Top 30 Influential Women of Houston – 2017
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”
-Maya Angelou
*All positions held at the time of publishing*
Top 30 Women of Houston Icon Honorees:
Cynthia Cisneros – Vice President of Community Affairs, ABC 13/KTRK-TV
Shauna Clark – Head of Employment and Labor, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Deborah Duncan – TV Host & Media Personality, KHOU-TV/ Great Day Houston
The Honorable Vanessa Gilmore – United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas
Carrin F. Patman – Board Chair, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
Ann Stern – President & CEO, Houston Endowment
Senfronia Thompson – State Representative District 141, Texas House of Representatives
Dawn Ullrich – President & CEO, Houston First
Top 30 Women of Houston Honorees:
Juuhi Ahuja – Founder & CEO, Wise Men
Margaret Allen, DDS – Owner, Amazing Smiles Dental Group
Johnte Archer, JD – CEO, J. Archer Insurance Group/Archer Commercial Insurance Group & Founder, She Is A CEO Foundation
Karina Barbieri – Vice President, Mediplus Panama, S.A. & Philanthropist
Lea Bogle – President, Premier Wireless
Carol Brace – Lecturer/Business Development Specialist, University of Houston – Downtown Northwest Campus at Lone Star College-University Park
Twila Carter – Executive Director, Astros Foundation
Dr. LaQuita Carter – Assistant Superintendent of Performance Management, Spring Independent School District
Dr. Jacqueline Horton-Cobbin – President & CEO, Cobbin & Associates, LLC.
Cheryl Lynn Duncan – Founder, Ashley Jadine Foundation
Tamar Davis – Grammy-Nominated Artist and Edu-Tainment Advocate, Syren Music Group, LLC.
Diane Englet – Senior Director of Corporate Community Relations, CenterPoint Energy
Diedra Fontaine – Director of Development, Prairie View A&M University Foundation
Karina Gonzalez- Principal Dancer, Houston Ballet
LaTreace Harrison, RN, MS, CMCN –Director-Texas Case Management/Post Discharge Management/Clinical Programs, Amerigroup Texas
Dr. Karen Hill – Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, Community Health Choice
Carneta Hunte-Larkin – Founder & CEO, I Love My Children, Inc.
Antoinette “Toni” Jackson – Partner, Jones Walker, LLP
Ige Johnson – Broker, Re/MAX & Owner, GLO Beauty Bar
Torsha Johnson – First Lady & Author, Higher Dimension Church
Courtney Johnson Rose – Principal Broker, George E. Johnson Properties
Carla Kuaiwa – Owner/Managing Director, Cross OD Consulting, LLC
Monica Lewis – Founder/CEO Certified Etiquette Consultant, Monica Lewis School of Etiquette
Paula McHam – Community Involvement Lead, CIGNA
Regina Mellinger – President and CEO, Primary Services, LP
Cydonii Miles – Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (Fmr.), American Capital, Ltd.
Mary Moreland – Director of Strategic Planning – Latin America, Quanta Services, Inc.
Dr. Anhlan P. Nguyen – Director of Development and Marketing, Institute for Civic Education in Vietnam
Delesa O’Dell-Thomas – Principal, Young Woman’s College Preparatory Academy
Debra C. Stewart – Director/ Supplier Diversity and Diversity Outreach, Shell Oil Company
Kimberly Gee Stith – Vice President and General Counsel – Employment & Benefits, Waste Management
Nicole Streeter – Vice President/ Chief Governance Officer, Harris Health System
Kristin Tassin – Board Member, Fort Bend ISD
Kelley Taylor – Chief Executive Officer, Taylor Construction Management
Shawn Thierry – State Representative District 146, Texas House of Representatives
Barbara Vilutis – Executive Vice President, Amegy Bank
Dr. Cynthia Wilson – Chief of Staff, Houston Independent School District
Mary Young – Chief of Police, Texas Southern University
