Work Portfolio

Selected Projects & Case Studies

Explore work across five focus areas. Each sub-section gathers the projects, certifications, and case studies that tell the story of each practice.

Cherrise Wilks holding her 2023 FEMA Administrator's Award and certificate, signed by FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.
Awards

FEMA · 2023

FEMA Administrator's Award for Excellence in Supporting the Mission

Presented April 18, 2024 · Signed by Deanne Criswell, FEMA Administrator

In April 2024, Cherrise and her teammates were honored with the 2023 FEMA Administrator's Award for Excellence in Supporting the Mission. The recognition celebrated the DR-4684-AL Interagency Recovery Coordination Team for their work supporting Selma, Alabama in the wake of disaster.

Honored team members

  • Shola Adeleke
  • Marisel Brignoni Iglesias
  • Mark Leese
  • Alison Lorence
  • Cynthia McGinnis
  • Karen Stafford
  • Lincoln Walther
  • Cherrise Wilks
Read more about this work in Government Solutions
From the ceremony

2023 FEMA Administrator's Awards Ceremony

Washington, D.C. — April 18, 2024. The Interagency Recovery Coordination Team was recognized on stage alongside the full class of 2023 FEMA Administrator's Award recipients.

The DR-4684-AL Interagency Recovery Coordination Team on stage at the 2023 FEMA Administrator's Awards Ceremony.
The DR-4684-AL Interagency Recovery Coordination Team on stage during the ceremony.
Cherrise Wilks holding the flame-shaped acrylic FEMA award.
The award itself — presented to the team for Excellence in Supporting the Mission.
Women on the Rise

Women on the Rise · 2023

Entrepreneur Deeva Award

6th Annual Women on the Rise Awards Gala · Orlando, FL

In 2023, Cherrise was honored with the Entrepreneur Deeva Award at the 6th Annual Women on the Rise Awards Gala in Orlando, Florida. The trophy recognizes her outstanding success in the community and pursuit in business — celebrating work that has served businesses across the state of Florida, helping them secure funding, structure operations, and grow with intention.

As President & CEO of Affinity Consulting Group NEFL, the award marked a milestone in her commitment to small-business owners and the communities they sustain.

Entrepreneur DeevaServing Florida
Cherrise Wilks holding her 2023 Entrepreneur Deeva Award at the 6th Annual Women on the Rise Awards Gala in Orlando, FL.
From the gala

Women on the Rise Awards Gala

Orlando, FL — "Giving Her Flowers Here & Now." Cherrise was recognized among the Entrepreneur Deeva nominees for her service to businesses across Florida.

Black-and-white portrait of Cherrise Wilks holding a rose at the Women on the Rise Awards Gala, in front of the 'Giving Her Flowers Here & Now' backdrop.
"Giving Her Flowers Here & Now" — a portrait from the gala.
Event program listing the Entrepreneur Deeva nominees, including Cherrise Wilks, President & CEO of Affinity Consulting Group NEFL.
The gala program naming Cherrise among the Entrepreneur Deeva nominees.
The Entrepreneur Deeva Award trophy, inscribed to Cherrise Wilks for her outstanding success in the community and pursuit in business.
The Entrepreneur Deeva Award — presented to Cherrise Wilks, 2023.
Cherrise Wilks holding the Traffic Sales & Profit Six-Figure Success award, inscribed to Affinity Consulting Group NEFL, LLC.
Business excellence

Traffic Sales & Profit · 2022

Six-Figure Award

TSP Live 2022 · Alpharetta, GA

In 2022, Cherrise was recognized with the Traffic Sales & Profit Six-Figure Award, honoring Affinity Consulting Group NEFL, LLC as a multiple six-figure business. The award — presented at TSP Live in Alpharetta, Georgia — celebrated the firm's sustained revenue growth and the systems behind it.

Cherrise was named among the event's Circle of Seven, a distinction reserved for businesses that had crossed the six-figure milestone.

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From TSP Live

Traffic Sales & Profit Live 2022

Alpharetta, GA — Cherrise joined fellow six-figure business owners on stage as part of the Circle of Seven, each honored for reaching the milestone.

Cherrise Wilks on stage at TSP Live 2022 holding her Six Figure Success award.
Honored on stage with the Six Figure Success award.
Cherrise Wilks with fellow Circle of Seven honorees at TSP Live 2022.
The Circle of Seven — six-figure business owners celebrated together.
More honors

A growing record of recognition.

More to come

Additional awards and recognition will be added as they are documented.