Category: Community Service
Angela Catina Caraway
President/Founder
The Caraway Management Group, Inc./The Caraway Foundation
Raleigh, NC
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, North Carolina State University
SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE (SM): Describe what makes you a successful leader in the
category for which you were honored?
Angela Catina Caraway (ACC): I feel that I'm a successful leader in Community
Service because I have passion for my community and I BELIEVE in my community.
The volunteers who assist The Caraway Foundation make it easy for us to be successful
in what we do.
SM: Can you name a person who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? Maybe
someone who has been a mentor to you? Why and how did this person impact
your life?
ACC: The one person who has impacted me tremendously as a
leader is Dr. Robert "Bob" Bridges. Dr. Bridges has shown me
how to be a compassionate and strong leader. I've learned the
importance of knowing when to fight for something and when
to cut your losses with a client. He is a great listener and
provides me with advice that I want and need to hear. This is
a quality that I am practicing daily and I can't thank him
enough for wanting to be my mentor.
SM: What problem or condition in your respective field do
you want to solve or improve?
ACC: I want to help change the mindset of students who
feel that they are limited in who they can become because
of where they are from. Our mission is to inspire students
and encourage them to BELIEVE in themselves and
KNOW that they can and will become and do whatever
their heart desires.
SM: What legacy will you like to leave behind?
ACC: When God decides that it is my time to depart
this world, I want my legacy to be of LOVE. I
hope that when someone says my name that they
"smile, laugh, and think of others". I believe that
we MUST give back to our community and do
whatever we can to help others...especially our
youth. So, I pray that my legacy would be of
LOVE.
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