Ekta Talwar is the Co-Founder of Uprotect LLC, a personal safety mobile application that promotes public safety for campuses and communities across the United States. Impelled to help make the world a safer place for women after learning of a terrible gang rape in India that garnered national attention, Ekta sought a solution to […]

Dr. Margaret F. Reid is a Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where she has just completed her second term as Department Chair. With a broad experience in urban studies and community development, she recently created with […]

Lisa T. Nguyen is the CEO of Unified Cosmetics, a social enterprise that committed to fundraising for those affected by autism, through cosmetic sales and the organization of special events and fundraisers. As the mother of an autistic child, Lisa identified a critical need to fundraise for facilities that conduct research and provide diagnosis, […]

In 1998, Linda Blanchett started Diva Communications Inc., an Edmonton-based graphic design studio with a tight-knit group of seasoned communications professionals who have solid industry connections. Starting out as the sole employee, Diva Communications now has five employees. Linda works on New Business, projects, client issues, and is also the designer. She has donated […]

Julie Bohnert was employed with a Fortune 500 coal company for 22 years before venturing out on her own.  A few of her responsibilities of a Safety Manager of an underground coal facility were providing support to the management team in compliance, ventilation controls, roof control, training, and record keeping.   This was after […]