by Lisa Barbanera | Jun 19, 2024
Young Harris, Georgia-
Lisa Barbanera earned her Business Associate’s Degree at Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She and her husband recently had a vision and created the Firehouse 17 Pizza and More restaurant from an empty shell of a building, which is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Young Harris, Georgia. Firehouse 17 is a Brick Oven Pizza Restaurant, where the dough is made fresh daily and meals are prepared-to-order. The pizzas are only made with farm fresh products as well as “Mama’s Special’s”, personally created by Lisa are offered weekly using farm fresh seasonal ingredients. Firehouse 17 Pizza and More has been recognized as the Top 10 Pizzerias in the Nation by Grande Cheese Company. Lisa works closely with Firemen, First Responders, Police Department as well as her Community, she is also the Towns County Fire Corps President, In her free time, she enjoys cooking, gardening and tending to her animals and working towards her future aspiration of building her farm i.e., Cody’s Heavenly Farm featuring both live animals and growing fruits and vegetables to sell at her farmstand.
by Sandy Hennum | Jun 19, 2024
Bemidji, Minnesota-
Sandy Hennum received a B.A. in Community and Patient Education and an M.A. at the University of Phoenix. Sandy is Executive Director at Ours to Service House of Hospitality, located at 525 Mississippi Ave., N.W., in Bemidji, Minnesota. She specializes in leadership, education and public speaking. It is a temporary shelter and supportive services for families experiencing homelessness. Sandy worked for long term care facilities as Director of Recreational Therapy and Volunteer Services for 30 years and teaches classes to activity professionals. She is a member of the Bemidji Prevention Alliance and Minnesota Statewide Activity Professional. Sandy is married to Peter Hennum with 2 children, Kyle and Kayla. In her free time, she enjoys golf and playing the piano.
by Shyam S. Das | Jun 19, 2024
Estonia, Pennsylvania-
Shyam Das is a Seasoned Professional with experience managing highly skilled customer service personnel. His job entails effectively communicating with our global partners on best practice and focusing them into a culture of competition and pride in the service provided has helped maintaining consistency in customer experience across the region, as well as side by side weekly coaching. Strengths include implementation of strong coaching skills, motivating individual through vision management. Successful in creating a trusting environment where creativity thrives, and sales of solutions becomes secondary nature. Strong team development skills by providing support, making expectations clear and treating others fairly and with dignity.
by William A. Buckaway, Jr. | Jun 19, 2024
Masonic Home, Kentucky-
William A. Buckaway, Jr., earned a BA from Centre College, in 1956, He received his JD from the University of Louisville and was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1961. William and has been practicing law for 60 years. Bill is Of Counsel at Tilford Dobbins & Alexander, PLLC for the last three and a half years. He is semi-retired but plans on continuing working as an Attorney during his retirement years on a consultancy basis. He was inspired to become a lawyer because he felt he always had entrepreneurial goals. His success can be attributed to his excellent interpersonal and communication skills. He served as Corporate Counsel for Kosair Charities and The Masonic Homes of Kentucky. His professional affiliations include Phi Alpha Delta, (Board of Governors) Norton Healthcare, (Emeritus Member and Board of Governors) Lexington Unit of the Shriners Hospital, and the American Bar Association. He won a Distinguished Alumnus Recognition Award from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1986.
by Albert Tse M.D | Jun 19, 2024
Mineola, New York-
Dr. Albert Tse was born in New York, he earned his M.D. at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine in 1995 he completed his Internship in 1996 and Residency in 1999 at Winthrop Hospital. Dr. Tse is a physician at New Winthrop Internal Medicine Associates Hospital, located at 222 Station Plaza N, Suite 310 in Mineola, New York. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He was awarded Internal Medicine Diabetes Care Recognition and is on the Healthgrades Honor Roll. Dr. Tse is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and he is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association and is affiliated with NYU Winthrop Hospital.
