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

Sally Aldrich, R.N.   
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.