Mia K. Wright is inspiring people around the globe to pursue their passion for living. She is a powerful speaker who encourages others with uplifting messages, relevant life stories and life skills that apply in both the faith-based and industry sectors. Her messages are inspiring as well as encouraging. With a call to action, she elevates…
Marian Cabanillas serves as the Vice President of Marketing and Network Management for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas. Marian has lived in Texas most of her life and earned both her BA in Psychology and her MBA in Healthcare Administration in Texas. In 2008, she also completed the UnitedHealthcare executive program at the University of…
Maria Rios is the proud President and CEO of Nation Waste, Inc., one of the first female Hispanic-owned waste removal companies in the United States. Her dedication to providing the highest caliber of customer service has allowed Nation Waste, Inc. to become one of Houston’s largest minority-owned waste removal companies. Maria received a B.A. from…
Judge Maria T. Jackson has been the presiding Judge of the 339th State District Court in Houston, Harris County, Texas since 2008. Judge Jackson presides over the trials of felony offenses which run the gamut from low-level drug offenses to capital murder. She has presided over 100 jury trials and several have been featured on…
Laurie Vignaud has the overall responsibility for the development, monitoring, management and promotion of community development programs and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) initiatives for Capital One Bank in Louisiana and Texas. She has been instrumental in bringing millions of dollars in grant financing to the bank that were used to support affordable housing programs. In…
Latoya Bullard-Franklin’s destiny has brought her from humble beginnings in New Orleans, LA to a successful entrepreneur in Houston. She is an experienced Master Black Belt Facilitator of Lean Six Sigma, Change Management and Organizational Strategy Development. As an Agent of Change, she believes the best way to achieve business success is to “remove barriers…
Karen Eubanks Jackson, Founder/CEO of Sisters Network® Inc. (SNI) is recognized nationally as a true visionary and leader in the African American breast cancer movement and a 21-year breast cancer survivor. Sisters Network is the nation’s only African American breast cancer survivorship organization. Jackson continues to lead Sisters Network’s nationwide effort to focus the spotlight…
Justina Mann is Assistant Director of Procurement and Supply Chain Management for the Houston Airport System. She directs alignment with procurement and supply chain management by understanding and communicating customer (business unit) needs and requirements throughout the organization. Her primary role is to develop, interpret and execute procurement policies and processes, as well as identify…
Dr. Lacey Brooks is the Houston Regional Manager of Hearing Aid Express, Inc., one of the largest privately owned hearing aid providers in the State of Texas. Dr. Brooks has been with the company for more than five years and is responsible for managing six clinics in the Houston area while seeing a full patient…
Dr. Joanie Y. Hare is a physician at Houston Perinatal Associates in Houston, Texas. After receiving her medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Dr. Hare completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and her fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia….
