The Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation, an advocate for social justice, today announced two additional recipients of the 2023 Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards. The Alnoba International Indigenous Leadership Award will be presented to Celia Xakriabá, Indigenous Representative, Brazil Chamber of Deputies. The recipient of the Alnoba Moment of Truth Award for Leadership for Gender Equity is Ruchira Gupta, Founder, APNE AAP Women Worldwide.

KENSINGTON, N.H., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation, an advocate for social justice, today announced two additional recipients of the 2023 Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards. The Alnoba International Indigenous Leadership Award will be presented to Celia Xakriabá, Indigenous Representative, Brazil Chamber of Deputies. The recipient of the Alnoba Moment of Truth Award for Leadership for Gender Equity is Ruchira Gupta, Founder, APNE AAP Women Worldwide.

Each Alnoba Leadership Award includes a $10,000 donation in the recipient’s name to the nonprofit of their choice. The awards will be presented at the Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards Dinner on October 4, 2023.

The Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards were launched by Harriet and Alan E. Lewis in 2018 to honor daring leaders who have made big strides towards environmental and social justice.

Celia Xakriabá, Indigenous Representative, Brazil Chamber of Deputies
The Alnoba International Indigenous Leadership Award honors an Indigenous leader outside the U.S. who serves as a bold defender of Mother Earth, inspires communities to action and one who honors and applies traditional beliefs to the most pressing environmental problems of our day.

Célia Xakriabá is a teacher, poet, and activist from the Xakriabá people in the Cerrado biome of Brazil. She is one of the founders of the National Association of Ancestral Indigenous Women Warriors (ANMIGA) and a leading member of the Indigenous women’s movement in Brazil. She also helped to create the “Reforesting Minds” movement based on Indigenous ancestry and wisdom which advocates for a change in consciousness among the global public about planetary preservation.

Since 2017, Xakriabá has spoken at various conferences and debates at universities in Brazil, promoting, among other things, advancing the status and rights of Indigenous women, land rights, education, and encouraging the revitalization of native languages in Brazil.

Ruchira Gupta, Founder, APNE AAP Women Worldwide
The Alnoba Moment of Truth Award for Leadership for Gender Equity honors an activist leader who had the courage to raise the world’s attention to a big issue of our time, and rally allies and resources to make a real and lasting impact.

For more than three decades, Ruchira Gupta has campaigned for a world where no girl or woman is bought or sold. Along with 22 courageous women in prostitution, she founded APNE AAP Women Worldwide, which is a grassroots Indian organization that empowers marginalized girls and women to resist and end sex trafficking. To date, she has helped more than 20,000 women and girls escape prostitution.

While on assignment as a journalist in Nepal, Gupta stumbled upon rows of villages with missing girls and asked the villagers where all the girls were. That question changed her life. She learned that little girls as young as twelve were smuggled across the border and sold into brothels in India. She related the story in a documentary, The Selling of Innocents, and won an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism. Wanting to do more, she quit journalism and started APNE APP inside the red-light areas of India and began to work with the United Nations all over the world.

I Kick and I Fly is her debut fiction novel based on the true stories that she witnessed and experienced as an activist in APNE AAP. She has been given the French Ordre National du Mérite, Clinton Global Citizen Award, and the UN NGO CSW Woman of Distinction award among other honors for her contribution to the establishment of the UN Trafficking Fund for Survivors, the passage of the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act and her grassroots activism with APNE AAP. She has co-written a book with Gloria Steinem, As if Women Matter, and edited two anthologies, River of Flesh and Renu’s Letters to Birju Babu.

For more information about Alnoba or the Alnoba Environmental Leadership Awards, visit http://www.alnoba.org.

About Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation
The Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation (ALFF) is dedicated to developing courageous leadership and sustainability models to help change people’s lives, create stronger communities and save the earth we share. ALFF is the umbrella organization for Alnoba’s public programming, conservation efforts, philanthropic giving, and nonprofit leadership work. ALFF has pledged or donated more than $250 million since 1981. The organization’s work is focused on the Lewis family’s hometowns of Boston, MA and Kensington, NH and within the global villages where their company, Grand Circle Corporation, travels.

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Mian R. Wang, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office, will present on the “Best Leadership Practices for Women Lawyers” panel at the Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Women Lawyers in Leadership Conference 2023, Sept. 13.

BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Mian R. Wang, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP‘s Boston office, will present on the “Best Leadership Practices for Women Lawyers” panel at the Practising Law Institute‘s (PLI) Women Lawyers in Leadership Conference 2023, Sept. 13. Wang and fellow panelists will share best leadership practices for women, including how to develop a leadership style, network and communicate effectively, and manage staff in the legal workplace.

Wang is an MIT-trained critical thinker focusing her practice on corporate malfeasance. She represents public and private companies, financial institutions, directors, officers, and individuals before state and federal courts in commercial and bankruptcy litigation. She routinely handles matters related to fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, high-value breach of contract, preference claims, and fraudulent transfers. Her practice covers multiple disciplines and industries, including education, health care, event management, start-up firms, financial institutions, and commercial finance and asset management firms.

Wang has been recognized as one of the “Emerging Women Leaders in the Law” by the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, was named among the “40 Under 40” in 2020 by the Boston Business Journal, selected as an “Up & Coming Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, and selected as “Ones to Watch” by The Best Lawyers in America. She is the author of “Bringing Authenticity to the Practice of Law” published in Business Law Today and “Lessons I Learned to be More Effective as a Woman Lawyer” published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice includes a team of more than 700 attorneys. The firm’s trial lawyers regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate courts and before international arbitration panels. They work closely with in-house counsel to develop a strategy that best fits a litigation cost and proficiency model appropriate to the client’s unique needs and goals.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Office: Established in 1999, Greenberg Traurig’s Boston office is home to more than 85 attorneys practicing in the areas of banking and finance, corporate, emerging technology, energy, environmental, gaming, governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, real estate, restructuring and bankruptcy, tax, and white-collar defense and investigations. An important contributor to the firm’s international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. The team offers clients the value of decades of helping clients in complex legal matters and hands-on knowledge of the local business community, supported by the firm’s vast network of global resources.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.

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Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders in Wellness and Fitness for 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders in Wellness and Fitness for 2023. Due to the growing importance placed on individual health and well-being, the fitness and wellness business is flourishing. Today’s consumers are increasingly willing to invest in products and services that enhance their health, fitness, nutrition, appearance, sleep quality, and mindfulness. Notably, fitness centers, studios, clubs, and gyms also constitute a substantial portion of this trillion-dollar industry, which is poised for significant expansion. Looking ahead, the global health and wellness market is projected to reach $12.9 trillion by 2031, marking a substantial increase from its 2021 value of $4.7 trillion.

Moreover, women have increasingly ascended to leadership roles within the wellness and fitness realm. Whether they hold V-level or C-level positions, these pioneering female leaders are instrumental in transforming the industry by introducing novel viewpoints, championing inclusivity, embracing innovation, and advocating for a more all-encompassing and holistic approach to health and well-being. Their efforts are not only fostering diversity and dynamism within the sector but also enhancing its capacity to adapt to the evolving requirements of its clientele.

Among the notable individuals featured on this year’s roster, Kristen Wheeler stands out as the Vice President of Operations at Gold’s Gym, a global powerhouse with an impressive presence spanning more than 700 locations, catering to the daily fitness needs of three million individuals across six continents. Another remarkable inclusion is Ami Desai, the CFO at Take Command Health, a pioneering healthcare technology platform that is revolutionizing health benefits for both employers and employees. Under Desai’s visionary leadership, TCH has experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubling its revenue each year and expanding its reach to encompass all 50 states. Lastly, we proudly introduce Vina Leite, who serves as the Chief People Officer at GoodRx, a medical app that has garnered unprecedented popularity over the past decade and has facilitated savings exceeding $60 billion for consumers.

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of The Top 50 Women Leaders in Wellness & Fitness for 2023.

Nancy Brown (American Heart Association | American Stroke Association), Tonya Adams (Cambia Health Solutions), Kathy Vrabeck (Beachbody), Regan Stokes (Pure Barre), Dawn Whaley (Sharecare), Niki Leondakis (CorePower Yoga), Maia Surmava (Vitality), Lisa Hillman (CycleBar), Leslie Witt (Headspace), Jacqueline Kniska (Cerebral), Jessica Aptman (Zocdoc), Nicole Cable (CareMax), Christine Muldoon (WebMD Health Services), Ami Desai (Take Command), Brittany (Shaw) Izrailov (Care/of), Nadia Kumentas (InteraXon), Davida Herzl (Aclima), Nicole Hess (Atlas Health), Carolyn Walsh (BioIntellisense), Nita Nehru (Kinsa), Hannah Johnson (Discover Strength), Wendy Harman (Tasso), Becca Valle (Aescape), Samantha Cordero (Wellth), Cynthia Church (Xealth), and many others.

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https://thewomenweadmire.com/2023/09/11/the-top-50-women-leaders-in-wellness-and-fitness-for-2023/

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Women We Admire provides news and information on today’s women leaders in business, entertainment, sports, motherhood, medicine, law, and many other fields. We cover a broad range of topics and areas of interest aimed at recognizing the achievements of exceptional women while inspiring others to aim high and continue their journey towards reaching their full potential. Women We Admire and its affiliates circulate its content to over 32,000 individuals and businesses.

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The modern atmosphere was the perfect setting for a cozy gathering where Baez described her journey from Mexico to Chicago in 2001 to build a new career, In her new home, Baez found her calling by providing and implementing DEI solutions for Fortune 100 companies including Accenture, Comcast, Pepsi, and Verizon among other companies for more than 18 years.

In addition to being an author, she is currently offering tailored consulting to organizations in the areas of DEI, talent attraction and acquisition, diversity and campus recruiting, employment branding, Hispanic/Latinx talent attraction, hiring and retention strategies and executive coaching.

At her launch, she engaged with a one-to-one discussion of her work with her longtime friend Doris Delgado, Leader of the AT&T HACEMOS Hispanic Employee Resource Group (ERG).

“My life’s mission is to help others, especially those in the Hispanic community,” Baez said at her launch. “I do this through my work and leadership positions with Prospanica and other organizations. I also have done this through my corporate job in talent acquisition and human resources where I am to provide access and career opportunities to everyone, especially underrepresented groups and Hispanics. I thought the next step for me was to put my knowledge and experience in a book.”

With the successful launches of “Courage,” Baez is planning to have a Spanish version of the book this month.

For more information, visit AmericaBaez.com.

About America Baez:
America Baez has an extensive career as a global thought leader in talent acquisition and DEI. She has implemented transformational global DEI talent solutions for Fortune 100 companies, including Accenture, Comcast, Pepsi, and Verizon, among others.

Growing up in a family of teachers, politicians, artists, and poets, Baez was inspired to follow her biggest dreams. However, before bravely moving from Mexico to the U.S., she was given news that would have stopped most people in their tracks. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Rather than letting the diagnosis paralyze her, she refused to give in and change course.
Baez went on to earn her MBA in Texas and ultimately returned to Chicago, where she joined Prospanica, a Hispanic professional organization. There, she began a leadership journey that took her throughout corporate America while giving her a chance to uplift others, which is vital to her, personally and professionally. America has also completed executive leadership programs at Harvard University and the Center for Creative Leadership in Portugal.

About Fig Factor Media Publishing
Fig Factor Media Publishing is an international publishing company with a “beeping” heart. Fig Factor Media has helped many authors achieve and support their dream of impacting their communities in the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Fig Factor Media is the official publisher of Today’s Inspired Latina. For more information,http://www.figfactormedia.com. 

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