Internationally renowned, this mentoring program is North Florida’s premier program linking accomplished women business owners with a panel of advisers.
ATHENAPowerLink® connects accomplished women business owners with a panel of volunteer advisers for a year to meet business goals and objectives. Entry into the program requires a rigorous three-step application process.
The ATHENAPowerLink® Governing Body is comprised of volunteer executives and entrepreneurs from the business community.
Member representatives are experienced in various business disciplines, such as banking, accounting, finance, law, human resources and marketing. Governing Body members also come from organizations which provide resources to entrepreneurs throughout North Florida.
Snowden McFall
Owner, FiredUp! Professional Speaking & Coaching
Printella Bankhead
Dr. Barbara Darby
Janet Herrick
Grace Huxtable-Mount
Shelly Lingor
CEO & Partner, Financial Solution Advisors, PLLC
Teresa Meares
Owner, TM Consulting
Carlton Robinson
Chief Innovation Officer, JAX Chamber
Chung Rutter
Bill Sorenson
Angela Timberlake
Shamika Wright
The ATHENAPowerLink® Advisory Panel is a group of seasoned professionals who agree to mentor the business owner on an unpaid basis for one (1) year.
The board of advisors is recruited to meet the specific needs of that business, and needs vary considerably from one business to another.
Members offer guidance on critical subjects such as networking skills, achieving access to capital, implementing best practices and others—virtually any issue identified by a woman business owner as necessary to reach the goals she has for her business.
To qualify for selection as an ATHENAPowerLink® Jacksonville Business Owner, a business must meet the following criteria:
ATHENAPowerLink® Terms and Conditions
Learn more about this mentoring program and the requirements to participate by applying below.
Pauline Sevigny, GRACE Aerospace
Rochelle Stoddard, Berman Brothers & Rubin Iron Works
Charu Raheja, TriageLogic & Continuwell
Tina Sealey, Tech X Service
Janet Herrick, Onsite Environmental Consulting
Printella Bankhead, EBS Security, Inc.
Vanice Serrano, ASAP Towing
Michele McManamon, Selling Solutions
Michelle Calcote King, Reputation Ink
Mary Lyn Jenkins, Big Fish Yoga
Laura Bittencourt, Smart Body Physical Therapy, Inc.
Kelly Moore & Rose Conry (Partners), StaffTime
Mary Fisher, Fisher Design
Nina Sickler, LandMark Engineering
Susanne Lemen & Pam Gibson (Partners), Idea Staffing/ DCSI
Gina Hill, G.M. Hill Engineering
Liz Grenamyer, Catering by Liz
Amanda Bower, AviatorGear
Dana Stallings, Kilwin’s Chocolate & Ice Cream
Joanne Parks, Parks’ Place Learning Center
Kathryn Murphy, Comfort Keepers
Jan Hirabayashi, BroadBased Communications
Lisa Davis, Analytics Partners
Vicky Zelen, Zelen Risk Solutions
Ann Sabbag, Health Designs
Teresa Myers, Myers Seth Pump
Pegine Echevarria, Team Pegine
Hester Clark, The Hester Group
Anne Urban, Destination Planning Corporation
Mary B. Harvey, Agency A’la Carte
Zelda Greenberg, Legacy Realty Group – North Florida Inc.
This interactive approach to mentoring helps women entrepreneurs gain relationship access and an understanding of self-awareness. This mentoring program will prepare participants to be a part of ATHENA PowerLink.
Participants will develop a mentorship portfolio warranting them for next steps. Including the following: