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Sharon Story
If you’ve had a child involved with any Atlanta Ballet dance program over the last twenty years, you’ve been impacted by Sharon Story. The fifty-something former professional ballerina oversees the Ballet’s Centre for Dance...
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Camille Russell Love
When former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell approached Camille Russell Love in 1998 about directing Atlanta's cultural programming, she turned him down. She told him she was happy as the owner of her eponymous Buckhead...
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Wende Ballew
Wende Ballew’s journey into Georgia’s prisons began in Texas. At 35, she went there to visit her father, who lives behind bars and who she hadn’t seen since she was a toddler. The trip...
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Women Making a Mark: Sharon Mason
As president and CEO of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, Sharon Mason’s job is to help build consensus on tough issues surrounding economic development. But where many see a stumbling block—a politically fractious county, region, and state—Mason, 39, sees an advantage.
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Colleen Doyle
When people are diagnosed with cancer, so much changes, including how they need to nourish and take care of themselves. That’s where Colleen Doyle comes in. As the American Cancer Society’s strategic director for...
Women Making a Mark: Jill Binkley
Better than anyone, Jill Binkley understands breast cancer. As founder of TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation, an organization that treats people regardless of their ability to pay, she’s helped some 5,000 patients move through the various stages of treatment and recovery. She’s also lived that journey herself—twice.
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Barbara Rothbaum
In Barbara Rothbaum’s office, military veterans relive the worst moments of their lives. They strap on virtual reality headsets and watch fellow soldiers die from roadside bombs in Iraq or get gunned down in...
Women Making a Mark: Charlene Crusoe-Ingram
Charlene Crusoe-Ingram, CEO of Meals On Wheels Atlanta (MOWA), was supposed to be retired. But then MOWA, where she served on the board, came calling when their executive director resigned unexpectedly.
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Women Making a Mark: Alyssa Fagien
Alyssa Fagien moved to Atlanta on a hunch. After college in her home state of Florida, she visited the city and picnicked in Piedmont Park, immediately falling in love with the lush greenery and tall buildings.
Women Making a Mark: Seh Welch
When Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set out to tackle the pandemic, it was all hands on deck.