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Barbara Kasoff. GrassRoots Impact provides a communications strategy for corporations and government agencies to effectively reach out to women and minorities in business. In 1986, she founded a charity called Oklahomans Helping Oklahomans. The next year, she was named a co-chair for Business
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In 2017, Neese was among 24 leaders from the United States and around the globe who were recognized at the 21st annual Global
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Cherokee Indian Community. In an article published at the time (of President George W. Bush), Neese stated that "her roots to the Cherokee Indian Community run deep". A 2020 investigation by
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Neese currently serves as the founder and CEO of IEEW.org, the
Institute for Educating and Empowering Women All Around the World, which is a business education training and mentorship program for women around the world, most notably in
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