2007 “50 Women Who Make a Difference” Sally Aldrich, R.N. Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer Methodist Healthcare Hospice Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services Cynthia Allen Community Relations/Special Events Coordinator Baptist Memorial Health Care Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care Marsha Armstrong, M.D. Radiologist, Baptist Women’s Health Center Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care Shali Atkinson Vice President, Regions Morgan Keegan Nominated by Dianne Milner, Realtor, Keller Williams Marka Bennett Community Volunteer Nominated by AGAPE Child & Family Services Judy Brower Regional Director, Heart Walk American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate Nominated by Priscilla Hensley Endorsed by American Heart Association Ludy Callaway Residential Loan Consultant SunTrust Mortgage Nominated by The Callaway Group, Inc. Endorsed by Byrnes Ostner Investment, Inc. Deborah M. Carpenter Owner, Custom Springs Nominated by Hollis & Burns, Inc Mary Christy Chief Financial Officer, Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Service Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services Shirley Cook Community Volunteer Nominated by The Memphis Cancer Foundation Sherrye Crone, R.N. Administrator - Solus Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services Tracey Zerwig Ford Fine Arts and Center for Excellence Director Hutchison School Nominated by Hutchison School Laurie Graves Children’s Outreach Coordinator Multinational Ministries, a division of Memphis Leadership Foundation Nominated by Debbie Compton Community Volunteer at Multinational Ministries Jayne Greenwald, R.N. HME and Home Care Administrator Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services Estella Mayhue Greer Asst. Ex. Dir., The Food Bank Nominated by Susan Sanford, Ex. Dir. The Food Bank Kim Hall Banker, Paragon National Bank Nominated by Paragon National Bank March Hall Architect / Girl Scout Leader Nominated by Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South Cheryl Harris President of NCBW / Educator Owner, Harris Realty – Insurance Nominated by Linda Stallion, Sr. Trace Rep., FedEx Wendy Harris Corporate Education Liaison, University of Phoenix Nominated by Wanda Arnaud, Campus Director, University of Phoenix Nicole Hernandez Director of Executive Programs, Center City Commission Nominated by Peg Ross, Administrativer Director, Race for the Cure Endorsed by Chad Graddy Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Kathy Kastan, LCSW/MAEd President, WomenHeart Chair, Northwest Region, AHA Nominated by Priscilla Hensley Endorsed by Dr. Susan Murrmann, McDonald Murrmann Women’s Clinic Louvadie King, LPC Family Permanency Initiative Coordinator Agape Child & Family Services, Inc. Nominated by Agape Child & Family Services, Inc. Herbert (Herbie) Ann Krisle Executive Director, Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center, Inc. Nominated by Mark Beutelschies Attorney, Farris Mathews Branon Bobango Hellen & Dunlap PLC Alejandra Lejwa World Languages Director, Hutchison School Nominated by Hutchison School Barbara J. Love Cosmotologist/Shop Owner B Love B Beautiful Hair Salon Nominated by Acceptance Capital Cynthia Magallon-Puljic V.P. & Exec. Dir., YMCA Nominated by Sandeep Pednekar, Advent Consulting & Real Estate Enterprises, Inc.; Celio C. Palacio R. El Horizonte Spanish Newspaper; Nabil A. Bayakly, LeMOyne-Owen College Assistant Professor in Biology, Muslims in Memphis Organization; Najmun Noor, Cistomer Service, Cingular Wireless; & Naseem Khan, Community Volunteer, Muslim Society of Memphis Sheri Marshall Flight Instructor, FedEx Express Nominated by June Viviano, Pilot Tracy McFall Founder, Sharon Reves Foundation Nominated by Chad Graddy Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC Betty Sue McGarvey, D.S.N. President, Baptist College of Health Sciences Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care Virginia Overton McLean Community Activist & Volunteer Nominated by Digerati Search, Inc. Nancy Mills Regional Manager Cardinal Health Nominated by Ronald McDonald House of Memphis Hazel Moore Cosmetologist, Hazel’s Hair Fashions Nominated by Mattie (MP) Carter , Retired Endorsed by Patrick Carter, III, Olympic Staffing Sharon Fox O’Guin Deputy Film & Television Commissioner / Memphis & Shelby County Nominated by Linn Sitler, Film & Television Commissioner, Memphis & Shelby County Kate Pera Director of Catering, Hilton Memphis Nominated by Emma Jean Pierotti Ayoka Pond Public Relations Manager, Baptist Memorial Health Care Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care Layne Popernik Realtor, Crye-Leike Realty Nominated by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rosemary Potter Senior Vice President and Private Banker, Regions Morgan Keegan Nominated by The Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South, Inc. Jenny Prascher Director of Development, Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care Juloy Raymer Administrator, Methodist Minor Medical Centers, Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services Letitia “Tish” Robertson Operations Director, Leadership Memphis Nominated by Leadership Memphis Peggie Russell, JD Nike Inc. Full-time Business Analyst, Nike, Inc.; Executive Director, Stop the Madness Inc.; & Faculty/Student Mentor and Facilitator, University of Phoenix (Memphis) Nominated by Stop the Madness Inc. (Memphis) Alayne Shoenfeld Partnership Development Manager, Volunteer Memphis Nominated by Nellie H. Powell, Mentoring Program Manager, Memphis City Schools Phyl Simmons Volunteer, Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue Nominated by Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue Dr. Annette Smith Head of Hutchison School Nominated by Hutchison School Katie Smythe Founding Artistic Director, New Ballet Ensemble & School Nominated by Blue Moon, Inc. Dr. Kathleen N. Spears, M.H.A. Aging Commission of the Mid-South, Inc. Nominated by The Honorable Jeff Huffman Tipton County Mayor/Chairman, Aging Commission of the Mid-South Linda Stamps Administrative Assistant, Main Street Collierville Nominated by Main Street Collierville Shun Stotts Training & Curriculum Development Manager, Read with Ease Tutoring Center Nominated by Read with Ease Tutoring Center Tamara Swain Vice-President/Manager, First Tennessee Bank Nominated by Main Street Collierville Shannon M. Tacker, CPA VP, Revenue Services-Analysis & Decision Support, UT Medical Group Nominated by UT Medical Group, Inc. Tricia Hood Thomas Assistant Director of Development, St. Mary’s Episcopal School Nominated by St. Mary’s Episcopal School Stacie Martin Waddell Owner, Blu Champagne / Girls, Inc. Board Member Nominated by Dee Griffin, Television News Anchor/Girls, Inc. Board Member Nominated by Tran Bui, TV Moms Margaret Mary Gamache Weinberg Co-Chair, This Side Up, Maternal League of Memphis Nominated by Maternal League of Memphis Ellen Williams Girl Scout Leader Nominated by Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South Rinnie Wood Marketing / Public Relations, The Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South, Inc. Nominated by The Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South, Inc.
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