Top 30 Influential Women of Houston – 2014

“And in my own life, in my own small way, I’ve tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That’s why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us – no matter what our age or background or walk of life – each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation” 

-Michelle Obama

**All Positions Held at the Time of Publishing**

ICONS

Senator Sylvia R. Garcia……………………. Texas State Senate

Karen Eubanks Jackson……………………. Founder & CEO, Sisters Network®, Inc

TOP 30 Influential Women of Houston

Dr. Lacey Brooks……………………………… Audiologist/Houston Regional Manager, Hearing Aid Express, Inc.

Latoya Bullard-Franklin…………………….. Chief Executive Officer, The Bulsard Group, LLC

Marian Cabanillas…………………………… Vice President of Marketing and Network Management, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas

Shern-Min Chow…………………………….. Anchor & Reporter, KHOU TV/Gannett Broadcasting

Sonia Clayton…………………………………. President & CEO, Virtual Intelligence Providers, LLC

Pamela Ellis……………………………………. President & CEO, Smahrt Solutions

Sonia Guimbellot…………………………….. Director of Communications Development, World Chamber of Commerce, Texas

Joanie Y. Hare, M.D. ………………………… Physician, Houston Perinatal Associates

Nikki Elizabeth Hart…………………………. President, inMotion Marketing Group

Miranda Horn…………………………………. Vice President, Industrial Welding Academy

Judge Maria T. Jackson…………………….. 339th State District Court, Houston

Justina Mann, CPPO………………………… Chief Procurement Officer, Houston Airport System

CleRenda McGrady………………………….. TV Host, Thryv360

Sharon E. Murphy……………………………. Founding Partner, McConnell Jones Lanier Murphy LLP

Kim Ogg……………………………………….. Attorney, The Ogg Law Firm, PLLC

Ronda M. Prince……………………………… COO, Rap-A-Lot Records

Maria Rios…………………………………….. President & CEO, Nation Waste, Inc.

Dr. Docia Rudley……………………………… Executive Director for Academic Assessment, Texas Southern University TMSL

Neeta Sane……………………………………. Chair, Houston Community College Board of Trustees – District VII

Thelma Scott………………………………….. Founder & CEO, Barbara Jordan Endeavors Corporation

Dr. Alison Scott Cuillier…………………….. Owner & Dentist, Lasting Impressions Dental Group

Sonya M. Sloan, MD………………………… Orthopedic Surgeon

Laurie Vignaud……………………………….. Senior Vice President – Texas and Louisiana, Capital One Bank

Barbara Walker-Green……………………… Investment Advisor, Advanced Wealth and Retirement, LLC

Reva A. Witherspoon……………………….. Vice President, Marketing, Amerigroup

Mia K. Wright…………………………………. Co-Pastor, The Fountain of Praise

Carlecia D. Wright…………………………… Director, City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity

Betty Young, Phd, JD, LLM ……………….. Educator

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