Master Your Story

After graduating from Old Dominion University, Anne Galante worked on an organic farm in North Carolina. It was here that she connected the relationship between local, fresh food with her health and nutrition background. Eventually her adventurous spirit and passion for travel took her to the Caribbean where she landed her dream job working on a private luxury catamaran. She assisted the captain sailing and prepared meals during the journey from Honduras down the coast to Panama and Cartagena, Colombia. Experiencing local culture and meeting people from all over the world was one of the most special experiences of her life thus far.

When she arrived back in Hampton Roads, uncertain of her next move, Anne visited the Leaping Lizard Café in Virginia Beach at the behest of a friend, not knowing at the time that this is where her cooking career would take off. Anne says the experience at Leaping Lizard Café, along with her time at Pacifica and Terrapin thereafter, were all critical in creating the vision of her own restaurant. The Stockpot opened in the fall of 2015.

Away from work Anne enjoys spending time outside riding her bike, running and beach time with friends. She is endlessly inspired by travel and will continue to scheme trips near and far. She still appreciates hosting dinner parties and cooking for her friends, but only if they agree to do the dishes!

Eric Joseph Esoda is the President & CEO of the the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center (NEPIRC). Eric joined NEPIRC in 1998 and, since that time, has held positions within the organization's consulting, business development and financial management departments. Prior to joining NEPIRC, Eric worked with the New York offices of the accounting and consulting firms of Fust, Charles & Chambers, LLP and KPMG. Within those firms, his areas of specialization included manufacturing consulting, financial management, financial compliance and entrepreneurship.

Eric has several professional publications to his credit and has been a contributing researcher and author to several statewide and national publications on the manufacturing industry, CEO learning behaviors, and the impact of various economic development policies and programs upon the business sector. As a regular presenter at national conferences, Eric has hosted workshops and keynote presentations on topics such as manufacturing innovation, innovative approaches to addressing the shortage of qualified workers, how corporate culture impacts organizational strategy and how companies can effectively use Voice-of-the-Customer feedback to make business decisions.

Eric's strong dedication to northeastern Pennsylvania's manufacturing industry led to his nomination as the nation's Manufacturing Champion of the Year in 2011 and his designation as Master of Ceremonies at the national Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards Ceremony during each of the past two years.

An ardent supporter of our country's manufacturing industry, Eric has been called upon numerous times to provide expert testimony and presentations before various legislative committees, research teams and international audiences.

Eric holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Scranton and a Masters Degree in Accounting from Binghamton University. He is a Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant, a former Officer of the Northeastern PA Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is in pursuit of his Innovation Engineering Black Belt from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, University of Maine and world-renowned innovation leader, the Eureka Ranch.

As a mom after Columbine I want to find a way to keep our schools safe and began designing a line of clear bags and backpacks. As business owners we know timing in the market places everything so I was actually about 10 years too soon. In 2015 Safety Bags relaunched and in looking at the market place both professional and college sports require anything larger than the palm of your hand be clear which that was what led to the launch of stadiumbags.com in 2016.

We won The Family Choice Award for products 2016, 17, 18 and 19 with a perfect score of 110 out of 110 from all 12 judges. Our stadium bags have been seen in publications from USA Today and the World Series program, to the Super Bowl program, and we'll be in Yankee magazine and the Yankees year book, too.

Our mission has always been keeping our school safe, but I knew as far as marketing goes I had to look at what the market would bear. I also knew that if we shined the spotlight on our stadium bags bright enough that it would finally eliminate safety bags and our niche and to keep our schools safe. This year that is my goal, all the shows that I am doing our school safety related.

In 2017 we won the Fiverr and NY Yankees Game Changer Contest and our new logo launched at Yankee stadium. We've been named to the Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide for their 2018-2019 edition.

At this point I feel that our stadium bags are on the map and doing their thing and now it's time to shift that spotlight to what's really important, our schools and the safety of our children. The other side of my mission is empowering women which has led to not only Word of Mom Radio but the development of the Word of Mom Media Network which will include our TV show that launches in March. The reality is together we can make a difference! If you win, I win, we all win. So never give up...the journey takes as long as it takes trust it!

- Dori DeCarlo Founder and CEO , Safety Bags, Inc

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Sweetie Berry is a hybrid strategist. She is an educator strategist who works with well able authors, speakers, and product producers. A Southerner, she can not only bring home the bacon but she can fry it up in a pan. A high

creative and analytic her passion is to cultivate projects that empower people.

Christian Frederick Martin IV was born on July 8, 1955. He then attended UCLA, majoring in Economics. In his free time, he helped in the guitar repair shop of Westwood Music in West Los Angeles, and this also gave him a valuable insight into the retail end of the music business.

When Chris was small, he helped box strings, 6 to a box. In 1972 and 1973 he became more active in the business, helping in the office and attending the NAMM Trade Show in Chicago. He also worked in the machine room cutting out guitar neck blanks on the bandsaw.

During the summer of 1973, Chris spent his time learning every operation and assisting with the construction of a D-28S guitar. This and his apprenticeship in the shop was an invaluable experience when he took his place in the family business.

Chris joined the Martin Guitar Company full time after his graduation from Boston University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the School of Management. Chris worked in many departments, learning how the business functioned from the bottom up. In 1985 he was appointed Vice President of Marketing, and he took an active roll in the day-to-day challenge of running a traditional business in a modern world. After the death of his grandfather, C. F. Martin III, on June 15, 1986, C. F. Martin IV was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, indicating his responsibility for leading Martin into the next century.

"Since 1833 musicians have connected with audiences everywhere the world over, showcasing their talent and virtuosity over all genres. Martin's significance and cultural impact over 186 years is simply immeasurable." - Chris Martin

Martin guitars and Martin strings are the instruments and strings of choice for musicians around the world, from the icons of rock, pop, country, folk and bluegrass to those just beginning their careers. They can be seen across all segments of pop culture, from television to movies, Broadway, books, online, and gracing the covers of popular magazines on newsstands everywhere. One of the world's leading acoustic instrument makers for nearly two centuries, Martin guitars are hand-made by skilled craftsmen and women, who use a combination of new design and techniques, along with those introduced by the company founder.

Amy Miller Cohen, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Psychology in 1975 from Teachers College, Columbia University and did post-doctoral work at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy. She has previously taught at Brooklyn College for several years and was a psychologist for Head Start in Newark, New Jersey while she lived in New York City. In 1979 Amy moved to Bethlehem, PA. She was widowed in December 2016 after a 42 year marriage. Amy has two adult children, two grandchildren and two golden doodles.

Amy works with people of all ages and stages of life who come to her with a variety of concerns and challenges through her creative processes including SoulCollage, photography, and writing.

Cam Brown is the founder and CEO of King Fish Media, a leading marketing agency specializing in content based solutions. His broad range of experience includes designing and managing large scale integrated programs for a wide variety of industries. He also works with King Fish clients on increasing conversions for their customer acquisition, retention and sales strategies. Cam brings over 25 years of print, interactive, video, live events and marketing/ advertising experience with industry leaders such as Ziff Davis Media, Arnold Advertising and The Robb Report. At Ziff Davis, Cam founded and headed the first ever-custom media business unit at the company. Cam often provides strategic marketing consulting to the investment and venture capital community for emerging companies, advising them on their communication strategies.

He serves on the Advisory Board of Give Us Your Poor, an organization that brings together the latest research, multimedia, celebrities, citizens, homeless people, and partner organizations to help end homelessness, and is an Advisor to FreePriceAlerts.com, a price search engine that notifies online shoppers via any device when the lowest price for products is available to them.

Founded in 2001, King Fish Media is a leader in strategy, content marketing and custom design, having created profitable programs for companies such as Ameriprise, Boston Private, CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, Commvault, IBM, Intershop, Janus Capital, Keurig Green Mountain, Nasoya, Nuance, Parexel, QOL Medical, Risk Strategies Company, Zappos, and others. King Fish Media is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

The National Sierra Club was founded in San Francisco in 1892 by legendary naturalist John Muir, who helped create Yosemite National Park and helped save Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Glacier Bay, Kings Canyon, Muir Woods, and many other natural wonders as national parks.

The Sierra Club is the nation's oldest and largest volunteer-based environmental organization, with over 2 million members and supporters in 64 Chapters around the country. It has four primary environmental advocacy campaigns — Beyond Coal, Beyond Natural Gas, Beyond Oil, and Our Wild America — and sponsors more than 20,000 outings to our natural world in the U.S. and internationally.

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club was founded in 1972 and comprises 26,000 members in 10 regional groups. It is governed by an Executive Committee of leaders from each group.

Don Miles is the current chair of the Sierra Club Lehigh Valley Group.

The National Sierra Club was founded in San Francisco in 1892 by legendary naturalist John Muir, who helped create Yosemite National Park and helped save Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Glacier Bay, Kings Canyon, Muir Woods, and many other natural wonders as national parks.

The Sierra Club is the nation's oldest and largest volunteer-based environmental organization, with over 2 million members and supporters in 64 Chapters around the country. It has four primary environmental advocacy campaigns — Beyond Coal, Beyond Natural Gas, Beyond Oil, and Our Wild America — and sponsors more than 20,000 outings to our natural world in the U.S. and internationally.

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Sierra Club was founded in 1972 and comprises 26,000 members in 10 regional groups. It is governed by an Executive Committee of leaders from each group.

Don Miles is the current chair of the Sierra Club Lehigh Valley Group.