#ShineLoudSunday
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2025 Honorees
#ShineLoudSunday is a Liberty campaign dedicated to recognizing local women who are changemakers, business leaders or entrepreneurs advocating for social justice, gender equality, environmental justice, wellness, and much more.
Rana Abdelhamid
Founder of WeareMalikah
May 4th – For this segment of Shine Loud Sunday, we’re shining a light on Rana Abdelhamid, founder of WeareMalikah
Rana founded @wearemalikah which is an anti-violence organization addressing hate and gender based violence through self-defense, healing, financial literacy and organizing education!As the child of Egyptian immigrants, Rana has taught over 650 self-defense classes and healing workshops, over 8,000 people in 32 countries across the globe
Dr. Cicely Shillingford
Associate Vice President of Product Development
March 30 – For this segment of Shine Loud Sunday, we’re shining a light on Dr. Cicely Shillingford, Vice President of Product Development at Amika.
Cicely Shillingford, PhD (or Dr. Cicely Shillingford), she/her, is the AVP of Product Development, Innovation, and Regulatory at amika. She has been with amika for 20 months and is thrilled to bring her penchant for scientific innovation to the fast-growing brand. Dr. Cicely is a first-generation Caribbean-Canadian who grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. She studied biochemistry at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and holds a PhD in Chemistry from New York University.
Jocelynn Rainey
CEO of Brooklyn Community Org
February 23 – For this segment of Shine Loud Sunday, we’re shining a light on Jocelynn Rainey, CEO of @bklynorg. A leader in NYC’s nonprofit sector for over 25 years, Dr. Rainey has led Brooklyn Org’s (BKO) bold evolution from Brooklyn Community Foundation to create a more inclusive and accessible model for community philanthropy. BKO’s priority is to provide deeper support to nonprofit changemakers and supply the resources required to end inequity in the Brooklyn community.
Alicia Guevera
CEO of America Needs You
February 2nd – For this segment of Shine Loud Sunday, we’re shining a light on Alicia Guevara, CEO of @americaneedsyou 🌟🔦. America Needs You is an organization with a primary focus on connecting 1st generation college students across the world with mentorship and career development. There, Alicia drives the organization’s vision, mission, and strategy in a new period of growth and scale to meet more first-generation college students where they are— in current and new geographies, universities, and online.