As we prepare to enter the new year, enjoy this short clip of encourgement from Emerge Woman Magazine Founder, Qiana Cressman on how to be the light and succeed in your purpose.

“How to be a Masterful Communicator to Influence at the Highest Level”- Qiana Cressman

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What can we learn from a senior nonprofit executive who began her career in the lab?

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AMAZING POLITICAL CANDIDATE AND HER CAMPAIGN AT: shieldsforlcjudge.com

Maraleen Shields was born and raised in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. After her father’s sudden death when she was in the fourth grade, she and her sister were raised by her single mother, Doris. Maraleen attended Woodland Hills High School, a school which was created as the result of a 1981 court-ordered desegregation merger. She discovered her interest in the law by participating in high school mock trial competitions.

She is a graduate of Kenyon College in Ohio, where she was a double major in political science and philosophy with a law and society concentration.

Because of her hard work both in the classroom and on campus, where she held several campus jobs, Maraleen emerged from college without any student loan debt.

She was awarded a 3-year full tuition scholarship and in 2003 she received her law degree with the highest honors from the University of Pittsburgh school of law.

Maraleen began her career handling commercial litigation and mass tort defense work in Philadelphia. In 2006, she and her husband, Kevin, chose to make the Lehigh Valley their home.

In 2014, Maraleen joined the Lehigh Valley-based Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, firm becoming a member of both the health care as well as the litigation and trial practice groups.

In 2017, she became the first person of color to become a shareholder at FL&B. She joins her colleagues in many volunteer efforts, serves on several boards and has won various awards for her legal expertise, leadership and community service and influence which include:

PBA President's Award (2018); the Lynette Norton Award (2020); PA Rising Stars (2008, 2010, 2012-2018); Lehigh Valley Business Journal's Forty under 40; Lehigh Valley Magazine's Legal Leader.

Over the last 14 years, Maraleen has developed deep connections to the Lehigh Valley. She was a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hillside School; a member of the Board of Directors of Lehigh Valley Children’s Centers; President of the Parents’ Association of Cetronia

Elementary School; and a Member of the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council of Lehigh Valley Inter-regional Networking & Connecting (LINC).

As a candidate for Judge in the Court of Common Pleas, she runs on solid principles (among many) of critical thinking, temperament, lack of bias and communication. We are excited about Maraleen’s stellar legal expertise, community leadership and demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Podcast with Dr. Kandis Boyd Wyatt, Faculty Member, Transportation and Logistics (American Public University EDGE) and

One of the common denominators of some of the world’s most successful people is that they have a clear vision that reflects who they are at their core. In this episode, APU business professor Dr. Kandis Boyd Wyatt talks to Qiana Cressman, a global speaker and 20-year executive leader with experience in marketing, business development, and media relations. Learn why it’s so important to create a personal vision, the benefit of seeking out a mentor or coach to help you cultivate a vision, how surrounding yourself with the right people can help you realize that vision.

As the owner and founder of Transformation Empowerment Solutions, known as TransformationbyCarmen.com, Carmen has been resiliently studying and perfecting her craft while completing her Doctorates Degree with Bakke Graduate University Transformational Leadership with an emphasis in Culture and developing Women Entrepreneurs.  Carmen is an alumni of Spring Arbor College, Masters Degree In Family Studies, Bachelors Degree in Management & Organizational Development, Ministry Training and Self-Esteem Expert. In addition, Carmen is an International Certified Holistic Life Coach.

Carmen is an inspirational, motivator, author, encourager, teacher, and sought after speaker who travels the world to speak at seminars, workshops, conferences, and community events.  

Carmen is a Transformation Strategist, with a Green Belt Certification in Lean Process Improvement; she has taught & facilitated foreclosure prevention, credit repair, home buying classes, marriage & family classes and self-esteem, Mission/Vision/Values, Stakeholder Engagement Analysis, Lessons Learned, Purpose/Position/Power workshops.  Carmen has a proven system to show you how she went from a million dollars in debt without filing bankruptcy. Carmen’s has over 20 years of experience working with executive leaders, government leaders, professional athletes and managing multi-million dollar real estate projects. 

Carmen is the Founder and Executive Director of Transformation GEMS, a 501c3 Women’s Entrepreneur Empowerment Startup Accelerator, in the Lansing, MI area, Carmen has helped several women start & sustain businesses within the last 10 years. 

Carmen’s mission is to strategically educate, motivate and empower every individual she meets to do the impossible while identifying their solutions. 

 https://www.transformationgems.com/ 

"I was prepared to be a Professor, not a Pioneer." -Dr. Monica F. Cox

Join us as Dr. Cox and Qiana Cressman discuss a holistic view of Women In STEM and advancing in this important industry.

Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is a Professor and Inaugural Chair of the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She is also the Director of the International Institute of Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a) and the CEO of STEMinent LLC, a company that houses educational assessment, Prepared to Be a Pioneer® professional development, and Quirky Time® media offerings. In 2011, she became the first African American female to earn tenure in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the use of mixed methodologies to explore significant research questions in undergraduate, graduate, and professional engineering education; to explore issues of intersectionality among women, particularly Women of Color in engineering; and to develop, disseminate, and commercialize reliable and valid assessment tools for use in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Dr. Cox has led and collaborated on multidisciplinary projects totaling approximately $15 million, and she has authored over 130 publications.

Contact Dr. Cox at www.preparedtobeapioneer.com

Episode 22 is a personal, deeply transparent and fun dialogue of Emerge Woman Magazine's founder, Qiana Cressman and Editor-in-Chief, Jacynta Brewton as they discuss the twists, turns and lessons learned while creating a bestselling magazine. Listen in, as they share straight from their hearts about the highs and lows of persevering to realize your vision and destiny.

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In honor of Black History Month and as we move into Women's History Month, join us for this historic and very special interview with America’s First African-American Female Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Velma P. Scantlebury. We discuss her experience as a world renown physician, her journey becoming the first African American female transplant surgeon and her new book, "Beyond Every Wall."

Dr. Scantlebury will also be featured in our March 2019 edition of Emerge Woman Magazine.

About:

Velma P. Scantlebury, M.D.

America’s First African-American Female Transplant Surgeon

Dr.  Scantlebury is the first African American woman transplant surgeon of the United States.  She has received many honors in her career having been named to both the “Best Doctors in America” and “Top Doctors in America” lists multiple times.

Scantlebury has been awarded the Woman of Spirit Award for inspiring others and the “Gift of Life Award” from the National Kidney Foundation. She has performed over 2,000 transplants and published many peer-reviewed papers.

Take your online presence and business to the next level. Tune in as we as we discuss the most common digital marketing mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to avoid them.

About Roberta Nicole

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 Roberta started Working With Roberta with a passion to assist small business owners with leveraging technology to position for the future and to create more careers around technology in her local area. Roberta is a graduate of Tulane University with a Degree in Marketing & Minor in Human Resource Management. Roberta has coupled her love for people & knowledge and experience in the marketing industry and built a team of professionals who are just as passionate as she is. The Working With Roberta Brand is in pursuit of excellence. When Working With Roberta you gain a team of seasoned professionals who are in business to see your business successful.  

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