{"55161":{"#nid":"55161","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Employee Named One of Atlanta\u2019s Top 100 Black Women of Influence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDonna Ennis, project director of the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC), has been named one of Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League. Funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce\u0027s Minority Business Development Agency and operated by Georgia Tech\u0027s Enterprise Innovation Institute, GMBEC helps emerging and existing minority businesses experience significant growth and sustainability and generate long-term economic impact through the creation of jobs and revenue. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 1994, the Atlanta Business League has published its annual list of \u0022Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence.\u0022 The list include black women in the metro Atlanta community who have reached senior level positions within their professions, are leading entrepreneurs in their industries or have attained the ability to influence large public bodies politically. In addition to professional accomplishments, the \u0022100 Black Women of Influence\u0022 have demonstrated their commitment to the citizenry of Metro Atlanta by maintaining significant involvement and participation in community and civic activities.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Donna Ennis was selected as one of Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence because of her commitment and dedication to growing minority businesses,\u0022 said Leona Barr-Davenport, Atlanta Business League president and CEO. \u0022Very simply put, she cares and is results oriented. Her work speaks for itself!\u0022\n \n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnnis is responsible for the strategic direction, marketing and outreach, and operations of the GMBEC and assists clients with strategic, business and market planning; marketing research and communications; public and private procurement, finance and operations; and business process improvement. She has more than 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, public relations and business development, with emphasis on identifying company needs and matching them to the appropriate resources.  \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center plays a vital role in facilitating the growth of both emerging and established minority businesses in Georgia,\u0022 noted Stephen Fleming, vice provost in the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute. \u0022Donna Ennis has been the driving force behind the Center\u0027s success, and I am pleased to see her hard work and dedication recognized in this way.\u0022\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnnis is also a member of the board of directors of the Georgia Resource Capital and the National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud and on the board of trustees of Atlanta Unity Church. She has a bachelor\u0027s degree in communications from Boston University and a master\u2019s degree in public administration from Georgia State University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDonna Ennis, project director of the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC), has been named one of Atlanta\u0027s Top 100 Black Women of Influence by the Atlanta Business League.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Donna Ennis, project director of the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center, received the recognition."}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2010-03-30 09:31:14","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:45","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55162":{"id":"55162","type":"image","title":"Donna Ennis","body":null,"created":"1449175507","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:07","changed":"1475894489","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:29","alt":"Donna Ennis","file":{"fid":"190243","name":"MG_8546.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MG_8546_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MG_8546_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1485212,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MG_8546_0.jpg?itok=MjwKU2Z-"}}},"media_ids":["55162"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.georgiambec.org\/","title":"Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC)"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.atlantabusinessleague.org\/","title":"Atlanta Business League"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"8307","name":"EII"},{"id":"8350","name":"employee"},{"id":"9039","name":"GMBEC"},{"id":"2587","name":"honor"},{"id":"6748","name":"recognition"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:nancy.fullbright@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ENancy Fullbright\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}