OUR STORY
Our heart is for Christian Professional Women who seek to live and lead as Christ’s own
Professional Christian Women (PCW) is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging women in the workplace to use their God given “work gene” to live out their faith in the workplace
Our history:
In 2005, Cheryl Scanlan had a vision for ministering to women in the marketplace in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area. Her idea was to provide a forum for Christian Businesswomen to encourage one another through panel topics, discussions and prayer for one other.
September of 2013 — Cheryl met Kevin McCarthy, CEO of On-Purpose Partners who connected Cheryl with his business partner Mary Tomlinson for a ‘meet and greet’ since Mary had just moved from Orlando, Florida to Wake Forest, NC.
November 2013, Mary and Cheryl met for coffee. What they thought was a simple social connection became so much more, when, during that meeting, Cheryl discovered that Mary sat on the board of an organization in Florida called J4 that ministered to Christian businesswomen in the marketplace in Orlando. They were stunned that their visions and concepts almost perfectly mirrored one another.
Sensing God’s calling, they decided to move forward for a group in the Raleigh area to minister to Christian businesswomen.
By the end of 2014, the newly formed group called PCW (Professional Christian Women), had met 6 times, engaged 21 panel speakers and built a database of over 300 women! There was a certainty of God’s leading and the need for this type of organization.
Today, PCW is a registered non-profit and serving women in Raleigh, RTP, the Piedmont Triad area and considering other locations around Raleigh and around the country.
Join us on this journey of what God is doing in and through Professional Christian Women!
FOUNDING MEMBERS
2023 Board of Directors
Her passion for using her God-given career as her mission field leads her to live a ‘sent’ life. Before Jesus’ ascension to the Father, He told the disciples they were to be His witness in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. Kathy believes that also means to her co-workers in the next office.
Kathy currently co-leads a small group at her local church with her husband of 41 years and is also active in women’s discipleship. She has 3 grown children and, at the latest count, 5 grandchildren.
Inspired by the Biblical model of servant leadership, Jenille seeks to find ways she can inspire change in her work, workplace and the global community at large. She has been actively engaged in culturally-responsive research and racial equity work for over 20 years. In 2018, Jenille and her colleagues developed an infographic on systemic racism that has been highlighted on shows such as Good Morning America and a later animation of her work went viral reaching millions across several media platforms.
At an early age, Jenille developed a love for God, accepting Christ and spending formative years under the guidance of a loving Christian family. She has since furthered her spiritual development and service in a local fellowship where she designs and develops the curriculum for youth Bible study and children’s church. Jenille strongly believes in the power of a biblical worldview to equip children to understand their identity in Christ, navigate painful realities caused by the sin of racism, and righteously respond to injustice.
Mary Tomlinson is President of On-Purpose Partners – a coaching, speaking, facilitation and consulting firm specializing in Personal, Family and Executive Coaching, Facilitation of Retreats and Workshops, Teambuilding and Customer Service Consulting.
Cheryl is a former executive with a multi-million dollar firm and she carries the highest designation in the coach credentialing community – MCC or Master Certified Coach. Less than 5% of coaching professionals carry this distinction.
Kris Sloman is a project manager contracted to ThermoFisher Scientific since September 2021. Prior to that, she was a program manager working with GlaxoSmithKline. In 2015 she faced many trials in her job and was ultimately laid off. She credits God for how He used this situation and the nine-month layoff period which helped her to grow closer to Christ and to trust Him more than ever in her life.
