This Queen of Glam-O-Nomics is enjoying her first year on the Glam Board after relocating with BB&T Bank from her previous home in North Carolina. Lacey has deep roots in S Florida, having enjoyed vacations to their family home in Lighthouse Point since she was a little diva-in-training.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Lacey then acquired her MBA from East Carolina University. Having worked for BB&T for 12 years, she now serves as Commercial Sales and Marketing Officer in Florida and Texas. Her position has her constantly on the go, but her office, home and heart are based right here in Fort Lauderdale.

Lacey and her husband Zane have a huge passion for boating…when they aren’t working, they are enjoying the beautiful Florida waterways on their boat ‘Flat Bottom Girl’. This North Carolina TarHeels fan also makes time for running and strutting in high heels or sassy flip-flops. This is one high powered diva who loves to wear bright colors so everyone can see her when she lights up a room!

Lacey’s mission is to help the Glam Board ‘Kiss Breast Cancer Goodbye®’; as it is a disease that has personally touched her family. In her own words: ‘October is a great month for Breast Cancer Awareness….and it’s also my birthday…so let’s all wear pink, raise lots of money, strut our stuff and celebrate like rock stars!’

Nicole Covar has led a fascinating, flashy, fabulous life that has taken her to many ports!  A Florida resident since 1973, Nicole graduated from University of Florida, and is a Gator through and through.  But when you mention travel to Nicole, her eyes light up.  This international glam girl has been to London, Paris, Italy, Venice, Amsterdam, Austria, Germany and Switzerland…and that doesn’t include her amazing Caribbean island adventures.  As the Director of Marketing & Events for Clear Channel Communications Nicole has met some unbelievable celebrities, but her favorite celeb experience has been meeting Jon Bon Jovi on several occasions– as she puts it ‘ he’s a true professional and so friendly (and easy on the eyes!)’.  Clear Channel has been Nicole’s ‘career home’ for the past 16 years which is nothing short of miraculous in the world of media and mass communications.  Nicole currently sits on the Winterfest Boat Parade Board of Directors,  in the capacity of exclusive radio partner of the event.  She involves her radio stations in  many South Florida charity and community events.  Being a savvy diva,  Nicole prides herself on her ability to scope out the very best cupcake in town…with that said, always go for the Red Velvet and make sure you check out her favorite shop – Buttercreme.   Nicole’s two sons, Nicholas and Alex, reap the benefits of having a mom with one of the hippest jobs in South Florida. 

Judith is the urban babe with a flair for fashion and fabulosity!  Born and raised in the East Village of N.Y.C ., life doesn’t get much cooler than that!  Unless of course you attend one of the hottest art schools in Manhattan, Parsons School of Design…now famous as the Project Runway School of Design!    Judith worked in the NY garment district as a sportswear buyer and developed a flair for fashion and merchandising.  She parlayed that experience in entrepreneurship and as a stay at home mom started a variety of businesses including Sweet Messages chocolate company, Designs by Judith wallpaper manufacturer, and La Petit Maison custom built and decorated doll houses.   These cottage industries enabled Judith to raise her two sons now 31 and 34 <no one can believe she has kids that age!> after becoming a widow at a very young age. Judith moved to Florida to start a new life with her boys; re-opened Sweet Messages as a side line and went into party planning and catering director at country clubs and night clubs.  Now remarried to a fabulous husband, Judith and her handsome man travel and sail the high seas on the majestic Mistress.  Judith is a veteran Glam Doll as she enters her third year with the Strut as a Glam Board member and a Board member of Muse.   She was sadly touched by the disease when her Mom passed away from breast cancer.  This is Judith’s tribute to her mother and all the fabulous young women who will benefit from the incredible research the Glam-A-THON will fund.

Kim Jaeger currently serves as the media and community relations manager for Publix Super Markets in the Miami Division, stretching from Key West north to Roseland. In this capacity, she acts as the spokesperson for Publix Super Markets and handles Publix’s charitable contributions for southeast Florida. When it comes to charitable divas, Kim is our she-ro! From cupcakes to contributions, Kim takes care of every detail in her fabulous, stylish way.

Her long list of community involvement is impressive. She is Chairing the Emerging Opportunities Committee of the Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale for 2009-2010. She is also a member of the Public Relations Society of America, Miami Chapter, who recently spotlighted her on the PRSA website for the month of April 2009.

She is a graduate of Florida State University in Tallahassee, with a degree in communication studies and journalism where she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, contributed stories to the college newspaper the FSView and assisted with football recruiting as a Garnet and Gold Girl.

Kim is a native south Floridian, growing up in the City of Sunrise and currently residing in Fort Lauderdale. She is thrilled to be home in south Florida where she is able to give back in her personal and professional life to a community that has already given her so much.

Kathy holds a Hermès "Birkin" bag filled with experience in events such as Dazzling Black Tie Ball Events, Golf Tournaments and (of course) Bejeweled Floats that really FLOAT – Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade.  Working with two sophisticated Divas (also on the “Glam Board”) and a fabulous board of 50 - Kathy brings a Diego Dolcini heel of experience in advertising, marketing and public relations to this Winterfest Sanctioned Event. Not a native of Florida sista, Kathy’s Northern perspective is reflected in her love of Winterfest - “It is the Jack Frost of South Florida – everyone knows the holidays are here when it’s Winterfest time.” Along with the parade, the Keleher Klique (Kathy and three sons) support organizations, school and community events such as: Pompano Beach Centennial / Historical Society - Pompano Beach Seafood Festival – Pompano Beach Hammerheads Soccer - St. Coleman Italian Festival - Broward Art Guild - Broward Education Foundation – Cardinal Gibbon’s High School Soccer - DeHoernle Alzheimer's Pavilion - Ft. Lauderdale Billfish Tournament - Kids in Distress – Pompano Beach Baseball - Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo  - St. Coleman Womens Council (help to raise monies for Habitat for Humanity, Breast Cancer Research, Angelica’s house and other organizations) - United Way / Woman’s Way - Waterway Clean-up (Marine Industries Association of South Florida and Ocean Watch Foundation) - Yuletide Holiday Parade

Perennially creative and wildly involved in community activities, Renée Korbel Quinn is one of the inaugural members of the Board of Glam.  In her fifth year assisting in the development of the Glam-A-THON event series, Renée is  our director of Social Media! This California Girl, settled Deerfield Beach as a child, with dreams of a career as an artist.  But upon joining First Federal of Broward on Las Olas Boulevard, Renée’s banking career was born and quickly took off.

The next step on the fiscal fast-track led Renée to Comerica’s Fort Lauderdale Private Banking office, where she began immersing herself in local community initiatives.  As her career continued to rise, Renée joined BNY Mellon Wealth Management specializing in Relationship Management for Fort Lauderdale’s Downtown community.

Among her many incredible talents is the ability to bring people together to maximize their synergy, she launched her consultancy business, QuinnProQuo...after 31 years as a successful Banker! This coming September, she is thrilled and excited to launch her newest venture: LastMinute Lauderdale, a crowd-sourced website for expiring experiences! In Renée’s words ‘Growing up in Fort Lauderdale has been an amazing experience!’.

Renée brings years of financial expertise and marketing acumen to the Glam-A-THON™ event series and we are thrilled to have her serve as Director of our Social Media!

Business Affiliations: Winterfest Executive Board, Riverwalk Trust,  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County and Glam-a-thon.  Member:  Circle of Wise Women at JA,  GClub @Riverwalk Trust, FAU Broward President's Community Council, The Royal Dames of Cancer Research, Leadership Broward Class XXV Alumni, Leadership Fort Lauderdale Class III Alumni and Pinion Lifetime Member

When you have a career like Alyssa’s, sassy & fabulous comes easy! She is a long time resident of South Florida and a graduate of the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale with an Associates of Science degree in Fashion Marketing. For the past six years, Alyssa has been the Director of Sales for Fort Lauderdale hot-spot, Timpano Chophouse & Martini Bar Restaurant on Las Olas Blvd. A deep sense of community lends itself to her involvement in many local organizations and events including Board of Directors positions with the Riverwalk Trust, and Winterfest Boat Parade. Alyssa is also event Chair for the Riverwalk Trust Spring Tribute, Chair for the Winterfest Boat Parade White Party, and is a member of the Events Committee for the Women’s Way Luncheon. Alyssa is proud to add Glam Board Member for the Glam-A-Thon breast cancer event series to her long list of accomplishments. Alyssa brings our newest and tiniest Glam Doll, Alexis Lovitt, into the world this August and we wish the Lovitt family a fabulous, healthy life together…we can’t wait to see what baby stilettos look like!

For the past six years, Karla has served as Regional Manager of Production and Public Affairs for Comcast South Florida, managing the team that creates television spots and shows airing across Comcast’s local DMA. Ms. Nelson-Thatcher is also the anchor-personality of Comcast Community Vision, the local public affairs show Comcast cablecasts to thousands of loyal subscribers across Broward County, highlighting regional events, cultural and educational programs, and the efforts of local not-for-profit agencies. In her role at Comcast, Karla acts as the creative director and programming producer of assets for the “Get Local” portion of Comcast Channel One Video On Demand. She shares the responsibilities of negotiating community partnerships, and building alliances with local sports franchises, cable networks, media partners, non-profit organizations and other corporate citizens. Ms. Nelson-Thatcher also acts as Executive Producer of Comcast Newsmakers, a five minute interview segment that airs locally on CNN Headline News, informing Comcast customers about local issues of importance and the people who are making a notable difference in the community.

Prior to joining Comcast, Karla held positions as the President of the Marketing and Production firm, K & L Consulting, Inc, and the manager of Creative Services and Direct Marketing Production at CRC Press. Karla's experience in the broadcasting and marketing fields has encompassed many areas. Her talents began to attract the attention of networks and commercial clients when in August of 1989 she became the Senior Promotion Producer of WSVN in Miami, Florida. While at WSVN she was one of the key originators of some of the most copied trends in television news promotion and packaging. She received two Florida Emmy Awards for her work in December of 1991, and to date has over 20 National and Regional EMMY Awards, more than a dozen ADDY’s and several key honors for her work in the areas of Public Service and Community Affairs, including “The Most Effective Public Service Campaign” award for her national roll-out of “Be a Teen Now, Be a Parent Later” in the late 1990’s.

Following WSVN, Karla held similar positions at WTSP in St. Petersburg and WFLA TV in Tampa, Florida. She was then recruited by the Scripps Howard broadcasting group to build a marketing and promotion structure that would serve as a model for their nine television stations, including 4 in the top 20 DMAs. At this time, she was the Director of Marketing and Promotion for KJRH in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her work in this capacity earned her the Children's Programming Award for the most effective public service campaign in a Top 50 Market. She also served on NBC advisory boards and launched two new television shows before being recruited by the NBC Network.

In June of 1996, Ms. Nelson became the Vice President of Creative Services and Programming for NBC's owned and operated station in Miami. While at WTVJ she created several sales and programming presentations, assisted in the development of a 10:00pm newscast for the market's Warner Brothers Affiliate, wrote and created the pilot for a children's show and was successful in gaining the support of community leaders and law makers in the development of a Bi-county mentoring program, and a Bi-county journalism curriculum for middle and high school level students. She successfully launched three daytime television programs in the South Florida DMA garnering some of the highest ratings in the nation for a debut show.

Ms. Nelson graduated Cum Laude from Barry University in Miami with a degree in Communication Arts and a concentration in Media Law and Crisis Public Relations. She has since utilized these skills to consult businesses and organizations in the process of rebuilding, turning profit margins around, and gaining better market positions for all of her clients.

Her freelance experience has included script writing for documentaries, variety shows and training videos, special event coordination, sales and marketing pitches, the production of a live socio-economic summit for the Island of St. Maarten, and producing programs in multiple languages.

Julie grew up a true beach-babe when her family relocated to Fort Lauderdale; she was raised on a boat in the yachting capital of the world - "Fabulous Fort Lauderdale". Julie is a Stranahan High School Alumni and moved on to receive her Certificate in Interior Decorating. This diva LOVES fashion and most specifically,  shoes!   Julie now works for the City of Fort Lauderdale, Parks and Recreation Department and thrives in her work environment . She and her husband live and play in the city, and couldn’t think of anyplace they’d rather live.  Having been involved in the Glam-A-THON since its inception in South Florida, Julie has been an active Board Member for the past two delicious years.   Cancer has changed her family and her life,  which makes this event a priority on Julie’s radar.  And in true diva-style, Julie loves to motivate people!  She enjoys spending time with family, friends and her Boston Terrier "Harley".  On any given weekend, you’ll find Julie relaxing on the beach and riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle with her husband.

Event Director, Winterfest Inc.

Dawn began her career with Winterfest in 1991. Her love of the event was developed as a small child. Being a native of Broward County, she grew up watching the Parade from the family boat on the Intracoastal.
As a second generation Parade viewer, Dawn takes great pride in making this event a tradition for her family as well. Dawn is happily married to Bob and has three sons, Austen, Ryan and Chase. All three of the boys can tell you anything you need to know about the upcoming Parade. They love to share the information at school any chance they get!
Winterfest is a not for profit organization with a staff of 3 and a board of 50. Dawn and her colleagues wear many hats~ usually fabulous hats with ample décor!

Along with her dedication to Winterfest, Dawn’s passion for community and school events
is evident in the many ways she supports these organizations:

Cooperative Feeding-sandwich brigade founder at Virginia Shuman Young Elementary
(donated over 5000 sandwiches since April 2008 thru this program)

Women’s Way Member (arm of the United Way Broward County) 2004-present

A Child is Missing Women’s Auxiliary, 2004-2006

Beaux Arts (Fundraising arm for the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale)
President 2007/8, member since 2000

Superbowl volunteer

Cooperative Feeding Volunteer, 2008-present

School Advisory Forum Chair, 2006/7, current member

School Advisory Council, 2002-present

District Advisory Council 2006-present

Jessica June Children’s Cancer Foundation, event chair 2008

Rock the Race-Kentucky Derby Bash for Ann Storck Center Chair-2009

School Advisory Forum Chair-Nova Middle School 2009/10

Reisha Roopchand was born ready for the spotlight. If you could teach being photogenic then she would have a Masters degree. It would be her second one to go with her MBA in Marketing from St. Thomas Aquinas College. The Trinidadian-native left her favorite shopping haunts in the New York metropolitan area and a stint at BMW in 2005 to bask in the warm weather of Southern Florida and be closer to her greatest love, family. When she is not marketing a celebrity spirit or posing with one of the premium wines she has brought to America as President and CEO of Renaissance Beverage Importers, you will find her enjoying a “fab” girls night out at some posh nightspot, a Heat game (skybox of course) or enjoying the latest luxury outing whether it is a party for Lamborghini or the Winterfest Boat Parade. Yet her favorite camera ops are with her darling nieces and nephews and when she has the chance to glam up and don her pink stilettos for a great cause. Reisha has always been a fighter, she lost her parents at an early age so nothing came easy. When she entered corporate America she often found herself amongst only a few women in the C-suite so she fought to be heard. Now a business owner she is fighting for her piece of the pie. So taking on the fight against breast cancer is just another day in her glamorous life.

A Fort Lauderdale native, Lisa Scott-Founds is known for her bubbly Dom Perignon White Gold Jeroboam attitude about South Florida.  As President and CEO of Winterfest, Inc. Lisa found her true calling as the Divine Diva of Parade Dazzle. Her d’amour with Winterfest began as a precocious child mesmerized by this parade that was part of her family’s holiday tradition. She continued the affair with the magical event every December as a volunteer after graduating from Florida State University. Lisa’s vivacious attitude catapulted her from volunteer to public relations as the cheerful spokesperson of the “World’s Most Watched Boat Parade” to her current position. Along with her stellar staff, brilliant board of directors and vigorous volunteers, Lisa celebrates 15 years adding the zing and zest that makes Winterfest a Waterway Wonder. 

 But don’t let that blonde bouncy bombshell facade fool ya - since Lisa has been wearing the Cloche Captain’s hat, Winterfest has grown into an internationally famous event. The parade has a live audience of over one million and the television special is aired to millions more around the country. This decadent diva handles the holiday helm of the seventh largest one-day live spectator mega-event in the country. Yet what makes her special in the eyes of the community is her focus to ensure the event brings family and friends together.

 This Cinderella considers herself blessed to make a stiletto mark in her community. Under the Winterfest blanket, Lisa has integrated many charitable and volunteer endeavors such as PINION Board, Beaux Arts (Past-President) for the Museum of Art, and co-chair for the Annual Women’s Way luncheon. Lisa has served on a variety of committees and is currently a member of the Downtown Rotary, Leadership Broward Foundation, Fort Lauderdale Chamber and Marine Industries Association of South Florida. Her dedication to the community has been recognized by many notable awards and distinctions including the Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Circle of Excellence Award, March of Dimes Woman of Distinction, Cystic Fibrosis Fort Lauderdale’s Finest Couples, as well as an appointment to the City of Fort Lauderdale Marine Advisory Board.

 Lisa and her princely partner, David Founds, live life to its fullest in Fort Lauderdale and love being surrounded by their family, friends and their two pampered playful pooches - KJ and Bailey (beagles).

As the reigning queen of the High Heel Hike 2008, Lee Sheffield is a charter member of the Board of GlamEnomics. Lee lives, works and plays in downtown Fort Lauderdale. An experienced banker, she works at Sterling Bank in Fort Lauderdale responsible for Business Development. In her spare time she volunteers at several charitable agencies but with the philosophy that it has to be enjoyable. She serves on the Executive Board of Winterfest, Riverwalk Trust and Kids in Distress. Lee is a board member of Pinion benefiting Special Olympics, The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale and SABA (South Andrews Business Association) Beaux Arts where she is currently President. Each organization is different and touches a unique place in Lee’s heart.

For fun you can find Lee on Las Olas Boulevard visiting the local boutiques and laughing with friends. They even greet her by name when she visits her favorite shoe store. Lee is an avid tennis fan and player. She also loves a great adventure and just got back from a hike in Patagonia, Chile. During quiet time she enjoys a great book that she has downloaded on her Kindle and has a great playlist on her IPod.

She is passionate about living life with enthusiasm and is always looking for innovative explorations.

Michelle Simon, the fabulously fashionable Publisher of THINK Magazine, serves as one of the founding Board members of The Glam Board.  She began her career at Sun Sentinel in 1985 as a sales representative where she quickly moved up the ranks to retail and national management roles. In 2001, she created City & Shore Magazine and became Publisher. In addition to City & Shore Magazine, she launched a number of specialty and resort magazines including City & Shore Home, Diplomat Resort and Spa, Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa, Eden Roc Resort and Spa and Doral Resort and Spa.  Over the years, under Simon’s leadership, City & Shore has won numerous magazine awards.

 Simon is currently the Vice-Chair of Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre and is on the Board of Director at Kids in Distress. She is involved in numerous charities including Temple Bat Yam and is a graduate of Leadership Boca and Leadership Hollywood.  She was a recipient of the South Florida Business Journal’s Up and Comers Award. Her family has been the number one fundraiser for the Kids in Distress Bicycle Challenge for the past four years.  Simon resides in east Fort Lauderdale with her husband, David and three sons, Sam, Jonny and Mikey.  She is a graduate of the University of Florida.

Firey red hair isn’t all this glam girl’s got!  Ellen Weintraub was born in Brooklyn, NY, and raised in North Miami Beach.  She’s a Florida babe through and through, having received her undergraduate degree from FAU and her graduate degree from Nova Southeastern.   Ellen has been an Exceptional Student Education Teacher for Broward County Public Schools for 22 years (eight of which were as a behavior support teacher).  She is also involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters Broward, Women in Distress Auxiliary, and the Unicorn Foundation which raises funds for children who have Autism and other neuro-developmental disorders. 

 Ellen celebrates her two fabulous children, a 22 years old daughter and graduate of UM, and a 20 year old son currently studying at FAU.  And her hot, hot, hot husband of 25 years, Tracy, is a CPA in Ft. Lauderdale and helps Ellen stay sassy and sizzling.  Keep up with her if you can because you’ll find her running, lifting weights and working out every day.  She needs all that energy for the glamorous world traveling she enjoys…Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico…and the annual cruises that help keep her glam-tastic!  Ellen is a big supporter of breast cancer initiatives and an exciting new addition to the Glam-A-THON Glam Board. 

Sparkling with energy and compassion as well as glam and bling, the newest member of the Glam-A-Thon Board, Irene Yovu from Aventura,  came from simple beginnings in the Bronx.

Her  work  schedule keeps her very busy,  but has  she always  finds  time to support those that need a hand.  When she was introduced to Glam-A-Thon, she knew immediately that being with women who were making a difference in the world, and doing it in high heels and lots of bling, resonated with her spirit of giving. 

Irene earned an Associate Degree in Hotel and Food Management from Paul Smith’s Jr. College and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Pratt Institute.

 Irene strives conciously to be the best person she can be and make the world a better place by treating others as she wants to be treated.  She relishes her involvement in Temple Adath Or in Davie, the theater, growing spiritually, living healthy and glamming it up. 

For the past 20 years, Irene has been involved in sales and marketing in the Natural Foods Industry.  Currently she enjoys working for Advantage Sales and Marketing, where she is a Customer Development Manager calling on Whole Foods Florida.

Since Halloween, 2008, when she met Ken and Rudder, Irene has been glamming and smiling even more, if that's possible.

Combine pink leopard, lime zebra and a pin-up icon and what do you get?  The Glam-A-THON event series; Tammy Gail’s hallucination of a funky, hip breast cancer extravaganza has developed a life of its own.  Tammy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and remembers a whirl of treatments, surgeries and life altering experiences.  As a young breast cancer patient she was raising a child, running a successful business, and  would face some very difficult decisions in the coming months during her course of treatment.  After  vowing that cancer was not going to rob her and her family of their future together, she kicked it into high gear.  Investing in a treasure trove of neon bandanas, and spending a mortgage payment on her wonder wig, Tammy was able to keep her family and business functioning in spite of her cancer treatments.  Thanks to the skill and knowledge of her ‘Dream Team’ of doctors and specialists, 2009 marks her five year anniversary, cancer-free (this is where we fist-bump and high-five) .  Over the past three years Tammy and her amazing Glam Board, have been moving & shaking to create a sassy, funky, outrageous event series that gets better every year, designed to unlock every woman’s inner diva. Fabulous women doing fabulous fundraising all in the name of winning a Crown!  She proudly announces that Glam-A-THON is South Florida’s premier pageant where the Crown can be bought!  And what other breast cancer event specializes in fab swag for their attendees?? It’s all about the swag, cupcake!  Tammy urges every fabulous woman in South Florida to join her as she Straps On Her Stilettos, Lacquers Her Locks & Glosses for the Glam Cam …the Pink Carpet Awaits!

Sarah Summy was born in Latrobe, PA  and has lived in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kansas and Nebraska before settling down in Ft. Lauderdale a little over ten years ago. She graduated from Creighton University with a double major in Communication and Health Science. Sarah was a Wound Care Therapist and got into the Hotel business by accident! Well, she loves it and has never looked back.  Sarah is credited for converting and opening new properties such as the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, The W fort Lauderdale, the Sheraton Nassau and was instrumental in the conversion of the Fort Lauderdale, LXR-Luxury Resort properties. She is currently the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six.

2009 Queen of the High Heel Hike®, Cathy is one of the newest “Divas’ to join the fabulous Ft. Lauderdale Glam-A-Thon Board. Born in France, graduated high school in Germany, went to college in Colorado, Cathy has totally lived and traveled throughout the world and continues to do so every chance she gets. The outdoors are her element, from “boat bunny” to “ski bunny” Cathy is an avid snow skier, fisher and boater, she has skied most mountains from Switzerland to California, fished waters from high altitude fly fishing to deep sea and has boated through the Panama Canal to Alaska.

A true entrepreneur, Cathy has always been a business owner; starting with restaurants, private yacht catering, and now auto recycling. Known as the “Junk Lady” among her friends and associates, Cathy and her long time friend/husband of 28 years, own and operate “U-Pull-It” a self service auto and truck parts store in Davie, Florida. Started fifteen years ago, it is now one of the largest auto and scrap recycling facilities in the state of Florida occupying over 35 acres in the heart of Davie.

Cathy gets to enjoy all of her passions by living on the isles of Ft. Lauderdale with a residences in Colorado and North Carolina. She has two wonderful step children, Larry Jo (31) and April (29). Larry Jo graduated from the Ft. Lauderdale Art Institute and the Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida in computer animation and currently lives and works in Los Angeles for Sony Image. April received her MBA at Nova University, she lives in downtown Ft Lauderdale and runs the purchasing and freight division in the family business.

Cathy is a long time supporter for Kids in Distress; she now proudly serves on the Board of Directors. Corporately, U-Pull-It sponsors many local programs such as the Davie Police “Beat the Heat” Racing Team which is part of a nationwide “Cops & Kids” program that uses race cars and show cars dressed up like police vehicles as a tool to help combat illegal street racing and drinking and driving. U-Pull-it also transports and donates vehicles to all Fire Departments for extrication training exercises and demonstrations.

Ginny is always a part of what is happening in the community and helps by volunteering, leading and shaking things up!

With more than 25 years experience in event planning and development, Ginny holds significant creeds in the world of events. She has worked for the Nasdaq Tennis tournament and after forming her own event planning company, Blacktie-South Florida, has provided event consulting services for many organizations including the Orange Bowl Committee, Shula Cancer Foundation, Joy Wallace Catering and Super Bowl events.  Ginny serves on various committees, including the Women's Way annual February d'Amore luncheon, Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation's White Tie gala, Winterfest Boat Parade Blacktie Gala, Glam-a-Thon Committee/Board Member & Board Member for PINION. an ever-fabulous diva!

Ginny is President of Blacktie-Southflorida, providing event planning tools and promotional services to nonprofits, associations and corporations. Additionally, Blacktie-Southflorida provides photo/story coverage of member events and maintains an online fundraising event calendar for the community.

Courtney Callahan Crush born in Alexandria, Virginia, lives locally in Fort Lauderdale with her handsome husband Jason, awesome stepson Jarod and two very sweet labs – Jessie and Zoey . She graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics and proceeded to receive her JD from University of Florida. Courtney, a local land use attorney, is well respected in the community for straight-forth dealings and extensive knowledge and is frequently sought after by some of the most prestigious corporations around. Ms. Crush sits on a number of Boards including Henderson Mental Health, Habitat for Humanity, and Archways and is a member of the Executive Boards of Riverwalk Trust and Chamber of Commerce also serving as the chair of its Government Relations Committee. Well known throughout the community for her generous donation of time to a number of charitable organizations she is also active with the Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club and Council of Fort Lauderdale Civic Associations. This smart and accomplished woman brings diva style and grace when lending her skills to Glam-A-Thon.

Genia Duncan Ellis, the queen of Boards, is again joining in to promote a cause very dear to her heart. She currently services as Chair of the Citizen’s Volunteer Corp in the City of Fort Lauderdale, Chair of the Neighborhood Recognition Committee, Mayor’s Volunteer Challenge, Board Officer of the historic Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club, Board Officer of Friends of South Side School, Board Officer of 17th Street Causeway Alliance, member Riverwalk Trust, and many others. She has been named Citizen of the Year by the City of Fort Lauderdale. In May of 2010, she was recognized as the 1st recipient of “Who’s Who in American Neighborhoods presented at a banquet with President Bill Clinton. She also holds the honor of Citizen of the Year from Florida Leagues of Cities, Citizen of the Year – National League of Cities, Florida All State Neighborhood Award, Special Citation from Fort Lauderdale Professional Firefighters, recipient of Circle of Excellence Award by the Woman’s Council of Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Conference and many others. She is committed to her community and is known for her willingness to participate and to make things happen.

With a passion for super hot high heels and a strong desire to wipe breast cancer off the face of the planet, Sandra Einhorn is a Glam Board rookie, but a veteran of pink causes.  She has chaired one of the largest breast cancer events in South Florida in years past and currently serves on the Board of I’m Dense, Are You? , a local nonprofit dedicated to bringing awareness to women about breast density and its link to breast cancer.

Sandra finally decided to make a career from her infatuation of making the world a better place and is currently the Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Broward, where she is responsible for everything from fundraising to volunteer management, finances to program delivery. For Sandra, bringing people together for a fabulous cause is second nature.

Prior to joining Rebuilding Together, Sandra served in various marketing roles with US Capital Holdings Group and Y&S Equity Group. With over a decade of experience with nonprofits, Sandra has also worked with so many charities you would be hard pressed to find one she hasn’t worked with! In addition to I’m Dense, Are You?, she currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Smart Growth Partnership, the Broward Housing & Community Development Task Force, Broward Housing Partnership Community Land Trust, and is the Young Professionals team leader for Broward Days.

She holds a BA from the University of Central Florida and currently lives one block from the high school she attended in Hollywood. When she is not busy strutting her stuff to bring attention to a worthy cause you can find this “Hollywood Girl” reading and spending time with her husband Grant, family and friends.

Connie was born in Tennessee and moved to Florida from Michigan in 1984.  She began to enter the self-storage business in 1990 and is the owner of Space Plus Self Storage.  She lives in downtown Fort Lauderdale where she works and plays.  This is her fifth year working with the event which has now evolved into an all day Glam-A-Thon day of fabulosity!

 Connie is active in a number of charitable endeavors.  She will co-chair the Women of the Year luncheon for 1000+ Club for 2010, benefiting cancer research and is on the board of 1000+ Club, co-chair of this years Winterfest Black-tie Ball, Steering Committee for Womens Way, Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and past Trustee, committee for the Symphony of Americas for Style and Substance luncheon.  She is also a member of Pinion, Womens Way, Womens Executive Club, Broward Womens Alliance, Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Marine Industry Association, and American Society of Interior Design.

 Connie is a graduate of Leadership Broward and has received awards for Small Business Person of the Year from the Broward County Council of Chambers, Small Business Owner of the Year from Ft. Lauderdale Chamber,  Woman of the Year for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Woman of Style & Substance for the Symphony of the Americas, and Mother of the Year for Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies.

Ever meet someone who inspires you to have fun? Fasten your seat belt, it's going to be a sassy ride! Lisa Pirro is a dynamic ball of energy whose main goal is to make people smile.  If there is a spotlight, Lisa will be in it; and from the moment it hits her she is determined to make you happy.

Inside this compact stick of dynamite explodes an enormous voice full of power, wit and ‘tude.  Lisa has a personality that fits her performance style perfectly. She has the drive, ambition and moxie to get the job done! 

 With over 18 years in the entertainment business, she has just about done it all. NY, LA, Vegas?  Been there, done that.  In Nashville, Lisa produced, wrote and recorded a country CD of her own original work entitled "Simply Me" and has the music videos to prove it! While singing telegrams really sharpened her improvisational skills, it was through being the mistress of ceremonies for many different kinds of events, that she learned to become quick witted and spontaneous.  This gave her the edge she needed to land the host position for several TV shows.  Her newest adventure, Roving Reporter 315, has her covering all kinds of fun and exciting events making the viewers wish they were there with her.

Lisa has used her voice to volunteer as a reader for "Insight for the blind, " delivers Meals On Wheels every Monday morning and is an active member of volunteer broward.

 She also enjoys long walks on the beach. 

 Welcome to her circle of fun.  www.lisapirro.com

This Illinois farm girl isn’t afraid to rock her high heels – or a pair of killer boots – all in the name of raising awareness and funds for cancer research. Kara Engelkes Wolf is a two-time breast cancer survivor and is determined to do her part to help other glamorous women battling the disease.  She has been lovingly married to her better half, Andrew “Bear,” for 14 years, and the couple proudly calls Pompano Beach home. As a meeting and special events planner for JM Family Enterprises, Inc., Kara takes pride in volunteering her spare time and fabulous talents within the community.  Kara has been a Winterfest board member since 2008, and is looking forward to co-chairing the signature Black Tie Ball for 2011 and 2012.  When she’s not working or volunteering, Kara enjoys taking her Westie, McDuff, for walks in the dog park, and traveling around the country with her husband and fabulous friends.  

She is fearless and fabulous. This boardroom bombshell has been making an indelible mark on the non-profit sector for over fifteen years. In her capacity as president and CEO for the Urban League of Broward County, Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh takes the lead in raising awareness and funding sources that support the agency’s mission to helping underserved communities.

 With a master’s degree in social work and a doctoral degree in organizational leadership, Germaine is the epitome of a professional diva: knowledgeable, dedicated and results-oriented. Her hard work has been recognized by several South Florida businesses and organizations including a recent honor as one of The Miami Herald’s emerging leaders under 40.

 Four-inch heels can’t stop this sassy CEO from juggling career and family life. She is a master of work-life-balance—navigating a multi-million dollar organizational budget, serving as chairperson of numerous committees and still managing to attend PTO meetings at her children’s school. Dr. Smith-Baugh resides in sunny South Florida with her husband Paul Allan Baugh and their children Allan and Victoria.

This Latina babe is a native of South Florida and has had a fast, furious & fab career with Y-100 Radio for the past three years, and is currently Promotions Director for the flagship station.  Mishelle loves her work so much she couldn’t imagine herself on any other career path. A graduate of FIU, Mishelle has traveled to many exotic locales including Australia, the Canary Islands and has a secret passion for a second home (someday) in glamorous California.   But when it comes to kicking back, this style-setter loves to go on shopping bonanzas or enjoy casual evenings sipping wine and sharing time with friends.  And when it comes to family time, Mishelle can be spotted around town with her little brother Gabriel, 10, and sister, Alexandra, 7.  Or you might find her walking her own ‘furry children’ Reese, her wonderful Yorkie, and Peanut, her sassy hot dog .  An aficionado of Red Velvet cupcakes, Mishelle can rattle off the best cupcakeries in town if you can’t make up your mind (just be sure to pick Red Velvet, trust us!). Probing Mishelle for her deepest true confession we unearthed that she is a teeny bopper at heart…the question that plagues her in a world of the latest musical discoveries: when are they going to bring back NSYNC and Backstreet Boys???   

Dianne Greenberger was born into a military family, but she is every bit the Glam Girl!  Traveling and exploring was always a way of life for Dianne. Relocating to South Florida in 1984, she never looked back! Serving as Director of Special Events for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward for seven years helped Dianne to connect in the community with her giving spirit. During that time she met and married her soul-mate, David, who as Dianne puts it 'is undoubtedly the best thing to ever happen to me!’. The next best thing to happen was becoming a Big Sister to a teenage ‘little sister’ who now has a doctorate from Columbia and is an awesome young lady!  Not having had children of her own, mentoring was an extraordinary experience for Dianne. 

 Broward Meals on Wheels has been another pet charity of hers, delivering hot Thanksgiving meals to home bound seniors.   She joined her husband six years ago helping to build their family business, SCG & Associates, which assists companies in branding themselves.  Dianne is a force to be reckoned with!

 In Dianne’s words: ‘I am really thrilled to take on a role with Glam-a-THON™ and have met many new friends, all with the same great desire to help those desperately looking for a caring hand.  I'm loving it!’

 Dianne’s extended family include her fabulous four legged ‘children’, 12 and 13 year old long haired Doxies.