of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Nona Lee, Founder & CEO, Truth DEI Consulting, Provides DEI Coaching, Consulting,and Education Services, Founder of the Phoenix Women’sSports Association #iampospow

Empowering Positive Change: Harnessing AI and LinkedIn for Meaningful Connections, Part One. Cherilynn Castleman, 30+ Yr. Fortune 500 Global Sales, Sought-after Keynote Speaker, Sited as a Top Sales Influencer by Salesforce and LinkedIn, Passionate about Empowering Women of Color The Positively Powerful Women’s Way: Smashing Stereotypes, Having a Vision, and Soaring to Success! Part One. Dr. Joel P. Martin, Founder, Triad West, Inc. President FINAL REMARKS Triad West, Inc. / Positively Powerful ©

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Kuniklo Corporation not only contributes to breaking down traditional gender barriers but also aims to be an example for the construction industry as a whole. We demonstrate that when women are empowered and given equal opportunities in construction, it not only benefits individuals but also enhances the industry's innovation and overall success.

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