Step Up to Success was designed as a relaxed and candid showcase of Atlanta business women who've made it to the top. AWN asked these three women to tell all during the panel discussion -- the good, the bad, and the unexpected experienced on their career paths to success.
The three panelists represent several areas of interest to aspiring women executives: chairing the board of a public company, public service, non-profit management, philanthropy and serving in executive roles in industries still perceived by many as non-traditional for women.
Richard Warner, the host of Georgia’s Business, GPTV and CEO of What’s Up Interactive, moderated the panel discussion. “These three women have distinguished themselves in highly competitive and challenging environments; I’m looking forward to learning from them and taking away perspectives that they share with all of us,” Warner said.
Christine Jacobs
Chairman and CEO, Theragenics Corporation
Christine Jacobs, a native of Columbus, OH, serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Theragenics Corporation® (NYSE: TGX), headquartered in Buford, GA. During her tenure as CEO, the company’s production capabilities quadrupled in size with the construction of the largest cyclotron facility in the world and the largest production facility for the active medical isotope Palladium-103.
In 1998, she became the first women Chairman/CEO in the history of the New York Stock Exchange to transfer from the NASDAQ to the NYSE. Jacobs received a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Daemon College in Buffalo, NY, and an MBA from Georgia State University. The oldest of nine children, she owns 21 bucking bulls and sports a blue ribbon in New Hampshire for her apple pies.
Lisa M. Hamilton
President, The UPS Foundation
As president of The UPS Foundation, Lisa M. Hamilton oversees its global philanthropic programs. Founded in 1951 and based in Atlanta, The UPS Foundation donates more than $45 million annually to charitable organizations worldwide. Hamilton joined UPS in 1996 and has served in several capacities in the Corporate and Public Affairs offices.
Hamilton, a native Atlantan, holds a B.S. degree from University of VA and Juris Doctorate from University of MI. Additionally, Hamilton currently chairs the U.S. Chamber’s BCLC Disaster Relief Group and serves on the board of several other international, national and local boards.
Marsha Anderson Bomar
Founder & President, Street Smarts, Inc.
Marsha Anderson Bomar founded Street Smarts, Inc., in 1990 as a sole proprietorship. Today, Street Smarts, a planning, transportation engineering and surveying company, operates offices in three states and employs over 100 talented people. She is the first woman ever to win the International Transportation Engineer’s Burton Marsh Lifetime Service Award.
She is well known as a business and community leader, philanthropist, and a dedicated public servant serving on the City Council of Duluth, GA. She was named one of Atlanta Woman Magazine’s 2008 Top 25 Professional Women to Watch.
Richard Warner
Host of Georgia’s Business, GPTV – CEO, What’s Up Interactive
For nearly 30 years, Richard Warner has been a familiar name to viewers and investors across the southeast. He is in his 10th year as host and managing editor of Georgia’s Business, a weekly series that airs on PBS stations statewide. Warner has interviewed more than 500 CEOs one-on-one including the heads of UPS, CitiGroup, Turner Broadcasting, AFLAC and Equifax.
