At 16 years old, Sylvia Bolling worked a summer job with children of migrant farmers in New Jersey. That experience changed her life. “[It] sparked
Dr. Monica Williams is chief administrative officer of HoustonWorks USA. A seasoned administrator in human resources, nonprofit management and academia, Williams is an accomplished fundraiser
Minerva Pérez is the executive producer and host of Latina Voices LLC, as well as the CEO and president of Minerva Perez Media LLC. Pérez
As a community leader and senior manager for Community Engagement in the Houston Independent School District, Lucy Bremond is a woman of faith and service.
Jené L. Guess-Cash is the CEO of the Guess Group Inc., a real estate services company. Guess-Cash is clear on the attributes of a successful,
Katy Caldwell is executive director of the Legacy Community Health Services Inc. Caldwell has been with the company for fourteen years, and says that improving
Hazel K. Smith is the owner of H.K. Smith Management Inc. dba McDonald’s. Smith is molded in the corporate responsibility that the McDonald’s franchise represents.
Family physician Dr. Sabrina Echols wears several hats: she is the founder of Butterfly Wellness; medical director of Busy Bee; director of a sales team
Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher is the president of Houston Community College – Northeast. While witnessing happy graduates and their families at a commencement program, Fisher
Donette Walker is the managing director of the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a role that gives her the opportunity to connect people. Walker says
Dell Trahan’s former boss told her that although she had been performing a job for eight months, she was “too ambitious” to be hired full-time
Debbie Ludwig, vice president of Comerica Bank, says the three attributes of a successful woman are: Enjoy your work; balance your work and home life;
Deanna Prothro, president of The Root of You LLC, thanks her mentor for setting her on the path to entrepreneurship when she was in her
Amanda Timm is the executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the nation’s largest community development support organization. Timm discovered her passion in graduate
Crystal Washington is a marketing strategist and international speaker for CWM Enterprises, the Black-Market Exchange. In her former life as a revenue manager for a
Catherine Flowers is the director of the Department of Neighborhoods for the city of Houston. Three keys to success, Flowers says, are influence, wisdom and
Community volunteer and philanthropist Arvia Few says that she left corporate America to pursue what some would describe as a noble quest. “After having my
Andrea Rénee Logans, president and CEO of Access Data Supply Inc., is now celebrating 21 successful years in business. Logans envisioned where she is today
Andrea D. Arceneaux is the assistant county attorney; youth and community advocate of the Harris County Attorney’s Office; and NAACP ACT-SO. Arceneaux credits her parents
The Steed Society, Inc., is a 501c3 organization with a mission to empower the community through motivational, educational and cultural initiatives. More specifically, it works
