Honorees
Introducing
Miami's Most Prominent and Influential Black Women in Business and Industry of 2024
CASANDRA ALVAREZ, B.S., SRS, ABR, RENE
Real Estate Professional, Elite Realty Partners, Inc
DR. CASSANDRA ARNOLD, ED.D., MBA
Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
KEENA M. BROWN
Realtor, Keller Williams Elite Properties
SHENEKA S. BROWN, M.Ed.
CEO/Manager, The Promise Academy, LLC
KENDRA BULLUCK
Executive Director, Orange Blossom Classic
DEJHA CARRINGTON
CoFounder & Executive Director Commissioner
SHEENA D. COKE, M.Sc
Senior Product Manager Optum Healthcare
DR. PATRICIA L. COLLIER- BLOODWORTH
Assistant Professor, Program Director St. Thomas University
DR. DOROTHY JENKINS FIELDS, PH.D.
Public Historian, Certified Archivist and Founder, The Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater The Black Archives, History & Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc.
BERBETH FOSTER, ESQ.
Senior Attorney and Director of Movement Partnerships Community Justice Project
SHEENA D. COKE, M.Sc
Researcher, Writer, Founder Black Miami-Dade
MELISSA A. GULLEY
Co-owner & Operating Partner, Gulley Organization of Restaurants
DELORES HOLLEY
Director, Office of Housing Advocacy Miami-Dade County, Community Action and Human Services Department
GAIL JACKSON
Owner, Negril Treehouse
LINDSEY E. JOHNSON
Chief of Staff, FIFA World Cup 2026 Miami Host Committee
ONECA LOWERY
Lobbyist, The Southern Group
GLENDA MOTON-RUTLEDGE
CEO, The Pen of a Writer
KATIA M. PHILIPPEAUX, MPA
Assistant City Manager, City of North Miami
SUKII QI
Founder, Floral Artist, Creative Director of Say Sukii Floral Studio & Shop
CHIRE “VANTABLACK” REGANS
Multi-Disciplinary Artist, Perez Art Museum Miami
INGA SAMUEL
CEO, Global STEM Academy
MICHELLE SHIRLEY, MHA
CEO & Chief Heart Officer Be Strong International
CAROL STEPHEN
VP, Support Manager, City National Bank of Florida
CAROLE ANN TAYLOR
Founder, CEO & Founder, Miami to Go, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women The National Women’s Political Caucus
DANIELLE TAYLOR
Adult Vocational Counselor, Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College
STEPHANIE RICE
Director of Talent Attraction & Culture, City National Bank of Florida
STICHIZ
Radio and Television Talent, Entertainer, Author, Voice-Over Actress Tu Es Belle Readers / iHeart Radio
TONYA BAKER TURNER
State Farm Agency Owner Tonya Baker Turner State Farm Insurance Agency
YOLANDA YOUNG, ED.D
Founder & Director, Young at Heart Early Learning Journey
Introducing
South Florida's Most Prominent and Influential Black Women in Business and Industry of 2024
TRAVIA BAKER
Senior Special Projects Producer, NBC 6 WTVJ-TV
TAMEKA BRADLEY HOBBS, PH.D.
Library Regional Manager, African American Research Library and Cultural Center
DR. GABBY CAREY-JOHNSON
Psychotherapist, Gabby Cares of South Florida
LAKEYCIA COOPER GARCIA
Owner/CEO, Lollipops & Gumdrops Children’s Spa & Mobile Spa Boutique
YOLANDA COPE MBA, CPM
Lead Courtroom Administrator, County Criminal Division Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
SAYBLEE DARSALE
Trichologist Founder / Inventor, Sayblee LLC
KIMBERLY DENNARD-KOHN
Broker Associate at Elite Realty Partner’s Inc. CEO of Kohn Logistics LLC
KAYSIA EARLEY, ESQ.
Attorney, Earley Law Firm
SIMELIA EUGENE
Business Diversity Specialist, AbbVie Inc.
ANDRIEVE DACOSTA
Bridge Enterprise Solutions
KIMBERLY GRAY ROBERTS
CEO/Lead Strategist, AVM & COO/Director of Marketing, RER Consulting Enterprise & Amplify Community Resources
EBONY HANKERSON, ESQ.
Attorney, Demesmin and Dover Law Firm
AYANNA HENRY
Founder, Community Advocate Travel Advisor Four Eleven Global, Global Jet Girl
SONYA R. HICKMAN
Real Estate Advisor, EXP Realty, LLC
NICOLE HUNT JACKSON
Attorney/Real Estate Broker/Sales, The Jackson Firm LLC
KAREN HURST
Broker Associate, Compass Florida, LLC
DR. KAREN LEWIS
Licensed Real Estate Broker, Align Right Realty K1 Group
KETSIA MARCELLUS, M.P.A.
Chief Operating Officer, Suited for Success/ Dress for Success Miami
MARSHELLE MARTIN MORELAND
Licensed FL Realtor, SRS, ABR, RENE, C2EX, PSA, Real Estate Professional EXP Realty
PAMELA MERRITT, M.D
Doctor, Atlantic Treatment Center
NATASHA C. PAUL
Senior Sales Consultant, TriNet USA Inc.
DR. NATASHA RAMONTAL, RN, DHSC
Senior Digital Health Strategist, HIMSS
AMOY REID
Dean Of Academic Affairs Broward College
DR. JAMONICA ROLLE
Interim College Provost and Sr. VP of Academic Affairs and College Operations Broward College
HEATHER ROLLINSON, M.B.A, CD, CHET
Full Spectrum Doula In My Mother’s Womb, LLC.
TABRE SHARAI
Tabre Sharai Modeling LLC
LAURANE SIMON, PA, MPA
Realtor, Keller Williams Realty Partners SW
TYPHANIE STEWART
Vice President & Director, Public Relations at STiR Communications Digital Creator @Typhaniecooks
SHERRY THOMPSON
Owner & Creative Director, Wild Orchid Candle Company
CHARMION THRASHER
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Herbal Radiance
DR. PRISCILLA WEBSTER, THD
CEO, Divine Community Services/ International Prayer Center
ROSE TYDUS
Founder/CEO, ETERNA, Inc.
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