Dr. Yen was born in the city of Taipei, Taiwan. Shortly before the age of eight, her parents chose to immigrate to the United States, despite knowing only a few family members, no understanding of the language and no job prospects. Dr. Yen faced the challenge of learning a brand new language and culture, but…
Nicole Streeter is a native Houstonian with an exceptional background and strong commitment to community service in her hometown. Ms. Streeter has been a young leader in the community for many years and has had many unique opportunities to build and support the infrastructure of our community. She has proven to be an outstanding leader…
Devon Anderson was appointed Harris County District Attorney in September 2013, and the voters of Harris County elected her in November 2014 to fulfill her late husband’s term. Anderson was a prosecutor for 12 years at the Houston DA’s office, trying some of the worst criminals. Anderson rose through the ranks of the office, prosecuting…
Monica Lewis is a leading expert in the industry of etiquette and protocol. She is also an avid believer that social presentation and behaviors are important to be successful in today’s society. Seeking to promote awareness of this fact, Monica is a passionate instructor who is dedicated to providing quality and professional training to her…
Dell Harkey Braunsdorf is a native Texan, born in Dallas. She grew up in the Lake Dallas area and in the Clear Lake/NASA area. She attended local junior colleges, thanks to a scholarship from the Moody Foundation. Dr. Braunsdorf received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston (Cum Laude graduate), with concentration…
Mary Moreland is the Director of Strategic Planning – Latin America, at Quanta Services, Inc. Quanta Services safely provides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for comprehensive infrastructure needs in the electric power and oil and natural gas industries. The bulk of Moreland’s 20-year legal career has been spent working on transactions outside the United States,…
Deavra A. Daughtry, President and CEO of Excellent Care Management, one of the nation’s largest personal in-home care agencies started as a sole proprietorship, now employs over 700 people throughout the Greater Houston Area. Daughtry hails from Houston, Texas and has overcome tremendous odds to emerge as one of the most influential business women and…
A product of private, catholic, and public schools, Mary Young breezes through life knowing her strength comes from above. She graduated from James Madison Senior High School at the age of 16 years old and already determined she would do something special with her life. She earned several degrees respectively and she credits much of…
For over 30 years, Lea Bogle has been a trail blazer in the wireless industry and has served as President and CEO of Premier Wireless since 1993. She started at the bottom, working as a telemarketer in 1983, selling pagers. She spent nearly 10 years in the paging industry and was always ranked in the…
Crystal Perkins’ leadership role for the world’s number one ranked hospital in cancer care has its origins in her first high school and college job for a healthcare clinic. After college, the owners of that same clinic made the young, smart, efficient and self-described “sponge,” their Chief Operations Officer. Since then, Crystal has worked for…