About Women of Community Impact

Our Values

Serving those most in need in our community

We serve homeless women and children, victims of human trafficking, children in families battling cancer in the Atlanta area, as well as underprivileged youth in the southeastern United States

Providing mentorship to boost achievement

In support of self-sufficient, sustainable communities, we mentor women and minority-owned business leaders and entrepreneurs seeking guidance. We offer formal and informal coaching, roundtables, and events designed to cultivate pathways for achievement throughout life.

Advancing our professional goals

Our professional development events build collaboration and camaraderie between our members, serving as an inclusive networking group and furthering our business results.

Our Vision

We envision a brighter future for every child to grow up feeling loved, valued, and capable of achievement, thanks to educational opportunities that enable them to ascend beyond their circumstances.

Who We Are

As business professionals highly invested in our communities, our members offer an available, extensive network that we leverage to support and enrich the lives of those most in need through direct, in-kind, and collaborative projects with other like-minded organizations.

We believe that although we all lead busy lives, we can each contribute something as servant leaders. United in collaboration and camaraderie through Women of Community Impact, we can make a difference and improve our community together.

Servant leaders giving back to the community that has given us so much.

Women of Community Impact is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the lives of area residents in the greatest need through mission-driven service projects.

Our founding chapter is in Atlanta, GA. In 2022, our second chapter will open in Cincinnati, OH.

Who We Are

Our Board & Members

Celeste Giordano

co-founding officer

Celeste Giordano’s mission is to help business owners develop the skills, knowledge, and attitude necessary to “double-plus” their income and become effective and inspirational leaders in their fields. Whether it’s taking your successful business to the next level or starting a new venture, she will develop the exact skills and strategies you need to enroll more quality prospects, build a rock-solid team, and break through obstacles to achieve real profit and lasting success. Celeste is a business growth specialist, master sales strategist, and dynamic speaker with more than 43 years of experience in direct sales and managing high-performing teams. Find out more at CelesteGiordano.com.

As a philanthropist, Celeste is the Co-Founder of The Women of Community Impact, a nonprofit organization that reflects her passion for educating, empowering, and encouraging women in her community and beyond to succeed personally and professionally. She is also an Advisory Board Member for The College and Career Academies at Central Gwinnett High School and a Sports Alumnae Mentor for students at Berry College.

Celeste is passionate about creating new opportunities for empowerment and growth, particularly for the younger generation who hold the keys to a bright future. Celeste has been married to her high school sweetheart, Mike, for 30 years.

Sara Poe

co-founding officer

A Certified Public Accountant, Sara Poe founded Poe’s Accounting Services to help clients understand and navigate their finances. With a natural aptitude for managing numbers, Sara simplifies her clients’ financials and taxes, taking unnecessary anxiety and confusion out of the accounting process. Working with individuals, families, and business owners in the Lawrenceville, Dacula, and Braselton, GA area, Sara helps her clients take a step back and view the bigger picture of their financial standing. With nearly 30 years of industry experience, Sara has earned a reputation as a trusted accounting services provider. As a business owner, Sara appreciates and relates to the many responsibilities and demands her clients face. An authority in the field of accounting, she is dedicated to helping local business owners succeed. Sara is equally passionate about helping individuals and families understand their finances, monitor their spending, and navigate tax season with greater peace of mind. For more information, visit Poe’s Accounting Services.

When Sara isn’t balancing budgets and filing taxes, she enjoys spending time with her children and three grandchildren, who she spoils often. A little known fact about Sara? As a child, she dreamed of becoming a Rockette. Today, she settles for high kicking clients’ balance sheets into shape. Committed to philanthropy and giving back to the community, is involved in her church, and volunteers at The Women of Community Impact.