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5 Atlanta Women Leading In Their Field

Women are lessening the gender gaps in leadership positions more and more each year. Here is a list of women we’ve interviewed who are truly leaders in their industry.

1. Lori Beard-Dally

Lori Beard-Dally (@bearddaily) is the Chief Now Officer of Working on Your Now (WOYN), an education platform for women. Prior to creating WOYN, Dally had built up 15 years of experience in training, communications, advertising, public relations, and digital marketing. Her past clients include Delta Air Lines, Rock Tenn, Macy’s, BellSouth, Wells Fargo, Diabetes Association of Atlanta, and the City of Atlanta. She has also produced two plays and written two books, one of which was nominated for the Georgia Author of the Year Awards.

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2. Aubriana Lopez

Aubriana Lopez (@AubLoMobile) is the President of the Atlanta chapter of the Location Based Marketing Association (LBMA), where she guides efforts to educate, share best practices, establish guidelines for growth, and promote the services of member companies. Lopez is also the Lead Strategist for Wireless, Hyperlocal and Mobile at Digital Element  (@DigitalElement), the leader in the IP geolocation space, where she leads all mobile initiatives. As Lead Strategist, she oversees all things mobile- business, partnership and product development.

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3. Celeste Jonson

Celeste Johnson (@celestejonson ) is the CEO of her training professional training and development company, Celeste Johnson International, Inc. She has also written six books, and hosted her own radio show for two years called Focus on Women.

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4. Sherle Brown

Sherle Brown  is the Chief Learning Officer for Winthrop Management . Brown is also the Advanced Instructor Trainer for NAAEI and chairs committees for NAA and IREM. She is an adjunct instructor and subject matter expert for Georgia Piedmont Technical College and Kennesaw State University and is a subject matter expert and author for The Training Factor.

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5. Denise Reese

Denise Reese (@DeniseReeseVO ) is Director, Business Development with Endava (US) LLC, where she leads sales and operations for Endava’s newest US office in Atlanta, GA. She is also currently the President of The Women in Technology (WIT) Foundation Board, and she serves as Executive Advisor to WIT’s “WIT on Campus ” Program. Reese has had the honor of being a contributing author to WIT’s leadership book CLIMB: Leading Women in Technology Share Their Journey’s to Success, and of serving on the Board of Directors for Cool Girls, Inc. where she has held positions as both Board Development and Resource Development Chair.

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