Founder of High Calling for Women Honor as 1of 50 Women of Exellence.
April 18, 2010
TRI-STATE DEFENDER HONORS THIRD CLASS OF
WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE ON APRIL 30
Community Leaders, Corporate Executives, Educators, Entrepreneurs, Physicians among Honorees
The Tri-State Defender will host its Third Annual Women of Excellence High Tea on Friday, April 30, 2010, 2:30 p.m. at The Peabody in the Skyway Room, 149 Union Avenue. Mearl Purvis of FOX13 News will serve as hostess for the third consecutive.
Sponsored by the Tri-State Defender, AT&T, Comcast, FedEx, Real Times Media, St. Francis Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), the awards reception will honor 50 outstanding African American women for their civic contributions and career achievements. Event tickets are available for purchase by calling 901.523.1818 or email pfickling@tri-statedefender.com.
Honorees for 2010 include: Yvonne B. Acey, Associate Director of Africa In April Cultural Awareness Festival, Inc.; Victoria Artis, Director of Customer Financial Services for Pfizer, Inc.; Sharon Barnett-Myers, Global Health Advisor for the Spine and Biologics Division of Medtronic Sofamor Danek; Judith Williams Black, Director of Public Relations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Ruth Woodard Burkes, President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Linda F. Carter, Managing Director of Human Resource Services & Diversity for FedEx Express; entrepreneur Orangella Coger-Harris of New Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church; Sharon Coleman, CEO of Ritzee’s Florist; The Honorable Lois DeBerry, State Representative District 92 in the Tennessee General Assembly; Carmalita C. Drayton, Senior Assistant City Attorney for the City of Memphis; Hughetta Dudley, CEO/President for Stragistics Technology, Inc.; Dr. Barbara Duncan-Cody, MD, of OBGYN Specialties; Naomi Dyson, Owner for Mustard Seed & Company; Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter, Academic Dean for Rust College; Suzanne Roberts Foster, President for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Memphis Alumnae Chapter; Dr. Andrea Henry, Dentist and CEO for Healthy Smiles Dental Spa; attorney Gina Higgins of Higgins & Johnson Law Office;
Laurita Jackson, President of Memphis Chemicals & Janitorial Company; Melonie Johnson, Vice President of Finance at Harrah’s Casino; Sally Johnson, President & Owner of Sally’s Hair Gallery; Ursula Jones, attorney for Preferred Title & Escrow LLC; Dr. Yvonne Robinson Jones, professor of International Education for Southwest Tennessee Community College; Carol Jones, Assistant Deputy for Project Management for US Army Corps of Engineering; Denise Keys-Johnson, Principal for Memphis City Schools; attorney Vanecia Kimbrow, President of Community Equity & Title PLLC; Karen Malone, Vice President of Retail Learning and Performance (Corporate Training) for First Tennessee Bank; Pamela Marshall, Chief of Staff for the Shelby County Mayor’s Office; Audra Melvin, Director of Patient Financial Services for Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED); Dr. Vivian Morris, Assistant Dean for University of Memphis College of Education; Charlie Nelson, Director of Fundraising and Volunteers for MIFA; Mary Palmer, Director for Child Care Centers at Southwest Tennessee Community College; Dr. Nieika Parks, Director, Coordinated School Health for Memphis City Schools; Christy Poindexter, President and Founder of High Calling for Women, Inc.; Nisha Powers, Owner/Principal for Power Hill Design LLC;
Brenda Reddick, Customer Service Manager for Memphis Light Gas & Water; Linda Reid, Director of Administration & Business Development for Memphis Depot Business Park; Beverly Robertson, Executive Director of the National Civil Rights Museum; Rev. Marilynn S. Robinson, Senior Vice President at St. Francis Hospital; Lucy Yates Shaw, Board Member of Tri-State Bank of Memphis; Rhonda Spencer, First Lady for New Direction Christian Church; First Lady Beverly Stephens, an Elder at Golden Gate Cathedral; Elaine Lee Turner, Owner for Heritage Tours; Dr. Dellwyn Turnipseed, DMD, Dentist and Owner of Dental Connections; Dr. Sandra Chambers Vaughn, Professor of Political Science at Rust College; Johnnie Walker, Executive Director of the Memphis & Shelby County Music Commission; Dr. Waletha Wasson, Doctor of Dentistry for University of Tennessee Health Sciences; Camille S. Wheeler, RN, BSN, CPN, a registered nurse at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center; Dr. Sharon Wheeler, Director of Advancement Services for Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation; Willie Mae Willett, retired principal and educational consultant for Memphis City Schools; Delories Williams, Director of Economic Development for the Greater Memphis Chamber; and Dr. Robin Womeodu, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Methodist University Hospital.
These honorees will be profiled in a commemorative section in the April 29th edition of the Tri-State Defender. Sponsorships, congratulatory ads and messages as well as event tickets are available. Ads must be received by April 23, 2010. Event tickets are $60 per person. For more information, call the Tri-State Defender office at 901-523-1818 or email pfickling@tri-statedefender.com.
Owned by Real Times Media, The Tri-State Defender newspaper has been in operation for 58 years in Memphis. The office is currently located at 203 Beale Street, Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38103. The website is located at www.tri-statedefenderonline.com. Bernal Smith II is president and publisher. Phyllis Fickling is general manager.
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