The Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed) Innovation Center is pleased to announce the 20 Notable Business Women of Southwest Michigan for 2021. The honorees were announced at a reception during the Boundless Women Confab in Kalamazoo on November 3, 2021. The full‐day event was a celebration of female entrepreneurs who make things happen.
The 20 Notable Business Women of Southwest Michigan who were recognized are representatives of the thousands of women business owners who power the regional economy. Some are new entrepreneurs just starting their journeys, some are experienced business women who have been successfully leading their firms for years, and some are at other points of the continuum.
The honorees are:
- Bridget Lorenz Lemberg, CEO of Forensic Fluids
- Anna Langerveld, CEO of Genemarkers
- Loretta Cipkus Dubray, owner of Global Clinical Connections
- Sheri Welsh, owner of Welsh Associates
- Maria Sorrentino, owner of Pest Pros of Michigan
- Roxanne Leder, owner of Decadent Dogs
- Sondra Phillips, owner of SKP Design
- Janene Pirbhai, Owner of Kalamazoo Safari Company
- Su Bibik, Founder & CEO of the Institute for Massage Education of Kalamazoo Center for the Healing Arts
- Sandy Bliesener, President at O'Boyle, Cowell, Blalock & Associates, Inc.
- Maliesha Pullano, owner of Mamaleelu Cold Brew
- Nicole R. Triplett, Founder of Black Wall Street Kalamazoo and owner of Twine Urban Winery
- Jennifer Tangeman, owner of Clean By Design and part of the Southwest Michigan Women's Network Group
- Marie Lee, editor of Encore Magazine and vice president of Encore Publications, Inc.
- Michele Sciamanna, CEO & Director of Research at Center For Clinical Research Solutions
- Melissa Angel, owner of BizCoach LLC
- Heather Ish, Owner of LKF Marketing
- Dr. Marti Peters‐Sparling & Jenny Opdycke, SW MI Health Matters
- Cherri Emery, owner of Chocol’art
- Mary Sue Hoffman, owner of eStage Assessments
Congratulations to all the honorees!