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As part of a community of business-minded women, Tallahassee Woman wants to celebrate, recognize and honor the achievements made by women in the workplace, in the community and in arts and culture. In doing so, we are connecting women together, empowering one another and celebrating our successes that are making a difference for everyone. WOMEN TO WATCH
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Ann Mock recently returned from Miami, Florida, where she was honored at the 2015 Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Contest. Her book, The Union of the North and the South, received Honorable Mention in the Romance/Christian category. The contest is held annually in conjunction with the Miami Book Fair. This year’s winners included writers from as far away as Norway and Afghanistan. Tiffany Hamilton, a broker at Ekk & Hamilton Realty, LLC, was recently elected Secretary for the 2016 Board of Directors at the Tallahassee Board of Realtors Installation of Officers & Directors ceremony. Noreen Fenner is the new owner and operator of PAC Financial Management, a full-service financial administration and reporting firm based in Tallahassee. Noreen has more than 25 years of experience working with the Florida Election Code and campaign finance reporting. She takes over as head of the highly respected company during an aggressive upcoming election cycle, with new rules and regulations implemented just last election cycle. Gloria Pugh, CEO of AMWAT Moving Warehousing and Storage, an agent for Wheaton World Wide Moving, was recently recognized for excellence in service. AMWAT recently earned Wheaton World Wide Moving 2015 Customer 43 tallahassee woman • februar y/march 2016
Loyalty Award, which is presented to agents who consistently provide excellent customer experience. The national average score is 37; AMWAT scored 71. Michelle Ubben, partner and Chief Operating Officer of Sachs Media Group, was recently named one of the “Top Women in PR” nationally by PR News, a leading industry publication. The list features the nation’s most influential women in public relations—leaders who set the agenda for the profession and within their companies. She oversees the firm’s Tallahassee practice and offices in 3 other Florida cities and Washington, DC, and is a veteran communications professional with more than 30 years of senior-level agency and government experience. Alva Striplin was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend. An active children’s advocate and former educator, Alva was elected to the Leon County School Board in 2014, and previously served as Marketing and Donor Development Director for the Big Bend Agency. Alva is the cochair for Mayor’s Family Friendly Workplaces Task Force and serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Culture & Arts (COCA). She also serves on the Panel of Afterschool Champions for the Florida Afterschool Network and the United Way Capital Campaign Committee and is a member of the Leon County Value Adjustment Board.