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Meet Our Team
Ms. Karyn R. Collins serves as the Training Director of Bee’s Babies Essentials, Inc. She is a native Washingtonian, and she was educated in the Catholic School system, Washington, D.C. with honors. Graduated from Prince Georges Community College in the1980’s and continuing her degree studies at American University.
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Over 31 years of teaching experience, Ms. Collins has retired from the U.S. Department of Energy in the Office of Environmental Management in October 2015. She was responsible for the EM Leadership Excellence Program for managers and supervisors. The EM Leadership Excellence Program is one of the most critical Human Capital programs and it has been used as a model for subsequent use across all of the Department of Energy.
She formerly worked 23 years as an Employee Development Specialist, teaching and coordinating over 250 to 300 courses/seminars throughout the U.S. Department of Energy for over 5,000 employees. In 2010, Ms. Collins was promoted to Acting Diversity Manager, in the Office of Human Capital & Corporate Services, Office of Environmental Management, at the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Although she grew up in the church environment all her life, in October 2002, she had some trials and tribulations in her life that made her come closer to the Lord Jesus Christ. Her favor scriptures are: Ask and it will be given unto you, seek and ye shall find, knock and the doors will open unto you, (Matthew 7:7). Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding and all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths, (Proverbs 3:5-6). She searched for more knowledge of our Lord.
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Beatrice Howell serves as the Treasurer of Bee’s Babies Essentials, Inc. She is a born-again believer of the Lord Jesus Christ. She has served others in the role of Deaconess and as a Consecrated Missionary locally and limited international. She is a retired Associate Director, Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Cybersecurity Division. During her 27 years of employment, Beatrice negotiated and managed budgets for vendors and contractual services and support, including coordination with other Federal agencies, tax preparers and software developers across the tax ecosystem, primarily in electronic filing. She managed Tax Preparer Conferences across the states. Beatrice earned a M. S. degree in Information Systems Management; a Master’s Certificate in Project Management, Disaster Recovery Professional (CDRP), and Computer and Privacy Security Certifications (CISSP).
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Beatrice served as a Trustee in a local church developing and managing budgets while serving as the Minister of Outreach and Evangelism. She teaches Bible related classes and has taught very large audiences during taxpayer conferences sharing IRS procedures and how to be compatible with IRS accounting patrioteers, believing that for others to reach God, we must meet them at the point of their immediate physical needs. The mission of Bee’s Babies Essentials provides an organization that is focused on meeting needs for those generations at the beginning of their life-cycle.
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Dr. Mary M. Gillam serves as the (Seasonal) Vice President of Bee’s Babies Essentials, Inc. Three-time Telly Award-winning television host, Dr. Gillam is a born-again Christian who loves the Lord. Called to Evangelism in 1990, and ordained through the Association of International Gospel Assemblies, Incorporated, Dr. Gillam has had the opportunity to conduct numerous outreach ministries around the world. An Amazon #1 best-selling Christian author of 14 books and the host of the television show, Leadership Table Talk, Dr. Gillam is a former member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) Corps with the Department of Defense and a retired Air Force Colonel. A former Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dr. Gillam concluded her government career as the Director of Technology, Innovation, and Engineering at the Pentagon.
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A serial entrepreneur, and a graduate of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, Dr. Gillam is the owner of Premier Strategic Solutions, LLC. Having led several award-winning organizations, Dr. Gillam is a recognized thought leader in executive leadership and organization development, management, and team building. She is the inventor of the Leadership Build Zone corporate board game, and the creator of the C.O.R.E Leadership Development Model. A Green-Belt in Lean Six Sigma, and a John Maxwell leadership certified professional speaker, coach, and trainer, Dr. Gillam is a sought-after speaker and has been quoted in numerous print magazines, radio, and television. Having served on numerous Boards, Dr. Gillam is the recipient of multiple civilian and military leadership and humanitarian awards.
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Veronica S. Spears serves as the (Seasonal) Event Coordinator for Bee’s Essential, Inc. For more than 40 years Veronica Spears has worked from leadership positions in the creative and business spaces to deliver her clientele educational and hands-on experiences in the executive world, human relations, design, and special event fields.
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Veronica Snowden Spears is a native Washingtonian and have lived in Prince George's County for over 50 years. Raised in a Christian home by two amazing parents is where her true identity began, recognizing who you are and what are your God givens gifts that are within you.
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Through her life experiences there was never a dull moment. After completing her extended education studies in Business Administrator, then working in the Government and private sector with a total of 35 years. As a Executive Administration Officer working closely with CFO’s, CEO’s and many Directors in her tenure. Multiple gifts such as organizational skills, design, event organizations skills and more. From these various tasks, she organized and lead many large conferences with my expertise management skills throughout the USA and Canada.
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She served in the capacity as Public Relations Director for my church of over 6,000 members for over 30 years, overseeing all activities and functions of the church. She headed many concerts, fundraisers, large conferences, and faith-based ministries that was entertained and hosted there.
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A Touch of Elegance was founded and established June of 2010 by Veronica Spears. A Touch of Elegance is a full-service wedding and event planning service that provides a wide range of personalized products designs as well as any type of occasion. No matter which service or request you have for your business or events you can be assured that your event is being managed by a professional such as Veronica Spears.
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