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2024 Honorees

*** Denotes Circle of Excellence, three-time winners of Maryland’s Top 100 Women

***Dr. Heidi Milia Anderson
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Lindsey Baker
Maryland Humanities

Cynthia S. Bambara, Ph.D.
Allegany College of Maryland

Nichole D. Battle
Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation

Samantha Biddle AICP
Maryland Department of Transportation

Sara-Beth Bittinger, Ed.D.
Frostburg State University

Dr. Brandi Blevins
Ascension Saint Agnes

Dr. Alison Bomba
Alison J. Bomba, Psy.D. LLC

Aminta Breaux, Ph.D.
Bowie State University

Emily Briton
MedStar Health, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center

Luisa Caiazzo
The Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center (SARC)

Kim Callari
The Baltimore Station

Meghan K. Casey
Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP

Dr. Tinisha Cheatham
Kaiser Permanente

Hon. Ada E. Clark-Edwards
Maryland Judiciary- District Court for Prince George’s County

Heather S. Culp
University of Maryland Medical Center and University of Maryland School of Medicine

Natasha M. Dartigue, Esq.
Maryland Office of the Public Defender

***Patricia Ann Dash
National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland & Delaware

Sarah R. David
Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor

Suzzanne W. Decker
Miles & Stockbridge

Nora Demleitner
St. John’s College

Shital S. Desai, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente

Erica Dobbs
Dobbs Defense Solutions

Sharon E. Dols
The Arc Maryland

***Hon. Dolores Dorsainvil
Maryland Judiciary – District Court for Prince George’s County

Lauren Eaton
Itineris

***Donna S. Edwards
Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO

Tisha Edwards
MSW, JD, State of Maryland

Dr. Chrys Egan
Salisbury University

Kathryn Fiddler
TidalHealth

Diane Fink
Emerge Maryland Inc.

Theresa Forgét
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center

Morgan E. Foster
McAllister DeTar Showalter & Walker LLC

Joanna Freeman
The Maryland Energy Administration

Amy Burke Friedman
PROFILES

Mona K Gahunia, DO, FACP
Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic States

MacKenzie Garvin
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development

Janette Graham
No Struggle No Success Inc.

Kerry Graves
NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore

Jawauna Millette Greene
Maryland Department of Transportation

LaTina Burse Greene
Maryland Judiciary – District Court for Baltimore City

***Victoria Gruber
Maryland State Department of Legislative Services

Kristi S. Halford
C3 Visionary Strategies

Johnetta Boseman Hardy
Entrepreneurship Innovation Center, Bowie State University

 Hon. Shaneka T. Henson, Esq.
Maryland General Assembly

Jacqueline J. Hill, Ph.D., RN, CNE
Bowie State University

NaTasha Horton
Truist Financial Corporation

***Chaplain Asma Inge-Hanif
Inge Benevolent Ministries

Dr. Mariana Izraelson, Psy.D., LCADC
Grassroots Crisis Intervention

Marla Y. Johnson
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Hon. Lili Khozeimeh
Maryland Judiciary – Circuit Court for Montgomery County

Margaret Kim
Doctor K, LLC, and Higher Ed Prep, LLC

Colleen Pleasant Kline
Nelson Mullins

Denise Koch
WJZ-TV

Teresa F. Lancaster, Esq.
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.

Megan Davey Limarzi
Office of the Inspector General for Montgomery County, Maryland

Ivonne Corsino Lindley
Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC

Christine Madigan
Enterprise Community Development

Laura M. Magoon
RK&K

Laurie Peskin Marchini
City of Cumberland

Rianna P. Matthews-Brown
Office of the Comptroller of Maryland

Margaret M. McCarthy, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Stacey McGreevy
GBMC Healthcare

Hon. Myshala E. Middleton
Maryland Judiciary, Circuit Court for Baltimore City

Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller
State of Maryland

Rose Mince, Ph.D.
Carroll Community College

Cheryl Moore-Thomas
Loyola University Maryland

Dr. Theresa Nguyen
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)

Sharon Nolte, LCSW-C
The Harford Center, Inc.

Nona P. Novello, MD
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital

Boatemaa A. Ntiri-Reid
NASTAD

Kathie Herbst Okun
Okun Financial Group

***Deborah S. Phelps
The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc.

***Katherine Pinkard
Pinkard Properties

Sydney Stinson Powell
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Adjudication & Vetting Services

Stacey A. Rebbert
Harford Mutual Insurance Group

Valda Ricks
Pro Bono Resource Center

***Carissa L. Rodeheaver
First United Corporation and First United Bank & Trust

Dr. Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Keiva G. Rodriques, P.E., PMP, CCM, C.M.
Maryland Aviation Administration

Kathy Rogers
Penn-Mar Human Services

Diane D. Romaine, DMD, MScM, MAGD
Lifetime Dental Care of Frostburg

Kim L. Ross
Franklin Point at Deerborne

Lucy Motsay Rutishauser
Sinclair Inc.

Aziza T. Shad, M.D.
The Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai

Khalilah Slater Harrington
Exelon/BGE

Sadie M. Smith, MSW
Mosaic Group, Inc.

Shirley Sutton
Baltimore Medical System

Martha H. Sweeney, M.S., CCC-SLP
The Odyssey School

Alexis “Lucky” Thompson
Lucky’s Coffee, Ice Cream & Candy

Colleen Vacelet
Intreegue Design & Order Green Supply

***Maureen van Stone, Esq., MS
Kennedy Krieger Institute

Elizabeth Vartkessian
Advancing Real Change Inc.

Kate V. Viola, MD, MHS, FAAD
Dermatology Partners

Erlene Washington
Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC)

Melanie Wells
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics

Marot Williamson
Office of the State’s Attorney for Anne Arundel County, Maryland

***Dr. Marylou Yam
Notre Dame of Maryland University

Marla Zide
ZSTS Law Group

Dr. Virginie Marie Zoumenou,CNS
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

21 Responses

  1. Donyel Gaskins Bacon- An AMAZING women- Always positive,supportive, understanding, resourceful, transparent, humble, honest, a true Leader in all aspects of her life. This was just to name a few things. You are ASTONISHING! Congrats to you

  2. I can’t say enough about Dr. Aziza Shad. She saved my sons life, along with countless others. She is the BEST pediatric oncologist and our very own angle!
    Thank you Dr. Shad for all that you do every day. You are SO VERY deserving of this award.
    Congratulations!!

  3. I am honored to work with Cheree’ Johnson at McCormick & Company. Congratulations and well deserved Cheree’!!! Rodney

  4. Donyel Gaskins Bacon is one of the most positive, professional, and giving people that will ever meet. She deserves this recognition and so much more.

  5. So proud of you Renee! A three winner! You deserve the accolades! We wish you the best as you continue growing, helping and advising. Best and good health to all these fine women.

  6. Congratulations to my good friend and outstanding Public Servant – Sheree Sample-Hughes Spearker Pro Tem Maryland House of Delegates

  7. Congratulations to Kimberly Groves of KCW. Outstanding Leader who mentors and supports her staff in many ways. This is so well deserved, we are so proud of you.

  8. Congratulations—Dr. Charlotte M. Wood, Coppin State University. You are a gem of a person giving all your energy to your profession and the people you serve to keep them in good health.

  9. Congratulation to my very special friend Delegate Edith J. Patterson. We appreciate you!

  10. What is the criteria for getting on this list? I don’t recognize any of these names and I know a number of women I think should be on it.

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