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