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Biography
Ms. Macon’s background
is in theology finance and literary arts. She has spent 20 years in the
insurance industry and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), A Certified
Grant Specialist (CGS) and a Certified Nonprofit Management Consultant (CNMC).
She entered the insurance industry in 1976, became a member of the
Million Dollar Roundtable in 1977. In 1981, she became a Regional Director
with Capitol Insurance. In 1985, Macon moved her successful insurance
agency to Charlotte, NC to head-up the North and South Carolina regions.
In the interim, she founded International Black Writers' Charlotte (IBWC)
and served as President and Executive Director for four years (from
1986-1990 and 1990-1994 respectively). Her work in the Arts arena
thrust her into the advocacy role for non-profits in the arts. In 1992
she won the Spirit Award for Arts presented by Spirit Square Center for
the Arts and Royal Insurance Company. In 1994 she combined her background
skills in religion, the arts and writing to form Polish, Inc., a business
consulting, training and technical writing corporation.
EDUCATION:
Duke University Nonprofit Management Certification –
2002
National Education
Foundation Grant Writers Certification Program – 2002
UNC-Chapel Hill
Arts Management Institute
– 1992
Roosevelt University Financial
Planning – 1983
University of
Chicago School of Seminary – 1972
BUSINESS:
POLISH, INC
Business
Consulting and Technical Writing
STAR
PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Theater
training
&
Production For Children
THE
CRYSTAL
Newsletter for Writers
PAPERWORK
Technical Writing for the Legal /Lay Community
BOARD SERVICE:
African American Community Council - Chairperson
Focus on Leadership - Director of Alumni Affairs
Black Political Caucus - Executive Committee - Third Vice President
International Black Writers' Charlotte - Founder I President
NAACP - Executive Committee - Nominations
North Carolina Writers' Network - Treasurer
Arts
and Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg - Grants Panelist
Arts
and Science Council Charlotte/Mecklenburg - Minority Task force
Carolinas Association of Black Women Entrepreneurs - Treasurer
United
National & International Spanish Alliance (UNISAL) - Board Chair
AWARDS:
Certification Nonprofit
Management Program
Duke University
Certification Grants
Specialist
National Education Foundation - Research Associates
Emerging Artist
Regional Grant Award - Theatre
Charlotte/Meckfenburg
Arts
&
Science Council
National Women's
History Month Honoree
The Charlotte Post Newspaper
Charlotte Business
Women of the Year Nominee
Queens College
MORT
- Sales New York
Life Insurance Company
Who's Who in Business
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