Kristie Raymond is Owner and Creative Content Creator at HumanKind Casting + Talent, a full-service casting firm offering an authentic approach to helping clients tell real stories about real people. With over 30 years of experience in casting and the media industry, Kristie works closely with creative teams to find new faces and voices that accurately reflect the diversity of our society.
Having also worked in advertising, Kristie offers a uniquely informed point of view that enables her to deliver the impactful results that tell powerful stories, while challenging the landscape of traditional casting practices and conventions. She worked full-time as a photo producer for Hasbro, Inc. for 6 years, overseeing all aspects of productions across all Hasbro brands, and thus offers an expertise in production needs not often seen in a casting professional.
After earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Kristie worked as a talent scout and was co-owner of a successful fashion modeling agency. She has over 30 years of experience in producing creative content, as the owner of Viewfinder Productions, LLC, and has organized large-scale events and productions of all kinds.
Based in New England, Kristie credits her success to passion, focus and perseverance.
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Sheri Ashouri is Principal Account Executive at DXC Technology, a firm that helps global companies continue to run their systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring the safety of their data. Highly skilled in sales and analytics, Sheri is able to leverage data analytics to drive performance improvement. In her role, she focuses on commercial retail accounts, managing complex sales cycles, developing a robust pipeline, and building immediate and lasting rapport with executive decision-makers.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Sheri went on to complete a Master of Business Administration from Keller Graduate School. She is a certified Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute and a member of the PMP Melbourne Chapter.
Prior to joining the team at DXC Technology, Sheri worked for numerous technology leaders in Melbourne, Australia, including DXC Technology, Daya Dimensi Global and IBM. Today based out of Austin, Texas, she is proud to have lived and worked all over the world, and brings this global breadth of experience and perspective into her work, as she offers the big picture clients need to take their sales, accounts and structure to the next level.
Women’s Networking Association Member Sheri Ashouri, MBA can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Antoinette Frazier Wiseman currently serves as Adjunct Faculty in Education at Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the largest applied higher educational institution in the United Arab Emirates. Highly skilled in educational theory and methodology, Antoinette has been at HCT for the past 7 years, where she has held numerous departmental leadership positions, including At-Risk Advisor Coordinator and System Course Team Leader, as well as lectured full time. A seasoned Educational Consultant, she has worked for international private and charter schools, and also consults on Special Needs. She chaired the Special Education Committee at HCT Sharjah Women’s Campus, and mentored and evaluated aspiring teachers as part of the Early Childhood Program Practicum.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Gardner-Webb University, Antoinette went on to complete a Master of Education in Curriculum of Instruction and ESOL at Concordia University. She completed the Teacher Licensure Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and holds a Professional Educator’s License by the state of North Carolina, Highly Qualified License in Cross Categorical every spectrum in Special Needs (K 12), and Highly Qualified License in English as A Second Language (K 12). Antoinette is an international teacher and holds the Advance HE Fellow Certificate which gives her the honor to be a teacher fellow.
Prior to joining HCT, Antoinette serves as English Language teacher for Early Childhood at the Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) in Abu Dhabi. She has assisted, developed, and created several courses and assessments in education, and has conducted Differentiation and Early Literacy workshops under the Ministry of Education in Dubai. In the United States, Antoinette taught for over a decade as a special needs teacher for in North Carolina Public Schools, for students grades K-12. She also served as a Special Needs Consultant for the District of Columbia.
Passionate about her work, Antoinette is currently researching the impact of online teaching and learning to ‘Reduce Academic Fatigue and Enhance Retention for the Determine Ones (special needs)’.
Women’s Networking Association Member Antoinette Frazier Wiseman can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
DJ Nicholson is the Director of Inclusiveology, a comprehensive program that supports school communities with the goal of increasing the potential of all learners, regardless of disability. By implementing inclusive strategies and supports, every child can grow into and achieve their full potential, academically and socially. DJ works closely with school communities and administrators, to improve the educational experience of each child through engagement, accommodation and accessibility.
After earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, DJ went on to complete a master’s degree from Western Michigan University. She holds an educational certificate in K-12 Special Education, Elementary Education, Reading Endorsement, English Speakers of Other Languages Endorsement and Music. She has over 26 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, instructional coach and trainer and served for more than two decades in the Pinellas County FL Schools system.
Based out of the Tampa area of Florida, DJ is passionate about empower teachers and educational leaders to create lasting positive impact in the lives of their students. Outside of her professional endeavors, she volunteers for Pug Rescue of Florida Inc, where she fosters pugs with disabilities and medical needs.
Women’s Networking Association Member DJ Nicholson can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
Lanier Brooks is the owner and founder of LuxeJH, a hospitality, concierge and travel services company based in beautiful Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Serving as a gateway to the Jackson Hole area, Lanier and her associates ensure that visitors and new residents can enjoy the most unique and informed experience Jackson Hole has to offer. Offering a full suite of services including luxury travel services and itinerary planning, event planning and catering, accommodation bookings, culinary experiences and restaurant reservations, customized activity itineraries, and nanny services, the firm draws upon Lanier’s 15+ years of experience in event planning and management.
Driven by a passion to connect people to the community that defines Jackson Hole, Lanier focuses on creating authentic, memorable and exclusive experiences, based on understanding her clients’ personal preferences and needs. She has built her reputation on providing clients a seamless planning process, enabling them to focus and enjoy their bespoke Jackson Hole experience.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication/Media Studies and Theater/Directing from Washington and Lee University, Lanier went on to complete a Juris Doctor in Law from the Charlotte School of Law. Prior to establishing LuxeJH, Lanier spent 4 years as Director of Events and Catering at one of New York’s most prestigious hospitality groups, Hill Country Hospitality, where she transformed their event business, hosting celebrities, well-known musicians and Saturday Night Live after-parties.
Outside of running LuxeJH, Lanier keeps active in her spare time, enjoying skiing, fly fishing, paddle boarding, hiking, cooking, singing, attending live music events and exploring new restaurants in the community.
Women’s Networking Association Member Lanier Brooks, JD can be found on the Association Directory, where she is looking forward to networking with you.
