FACE OF WOMEN OF HEART AWARDS

Virginia Rivera is a Certified Business Mentor, Coach, and Consultant, with more than 25 years as a Corporate and Business Leader. She is the president of MUJER Emprende Latina and the National Chair for G100 Global Networking Puerto Rico. 

Her Goal: To unite all the forces and efforts available to help women unleash their power to be the force they can be to make a sustainable world for all.

Her education:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College of Chicago

• Postgraduate degree in Culinary Arts and Food and Beverage Management from the Chicago Cooking Academy. 

• MBA- specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Singapore Business School.

• Certified as a Life Coach with the International Coaching Federation

• Certified as a Business Leadership Coach with the Universidad Anáhuac Mexico.

. Certified as a MEntor Developer by Georgia Tech University. 

Her recognitions:

Virginia has received over 30 international awards and management recognitions as a leadership director for a global company. She was chosen among the 30 under 30 Chicago Latina, Woman Who Lead 2019, Iconic  Women of Excellence 2020, Top Management Award 2021, and WOHA, among many of. 

Her. life’s work: Virginia has made a measurable impact over the past seven years as a passionate advocasevene for female economic empowerment. Her volunteer work goes above and beyond her duties as President of the Board of the non-profit organization, Mujernon-profitLatina. Even as she keeps the organization in order, she has been the champion of t mission to awaken the entrepreneurial spirit in all women to attain economic empowerment. She has pioneered an organisation that proorganisationeconomorganisationnt; she is an international speaker on the need for women’s participation within the financial sector and empowering women to see themselves as an engine for growth, not to mention simply being a friend to those who are most in need of one. She has also directly changed the entrepreneurial landscape in Puerto Rico and Latin America for the women following in her footsteps. She is frequently invited to moderate and MC in the business community as well as to appear as a panelist in a variety of summits, conferences and workshops designed to empower women to consider either volunteering in their communities as mentors or committing to a career in entrepreneurship, STEAM or politics. 

Her most recent Corporate Leadership experience:

In 2007 she joined  Starbucks and, + ye directed the areas of Marketing, Category, Public Relations and Social Impact for the global company in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. 

She has also led departments and territories in other companies such as Kraft, Aramark, Longhorn Steak House and Capital Grille.

Her life’s purpose: Virginia is the President and Co-Founder of Mujer Emprende Latina- in 2016 with four other Puerto Rican female executives, she co-founded a non-profit organisation that fosters economic empowerment in women so they can attain their financial autonomy. The statistics around the world place women as a majority, nonetheless, a majority that is still severely underserved in all areas due to violence, poverty and a lack of access to education. For these reasons, the NGO  has established an award-winning Business Germinator that provides the Capacity Building  Program, EmprendeME and a Start-Up Business Incubator, IncubaME. In the Entrepreneurial ecosystem, the organisation offers business education, training, technical support, Seed Capital, and a network of Mentors and Coaches for women entrepreneurs who wish to undertake and achieve their economic empowerment; this is entirely free of charge for the participant's thanks to grants provided by social investors. 

Older adults and childcare accompany all services; they provide nutritious food and mental health support. More than 600  women have graduated from both programs and formed profitable businesses, and more than 5000 women have had access to company and financial education and support, virtually and in person.

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Clarisa Romero is an International Best-Selling Author, Award-winning career satisfaction coach, and Thought Leader. After struggling and spending many years feeling unfulfilled at work, Clarisa Romero now helps professionals create a Career Satisfaction Roadmap (CSR). Her registered trademarked 4 Step Brain H.A.C.K. ® process is holistic, informed by modern science and psychology. It serves as a blueprint to help you create the career of your dreams.

Clarisa is the CEO & Founder of Mindful Consultants, LLC and the international best-selling author of The Fearless Entrepreneur. She is the creator of The Mindful Planner- Hack Your Day for Productivity. She is a co-author in other book publications such as The Red Blazer Book: Women Entrepreneurs “Blazing to Success,” Women’s World Summit: Historias de Mujeres Que Inspiran (Inspirational Women Stories), and Life Inside the Storage Box. Clarisa is the Associate Producer of Deepak Chopra’s The Mindfulness Movement Film. She has been featured in Spanish and English language media outlets including on the cover of BIZ Republic Magazine.

Before founding her own company, Clarisa was a seasoned community advocate and political operative for almost two decades. She was a government affairs and strategic communications professional for a major public relations and lobbying firm. She held high-level appointments spanning several gubernatorial administrations. Clarisa was a freelance consultant for the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of NJ and has ongoing collaborations with several local and international professional associations.

 Victoria George-Veale is an actress, presenter, singer, dancer, International title holder, & Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Shakespeare medallist. She studied at Stella Adler & Meisner schools alongside the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She has experience in TV & film, alongside presenting for prestigious events such as London Fashion Week, Fashion TV & Russia International film festival. Victoria studied music, drama and dance at West End MT, London & has sung at the BBC’s Red Hot World Aids concert alongside touring with the Welsh National Opera. She also won “European Emerging Talent of the Year 2020”! Victoria is a former Miss British Empire, Miss International Woman of Achievement 2018/19 and Face of Women of Heart Awards 2020. Victoria and sister Lavinia, “The Debutantes”, released their first single, a cover of “(If Paradise is) Half as Nice” featuring Andy Fairweather Low, which was played on BBC Radio Wales A list and performed at The BRIT Awards after party 2020. Victoria presented the Sochi International Film Festival in Russia’18 and has hosted Cardiff International Film Festival for three years in succession. She also enjoys her time on Sky Channel as Wales correspondent for Celebrating Great Britain alongside Royal Commentator Ian Pelham Turner. Victoria’s performing arts students have won the Open Welsh Dance Championships & Wales & West Dance Festival four years successively, with many trophies per competition. Victoria is passionate and dedicated to training her young students. She also teaches acting for film/television at a leading UK agency and received “Young Business Person of the Year” and “Training & Development” awards at the International Achievers Awards. Victoria starred in Owen Money’s 2017 production of “Cinderella” as Prince Charming, then returned in the role of Dandini in their adult panto “Buttons Undone”, and also starred as the lead role of Aladdin in “Aladdin” 2019/20, followed by reprising her role of Prince Charming in 2021/22. She will be starring as the lead role of Jack in this year’s Owen Money pantomime of “Jack & the Beanstalk”! 

 Cheryl Dangleben-York raised her flag and voice for young girls and women worldwide as the Face of Woha in 2023. She's about encouraging them to invest in themselves, boosting their confidence, and positively impacting their self-esteem.  Cheryl, a proud mother of 3, hails from St. Martin, famous for its white beaches, duty-free shopping, vibrant nightlife, and friendly people.  She's been an Administrative Assistant at the Parliament of St. Maarten since 2011 and has been a civil servant for over 20 years.  Cheryl is also a member of the Rotary St. Maarten Sunset Club and holds the role of 2022-2023 Division I Director for District 81 Toastmasters, where she's been a member since 2011. Fun fact: in 2016, she participated in the speech Evaluation contest and took 2nd place out of 11 countries at the Curacao conference.   As Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, "We cannot always build the future of our youth, but we can build youth for the future." That's why she recently founded the “York to Youth,” also known as the AME Foundation, to strengthen and empower youth to be independent, critical players in their community.  Cheryl strongly believes that strong families communicate well about good and bad things. This allows them to celebrate together when times are good and to talk about problems when times are tough.  Finally, she champions the idea that strong women have the power to shape the world, and we need more of them. Her message is clear: become a powerful woman and bring about positive social change.