Guyanese team honors 25 Influential Women Leaders
By Tangerine Clarke
New York-based Guyanese
American, founder and CEO
of the NICO Consulting Inc.,
Michelle A. Nicholas, celebrated
the achievements and contributions
of 25 outstanding
women at the second annual
25 Influential Women Leaders
Awards ceremony, in collaboration
with Lyndell Danzie-
Black, at the Guyana Arthur
Chung Conference Center on
Saturday, Oct. 23.
They are Abeena Gomes, Anju
Vivekanandaraj, Candace
Forde, Deepa Sukha, Elizabeth
Cox, Elsie A. Harry, Gabriella
Xavier, Hazel Vanessa Munroe,
Jamicia McCalman, Joyce
Whyte-Chin, Karen Williams,
Kimberly Manbodh, Marilyn
Greene, Marva Langevine,
Omattie Madray, Pamela
Vaughn, Patricee Douglas,
Renatha Exeter, Sancha Halley,
Sonya Forrester, Stephanie
Simon, Theresa Jn-Jules-
Wilson, Valini Leitch, Vanessa
Glasgow and Waneka Arrindell.
Co-creator of the awards
Nicholas in her opening comments
shared the origins of
the awards and the importance
of creating an award that
Some of the women who were honored at the second annual 25 Infl uential Women Leaders Awards ceremony in Guyana.
Koaito Grant
is committed to the goal of
redressing gender inequality
and empowering women and
girls everywhere, stating that
“In 2019, this award started a
new and needed conversation.
This award acted. And it is
important in this respect that
we consolidate and develop the
institutions that guarantee the
integration of women and gender
issues.”
“I am confident that we can
work together today, and the
days beyond, building on the
gains already made and realizing
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new strengths towards
women’s empowerment and
gender equality,” said Nicholas.
In her inspiring closing
remarks, co-creator Danzie-
Black stated that the awards
would not have been possible
without the persons who recognized
the work of the awardees
and nominated them for
this award. She charged the
awardees with focused words of
encouragement.
“Keep on educating yourself
and elevating your knowledge.
We want you to show
up powerfully, with humility,
originality and always standing
in your truth, even if you are
the last one standing.”
She closed by encouraging
the awardees to go into their
communities and find other
women to build up, remarking,
that “the mentee must become
the mentor.”
Lloyd Bart, chief executive
officer of the Presenting Sponsor
Symmetry Brokerage and
Holdings, commended the cocreators
of the unique award
before offering hearty congratulations
to the 25 awardees for
their passion and commitment
to uplifting the business sector,
their communities and society.
Similar sentiments were
expressed by other sponsors,
who included SBM Offshore,
ExxonMobil, the Small Business
Bureau, Republic Bank
and Eon and Marthia Nichols.
Hosted by radio and television
personality Feliz Robertson,
the event took the form
of a vaccinated only gathering
of the awardees, sponsors
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