The movie Hidden Figures highlights the historical women of color whose meticulous calculations helped the U.S. catch up in the “space race” and send John Glenn into orbit around Earth. But NASA had many such "hidden figures," and one of the most notable is Engineer and former Rocket Scientist Jacqueline Mims, who was the first African-American civil servant to be certified as a spacecraft ground controller for NASA- Goddard Space Flight Center’s unmanned spacecraft. LEARN MORE
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Tracey Greene-Washington is the President of Indigo Innovation Group, a consulting firm dedicated to serving as a strategic thought-partner, advisor and consultant to philanthropic and nonprofit organizations committed to accelerating change through system-level approaches, equity, and strategic collaboration. In addition to this role, she is the Founder of CoThinkk, social change philanthropy committed to shifting the economic mobility, health, education, and leadership narrative of communities of color in Western NC through strategic investments, network-building, and civic discourse. LEARN MORE
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Katherine is an Asheville native with an undergraduate degree in international relations from Rollins College, which in part, was fueled by her constant travel fever. Katherine worked at J.P. Morgan in New York City's Wall Street District for 10 years and served as a Vice President before moving back home and completing her MBA from the University of Phoenix. Katherine loves helping clients at her job as an Edward Jones financial planner and focuses on helping people prepare for life by creating a plan to achieve their goals. LEARN MORE
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![]() Fifth Third Bank
In 1858, William W. Scarborough and eleven bold entrepreneurs opened The Bank of the Ohio Valley in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their purpose and promise was noble – to help improve the lives of their customers and communities through sound banking principles. This unwavering vision remains at the heart of everything Fifth Third Bank does today. |
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Helping Families and businesses with their finances for more than 120 years. |
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