2008
EVE AWARD FINALISTS
Martha "Marty" Lanahan
North Florida area executive, Jacksonville City President,
Regions Bank
Primary accomplishment in 2007: Beginning in April
2007 with the merger of AmSouth and the locally unknown
Regions Bank, Lanahan developed strategies to maintain
business and raise name awareness using everything from
in-house programs to the delivery of doughnuts, airplane
flyovers, bicycle brigades at the beach and, on the
night of the switch, personally helping to change out
signage at each branch. The results were impressive:
the state's highest customer service scores; a 6 percent
increase in deposits and 18 percent in loans; successfully
converting a private residence to a bank branch so it
fit comfortably within the historic Riverside-Avondale
neighborhood and, not surprisingly, a promotion for
Lanahan that gives her responsibility for the North
Florida area from St. Augustine to Pensacola.
Judges' comments: She has done a fantastic job; Marty
has really pushed the envelope.
Jacqulyn "Jackie" Perry
Executive director, Beaver Street Enterpise Center
Primary accomplishment in 2007: To develop minority-owned
businesses able to relocate in the city's Northwest
quadrant, Perry partnered with other groups to create
the first export training series, made QuickBooks software
and training available through the center's Financial
Management Education program and was a national finalist
for the Incubator of the Year award in the manufacturing
and service category. Because of her efforts and the
800 hours of mentoring and training they have received,
three clients have graduated from the center, and with
the 20 resident companies have created more than 160
jobs and generated more than $4 million in revenue.
Judges' comments: She has done a lot for the business
community; an avid supporter of small businesses, particularly
the minority-owned ones.
Diane Raines
Senior vice president and chief nursing officer, Baptist
Health
Primary accomplishment in 2007: The culmination of
her 32-year career with Baptist Health was leading all
five hospitals plus Baptist Home Health Care to Magnet
status, the highest accolade given by the American Nurses
Association and one earned by only 5 percent of hospitals
in the United States. In June, the 2,000-plus-page report
was submitted; in October, a team of surveyors made
on-site visits and met with more than 1,000 medical
staffers, administrators and community leaders; and
on Dec. 17, Baptist Health was officially a Magnet Health
System, the largest health system in the country to
reach that degree of patient care, nurse satisfaction
and successful treatment results simultaneously.
Judges' comments: She is highly effective, a leader
among leaders; pulling this many different people together
is not an easy task.
Judy Wells/The Times-Union
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