Dr. Shirley Rose-Gilliam understands the meaning of growing up in tough, challenged, and disadvantaged settings with very few opportunities. Her experiences as a child have been both a catalyst for changing her situation and today motivates her to answer the special “calling” to make a difference in the lives of youth. She currently serves as…
Jenifer Jarriel was raised as one of seven sisters who learned early the values of working hard to achieve goals, helping others, and giving back. She truly believes in making the world a better place, and her role as President and CEO of DePelchin Children’s Center presents that opportunity to her every day. A nonprofit…
Tennille Johnson is a Pharmacist, Community Advocate and Entrepreneur. She is the CEO and founder of Scrubs To The Rescue, LLC and TrxJ Optimum Solutions. Growing up in the streets of Chicago, Tennille knew early on that she wanted to help others and be an asset to her community. As a result, she attended and…
As a native Houstonian, Dr. Vanessa T. Barrow is proud to finally bring the integrated worlds of podiatric, regenerative, and aesthetic medicine to her hometown. Sole Aesthetic strives to bring patients the most innovative in non-operative treatments utilizing biologic technology and stem cell therapy; this is the future of medicine. Dr. Barrow endeavors to enable…
Dr. Charlene Flash is president and CEO of Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, a Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary, behavioral, and dental care to 14,000 patients in the Houston region. The health center provides a 360-degree approach to healthcare that integrates a patient’s in-clinic medical needs with their socio-economic realities outside of the exam…
DeAnna Green is the CEO and Founder of Nydan, LLC dba Nydan Real Estate Group (NRG). She is also a licensed Texas realtor. DeAnna hails from North Carolina, but has called Texas home since 2008. DeAnna spent the first 20 years of her career in the property management industry with the last 10 years being…
A woman of faith and favor, fueled by the words of Proverbs 31:25, “Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come,” truly embodies Marna Graham Arvie. Marna is the President and Owner of Mobility Plus Pearland, a medical equipment company dedicated to providing quality solutions to empower individuals facing…
Cassie A. Levy is the 2nd generation owner of Emmit Moss Trust (EMT), formerly known as Moss Properties, named after her late uncle Emmit Moss. Ms. Levy’s leadership successfully presents her in a class by itself, as a premier female minority landlord, owning approximately 100 properties in Harris, Liberty, and Fort Bend counties. She has…
From a boat refugee fleeing a war-torn country to an award-winning journalist and now a celebrated educator and nonprofit executive, Andrea Nguyen came from a humble beginning before becoming a formative and effective leader in the world of education foundations. Andrea was a child on a small boat of 15 Vietnamese refugees that escaped Communist…
Raised in Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, Melinda Faust was the 4th of 5 children born to George and Marilyn Faust. Melinda moved to Houston, Texas, in 1998 to begin her career in oil & gas. Melinda began her career in the oil and gas industry with a small offshore independent contractor. She…
