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The Courier’s Women of Excellence Class of 2018! (Individual photos of honorees)

October 26, 2018

woeclassof2018 — THE NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER’S WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE CLASS OF 2018

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TIA BAKER Founder and CEO, Crown Cut Concierge

SALOAM BEY Founder & CEO, Credit Power, LLC— Higher Power Homes Inc.

BETTY J. BRAXTER Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

LAKEISHA “KI KI” BROWN Media Personality, WAMO 100.1 FM— Founder, Media Chicks Network

BRITTEE Y. CLAY Mental Health Technician, United States Air Force

LORI CRISWELL Office Manager, Office of Pa. State Rep. Ed Gainey

LARAE CULLENS Founder, Dream 2 S.T.E.A.M.—Program Developer, A Child’s Place Healthy Parenting Program

LATIKA DAVIS-JONES, PHD Assistant Deputy Director, Allegheny County DHS

DEBRA P. DENNISON HIV Capacity Building Coordinator, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

MALESIA DUNN Executive Director, PPG Foundation and Corporate Global Social Responsibility

CHRISTIN M. DURHAM, MBA Nurse Manager for the Primary Care Clinic, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

MAMAR GELAYE Senior Executive, GE Healthcare

VICTORIA A. GARNER Public Relations and Fundraising Coordinator, PACE

MARITA GARRETT Mayor, Wilkinsburg, Pa.

JUDITH K. GINYARD CEO & Broker, JKG Real Estate Services, LLC

ARAINA R. GRAHAM Owner, ARG Financial Services, LLC

MARSHA GRAYSON Sole Practitioner, Grayson Law Firm, LLC

LASHAUNDRA HAMMONDS Co-Founder, Hammonds Initiative— Mail Handler, USPS

SHERDINA HARPER Coordinator of Cross Cultural Programming, University of Pittsburgh

ALETA HEARD Business Systems Analyst for Sr. Retail Shared Services, PNC Financial Services

REV. CARMEN HOLT Lead Cytogenics Technologist, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

NIKKIA INGRAM Founder and Executive Director, Cultivating Resilient Youth

MINIKA JENKINS Chief Academic Officer, Pittsburgh Public Schools

DIANE JOHNSON Senior Manager, Service Coordination Unit, Pittsburgh Mercy

CHERYL JOHNSON Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, University of Pittsburgh

SHEILA L. JOHNSON, PHD Professor, University of Phoenix— Recording Artist, EMG

NICHOLE KINDRED Housing Management Representative, PHFA

VALERIE KINLOCH, PHD Dean of the School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

CLAUDIA M. KREGG-BYERS, PHD Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh

REV. SHANEA D. LEONARD Pastor, Judah Fellowship Christian Church

JANET K. MANUEL Director, Human Resources and Civil Service, City of Pittsburgh

NICKEIA MASON Program Manager, NEED

GRACE WANKIIRI ORSATTI, ESQ. Law Clerk to Judge Dwayne Woodruff, Court of Common Pleas

DIANE POWELL National Outreach Chair, Black Women For Positive Change

SIMONE QUINERLY CEO, Quinerly Financial Group

Lanier Robertson accepting for ALETA RICHARDS Sr. Vice President of Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties, Covestro

BONITA L. RICHARDSON Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees, CCAC

DIONNA D. ROJAS President, Safe Space Communications

YASMIN SHAHEED Chief Administrative Officer, HACP

M. SHERNELL SMITH Associate Director of the Center of Student Diversity & Inclusion, CMU

SHAWNA SOLOMON Fashion Stylist, Owner and Operator, Exotic Hush

KARLA STALLWORTH School 2 Career Program Director, Oakland Planning and Development Corporation

DEVON TALIAFERRO Program Coordinator and Community Engagement Specialist, Big Brothers Big Sisters

IRIS TOWNSEND Manager of H.O.P.E.—Job Search Coordinator, Goodwill

RUTH WALKER Student Services, Pittsburgh Board of Education

FAWN WALKER-MONTGOMERY Co-Founder & Lead Organizer, Take Action Mon Valley—Owner, Take Action Consulting

LENORE WILLIAMS Sr. Vice President of Affiliate Operations & Compliance, AURN

LINDA WILLIAMS-MOORE Associate Dean and Director of Student Life, University of Pittsburgh

ROWINEA WOOTEN Administrative Assistant to the CMO, GNC

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