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Cheryl L. Howard


Biltmore Who's Who Selects Cheryl L. Howard as this week's Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2009.

Cheryl L. Howard, author and screenplay writer for Strategic Book Group, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Cheryl L. Howards's commitment to excellence in the book publishing industry.

Cheryl L. Howard, a scriptwriter of children's books and screenplays, has been working in the writing industry for the past 14 years, after being published for the first time in 1995. Her numerous books can be found in several different languages across the country.

Lending her talent and creativity to the works of some incredible screenplays, Howard has written Love's Cruse and H.P. The Early Years, as well as several books and animated scripts including: My Little Teddy Buddy, Duster Dustbunny and Mikhael the Mighty. Dustbunny and Mikhael, both published by Strategic Book Group, just hit stands, and can be found on Amazon.com or at Barnes and Noble Book Stores. Dustbunny is an educational book that teaches children the days of the week and months of the year, while Mighty inspires children to be true to who they are in their hearts and to work hard for your goals to live happily ever after. "So far," Howard said, "every school that has seen [Duster Dustbunny] wants to order the books." She said it is the only book in the world that "effectively teaches the days of the week and the months of the year."

In addition to the release of Dustbunny and Mighty, Howard is also working on several other projects, including Twilight Sun, It's Turtle Time, Victimology Worlds End Comics and My Little Teddy Buddy, which will be in stores between 2010-11. She also hopes to turn her screenplays and books into films sometime in the near future.

Cheryl has an equivalent to an MBA, as well as a BBA in Human Resources from Tarleton State University in 2003, and an AA in Computer Graphics from TCC Community College/International Correspondence School in 1991. She is actively involved in her community, volunteering for the needy and homeless and for the Special Olympics. She also donates to the local Family Crisis Center and International Correspondences. She enjoys movies, arts and crafts, gardening, interior design and mentoring young writers in her free time.

For more information on her two new books, please visit:
http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/MikhaelTheMighty.html or http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/DusterDustbunnysSevenDaysOfTheWeekAndTwelveMonthsInAYear.html.

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Cheryl L. Howard
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Friday, November 20, 2009

Tonia P. Crocker



Biltmore Who's Who Selects Tonia P. Crocker as this week's Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2009.

Tonia P. Crocker, fire inspector for The City of Charlotte, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Tonia P. Crocker's commitment to excellence in the public service field.

Starting out her career by volunteering on the rescue squad in the mid 1990s, Crocker has been in the public service industry for the past eleven years. She later became an EMT, and in June of 2008 started working with the City of Gastonia Fire Department. Although she knew she wanted to change career paths, Crocker planned to remain working in the public and servicing the local community.

As fire inspector for commercial and public buildings, Crocker inspects for code violations and fire hazards by doing code compliance research. She also confirms that life safety systems have been tested and are functioning properly.

Ms. Crocker says that by taking extra classes in her field, along with mentoring amongst her peers, she's been able to achieve the level of expertise that she is very satisfied with. "I think the fact that I was actually a firefighter first has helped me as an inspector," she said. "When the firefighters learned that I have been where they are at now, it helps build that bond."

Tonia hopes to someday become a senior inspector or fire marshal, or possibly work for the federal government in the future. She is currently a level III fire inspector and a level III fire and life safety educator. She is also a strong supporter of the American Red Cross and enjoys music, exercising, basketball and football.

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Tonia P. Crocker
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Friday, November 13, 2009

Cassandra Demitris Holmes



Biltmore Who's Who Selects Cassandra Demitris Holmes as this week's Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry for 2009.

Cassandra Demitris Holmes, senior systems integration analyst for LM Corporation and co-owner of Carm Carm's Design, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Cassandra Demitris Holmes commitment to excellence in the technology and business industries.

Holmes began her career in technology in September 1993, just shortly after graduation. Starting out as a mainframe programmer and working on computer languages like COBOL, IMS and DB2, she excelled and eventually worked her way up to a senior analyst. She performs major testing for the company’s various systems on different platforms.

Ms. Holmes later formed her own business, preparing gift baskets with her partner and mother, Carmen Williams, in September of 2006. As co-owner of Carm Carm's Design, LLC, her skills require a tough balancing act, by incorporating her full-time analyst job with her part-time responsibilities that she shares with her mother. Although her mom works full-time, Holmes is responsible for handling legal paperwork, photography of the gift baskets, showcasing the baskets and producing brochures, flyers and other media. The company's hand-made gift baskets feature occasions for anniversary, baby, birthday, celebrity, children, home and kitchen, men, sports and weddings. They sell their products both online and within their local community and are also known for sports and celebrity and baskets like Michael Jackson, Hannah Montana and Spider-Man. The company also sells wedding and prom dresses.

Cassandra has won four vision awards throughout her career and one team accomplishment award for several different projects at LM Corporation. She is a member of the DeVry Institute of Technology Alumni Association, LM Corporation Association and Bethlehem Baptist Church. She is a supporter of Trinity Broadcast Network, St. Jude's Children's Hospital and numerous battered women's shelters. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the movies, walking, reading, cooking and baking.

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Cassandra Demitris Holmes
posted by Biltmore Who's Who on Tuesday, November 10, 2009