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organizations and believes in giving back.
PAT MARTINEZ – Leading in
Organizational Transformation, Business
Development and Nonprofit Management,
Martinez is the CEO of Leadership in the
Clouds, a privately owned WBE consulting
firm that provides comprehensive
leadership training to enhance business
processes. Recently, Martinez launched the
National Council for Leadership, a nonprofit
providing access to comprehensive
leadership training, mentoring programs
and workforce development to those
seeking to enhance their future. She is
also the founder and Board Chair of the
National Council for Leadership; Board
Member and
Chair of the
Development
Committee
for the Urban
League of
Central
Carolinas; and
Advisory Board
member of
Opera Carolina.
Martinez
graduated with
a B.S. in Political Science from Rutgers
University.
Banking and as Director of Emerging
(multicultural) Markets. She also served a
two-year chairmanship for Opera Carolina
and served as a governor-appointed board
member for the NC State Property Tax
Commission from 2009-2013. Gigi has
a Bachelor of Science, with Distinction
from Tennessee State University in Speech
Communications and Theatre.
The women we honored in
Charlotte are in touch with
their peers and their
community, and that’s why
they’re making a difference.
They’re driven to succeed.”
K evin W illiams , H ead of M ulticultural
M arketing at BMW N orth A merica .
“Bringing together such power players
for a greater good has been such an
honor. We’ve already left a mark on six
of the biggest cities in the country and
there’s still more to come in 2017.”
GEORGETTE “GIGI” DIXON – Senior
Vice President and Director of National
Partnerships, Dixon is responsible for
managing a portfolio of 12 national
nonprofits that deliver advocacy, programs
and services for low- to moderate-income
communities and diverse groups at Wells
Fargo. Since joining the legacy Wachovia
organization in 1994, Gigi served as
marketing manager for Wholesale Banking,
Small Business Banking and Commercial
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