2019 COMPANY/ORGANIZATION AWARDS CATEGORIES JUDGING CHAIR

Angela Hughes, Chief Executive Officer
The Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom

Angela Hughes was the first employee of the Wales Air Ambulance Charity (WAAC) in 2002. She was previously Finance Director and then European HR and Quality Manager in the construction and technology industry. As a cancer survivor, at the age of 34 Angela embarked on a new career in fundraising using the transferable business skills of finance, quality and HR. There was no business plan, no office, no staff, and limited funds. In 2019 WAAC now has 4 offices, 4 airbases, 18 shops, a café, and a heliport. This busy heliport in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, was a pioneering opportunity for WAAC to take on a new venture to generate funds for the lifesaving cause.

WAAC is the largest air ambulance charity in the UK. Through a creative, community-focused strategy, Angela has led the charity in raising more than £101 million to keep the 4 air ambulances flying for Wales. This has transformed pre-hospital care in Wales. ’The Welsh Model’ is becoming a familiar term as organisations worldwide engage with WAAC to replicate its model, including the USA, New Zealand and Ireland.  Angela has been recognised nationally and internationally through winning 17 awards, including 2 lifetime achievements, 4 Silver, and a Gold Stevie Award. Angela states “Although I do not normally seek recognition for my role, these awards have been poignant moments to reflect on how far we’ve come and they drive me to be the best I can, serving Wales, saving lives.”

Angela’s recommendation for applicants to this year’s Women in Business Awards is as follows: “The Stevie Awards have several categories applicable across the world to all organisations. By selecting the category carefully you can create a niche and generate good news stories that make you stand out from your competitors. If you exploit the short-term and long-term benefits of winning a Stevie Award, then all the credibility of your accomplishments can contribute to improved competitiveness or increased support for non-profits such as ours.”

COMMITTEE:

Prof. Eng. Mohamed Abdalla, Technical Advisor
MOI, Bahrain, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Michelle Bart, President, CEO
National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE)
Vancouver, Washington, United States
Michelle Bart had a DREAM…A World Without Violence. Michelle is the President and Co-founder of the National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE). For the past decade NWCAVE, under the leadership of Michelle, has built an award-winning national nonprofit being a voice against violence, a voice for children, women and justice. A communications major, she is still an active media consultant and correspondent when not running NWCAVE.

Beverly Butler, Senior Vice President, Treasury Management
Wells Fargo, San Francisco, California, United States
Beverly Butler has held executive positions at Wells Fargo bank for over ten years. She has more than 30 years experience in strategic marketing and communications in corporate and non-profit entities. She is active on non-profit Boards and recently won a volunteer engagement award from Wells Fargo.

Fatih Erdem, QHSSE Director and Compliance Officer
TANAP Natural Gas Pipeline Company, Ankara, Turkey

Lorretta Gasper, Owner/Principal
Wind Rose Communications, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Lorretta has more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, writer, PR and marketing professional. She is founder of Wind Rose Communications, a PR and marketing consultancy. Her early career included working as a journalist at The Wall Street Journal, and as Director of Corporate Communications for publicly held corporations listed on NASDAQ.

Joann Hizon, Vice President - Human Resources
SM Investments Corp, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Syeda Amna Nasir Jamal, Founder
Tavuun Welfare Association, SAN Enterprises, 
Institute of Policy Studies Research and Human Development, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan 

Tsvetta Kaleynska, SaaS Expert    
RILA GLOBAL CONSULTING, New York, New York, United States
Tsvetta Kaleynska is a SaaS consultant, motivational speaker, and author on the topics of A.I. and technology and their impact on international development and safety. She is the founder of RILA GLOBAL CONSULTING, a boutique consultancy in New York City. As a thought leader, Tsvetta's work is regularly featured in top media outlets such as Ted X, Cosmopolitan, and Elle magazines. She is among the most recognized female empowerment faces for her international work with organizations such as the Peace Corps and the European Commission. Kaleynska is fluent in five languages.

Anthea Morris, Director and Founder
Better2Know, Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Anthea Morris is a co-founder of Better2Know, a global award-winning company providing fast, accurate and anonymous STI testing services around the world. She is based in the United Kingdom and is a Chartered HR professional and Chartered Accountant.
 

Denise O'Leary,  Managing Director
Purpol Marketing Ltd, Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Denise O’Leary is the founder and owner of Purpol Marketing and has 25+ years of experience within demanding business environments, including the construction and manufacturing sectors. Purpol Marketing is a group of bid writing and marketing strategy experts holding an impressive 95% win rate. Purpol measures its success by how much its clients win.
 

Sachin Patil, Lead CAE R&D Technical Specialist
Karma Auto LLC, Irvine, California, United States
Sachin Patil’s background is predominantly in Mechanical/Aerospace/Automotive Engineering, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After completing his Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in 1996, Sachin attended the Wichita State University for doctoral studies in Engineering. He currently writes for a living, on a broad variety of subjects, ranging from Applied Mechanics, automotive safety, Electronic Packaging, and for battery systems to renewable energy. Sachin has over 22 years applied experience in electronic packaging design, composite layup analysis, mechanical design, and IoT Technology to drive the automotive industry.

Jacqueline Purcell, IPRA Board Member
IPRA, Richmond, London, United Kingdom
Jacqueline Purcell, Chart. PR, is an IPRA Board Member, UK and Ireland Chapter Chair, and a Golden World Awards Judge for over a decade. An accredited Consultant Trainer, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy U.K, and author, she can be found on the Jasper Alliance London website here.

Dennis Reno, Vice President, Global Customer Success and Support
OneLogin, Inc., San Francisco, California, United States

Dawn Taylor, President
Centricity, St Petersburg, Florida, United States
Dawn Taylor started with Centricity in 1994 and has been president since 2012. She has 25 years of experience in the service contract and structural home warranty space working with retailers and builders Nationwide. Dawn and Centricity are both former Bronze Stevie Award winners.

Katarzyna Terej, Managing Partner
TBT & Company, Warsaw, Poland

Jeanne Travis, President
Industrial Security Integrators, LLC, Herndon, Virginia, United States

Sandi Webster, Chief Learning Officer
Pandi LLC, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Dr. Sandi Webster is a business coach and the Chief Learning Officer at Pandi, LLC that delivers workshops and seminars to empower women business owners and corporate executives to scale their businesses. Sandi holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Temple University and co-authored Black and White Strike Gold.
 

Eunice Wong, Chief Growth Officer, Greater China
Ketchum, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Eunice is a senior strategist with a stellar track record implementing business results-oriented, multi-channel communications in Greater China and Asia. Her comprehensive marketing experience stretches from traditional to digital, covering communications, product development, market development, data application and business strategic planning. Her achievements have earned her nearly 200 marketing and communication awards. She gained her Master's Degree in Strategic Marketing from the National University of Ireland (University College of Dublin).

Lily Li-wen Zhang, Adjunct Professor
Seton Hall University, New Jersey, Flushing, New York, United States