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Carol Henny Williams CEO, Chief Creative Officer Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency, Oakland, Calif. Not many people would describe growing...

Karen Mackey Witherspoon Vice President, Government, Community & Cultural Affairs The City College of New York-CUNY, New York, N.Y. Curiosity...

Lana Regina Woods Proprietor and President Lana Woods Gallery, New York, N.Y. Lana Regina Woods is as analytical as she...

Lori George Billingsley Vice President, Community Relations Coca-Cola North America, Atlanta, Ga. If it seems that being vice president of...

Sharon L. Contreras?? Superintendent Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, N.Y. It takes a village, but also an impassioned school superintendent...

Allyson Hugley? President, Measurement, Analytics and InsightsWeber Shandwick, New York, N.Y. Allyson Hugley has been a leading voice in championing...

Sandra Jackson-Dumont Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Chairman of EducationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y. Sandra Jackson-Dumont...

Yvonne S. Thornton, M.D. Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and GynecologyNew York Medical College Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y. Yvonne S....

The first black woman to become a Certified Public Accountant in New York died late last month and was recently...