Be THE Voice® Debbie Cwalina Roswell Rotarian And Be THE Voice® Co-Founder And Executive Director is our speaker this week. What a treat!

Not only was she Roswell Rotarian Of The Year, 2016, but  Debbie Baker Cwalinais is the owner and founder of Creative Corporate Ideas Inc., a certified Woman Owned Business (WBE). She started her company in 1993 and has received recognition as a Top Woman Owned Small Business every year since 2005 (by DiversityBusiness.com).

In the Fall of 2014, looking for a place to make a difference, Debbie joined the Roswell Rotary Club. Inspired by the many programs that Roswell Rotary supports throughout the community, Debbie created and launched, along with co-founder Mike Schoppenhorst, the Be THE Voice® Campaign.

Talk about making a difference! Just a year after the idea was born from their own personal childhood experiences, Debbie and Mike implemented the program in 8 area schools. With the success of the program and her strong desire to get involved in the community, Debbie was honored to be awarded Roswell Rotary’s prestigious “Rookie of the Year” award in 2015. Since then, the reviews the program has received from Principals, Teachers and Students have been overwhelmingly positive, allowing Be THE Voice® to spread its message of kindness, compassion and inclusion to Schools across the state.

As Debbie says "The power of kindness...Sometimes, all it takes is one kind word or act of compassion and things can change!"

Debbie and her husband Pete, have two daughters, Nikki and Kasey. The whole family has participated and helped with the Be THE Voice® campaign. Join us for lunch on Thursday to be inspired by this powerhouse woman and Roswell Rotarian who is making a difference in the lives of so many young people!