I am honored to announce that Cherrish Beals, founder of Cherrish Moments Corp., has been selected as the 2026 recipient of The Cindy Founders Fellowship, and Alicia Dean, founder of Dean & Phillips Renovations, has been selected as runner-up.

Today, on International Women's Day 2026, I'm thrilled to launch The Cindy Founders Fellowship — an annual award providing one woman-owned business (including gender-diverse founders) a fully sponsored seat in Astraea Law's Power & Prosperity Program — comprehensive legal support for values-driven enterprises.

Looking back, the seed for Astraea Law was probably planted one hot summer morning in the early 1970s as I sat at the kitchen table on Roland Drive in a pair of shorts, eating breakfast with my parents, eager to run outside and play with my best friend, Greg.