“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”

– Oprah Winfrey

Icon Honorees:

Dr. Alma A. Allen – State Representative, Texas House District 131

Anna M. Babin – President and CEO, United Way of Greater Houston

Cheryl D. Creuzot – President and Chief Executive Officer, Wealth Development Strategies, LLC

Karen McKemie – Vice President, Sonic Automotive

Donna Sims Wilson – President, Smith Graham Investment Advisors

Merele Yarborough – Philanthropist/Community Service Advocate

Judge Clarease Yates – Judge and Founder, Indestructible Beginnings

 

Honorees:

Roslyn Bazzelle Mitchell – Senior Counsel, Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, PC

Ann Harris Bennett – Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar, Harris County Texas

Gita P. Bolt – Vice President and General Counsel for the Houston Housing Authority

Vera Bumpers – Chief of Police, METRO Police Department

Karla Cisneros – Council Member, District H

Helen Conte – Senior Vice President / Group Manager – Business Banking, Comerica Bank

Barbara Harris Curtis – Founder and President, RARE Pearls, Inc.

Dannette K. Davis – Principal, Kay Davis Associates LLC

Tiffany Massie Davis, RN – CEO, E-PIC Training Center

Gaynell Drexler – Corporate Attorney and Advocate

Melissa Edwards – Executive Director, Central South Texas, American Diabetes Association

Brenda Erickson – Director, Corporate Supply Chain, ConocoPhillips and Board Chair, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance

Tammy Faber – Vice President of Operations, Fort Bend Services, Inc.

Staci Taylor Fullmighter – Officer of Student Assessment, Houston Independent School District (HISD)

Mary Griffin – Owner, Mahogany Entertainment, LLC

Arquella Hargrove – CEO, Epic Collaborative Advisors

Debra Gatison Hatter, Esq. – Member, Clark Hill Strasburger

Marvalette Hunter – Chief of Staff, City of Houston

Grayle Tully James – Trustee, Fort Bend Independent School District

Constance Jones – Vice President of Operations, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council

Eva L. Loredo – Board Trustee, District VIII, Houston Community College

Jalene Mack, Esq.- Entertainment Attorney, Actress, Producer, Author, Playwright & Founder, Mack Performing Arts Collective

Maria Emee Mendoza-Nisnisan – CEO, Acacia Medical Research Institute LLC and Medical Practice Administrator: Royal Oaks Medical Home and Wellness Clinics

Marie Myers – Global Controller, HP Inc.

Desrye M. Morgan – Managing Director, Wells Fargo Securities and Vice Chairwoman, Houston First Corp.

Amber Newman – Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County

Dr. Dieu-Thoa Nguyen-Khoa – VAPha President, DT Pharmacy/DT Collagen

LaToshia Norwood – Managing Partner, L’Renee & Associates

Farrah Sabouni Oranje – Principal, AUTOARCH Architects

Stacey M. Parker-Blake – Director of Behavioral Health Services, Amerigroup Texas

Tiko Reynolds-Hausman – President and CEO, TKO Biz Solutions

Michelle Riley-Brown – Executive Vice President, Texas Children’s Hospital

Maribel Rodriguez – CEO, Sunshine Personnel Solutions, LLC

Sadie Rucker – President, Horizon International Group

Cindi Salas – Director, Purchasing and Logistics, CenterPoint Energy

Shawn Emerson Simmons, PhD – Environmental and Permitting Manager, ExxonMobil Chemical Company

Hazel Smith – Owner/Operator, McDonald’s

Heidi M. Smith – Chief of Staff, Texas Southern University

Maya P. Thornton – Director, Supplier Diversity, University of Houston HUB

Joycelyn Williams – Vice President of Sales, Williams6Enterprises

Nancy Yuill, Ph.D., RN – Campus President, Chamberlain University-Pearland

 

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee Community Achievement Award

Dr. Betty N. Adams – Dean, College of Nursing, Prairie View A&M University (College of Nursing Celebrating 100 YEARS)