ANNOUNCING THE 2025 WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE HONOREES
Honorable Adrienne E. Davis Circuit Court Judge Cook County
Andrea D. Sutherlin-Taylor Firefighter/EMT Chicago Fire Department
Dr. Angela Martin Founder & CEO Angela Martin Ministries Inc.
Angela O’Banion Chief Information Officer Cook County Health
Ashlei Eaton Realtor @properties
BriElle Bryson Founder & Executive Director AROSE Foundation
Calmetta Coleman Chief Operating Officer Chicago Urban League
Honorable Chantelle Porter Circuit Court Judge 18th Judicial Circuit of Dupage County
Cherese R. Ledet President & CEO YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Christy George President & CEO Intersect Illinois
Donna J. Rogers Owner R’Legacy Academy
Felecia Stevenson Franchise Owner Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Gail Davis Director of Administrative Services Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund
Gina Cleggs Senior Vice President Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Chicago
Gloria M. Jackson Senior Director- Customer Service Verizon
Jacqueline Burgess-Bishop CEO National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
Jacqueline Jackson Owner Kilwins
Jamelia Hand CEO Vantage Clinical Consulting LLC
Jeanette Outly Owner & Founder Rev. Willie Guest Foundation
Jehan Gordon-Booth Speaker Pro Tempore Illinois State Representative – 92
Jessyca Dudley CEO Bold Ventures
Dr. Joi C. Basley Director of Young Adult Programs Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
Joyce Jackson Hurley Building Director Village of Lynwood
Karimiah McKee Global Telecoms Engineer Mayer Brown LLP
Katrina D. Jackson VP, Talent Management & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Adtalem Global Education
Dr. Kenya McCalebb Owner Smile Theory At Millennium Park
Kimberly Tolbert Henderson Senior Manager, Equity, Inclusion & Diversity Mars, Inc.
Latina Brooks Development Associate UNCF
LaToyia M. Strickland-Ledbetter Senior Director, Marketing John G. Shedd Aquarium
Latrece Joi Russell Owner/ CEO Joi Doll Inc
Dr. Lawanda S. Rutledge Gordon Chief Alliance Officer Eli Lilly and Company
Lisa Howard Blood Cancer Advocate UChicago Medicine
Love McPherson Relationship Expert & Author Love Infinity, Inc.
Dr. Marilyn Griffin Behavioral Health Medical Director Aetna Better Health of Illinois
Micae Brown Assistant Vice President, Business Access Advisor U.S. Bank
Morgan Elise Johnson Co-Founder/Publisher The TRiiBE
Natasha Robinson Originating Branch Manager Guaranteed Rate Affinity
Nicole Brookens Founding Executive Director PLAN4SUCCESS
Dr. Pamela Pearson Program Director, Midwifery and WHNP University of Illinois Chicago
Robiar Smith Chief Executive Officer R.B. Pest Solutions
Shavon Taylor-Booker Associate Vice Chancellor – Early College City Colleges of Chicago
TaLana Hughes Executive Director Sickle Cell Disease Association of Illinois
Tiffany Vann-Cole Owner Fitness Boutique by Tiffany
Dr. Toinette Gunn President & CEO LINK Unlimited Scholars
Tonita Cheatham Executive Director, Community Affairs Blue Cross Blue Shield IL
Tonya Howard Commissioner Blue Island Park District
Tracey Walker-Hines Educator Chicago Public Schools
Vershawn Sanders-Ward Founder & CEO Red Clay Dance Company
Whitney B. Hampton Chief Strategy Officer Sip & Savor Hospitality Group
Dr. Yani Mason Chief Executive Officer Girls Inc. of Chicago
Special Honorees
Cheryl Burton Designation Here
Valarie Jarret Designation Here
Honorable Kimberly A. Lightford Designation Here
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