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The organization is tackling what remains a major youth
problem. An estimated one in five middle and high

Top Ladies In The Newsschool students have complained of being bullied in
school, according to a report released this month by the

National Center for Education Statistics and the Justice
Department.

“You have teens that are being pressured or bullied by Lady Shanita Baraka
peers, and we want to provide them with the tools to Akintonde, charter member,
know how to handle it,” Woldman said. “We want to First Vice President and Senior
do things that are relevant in communities. Citizen Chair of the Lincoln Park

Chicago Chapter of Top Ladies
“Anything that we can do to enhance the lives of our of Distinction, Inc. was named as
inhabitants in the communities where we live that’s a “Women of Excellence” hon-
what we focus on.” oree by the Chicago Defender.

These ladies and teens are top in my book. Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. is
committed to service and Lincoln Park Chicago chapter
takes that mission to heart. Therefore, it should come
as no surprise that one of its charter members and cur-
rent First Vice President is an honoree at The Chicago
Defender’s 11th Annual Women of Excellence Awards
ceremony. This highly anticipated event recognized 50
world-class women from the Chicago-area who’ve dis-
played the highest level of leadership, and whose com-
mitment to excellence is empowering, and whose
achievements are unparalleled.

A tenured professor and administrative leader at Co-

lumbia College Chicago, Lady Shanita has transitioned
thousands of students from the classroom to the board-
Top Ladies of Distinction and Top Teens of America planted floweres at
Markham Public Library. From left to right pictured are Serenity Finch, room. This award-winning scholar, leader, business
T’lerra Lindsay, Rae Webb, Kennedy Arnold and Kayula Pettis. consultant, wife and mother is passionate about family,
fashion, food and the FANTASTIC Ladies of TLOD.

She is “proud and humbled” to accept this distin-
guished award, which to date has been bestowed on
over 500 of Chicago’s brightest and most accomplished
women. The Chicago Defender celebrates the courage, re-

silience, determination, expertise, achievement, and
dedication of these women including; Carol Mosley-
Braun former Senator and Ambassador, and First Lady
Michelle Obama for her contributions in health care
and medicine at the University of Chicago Hospital.

An accomplished writer, Lady Shanita has one book
under her belt, Unleash the Leader Within You and is cur-
rently writing a second one. Lincoln Park Chicago
Chapter will join over 900 CEOs and presidents, corpo-
rate professionals, and students in the Chicagoland area
to celebrate the profound impact being made by wom-
en like their very own Lady Shanita.