Virginia Lawyers Media, publishers of Virginia Lawyers Weekly and the Virginia Medical Law Report, has announced the Class of 2012 of “Influential Women of Virginia.”
This awards program, now in its fourth year, recognizes the outstanding efforts of women in the commonwealth in all fields, including law, business, health care, education and the arts. The honors are given to individuals who are making notable contributions to their chosen professions, their communities and society at large.
The 2012 honorees are:
Tamera C. Barnes, M.D., Henrico Doctors Hospital, Richmond
Mary Ann Bergeron, Va. Ass’n of Community Services Boards, Glen Allen
Lynne Jones Blain, Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman, Richmond
Robin Bren, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria
Katherine E. Busser, Capital One, Richmond
Lakshmi Challa, Challa Law Offices, Glen Allen
Polly Chong, Law Office of Polly Chong, Newport News
Nee-Yin Chou, CW Optics Inc., Seaford
Ann Neil Cosby, Sands Anderson, Richmond
Michele Suzanne Cumberland, Glasser & Glasser, Norfolk
Carol R. Curtis, Noah Enterprises Inc., Virginia Beach
Candace Duncan, KPMG, Tysons Corner
Alexandra Fannon, Greater Richmond Bar Foundation, Richmond
Hon. Barbara J. Gaden, Richmond General District Court, Richmond
Michelle H. Gluck, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond
Hon. Marilynn Goss, Richmond J&DR Court, Richmond
Betty S.W. Graumlich, Reed Smith LLP, Richmond
Elizabeth L. Gray, Cossa, Gray & O’Reilly PLC, Fairfax
Cynthia Hudson, Hampton City Attorney, Hampton
Dorothy M. Isaacs, Surovell, Isaacs, Petersen & Levy PLC, Fairfax
Jolanda Janczewski, Ph.D., CSS-Dynamac, Fairfax
Lori Elliott Jarvis, Hunton & Williams, Richmond
Lisa D. Johnson, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, Glen Allen
Deborah J. Johnston, RN, Care Advantage, Richmond
Julia B. Judkins, Bancroft, McGavin, Horvath & Judkins, Fairfax
Carroll LaHaye, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland
Juliette L. Landphair, Ph.D., University of Richmond, Richmond
Cathy Lewis, WHRO, Norfolk
Deborah Love, Richmond Academy of Medicine, Richmond
Mary N. Mannix, Augusta Health, Fishersville
Elaine D. Marion, ePlus Inc., Herndon
Lisa M. Murphy, LeClairRyan, A Professional Corporation, Norfolk
Linda Nash, PartnerMD, Richmond
Margaret A. Nelson, Margaret A. Nelson PLLC, Lynchburg
Sharon D. Nelson, Sensei Enterprises Inc., Fairfax
Kristin L. Pugh, Salem Veterans Administration Medical Center, Salem
Catherine M. Reese, Reese Law Office, Fairfax
Leslie Ann Shaner, Barnes & Diehl, Chesterfield
Ginger Stanley, Virginia Press Association, Glen Allen
Susan Ungerer, Kids R First, Reston
Kathryn Van Patten, Court Community Corrections Program, Roanoke
Carolyn A. White, White & McCarthy, Midlothian
Rosemary Wilson, Virginia Municipal League, Virginia Beach
Madge Zacharias, M.D., Zacharias Ganey Health Institute, Richmond
The honorees will be celebrated at a gala luncheon on May 10 at the Richmond Marriott in downtown Richmond. The “Influential Woman of the Year” for 2012, to be voted on by the 2012 honorees themselves, will be announced at this luncheon.
Each honoree also will be profiled in a special publication that will be distributed at the event and inserted into Virginia Lawyers Weekly in early May.