‘Influential Women’ for 2012 named

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.