Honorees
Introducing
Miami’s Most Prominent and Influential Black Women in Business and Industry for 2025
Sophia Allen
Real Estate Broker, The Real Estate Professionals
Erica Appleby
Founder and Owner, ETA Luxe Atelier & Luxe Art Tech Sewing & Creator Studio
Patricia Armbrister-Hill
Educator, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority , Incorporated
Alexis N. Brown
Founder & CEO, Socialxchange, Inc
Teresa R. Brown, M.B.A.
Vice President, J.L. Brown Development Corporation
Donna Callender
Community and Marketing Relationship Specialist, GraceKenndy Food (USA) LLC
Myrlande Charles
Insurance Broker Elite Quality Insurance Group
Latoya Connelly
Educator Mu Gamma Zeta Chapter President of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Dr. Hailey Gascoigne
Field Reimbursement Manager, Mckesson
Dr. Keietta Givens
Administrator, Broward County Schools
Vice Mayor Daniela Jean
Vice Mayor, City of North Miami Beach
Kathia Joseph
Owner, Casa Matilda Steakhouse, Matilda’s Kitchen & Matilda’s Taco Bar
Sabrina Thomas Knight
President Greater Miami (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Ruth Louissaint
Fashion Designer RL Design Studio
Ayesha Malik
Entrepreneurship, Real Estate/Entrepreneurship
Gayle S. McDonald, MBA, FRA-RA
Principal | Business Consultant, T.A.G. Business Consulting, LLC.
Candice Mondesir
Executive Director, Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida
Myya Passmore
Founder & Senior Advisor, Strategic Communications, Culture 44
Judith Philias
Educator, Miami-Dade County Public Schools/National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc, Miami-Dade Chapter
Anetra Poindexter
Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated - Miami Chapter
Janice Spann-Givens
Retired College Administrator, Florida International University
Tara D. Turner
President and CEO Images of Grandeur, Inc
Dr. Nyree M. Washington, EdD.
President Dade County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
South Florida’s Most Prominent and Influential Black Women in Business and Industry for 2025
Tiffany K. Bain
Chief of Staff/ Director of Administration & Strategic Initiatives, City of Fort Lauderdale
Dr. LaToya Benjamin
Associate Director - Medical Affairs Fortune 100 Pharmaceutical Company
Taraneisha Burgess APRN, FNP
CEO/Nurse Practitioner, Vital Vita Wellness
Dr. Saunja Terrell Burt, MBA
Chapter President of Greater Fort Lauderdale Jack & Jill of America, Inc., Strategic Account Manager
Jaronica Byner, MPH, MHSA
Senior Contract & Grant Analyst University of California, Irvine
Commissioner Avril Cherasard
City Miramar Commissioner City of Miramar
Dr. Danita A. Crawford
Founder | Executive Officer, The DS Collective
Commissioner Alexandria P. Davis
Commissioner - District 7, Broward County Board of County Commissioners
Commissioner Melissa P. Dunn
Commissioner City of Lauderhill
Denise D. Grant
Mayor City of Lauderhill
Dr. Keisha Grey
Chief Executive Officer Grey and Associates
Brandyss Y. Howard
CEO Brand 2 Brand Marketing Inc.
Courtney Kambobe
Senior Director, Innovations Crockett Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Donna Lindsay
Love Strategist, Transformation Coach, CEO & Founder, Donna Lindsay Coaching & Consulting, LLC
Coree Cuff Lonergan
CEO/General Manager Broward County Transportation Department
Yvette Wilmoth Matthews
Assistant City Manager, City of Fort Lauderdale
Mayor Veronica Edwards Phillips, MBA, MSW
Mayor, City of Lauderdale Lakes
Krystal Powell
Chef, Dynamic Cuisines and LUME Bistro & Lounge
Christine D. Roberts IA, MBA, MAcc
Founder/CEO, Intention Enterprises
Simore Afamefuna Robinson, PharmD, CPh
Director of Pharmacy, Kindred Hospital The Palm Beaches
Deborah Rose
CEO and Creative Managing Director, CMD Fashion Designs by Deborah Rose
Dr. Nethel Stephens
CEO, Stephens Consulting Group
Carolyn Syvester, MBA
CEO & Founder, Carol Moda Creative Group, Inc.
Janey Tate
Publisher, Hy-Lo News
Ivelices Thomas, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer, HR & Beyond
Saasha Wheeler
Partner, Epic Hair Studio
Carina White
Client Director , Octagon Sports and Entertainment
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