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 Teller  and  has  grown  through  several  other  
  
        
 years  in  banking  she  has  learned  how  much  
 she loves serving her customers and community  
 and, although Smith is well versed in strategic  
 operational processes, her passion is to  
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 College. She is also  an enthusiast in all things  
 80’s and a devoted mother.  
 COURIER LIFE, MARCH 11-17, 2022 41  
 2022 
 OF BROOKLYN 
 DEBBIE SMITH 
 MANAGER 
 PONCE BANK 
 ROBERTA ST. BERNARD 
 DIRECTOR OF HUMAN   
 RESOURCES AND BENEFITS 
 GMD SHIPYARD CORP 
 What has been your best moment in business? 
 To  continue  to  be  those  occasions  where  I  
 engage  with  and  mentor  young  people.  Uti- 
  
 positively impact the lives of young people is  
  
 What is your secret to success? 
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 ing education programs and staying abreast  
 of local, state, and federal legislation that will  
 impact the industry and ultimately your organization. 
   
 Who inspires you? 
 The  young  people  that  I  encounter  while  
 performing my job duties or in the community 
 based  settings  where  I  volunteer  my  time  
 inspire me and positively impacting the lives of  
  
 JO ANNE SIMON 
 ASSEMBLYMEMBER 
 NEW YORK STATE’S 52ND  
 DISTRICT 
 Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon was elected  
  
  
  
  
 A former teacher of the deaf, sign language  
 interpreter  and  disability  civil  rights  attorney,  
  
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 that children can learn to read by identifying  
 their  learning  disabilities  and  ensuring  appropriate  
 educational interventions. Jo Anne is a  
  
 legislator.  
 INDIA L. SNEED,   
 ESQ., M.B.A. 
 ASSOCIATE 
 GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 
 What has been your best moment in business? 
  
  
 What is your secret to success? 
 Not accepting ‘no’ for an answer since there  
  
 ‘no’.  
 Who inspires you? 
 First  and  foremost  my  ancestors  had  a  great  
 deal  of  genius,  courage  and  tenacity  that  is  
 often forgotten or overlooked- I hope to honor  
 them and make them proud in my daily work  
 and  life.  Secondly,  my  sorority,  Alpha  Kappa  
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 dreds  of  thousands  of  trailblazing  women  all  
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 rority’s purposes.