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Leading Ladies
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BY LEAH BERRY
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN MICHAEL SIMPSON
Chatham Magazine, Chapel Hill Magazine and Durham Magazine hosted the annual Women of Achievement Luncheon at The Carolina Inn on June 8. The event celebrates the outstanding female community leaders featured in our publications. Attendees enjoyed networking and mimosas followed by lunch and dessert catered by Crossroads Chapel Hill. Keynote speaker Kim Jeffs, founder and CEO of Soma and Soul, utilized her expertise in trauma work to guide an enlightening discussion of personal boundaries. Triangle Digital Partners President Rory Gillis and Triangle Media Partners Vice President Chris Elkins then recognized the 2023 magazine honorees and encouraged attendees to get involved in mentoring programs, especially those catered toward young girls. CM
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CHATHAM MAGAZINE
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2023
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1 2023 Women of Achievement honorees. 2 Triangle Media Partners’ Chris Elkins. 3 Chatham Magazine 2023 honorees Elizabeth Lewis Corley and Dawn Landes. 4 Pittsboro Mayor and past honoree Cindy Perry and Triangle Media Partners’ Dana Statkun and Renee Ambroso. 5 Chatham Magazine 2023 honoree Abbie Lee Roehm of Paces and Roehm Architecture, Jessica Murley of Healing Pines Respite and Triangle Media Partners’ Lauren Phillips. 6 Dr. TopicOils founder Dwella Nelson, Carolina Tiger Rescue Communications Director Louise Orr, Ruthie D. Lyle of NVIDIA and Triangle Media Partners’ Melissa Crane. 7 Chatham Magazine 2023 honoree Sera Cuni, chef and co-owner of Café Root Cellar, and Triangle Media Partners’ Anna-Rhesa Versola. 8 Alison Brown and Chatham Magazine 2023 honoree Tonnika Haynes of Brown’s Automotive.