We are Proud to Introduce our Women Nominees


The Top 30 Women celebrate the accomplishments and giving spirit of hundreds of diverse, influential and powerful women in Houston and the surrounding areas. 

Top 30 Women Honorees

Raquelle Lewis

Raquelle Lewis is the supervising Public Information Officer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), serving as the chief spokesperson and manager of communications in the Houston…
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Petria Mckelvey

Petria McKelvey is CEO and Founder of Precision Medical Billing (PMB), a leading provider of customized medical billing and auditing solutions for home health and hospice agencies,…
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Page Parkes

For over a quarter of a century, The Page Parkes Center of Modeling & Acting has been highly acclaimed throughout the world as being the largest and most…
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Nannette Ray

Nannette Ray was born in Meridian, Mississippi, and she received her undergraduate degree in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Texas at San Antonio.  She…
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Melanie Johnson

Dr. Melanie Johnson is an exceptional visionary and change agent for education-focused entities.  She currently serves as the President and CEO for The Health Museum (THM) in…
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Ivy R. Taylor

Ivy R. Taylor is a history maker.  She was elected Mayor of San Antonio on June 13, 2015.  Mayor Taylor is the first African-American elected to this…
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Mary Redmond

Mary Redmond is a successful McDonald’s owner and operator, and she is spreading the company’s message of good food, good people and good neighbors all over the…
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Lina Sabouni

Lina Sabouni, co-founder and principal of AUTOARCH Architects, brings more than twenty years of experience in the delivery of architectural, engineering and design excellence in the new…
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Liliana Rambo

Liliana Rambo joined the Houston Airport System (HAS) in July 2011 to oversee the parking operation for George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). …
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Krista L. Olson

Dr. Krista L. Olson is Assistant Professor and Associate Residency Program Director at the Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College…
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Kim Gagne

Kim Gagne is the Emmy Award-winning supervising producer of the Steve Harvey daytime talk show, and for five years she has produced Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards.  Gagne…
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Twila Carter

Twila Carter enters her fourth season as Executive Director of the Astros Foundation and Senior Vice President of Community Relations for the Astros.  She made the transition…
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