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Jayhawk File Express was honored May 13 as an Employer of Excellence during the Topeka YWCA's 21st annual Leadership Luncheon at the Ramada Hotel and Convention Center. Jayhawk File Express was also recently named the 2009 Topeka Small Business of the Year by the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce and Go Topeka. CEO is ABWA member Cheryl Creviston.
    Read two news releases on these honors:

Glenda Kearney Duboise
Named one of Midwest CEO magazine’s 2009 Influential Women

Glenda Kearney DuBoise recently retired from AT&T with over 35 years of service in the Telecommunications field, and now Account Manager for MB Piland was recently named one of Midwest CEO magazine’s 2009 Influential Women

Since retirement the YWCA Topeka has employed her as the Director of Racial Justice Program. While there she was very instrumental in establishing and implementing the Racial Justice Program’s work towards its mission of eliminating racism and empowering women.

Currently, she is employed as an Account Manager with the MB Piland Marketing & Advertising Agency where she collaborates with clients to help develop their marketing and communications strategies.

Glenda volunteers within her church and the community. She serves and held leadership positions on several community boards and foundations including the Topeka Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

She is a member and past board chair of the National Coordinating Board of YWCA USA and has represented the YWCA USA internationally in Europe, Asia, East and South Africa.

Ms. Kearney DuBoise was named one of the Top Ten Businesswomen of ABWA (American Business Women’s Association) in 2005 and is a former president of the local chapter. She is the recipient of the MLK Jr. Humanitarian & Drum Major for Justice Awards.

See related on-line article, Midwest CEO magazine.