Annual Awards Banquet

Join us in recognizing our Board, Ambassadors, Business and Citizen of the Year while enjoying a delicious meal prepared by Cook Shack Catering.

Our Speaker:   Sharon A. Hill, author, speaker and MBA spent more than 20 years as a development and marketing manager at Fortune 500 giant IBM.
 
She is the president of Sharon Hill International which is her motivational and educational speaking business. Sharon is a certified etiquette trainer, trained by the American Business Etiquette Trainers Association, member of the National Speakers Association, and a Toastmasters International Director responsible for setting strategy for the organization.
 
Sharon is also a Certified Communicator from Duke University and frequent speaker at corporations, universities, and associations.

Sharon has served on several Boards of Directors and is currently:
2013-2015 Toastmasters International Director
2014-2015 Board of Directors President for Big Brothers Big Sisters – Raleigh Chapter
 2013-2014 Past President for the National Association of Women Business Owners- Raleigh Chapter.
 
Sharon is the author of four books that focus on etiquette, succeeding in college and corporate America. She has appeared on NBC’s MyCarolina and has been heard on numerous radio programs throughout the country.
She is a member of the National Associate of Black MBAs (Raleigh Chapter). Finally, Sharon is a weekly talk show host called “Today’s Business” in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for station 97.9 WCHL.
 
She is married to her soul mate, Elmer Hill, and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.