Jane E. Cheeks is a tenured HR management professional with diversified leadership successes in both public and corporate sectors. Cheeks holds a solid reputation for executing large-scale HR consolidation strategies and maintaining oversight of multi-million-dollar budgets. Cheeks is a Jackson State University alumna, who holds a distinguished designation as a member of the International Public…
Are women more diligent savers than men? A study conducted by Fidelity Investments seems to suggest so. Fidelity’s research found that women saved more than men in their 401(k) plans, as of the year ending Sept. 30, 2014. This stems from the fact that women joined their employer’s retirement plans in greater numbers than their…
Dozens of women and girls gathered at The African American Library at the Gregory School for the official launch of The Sowing Circle, a new book club created by local entrepreneur and philanthropist, Carla Lane. Lane’s nonprofit organization, This Woman’s Work, formed a partnership with the Houston Public Library to create The Sowing Circle, which…
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Arquella Hargrove has been “dubbed” a change agent based on her work supporting both established organizations and entrepreneurial ventures advising them through stages of creation, growth, and stabilization. She brings a successful 25-year track record of creating and implementing productivity inducing practices through the application of strategic planning and organization development in both the public…
Brenda Erickson, the Director of Corporate Supply Chain at ConocoPhillips Company has more than 30 years of Marketing and Supply Chain Management experience. After starting her career in various Marketing roles including, Sales Representative, East Coast Sales Manager, Corporate Contracts Manager and US Pricing Manager, Brenda moved over to the Supply Chain function to head…
Melissa Edwards is a community strategist who has served in leadership roles within the philanthropic and not-for-profit industry. For more than 15 years Edwards has successfully aligned corporate social responsibility missions with community outreach needs. Edwards is no stranger to not-for-profits, as she has extensively served in leadership roles that represent the needs of the…
Gaynell Floyd Drexler is a corporate attorney and advocate with decades of non-profit and community engagement. A native Mississippian, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College and a Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law. She is a member of the New York bar and practiced transactional law in Manhattan for several years…
