Say Hello to Some of the Phenomenal Women Featured
They are NEO women leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, scientists, healers, game changers, trail-blazers, mentors and more…
Candys Mayo
A Leader With a Passion for Engineering
Candys Mayo, an engineering designer/entrepreneur continues to build her engineering company while also leading the way to get more girls to join science and engineering fields of studies. Phenomenal Woman Magazine recently caught up with Mayo to explore her extraordinary journey to success and highlight her vision for the future!
Mayo was born in Youngstown, Ohio and grew up in the humble streets of the city. Against the backdrop of all odds stacked against her, she studied hard and obtained a Bachelors degree in Applied Science from Strayer University and a Masters degree in Business Administration with a focus on Project Management from the prestigious University of California at Berkeley.
Kate Rybarczyk
Maintenance Manager, Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant, NEORSD
In a field traditionally dominated by males, Kate Rybarczyk, maintenance manager at Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD’s) Westerly Wastewater treatment plant, breaks the mold. The plant uses a state of the art treatment process and is located on 14 acres east of Edgewater State Park, currently serving more than 107,000 residents in Cleveland and surrounding suburbs and treating an average of 33 million gallons of wastewater each day. Recently, Rybarczyk shared her story with Phenomenal Woman Magazine and excerpts follow.
Torrian Denise
Owner of DorNee' Natural Body & Hair Luxuries
The birth of DorNee’ Natural Body & Hair Luxuries was an accident, albeit bittersweet. The company name is a tribute to Torrian’s mother, Renee’, who inspired this luxury body product line made of natural ingredients free of parabens, sulfates, phthalates or any other harsh chemicals. A natural beauty, Renee’ was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer and the chemotherapy and radiation treatments took a toll on her body. Wanting to relieve the effects on her mom’s dry, burned skin, Torrian combined raw Shea butter with natural fragrances to massage on her mother’s damaged skin, and found that it worked wonders.