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Ann Marie Sorrell is the President and CEO of The Mosaic Group, a full service marketing, public relations and event management firm. Under Ann Marie’s leadership, The Mosaic Group have obtain contracts with many organizations including state agencies Florida Department of Environmental Protection, South Florida Water Management District, nonprofits like Big Brothers Big Sisters, and corporate companies AECOM.

Ann Marie received a BS degree in Healthcare Management from Florida A& M University and a MBA from Nova Southeastern University.  She is an adjunct professor at Palm Beach State College where she teaches Principles of Business, Small Business Management and Human Relations. 

Ann Marie currently serves as a Board Member for the Paragon Foundation, Pace Center for Girls and the Black Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County. She also serves as the Chair for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She has held several leadership positions as a volunteer including the Urban League of Palm Beach County, Co-Chaired several committees with the Black Chamber of Commerce, Board Member and Secretary for Girls II Women for nine years, Committee Co-Chair for the Executive Women of the Palm Beaches Junior Executive Membership Program and EWPB Membership Committee, and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Ann Marie also volunteers her time speaking to students & building positive relationships, career development and entrepreneurship throughout Palm Beach County through programs like the Urban League Youth Programs, The Girls Leadership Institute, and Turning Point Academy.

Ann Marie recently received the 2013 Caribbean American Community Change Maker Award. In 2010, she received the South Florida Business Leader Women Extraordinaire Award and was recognized by Success South Florida Magazine as one of the Top Leaders under 40. Ann Marie was also a 2007 Athena Award Finalist.

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Sherry Snipes is a dynamic authority on diversity and inclusion who is passionate about the changing face of the world and changes facing the world.  She has the unique experience of leading diversity initiatives at public and non-profit organizations where she has been responsible for all aspects of diversity and inclusion from design and implementation to re-engineering, including launching multiple women’s leadership and diversity training programs. 

Sherry currently leads diversity programming at the American Institute of Architects.  She previously held the role of Global Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement for Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Sherry is truly committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive world which lead her in 2012 to co-found the DANDI (diversity and inclusion) Awards which spotlights organizations and individuals truly making a difference towards creating a more diverse and inclusive world. In 2012 She founded the Global Diversity Collaborative, a start-up 501(c)3 focused on leveraging technology to build an international network of peers, professionals, activists and educators.

In 2011 Sherry was recognized by The Network Journal as one of the “25 Most Influential Black Women in Business” and 2009 she received the NAAAHR Greater New York Leadership Award.  Sherry has been featured in numerous publications including The Network Journal, Newsday, Diversity Careers, Diversity Executive, Uptown Professional and Savoy Professional.  She has been a featured speaker at U.S., Austria, Hungary, Great Britain and Belgium diversity leadership programs and also serves on a number Boards.  A graduate of Hampton University, Sherry spends her personal time raising two active boys.  Her personal mantra is: “Be inspired and be inspirational and be aspirational".

Appointed by Mayor John Delaney, Omega Allen served as a member of the Northwest Jacksonville Trust Fund Advisory Committee for a decade.  She had the distinguished honor of serving as Committee Chair for three years.  The Committee administered and approved disbursement of $25 million of funding through the Better Jacksonville Plan, which was designated for Economic Development in areas North and West of the St. Johns River.  The primary focus of the Committee was to create jobs and enhance business development in the target areas.

As a Certified General Contractor, she has been instrumental in the renovation of commerical property located in Downtown Jacksonville and at the Jacksonville International Airport.  As program manager for the City’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), with a $26.2 million operating budget, Omega Allen provided oversight and direction for the purchase, renovation, and resale of more than 100 foreclosed upon properties.  The NSP served as a catalyst for revitalizing targeted communities throughout Jacksonville and improving the quality of life for new homeowners.  She was the assistant project manager for the construction of the Aloft Hotel in the River City Marketplace.  As an educator, Ms. Allen cherished the oportunity to influence young minds and inspire students to achieve great things through higher education.  Her focus and ambition is to make a difference in PEOPLE’S lives.

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Ms. Jackson is presently the Minority/Small Business Enterprise Coordinator for Anne Arundel County, Md. She earned a degree in business administration from Howard University; and a Masters degree in urban regional planning from the University of Pittsburgh/School of Public & International Affairs. She has provided technical assistance to local governments and community-based organizations while working as an urban planner for the State of New York and Arlington County, Va. Ms Jackson worked for CPA firms and private economic development consultants in Washington, DC. Joanne provides marketing & development assistance to small businesses, minority contractors and non-profit organizations. She hosts the Minority Business Report which airs daily on Comcast 98/Verizon 38. The Minority Business Report highlights the accomplishments of women & minority businesses in Anne Arundel County; and provides information and resources to help small businesses grow and prosper.

Ms. Marble began a true SPIRITUAL journey back in 2007 an illness changed her focus.  Her spiritual hiatus was God's bridge for her to become more than just a "human doing" but also to know the importance of a "human being" . Throughout her liftetime, Ms. Marble has been passionate about people.  Anyone who knows Ms. Marble will describe her to you as a "Bridger" - uniting ideas, products, services and the like to those in the communities she serve and those individually who partner with her in different capacities; whether it be through network marketing initiatives or their own personal development processes.  As an international traveler, she connects with peoples of all levels and from all walks of life.  Ms. Marble honed her skills of creative bargaining and strategic planning during her many functions working in the private law practice field. Being the bridge between the legal exective and legal staffers was no easy feat.  Nonetheless, Ms. Marble was "effective" in her duties in creating superb practice area support teams. It was the death of her grandmother which became the bridge that shifted Ms. Marble from a corporate-based focus to a community-based focus. Ms. Marble was reminded long after her grandmother's death that the elderly are "invisible" to many, which sparked the desire to use her skills of briding to provide a top-notch agency. 

While on her spiritual hiatus another amazing transformation took place.  Ms. Marble is becoming the bridge between non-profit agencies and the global community through non-traditional fundraising techniques.

Web: www.theunitybridge.biz

Email: [email protected]

Jackie Perry is the executive director for Beaver Street Enterprise Center. (BSEC) . She came to the business incubator after a twenty-three year career in operations management and human resource development. She is a member of the board of directors for First Coast Business Alliance; Jacksonville Public Library and the Florida 8A Alliance. A graduate of Blueprint for Leadership, Jackie is also an alumni of Leadership Jacksonville class of 2011. 

 At BSEC, Jackie oversees operations and management for the 25,000 square feet facility which provides business assistance, business support services, as well as office space and infrastructure for new and emerging businesses.

Jackie and her staff currently support 20 clients who consist of a diverse cluster of service, construction and IT related businesses. Clients have created over 2000 new jobs over the past ten years and have had an economic impact of over $250 million dollars over the past ten years.

 In 2006, Jackie was named Jacksonville’s Advocate of the Year at the National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) which recognizes the tremendous contributions of minority business owners toward the continued economic development of our nation.  

Most recently, she was honored and presented with the keys to the city for her work in helping the city of Palatka with efforts to establish a business incubator in their city.

Contact information:  Beaver Street Enterprise, 1225 W. Beaver Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202

Phone: 904-866-3828

Latoshia Hall has been a licensed Realtor since June 2002 and for the past 4 years working with REO and Short Sales.  Her number one goal is to provide all her clients top notch real estate services

Powerhouse Realty is a full service Realtor company serving Northeast Florida offering 100% to all of our customers. We work with you from the start of the transaction to the very end, ensuring that we have a smooth closing. She actively takes part in ongoing training classes to ensure that she is up to date on any new changes that may occur in the real estate industry and PRIDES herself in being a Realtor to the STARS because in reality we all are just that, looking to achieve the American Dream.

She enjoys working with first time buyers as she walks them through the home buying process from the very beginning to the end to ensure a pleasurable home buying experience.

In this changing economy many sellers unfortunately are unable to sell their homes so I am also a Certified Distress Property Expert, which means I am able to negotiate with the banks in order to get the home sold at a discount in order to avoid a foreclosure. If you or someone you know is struggling with mortgage payments, there is an alternative and we can help.

Contact information:

Latoshia Hall, Broker, NAREB Local President

Powerhouse Realty, Inc, 904-742-2011

www.propertyjust4u.com

Doreen Fentress is the Business Development Director of HAWORTH in the Washington, DC -Metro Area.

She is responsible for business development, sales goal, management of sales team and sales distribution for Haworth Inc in Washington DC region which includes VA, MD, WVA and DC.

Haworth, Inc., a world-class designer and manufacturer of office workspaces, is based in Holland, Michigan, operates in more than 120 countries, and employs 8,000 people.

Mrs. Fentress experience is extensive as V.P. & Technical Director of Quality Technical Services for 19 yrs and Assistant Sales Manager for Chasens Business Interiors for 15 yrs.

She has a Master's Degree from the University of Virginia - Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, a BFA degree in Design from Old Dominion University and an Interior design degree from the School of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Doreen Fentress contact info:

T: 202.478.7330 | Fax: 202.628.5235 | email: [email protected]

575 7th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20004 USA | haworth.com

Gregory (Greg) Upton has been in residential and commercial real estate since 1983, he takes pleasure in residential real estate. He has had the pleasure to work with Builders and Sellers, so he's familiar and experienced with all phases of real estate. 

As a member of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) he brings knowledge to the organization from the real estate industry and how it can be a major part of the construction industry.  He enjoys the various contributions he brings representing NABWIC as a committee member of the New Jax Housing committee, working to eliminate the vacant housing issues that face Jacksonville, FL.

He volunteers his time working with organizations that assists "at risk youths" in Jacksonville, FL.

He enjoys ministry and spending time with his wife, Janet of 7 years; and takes in as much time as possible traveling and fishing. 

Contact Greg Upton at [email protected]

Anikka King, is a licensed financial professional with New York Life Insurance Company.  She has a mission to educate families and businesses to protect and grow their assets.  She has a B.S. degree in Secondary English Education and a M.S. in Instructional Systems Technology both from Indiana University, Bloomington.  Her platform and passion in life is education.  She sees education as the "equalizer" for each of us to move forward in life.

She is the proud mother of 3 children: Joseph 17, Aunikah 14, and Kennedy 12.  Most of her spare time is spent at football, track, soccer, or school events.  She is very active in the empowerment of youth and continues to work as an advocate and volunteer. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporated, a public service sorority and has worked throughout the city on several community outreach projects.

Outside of being active in her community, her next steps include writing a book on Financial Literacy to families that have newfound wealth.  There's a major gap in this country concerning wealth management and she would like to utilize her teaching to build a bridge.

Anikka King

Financial Services Professional

New York Life Insurance Company

7880 Gate Parkway Suite 200

Jacksonville, FL  32256

Business Phone (904)997-3074

Cell (904)382-1425

Fax (904)997-3020