Women in Business

Emma Myers

Emma Myers transforms youthful enthusiasm into care for the elderly

Name: Emma Myers Company/Title: Savannah River ProHome Care/Director of Operations Years Served: 8 Contact info: 706-814-5906 or 815-351-1098 Emma Myers was fortunate enough to know from an early age that she loved working with the elderly. At 27 years old, she has an intensity for helping people that usually comes with age. Myers graduated from Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., with a degree in Health Care Administration. She worked in assisted living facilities there and in Chattanooga before moving to Augusta to join her family in 2019. When Covid changed

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Debbie McCord

WIB Spotlight: Debbie McCord has long history of serving local and state voters

Name: Debbie McCord Company/Title: Columbia County GOP Chairman Years Served: 34 years in various roles with GOP Contact info: 706-833-4731 No phrase better describes Debbie McCord’s rise in Columbia County and the state of Georgia’s GOP better than the ‘apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.’ “My father worked on the presidential campaign for Barry Goldwater when he ran against incumbent President Lyndon Johnson in 1964,” she explained. Even as a child she was paying attention. Civics was her favorite subject in school and politics would become a passion. McCord

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Helen Blocker-Adams

Helen Blocker-Adams learns it’s never too late to reinvent yourself

Name: Helen Blocker-Adams Company/Title: The Adams Group Agency, LLC/Vice President Years Served: 7.5 Contact info: theadamsgrouplife.com One could call Helen Blocker-Adams a phoenix who has risen from the ashes of defeat. A crippling public fall from grace in 2014, after a financial scandal tanked her second run for Augusta mayor, catapulted her from what she thought was her calling – politics – to what is truly her calling: people. “It’s never too late to reinvent yourself,” she said. “It is never too late to take a profound self-reflection and self-assessment and

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Thought Leaders

ABD kicks off Women in Business program

Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day and there is no better time to celebrate women at your company who make a difference. ABD founder and publisher, Neil Gordon is inspired by the woman in his own life. (See featured photo above) “I’m in awe of what my talented wife, Melissa, accomplishes juggling life as a wife, mother, superintendent of our building and professional photographer,” Gordon said. “She’s my inspiration for this Women in Business initiative and one of thousands of female professionals who deserve recognition in the CSRA.” International

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