Volume 3, No. 10. May 23, 2003
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Dame
Carole
In the pantheon of business stardom, to be featured as one of a community’s
most important personages is the American version of being named to a Queen’s
honors list. Instead of receiving an Order of the Empire or an Ordre National
du Mérite, America’s community shakers and movers earn such recognition
as one of “Cleveland Magazine ’s Most Interesting People” and
making the “40 Under 40” list.
Both of which Carole Sanderson, current president of the American Coaster Enthusiasts,
earned at the end of 2002. The 40 under 40 selected by Crains Cleveland Business
recognized the 40 top business people under the age of 40 in the Ohio city,
while Cleveland Magazine featured Sanderson among its annual tribute
to the city’s most important people, an honor which particularly thrilled
Sanderson.
“I had always wanted to be in Cleveland Magazine,” she said.
“It’s a popular magazine with really good articles, and it was good
publicity for the club.”
Her being president of the 9,000-member ACE was only part of what made up the
honor. Sanderson is the business manager and part-owner of Herschman Architects,
which she has run for 22 years. She’s been with ACE just 20 years, being
elected president of the organization last year. “I think the ACE connection
is what makes me interesting, but the fact I’m a woman business owner is
what makes me important. I’m running a successful business, and the fact
I can run the club is like running a second business.”
In return, a leading business magazine featuring a coaster enthusiast among
its brightest stars lends credibility to the whole of ACE’s membership,
illustrating that the club has a diverse constituency of different occupations,
educations and tastes.
But, truly, we know what really gives Sanderson prestige in her hometown, and
it’s obvious from her interactions within the community after her feature
in Cleveland Magazine. “People are always wanting to talk roller coasters
at business meetings,” she said.
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