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March 14, 2003 - Philadelphia Daily News

Renee Amoore wins Paradigm; 'Dynamic' consultant runs 3 businesses

By Regina Medina

As far as businesswomen go, entrepreneur Renee Amoore is the paradigm of a successful one.

So it's a natural fit for Amoore - founder of The Amoore Group, a consultative and management services provider - to receive the annual Paradigm Award bestowed by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce for "her personal and professional contributions."

Amoore, 50, was honored yesterday at the Crystal Tea Room in the Wanamaker Building where government and private-sector officials such as Chamber President Mark Schweiker and Tiffany Watkins, a Bush administration representative, talked of her business and civic accomplishments.

"It was absolutely fabulous and incredible," said Amoore of the event, which she estimates that some 600 people attended.

"She's so dynamic and has three businesses. She went from being a nurse in Harlem to running several businesses," said Terry D'Alessandro, chair of the Paradigm Award Selection Committee and Sovereign Bank's division president for Pennsylvania.

The Amoore Group provides services to corporate businesses, health, behavioral health and human services agencies.

Not only do Paradigm Award recipients achieve, they also give back to the community, D'Alessandro said.

Amoore - who is married to Joseph Amoore with whom she has a daughter, Cherie Amoore, 19, - is the deputy chief of the state GOP. She has participated in outreach efforts to get African-Americans involved in the political process.

"I've always been on a mission to make sure that the Republican Party is not a white-dominated party [and to] pull more minorities into the party," said Amoore, a registered nurse with a master's degree in counseling and administration.

"We need to be involved with policy such as Medicaid and Medicare. We have to have a seat in the table...," she said.

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