30 ways to feel inspired by achievers in Tallahassee's 2023 Class of 25 Women
Drum roll, please. The last feature spotlight on the Tallahassee Democrat's 25 Women You Need to Know and 5 Young Women to Watch for 2023 wrapped this week.
Read them and find 30 ways to feel inspired. From lawyers to principals, retirees to CEOs, professors to high school students, the common refrain from all the winners was a desire to serve the community.
Give a big congratulations to your big-hearted neighbors, friends and family members who are working to make a better Tallahassee. Their volunteer spirit goes above and beyond their job title. Here's a quick review of these community leaders, achievers and go-getters. Read their stories on tallahassee.com by clicking on their names.
25 Women: The Class of 2023
Mandy Stark Bianchi, Executive Director of Ability1st, the Center for Independent Living of North Florida
Leslie Powell Boudreaux, Executive Director, Legal Services of North Florida
Vicki Bradley, News Director, WTXL-TV
Brittany Christie, Founder of Christie Sports and Philanthropy Strategy Group and Community Relations Director, Salvation Army
Carmen Conner, Principal at Pineview Elementary School
Carmelesa Crosby-Harley, Retired as HR manager at Leon County Schools
Pamala J. Doffek, Retired librarian and artist
Dana Dudley, Chief Operating Officer, Pittman Law Group
Jeanne' Freeman, Chief Executive Officer of Neighborhood Medical Center, Inc.
Audrey Goff, Vice President of Business Development for the Moore Agency
Wanda Hunter, Leon County’s Assistant County Administrator for Citizen Services
Anna-Kay Hutchinson, Community Partnership School Director, Children's Home Society of Florida
Priscilla Jean-Louis, Investigator/Auditor, Disability Rights Florida
Calla MacNamara, Education and Engagement Manager, Opening Nights
Holly McPhail, Chief Strategist & Creator, Windwood Communications & Consulting, Inc.
Maxine Montgomery, Florida State University English professor
Kara Payne, Communications Specialist for the Florida League of Cities
LaQuisha Persak, Corporate Recruiter & University Relations Specialist for Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A
Adriane Peters, Executive Director, The Achieve Academy
Cheryl M. Rollins, Co-owner of Mannheim Security Solutions, LLC
Ely Rosario, Vice President, Jackson Properties and Financial Services
Valencia L. Scott, Deputy Director of Public Relations, Leon County Property Appraiser’s Office
Barbara J. Walker, Founding Partner, The Walker Firm, PLLC
Cindy Jackson Waymon, Florida Commission on Offender review
Pia Woodley, Assistant Professor and Internship Coordinator, Florida A&M University
5 Young Women to Watch
Kaylin Jean-Louis, Florida State University School
Mila Mullin, Leon High School
Aida Richardson, Leon High School
Sruthi Sentil, Rickards High School
Symone Thompson, Leon High School
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: 25 Women for 2023: 30 ways to be inspired by Tallahassee achievers