Nearly 500 Women You Need to Know: A complete history

There have been 470 women and young women recognized as part of the Tallahassee Democrat's 25 Women You Need to Know program since it started in 2006 and the Young Women were added in 2014.

This long standing tradition of honoring local women leaders has inspired a nonprofit organization called Club 25, made up of past honorees.  Club 25’s mission is to harness the power of these amazing women and continue to do what they do best, help others in our community.

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Here's a roll call of past honorees and the distinguished members of this exclusive alumni association.

A

Shirley Aaron

Asia Alexander

Cherry Hall Alexander

Kathy Anderson

Terrie Ard

Dr. Tiffany Ardley

Courtney Atkins

Quia Z. Atkinson

Kristel Avilus

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B

Joanne Baker

Tiffany Baker

Meg Baldwin

Wendy Barber

Lomar Carter Barkley

Barbara Barnes

Martha Barnett

Karen Bass

Caryn Beck-Dudley

Kathy Bell

Holly Bernardo

Sharon Gilmore Berrian

Mandy Stark Bianchi

Kim Bibeau

Dr. Cindy Bigbie

Taylor Biro

Laurel Blackburn

Lisa Blair

Emily Marie Blomeley

Samantha Boge

Alice Englert Bonn

Michelle Bono

Barbara Boone

Dr. P. Qasimah Boston

Leslie Powell Boudreaux

Georgia "Joy" Bowen

Stefanie Bowden

Ann Boyd

Ginger Barry Boyd

Janegale Boyd

Vernita Boykin

Vicki Bradley

Sally Bradshaw

Dr. Nolia Brandt

Carla Braverman

Kathleen Brennan

Dr. Asha Fields Brewer

Dana Brooks

Curtisa Brown

Dr. Lillie Anne Brown

Monesia Brown

Jean Bryant

Tonja Bryant-Smith

Carolyn Brown

Joanne Wadsworth Brown

Elaine Bryant

Rita Buck-Crockett

Cristin Burns

Susie Busch-Transou

Linda Butler

Pam Butler

Sally Butzin

Kathy Bye

C

Jennifer Calienes

Lauren Calmet

Gail Campbell

Krista Campbell

Joyce Carbonell

Joyce Chastain

Tonya Chavis

Sandy Chester

Brittany Christie

Faith Clarke

Susan Clarke

Amanda Clements

Nia Close

Wallisa Cobb

Eunice Cofie

Tracey Cohen

Erin Collins

Frances Conaway

Glenda Conley

Julie Conley

Carmen Conner

Beth Corum

Kristen S. Costa

Shelia Costigan

Betsy Couch

Berneice Cox

Carmelesa Crosby-Harley

Elsie Crowell

Christy Crump

Haley Cutler

Jeanne Curtin

Karen Cyphers

2018: A roll call of 2018's 25 Women You Need to Know and the 5 Young Women to Watch

D

Virginia Dailey

Valerie Dallas

Nancy Daniels

Jeanne Dariotis

Meredith DaSilva

Towanda Davila-Davis

Ann Davis

Dr. Elmira P. Davis

Nyla Davis

Pamela Davis

Sally Davis

Sharon Davis

Paula DeBoles-Johnson

Angela Dempsey

Stephanie Derzypolski

Janel Diaz

Sue Dick

April Dietz

Gail Dixon

Kimberly Dixon

Pamala J. Doffek

Carol Dover

Kelly Dozier

Dana Dudley

Abby Dupree

E

Linda Bond Edwards

Talethia Edwards

Monique Ellsworth

Elizabeth Emmanuel

Kim Kelling Engstrom

Erin Ennis

Lily Etemadi

Melanie Mowery Etters

F

Lauren Faison

Alison Faris

Kelly-Ann Fasano

Marsha Doll Faulkenberry

Ilona Faust

Anita Favors

Anika Fields

Linda Figg

Dr. Susan S. Fiorito

Kenan Fishburne

Cara Fleischer

Jocelyne Fliger

Theresa Flury

Kitty Flynn

Paula Fortunas

Linda Frazier

Margaret Franklin

Jeanne' Freeman

Andrea Friall

Emily Fritz

Karen Frost

Dr. Fanchon "Fancy" Felice Funk

Agnes Furey

G

Gabrielle Gabrielli

Kathy Garner

Dr. Michelle Gayle

Gina Giacomo

Renisha Gibbs

Becca Gilbert

Barbara Gilbertson

R. Jai Gillum

Virginia Glass

Audrey Goff

Barbara Goldstein

Jean Maynard Gonzalez

Lashawn Gordon

Mimi Graham

Dr. Saralyn Grass

Cecka Rose Green

Jane Greenfield

Judy Greenwald

Linn Ann Jones Griffin

Shelly Griffin

Patricia Grise

2019: Congratulations to the 2019 25 Women you Need to Know and 5 Young Women to Watch

H

Wendy Halleck

Brooke Hallock

Glenda Hamby

Tiffany Hamilton

Allison Harrell

Arsha Harris

Macey Hartman

Judith Hawkins

Judith Hayden

Aleah Henley

Christic Henry

Penny Herman

Patti Hilaman

Nan Hillis

Dot Hinson

Lucy Ho

Anne Holt

Myrna Hoover

Sandra Host

Roxanne Hughes

Abigail “Abby” Hugill

Deborah Hunt

Wanda Hunter

Anna-Kay Hutchinson

I

Janeia Daniels Ingram

Dorothy Inman-Johnson

Janelle Irwin

J

Lila Jaber

C. Sha'Ron James

Dr. Brenda Jarmon

Kaylin Jean-Louis

Priscilla Jean-Louis

Cassandra Jenkins

Connie Jenkins-Pye

Winifred Jenkins-Rice

Lisa Jernigan

Anne-Marie Johnson

Jane Johnson

Laura Johnson

Lillian Johnson

Dr. Zemoria A. Johnson

Zenani D. Johnson

Allison North Jones

Liz Joyner

Karen Jumonville

K

Terry Anne Kant-Rauch

Sally Karioth

Kelly Kearney

Cat Keen

Rebecca Kelly

Lauren Kelly-Manders

Terry Kemp

Jennifer Killinski

Christine Koontz

L

Judy Langston

Carla Laroche

Mary Lazor

Dorothy Ledbetter

Melanie Leitman

Debie Leonard

Maggie Lewis-Butler

Marina Lickson

Kyndra Light

Becky Liner

Yuh-Mei Lio

Alma Littles, MD

Jessica Lowe-Minor

Rebeccah Lutz

M

Calla MacNamara

Beatriz Suzette Malagon

Doris Maloy

Judy Mandrell

Cricket Mannheimer

Sandra Manning

Jane Marks

Ivette Marques

Pamela Marsh

Nicole "Nikki" Mauldin

Barbara Gill McArthur

Diane Cossin McCain

Rachelle McClure

Jana McConnaughhay

Patricia McCray

Melinda McDaniel

Liza McFadden

Candace McKibben

Ericka McKibbin

June McKinney

Holly McPhail

Jane McPherson

Corrie Melton

Kimberly Menchion

Laurye Messer

Lisa Miller

Deanna Mims

Dr. Michelle Mitcham

Heather Mitchell

Cari Blair Molinaro

Aliki Moncrief

Maxine Montgomery

Abi Moon

Karen Moore

Kimberly Moore

Betty Morales

Barbara Moro

Amanda Morrison

Marsha Morrison

Brenda Hannah Moss

Mila Mullin

Sally Musgrove

2020: Read about each of the 2020 25 Women You Need to Know and 5 Young Women to Watch

N

Liovani Nazario

Janet Nelson

Nga Nguyen

Shannon Novey

Donna Nudd

O

Cynthia “Cindy” O’Connell

Nancy Nix O'Farrell

Kelly Ann O'Keefe

Nan O'Kelley

Jeanne O'Kon

Martha Olive-Hall

Jeanna Olson

Kelly Otte

Heidi Otway

Kelly Overstreet

P

Mary Pankowski

Cristina Paredes

Holly Parker

Alyce Parmer

Jane Parsons

Tena Pate

Kara Payne

Donna Peacock

Stephanie Perkins

LaQuisha Persak

Adriane Peters

Canita Peterson

Pam Phelps

Alexis Phillips

Rachel Sutz Pienta

Audra Price Pittman

Annette Boyd Pitts

Corinne Porcher

Jacqueline “Jack” Porter

Susan Pourciau

Jennifer Powell

Gloria Pugh

Tammy Pulsifer

Q

Peggy Quince

Melanie Quinton

R

Sherill Williams Ragans

Mary Lou Rajchel

Penny Ralston

Paloma Rambana

Katelyn N. Reddick

Dr. Estrallita Redmon

Laura Reeves

Jade Reindl

Elizabeth Ricci

Darice Richard

Aida Richardson

Nina Ashenafi Richardson

Pam Ridley

LaShawn Riggans

Aja Roache

Lori Danello Roberts

Janel Robinson

Amy Garvin Rodgers

Laura Rogers

Katrina Rolle

Gigi Rollini

Cheryl M. Rollins

Ely Rosario

Vicky Rose

Kim Ross

Carolyn Ryals

S

Claudia Sachs

Robin Safley

Ranya Salvant

Becky Sauers

Nanette Schimpf

Stephanie Shumate

Ashley Scott

Valencia L. Scott

Sruthi Sentil

Samantha Sexton

Beth Shankle-Anderson

Diane Sheffield

Lisa Shuman

Alice Sims

Carly Sinnadurai

Audrey Smith

Britney Smith

Kara Palmer Smith

Patricia Smith

Donna Smithey

Dena Sokolow

Dr. Melissa Soldani-Lemon

Katherine (Katie) Sorrell

Joanna Southerland-Mele

Kathleen L. Spehar

Hella Spellman

Wendy Spencer

Lisa Sprague

Jayne Standley

Alyce Lee Stansbury

Dr. Adrienne Stephenson

Dena Strickland

Samantha Strickland

Martha Stubbs

2021: Revealed: The 25 Women You Need to Know and 5 Young Women to Watch for 2021

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Allison Tant

Judi Taylor

Kristie Teal

Lauren Teal

Robin Tennille

Nia Terry

Anitra Thomas

Dr. Patty Ball Thomas

Courtney Thomas

Dr. Tracy Thomas

Amanda Karioth Thompson

Annie Thompson

Ida Thompson

Robin Thompson

Susan Thompson

Symone Thompson

Glenda Thornton

Rosalind Tompkins-Whiteside

Katrina Tuggerson

Marjorie Turnbull

Shairi Turner

Susan Turner

Pat Tuthill

Amber Tynan

U

Michelle Ubben

V

Melissa Valido

Samantha Vance

Victoria Vangalis-Zepp

Melissa Van Sickle

Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda

Alison Voorhees

W

Barbara J. Walker

Wendy Walker

Joy Watkins

Ying Wang

Amaya Waymon

Cindy Jackson Waymon

Jaimi Wacksman

Karen Walker

Marcia Warfel

Alexandria Washington

Victoria Weber

Barbara Wescott

Janay White

LaTanya White

Sylvia White

Meagan Wilkins

Harriet Williams

Inika Pierre Williams

Katie Britt Williams

Opal McKinney Williams

Dianne Williams-Cox

Barbara Wills

Denise Wilson

Jennifer Womble

Rosanne Wood

Pia Woodley

Jovita Woodrich

Gale Workman

Katie Wright

Y

Susan Yelton

Mary Jean Yon

Z

Gail Stansbury Ziffer

Carrie Englert Zimmerman

Dr. Dhyana Ziegler

UPDATED on Jan. 22, 2024: We added names for the class of 2023 and updated the totals leading up to this 18th year for the program in 2024. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this online roll call didn't include the Class of 2017 or 2021. We have added them to the list and apologize for their earlier omission.

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