Memphis Woman Magazine is founder and creator of the annual “50 Women
Who Make a Difference.” Area women are nominated from the public in the
winter and chosen in the spring to be featured in the summer issue of
Memphis Woman Magazine. A recognition and awards dinner is held in late
summer.
Please watch for announcements on when nominations are accepted on this site and inside Memphis Woman Magazine.
"50 Women Who Make a Difference"
2007 Memphis Woman Magazine
Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer
Methodist Healthcare Hospice
Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Cynthia Allen
Community Relations/Special Events Coordinator
Baptist Memorial Health Care
Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care
Marsha Armstrong, M.D.
Radiologist, Baptist Women’s Health Center
Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care
Shali Atkinson
Vice President, Regions Morgan Keegan
Nominated by Dianne Milner, Realtor, Keller Williams
Marka Bennett
Community Volunteer
Nominated by AGAPE Child & Family Services
Judy Brower
Regional Director, Heart Walk
American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate
Nominated by Priscilla Hensley
Endorsed by American Heart Association
Ludy Callaway
Residential Loan Consultant SunTrust Mortgage
Nominated by The Callaway Group, Inc.
Endorsed by Byrnes Ostner Investment, Inc.
Deborah M. Carpenter
Owner, Custom Springs
Nominated by Hollis & Burns, Inc
Mary Christy
Chief Financial Officer, Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Shirley Cook
Community Volunteer
Nominated by The Memphis Cancer Foundation
Sherrye Crone, R.N.
Administrator - Solus
Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Tracey Zerwig Ford
Fine Arts and Center for Excellence Director
Hutchison School
Nominated by Hutchison School
Laurie Graves
Children’s Outreach Coordinator
Multinational Ministries, a division of Memphis Leadership Foundation
Nominated by Debbie Compton
Community Volunteer at Multinational Ministries
Jayne Greenwald, R.N.
Methodist Healthcare HME and Home Care Administrator
Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Estella Mayhue Greer
Asst. Ex. Dir., The Food Bank
Nominated by Susan Sanford, Ex. Dir. The Food Bank
Kim Hall
Banker, Paragon National Bank
Nominated by Paragon National Bank
March Hall
Architect / Girl Scout Leader
Nominated by Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South
Cheryl Harris
President of NCBW / Educator
Owner, Harris Realty – Insurance
Nominated by Linda Stallion, Sr. Trace Rep., FedEx
Wendy Harris
Corporate Education Liaison, University of Phoenix
Nominated by Wanda Arnaud, Campus Director, University of Phoenix
Nicole Hernandez
Director of Executive Programs, Center City Commission
Nominated by Peg Ross, Administrativer Director, Race for the Cure
Endorsed by Chad Graddy
Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Kathy Kastan, LCSW/MAEd
President, WomenHeart
Chair, Northwest Region, AHA
Author, From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease
Nominated by Priscilla Hensley
Endorsed by Dr. Susan Murrmann, McDonald Murrmann Women’s Clinic
Louvadie King, LPC
Family Permanency Initiative Coordinator
Agape Child & Family Services, Inc.
Nominated by Agape Child & Family Services, Inc.
Herbert (Herbie) Ann Krisle
Executive Director, Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center, Inc.
Nominated by Mark Beutelschies
Attorney, Farris Mathews Branon Bobango Hellen & Dunlap PLC
Alejandra Lejwa
World Languages Director, Hutchison School
Nominated by Hutchison School
Barbara J. Love
Cosmotologist/Shop Owner
B Love B Beautiful Hair Salon
Nominated by Acceptance Capital
Cynthia Magallon-Puljic
V.P. & Exec. Dir., YMCA
Nominated by Sandeep Pednekar, Advent Consulting & Real Estate Enterprises, Inc.; Celio C. Palacio R. El Horizonte Spanish Newspaper;
Nabil A. Bayakly, LeMOyne-Owen College Assistant Professor in Biology,
Muslims in Memphis Organization; Najmun Noor, Cistomer Service, Cingular Wireless; & Naseem Khan, Community Volunteer, Muslim Society of Memphis
Sheri Marshall
Flight Instructor, FedEx Express
Nominated by June Viviano, Pilot
Tracy McFall
Founder, Sharon Reves Foundation
Nominated by Chad Graddy
Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Betty Sue McGarvey, D.S.N.
President, Baptist College of Health Sciences
Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care
Virginia Overton McLean
Community Activist & Volunteer
Nominateed by Digerati Search, Inc.
Nancy Mills
Regional Manager Cardinal Health
Nominated by Ronald McDonald House of Memphis
Hazel Moore
Cosmetologist, Hazel’s Hair Fashions
Nominated by Mattie (MP) Carter , Retired
Endorsed by Patrick Carter, III, Olympic Staffing
Sharon Fox O’Guin
Deputy Film & Television Commissioner / Memphis & Shelby County
Nominated by Linn Sitler, Film & Television Commissioner, Memphis & Shelby County
Kate Pera
Director of Catering, Hilton Memphis
Nominated by Emma Jean Pierotti
Ayoka Pond
Public Relations Manager, Baptist Memorial Health Care
Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care
Layne Popernik
Realtor, Crye-Leike Realty
Nominated by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rosemary Potter
Senior Vice President and Private Banker, Regions Morgan Keegan
Nominated by The Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South, Inc.
Jenny Prascher
Director of Development, Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation
Nominated by Baptist Memorial Health Care
Juloy Raymer
Administrator, Methodist Minor Medical Centers, Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Nominated by Methodist Healthcare Alliance Health Services
Letitia “Tish” Robertson
Operations Director, Leadership Memphis
Nominated by Leadership Memphis
Peggie Russell, JD
Nike Inc. Full-time Business Analyst, Nike, Inc.; Executive Director, Stop the Madness Inc.; & Faculty/Student Mentor and Facilitator, University of Phoenix (Memphis)
Nominated by Stop the Madness Inc. (Memphis)
Alayne Shoenfeld
Partnership Development Manager, Volunteer Memphis
Nominated by Nellie H. Powell, Mentoring Program Manager, Memphis City Schools
Phyl Simmons
Volunteer, Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue
Nominated by Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue
Dr. Annette Smith
Head of Hutchison School
Nominated by Hutchison School
Katie Smythe
Founding Artistic Director, New Ballet Ensemble & School
Nominated by Blue Moon, Inc.
Dr. Kathleen N. Spears, M.H.A.
Aging Commission of the Mid-South, Inc.
Nominated by The Honorable Jeff Huffman
Tipton County Mayor/Chairman, Aging Commission of the Mid-South
Linda Stamps
Administrative Assistant, Main Street Collierville
Nominated by Main Street Collierville
Shun Stotts
Training & Curriculum Development Manager, Read with Ease Tutoring Center
Nominated by Read with Ease Tutoring Center
Tamara Swain
Vice-President/Manager, First Tennessee Bank
Nominated by Main Street Collierville
Shannon M. Tacker, CPA
VP, Revenue Services-Analysis & Decision Support, UT Medical Group
Nominated by UT Medical Group, Inc.
Tricia Hood Thomas
Assistant Director of Development, St. Mary’s Episcopal School
Nominated by St. Mary’s Episcopal School
Stacie Martin Waddell
Owner, Blu Champagne / Girls, Inc. Board Member
Nominated by Dee Griffin, Television News Anchor/Girls, Inc. Board Member
Nominated by Tran Bui, TV Moms
Margaret Mary Gamache Weinberg
Co-Chair, This Side Up, Maternal League of Memphis
Nominated by Maternal League of Memphis
Ellen Williams
Girl Scout Leader
Nominated by Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South
Rinnie Wood
Marketing / Public Relations, The Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South, Inc.
Nominated by The Exchange Club Family Center of the Mid-South, Inc.
