leadership

Antoinette Ball is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s  Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project, Inc. (WEOP)

Antionette has extensive background working with academic and nonprofit programs. In a previous position, she served as the Director for Project SPACE, a million-dollar STEM program funded by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) dedicated to increasing the number of African American males pursuing STEM degrees at Morehouse College. For the last two decades, she has been instrumental with implementing and launching innovative programs for WEOP. One of the core programs is “Prime Time”, a contract ready training program that educates women about how to successfully pursue federal and private contract opportunities. Other programs included the Strengthening Women’s Employment Prospects with Training (SWEPT). The SWEPT program was implemented for nine years at the Fulton County Department of Human Services under the Community Development Block Program (CDBG).  

Ms. Ball has been instrumental in forging strong community partnerships and relationships with corporate and private sector markets for WEOP. She is the author of “Women Owned Small Business Guide to Winning Contracts” served also served as the editor for “A Woman’s Perspective“ magazine and is the writer for numerous articles. Antoinette has BS and MS  degrees in Public Administration/Management from the University of  Southern California (USC). 

Marionette Ball is the Co-Founder of the Women’s  Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project, Inc. (WEOP)

Marionette has worked has experience working in the nonprofit sector for over 25 years. Ms. Ball has a strong commitment to developing programming and advocating for the economic sustainability of Black Indigenous Women of Color (BIWOC). Mary has designed and implement programming to target to and overcome the systematic barriers and challenges faced by women of color. She has extensive experience in serving as a business mentor and advisor providing technical support and guidance to women owned small businesses and sole proprietors.  Mary holds a B.S. Degree in Public Affairs and Public Administration and extensive training and certifications in Leadership Management and Development.