“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)
