Katy, TX News (April 13, 2017) – Katy Magazine released their list of influential, inspirational women who are leading the way in Katy.

(in alphabetical order)

1. CAROL ADAMS
Katy historian and community leader

2. MINDY ADAMS
Arts and community volunteer, CFO for Adams Law Firm

3. KATHY ALT
Executive Director of Cinco Charities

4. BJ ALVAREZ
Assistant to Superintendent Dr. Lance Hindt

5. DR. SANÉE BELL
Principal at Morton Ranch JH

6. CATHERINE “GIGI” BETHKE
Katy educator and school namesake

7. TERRI BIEBER
Founder of Katy ARTreach

8. REBECCA BLACKMON
VP of Prosperity Bank and first woman in the Katy Rotary

9. NANCY BOOSTROM
Long-time volunteer, Make-A-Wish

10. MARTHA BROWN
Katy ISD KEYS Mentor and Katy ISD Partners in Education

11. FELICE BRYANT
Katy educator and school namesake

12. JANET BURKETT
Marketing Director at JDC/Firethorne and volunteer

13. COURTNEY CALFEE
Teacher who started Read, Deed, Run

14. KAY CALLENDER
Founder and Vice Chair of Keep Katy Beautiful

15. DR. CHRISTINE CASKEY
Chief Academic Officer for Katy ISD

16. CHRISTA CLIFTON
Business Development Director, Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital

17. GINA COBB
Principal at West Memorial JH

18. CARRIE CONN JONES
Founder of Carrie’s Heart

19. DR. EMILY CRAIG
Principal at Memorial Parkway JH

20. DA’DRA CRAWFORD GREATHOUSE
Grammy nominee and lead vocalist at Lakewood Church

21. KATHRYN CRAWFORD WHEAT
Author, expert networker, and speaker

22. DR. FREDA CREECH
Katy ISD Assoc. Superintendent for School Leadership and Improvement

23. CHRIS CROCKETT
Avid education volunteer

24. JANIE DALE
Director/President of Vanessa’s Big Heart Foundation

25. CARRA DANIELS
Principal at Beck JH

26. KEIKO DAVIDSON
Katy educator and school namesake

27. MELANIE DAVILA
Co-Founder of Caring4Katy

28. HEATHER DEVRIES
Coordinator for Simon Youth Academy in Katy Mills Mall

29. PEGGY DIMMICK
Director of Katy’s Fussell Senior Center

30. CHRISTINA DISMUKE
Multiple award-winning Katy ISD teacher

31. FATIMA DONALDSON
Artist, photographer, and arts volunteer

32. COURTNEY DOYLE
Secretary of Katy ISD Board of Trustees

33. KERRI FINNESAND
Principal at Raines High School

34. REBECCA FOX
President of Katy ISD Board of Trustees

35. KERRYL ANN FRANK
Praise and worship singer/songwriter

36. ANNIE GERHARDT
President of Cinco Ranch Ladies Club

37. KATHIE GERRITZEN
Executive Director of Katy Area Ride Service

38. AUDREY GILBREATH
Founder of Gilbreath Communications

39. BRIANCA GOFF
Born with Spina Bifida and longtime advocate

40. KAYE GOOLSBY
Political activist, formerly national grassroots chair for Ted Cruz

41. DR. LISA GRAHAM-GARZA
Local dentist and founder of Autism Rescue Angels

42. REBEKAH GREGORY
Boston Marathon bombing survivor, amputee, writer, and speaker

43. DR. ANDREA GROOMS
Katy ISD Director of Communications

44. AMBER GUSTAFSON
Renowned jeweler and longtime Katy resident

45. ELIZABETH HANSON
President of the Republican Women’s Club of Katy

46. TINA HATCHER
Founder of Hope Impacts

47. PATTY HENSON
Director of the Katy High Bengal Brigade for 34 years

48. KATHRYN HINDT
Teacher and First Lady of Katy ISD

49. JULIE HINSON
Principal at Morton Ranch HS

50. ANN HODGE
President of the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce

51. BONNIE HOLLAND
Katy educator and school namesake

52. JACKIE HOOKS
Founder of Pruning Hooks Ministry

53. KEVA HORRY
Public speaker, author, and activist for young people with disabilities

54. K. GISELLE JOHNSON
Writer/producer who has covered the Cannes & Sundance Film Festivals

55. SHEREE JONES
Organ donation advocate who registered the 1,000,000th donor in Texas

56. SHEILA JOSEPH
Registrar at Raines High School and wife of Coach Gary Joseph

57. MICHELLE LACOUR
First Lady of the Katy Area EDC

58. PATTI LACY
VP of the board for KCM, board member of the KVPAC, and realtor

59. KELLY LITVAK
Director of Tools 4 Life, writer, and speaker

60. CARRIE LOWERY
Principal at Bethke Elementary

61. APRIL MANCINI
Director of the Katy Cowgirls organization

62. LEAH MARTINEZ
Chairperson NHPO Katy Chapter

63. STEPHANIE MCDANIEL
Founder of Graeme’s Superheroes

64. GARI MEACHAM
Author and speaker

65. DR. IMELDA MEDRANO
Principal at Seven Lakes JH

66. KRISTIN MILLER
Founder of KVPAC and arts advocate

67. ABI MORTON
Founder of Clothed By Faith

68. JOAN MURRAY
Katy missionary who supports an orphanage in Zimbabwe

69. SHERRY NELSON, BSN, JD
Board President for Christ Clinic

70. BRANDE NESTER
Founder of Bennett’s Bears

71. ELIZABETH NICKLAS
Principal at Cinco Ranch JH

72. SHARI NIGHTINGALE
Founder of Lindsay’s Light, speaker, and relationship violence educator

73. JULI NOELDNER
Principal at Exley Elementary and cancer survivor

74. ERICA NOWELL
Ewings Sarcoma survivor and triathlete

75. DENISE OWEN
Founder of Breath of Life Clinic

76. REDELL PATTERSON SCOTT
Katy centenarian and longtime Katyite

77. LARISSA PLUNTO
Community Relations Director for State Senator Lois Kolkhorst

78. KAYCE REINA
Tourism and Marketing Director for the City of Katy

79. DR. SUSAN RICE
Principal at McMeans JH

80. ERICA RICO
Radio personality

81. AMBER ROBINSON
Foster mother and leader of Kingsland Baptist’s Tapestry Ministry

82. RUHAMAH RYLANDER
Mentor to pregnant teens and young fathers-to-be

83. NUBIA SEIBERT
Abstract artist

84. SUSAN SELKE
National activist for the prevention of soldier suicides

85. DIANA SCHAUER-TRAN
Director of Marketing for Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital

86. DR. DEBORAH SHARDY
Pediatric Oncologist at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus

87. AVADELE P. SHORT
Longest-serving volunteer at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital

88. DEBBIE SIEBERT
VP Katy Grand Theatre Project and arts advocate

89. SUSAN SMITH
Business owner, philanthropist, and community volunteer

90. SUSAN SOWELL
Registered counselor, survivor of abuse, and recovery advocate

91. PATSY STANLEY
Retired Katy educator and namesake for the Stan & Patsy Stanley Entrepreneur Award

92. ALLISON STARK
President and CEO of Katy Cares

93. DR. MELINDA STONE
Principal at WoodCreek JH

94. JANET THEIS
Katy ISD Partners in Education and Katy ISD Education Foundation

95. SUSAN THIELE
Watercolorist and former Katy ISD teacher

96. KAREN THORNTON
President of Katy Area Retired Educators

97. DR. LACIE TRUITT
Owner of Katy Vision who travels the world providing free eye exams to the needy

98. ASHLEY VANN
VP of Katy ISD Board of Trustees

99. DR. ANNA WEBB-STORY
Principal at Miller Career & Technology Center

100. JAMIE WOLMAN
Former Katy ISD educator and school namesake

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