M. H. West & Co., Inc. associates Meaghan West and Erica Cage attended the NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Luncheon & Annual Meeting on June 9th. The event took place at the Jefferson Hotel. Award winners included:
Suntrust Entrepreneur of the Year: Genevieve A. Roberts, Titan Group, LLC
Altria Rising Star: Ellen Shaw deParedes, MD, Ellen Shaw deParades Institute for Women Imaging
Hirschler Fleischer NAWBO Member of the Year: Plum Cluverius, Vedere Consulting & Ann V. Deaton, DaVinci Resources
Meaghan and Erica both enjoyed the luncheon and were inspired by the presence of so many motivated and successful women.
M. H. West & Co., Inc.’s CEO, Marilyn West has accepted a position to serve on the President’s Council of UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing). 
The South Atlanta Educational Complex is a vast brick-and-glass building housing 1000 or so 9th- through 12th-graders. While its students look like those from any big-city school district, administrators estimate that about 85% come from families whose income is below the federal poverty line. In addition to getting an education, many of these teens are supporting a child or younger siblings or caring for an elderly relative or sick parent. Some are in foster care, and some are homeless. Others are children of recent immigrants who work long hours and don’t know how to help them thrive academically.