Martha McClees, Executive Director, Virginia Beach Vision
Martha McClees grew up in Virginia Beach and now, as executive director of Virginia Beach Vision, she gets to help grow the city.Though McClees said she has had people call to get their eyes checked,...
View ArticleConnie Meyer, Vice President, Meyer Group Insurance
Connie Meyer once jogged all over Southern California selling high-dollar real estate. But when her father became ill, she came back to Hampton Roads and applied her talents to a new industry -...
View ArticleMary B. Oder, Manager, Witt Mares PLC
As a manager at the accounting firm of Witt Mares overseeing the company's entire individual tax preparation division, Mary Oder specializes in accuracy and efficiency."I am looking to make sure that...
View ArticleCarol Ormond, President and CEO, AAA Tidewater Virginia
Carol Ormond began her career at AAA Tidewater Virginia answering the phones. Now, 35 years later, she is president and chief executive officer."I never had a reason to leave," Ormond said.The Norfolk...
View ArticleJeri Prophet, President and CEO, IntellecTechs Inc.
Computers interest some people early in life, but the U.S. Navy brought Jeri Prophet to the information technology field.Prophet started IntellecTechs in 2008 after her Navy career because she wanted...
View ArticleVaughn Rinner, Landscape Architect, Vaughn Rinner Landscape Architect PLC
While living in Colorado, Vaughn Rinner discovered the landscape architecture field."It's the most fantastic job I ever had," she said.Rinner, who has a master's in landscape architecture from Iowa...
View ArticleBev Sell, General Manager, Five Points Community Farm Market
"It takes a village to raise a farm market" is the daily mantra of Bev Sell, the general manager of Five Points Community Farm Market in Norfolk.With a background in marketing, Sell decided in 1995 to...
View ArticleHelen Hayes Sommer, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity for South...
Helen Hayes Sommer fell in love 10 years ago.After getting tired of traveling around for her job, Sommer decided she needed a change in life and she was looking for a job that would give her more...
View ArticleRandi Strelitz, Executive Vice President, Haynes Furniture
Whether she is in India perusing rugs, or looking through magazines for the latest trends, Randi Strelitz is combining art and furniture seamlessly.Strelitz met her husband, E.J. Strelitz, in college...
View ArticleKathy Thompson, President Kelsul Inc.
Kathy Thompson went from the winter slopes to warm blankets in her business career. Ski Center was her first business endeavor. Throughout the process of starting the specialty store, she learned and...
View ArticleConnie Todd, President, Connie's Kids Ltd.
Connie Todd drove home from her shift at Chesapeake Regional Hospital more than 25 years ago with an idea in her head. The hospital was opening a new birthing unit and she decided to start a children's...
View ArticleEdith G. White, President and CEO, Urban League of Hampton Roads Inc.
Edith G. White, president and CEO of Urban League of Hampton Roads Inc., calls the nonprofit "the safety net for the community."She works to ensure that each component of the organization works in...
View ArticleDeborah Cox Wood, Executive Director, Renova Wellness
There are no signs of slowing down for Dr. Deborah Cox Wood.In recent years, the entrepreneur has written a bestseller, had encounters with Alaskan bears and helped run a well-known real estate...
View ArticleKristi Wooten, Managing Partner, Wooten & Shaddock PLC
With four degrees and more than 14 years of legal experience, Kristi Wooten is under 40, but far from new to the field of law. Wooten and her partner, Peter Shaddock, opened Wooten & Shaddock PLC...
View ArticleLynette R. Young DMD, Owner, Young Family Dentistry
When Dr. Lynnette Young began practicing dentistry in 1984, a black woman with dental tools was rare."I had a lot of obstacles and a lot of negativity," Young said. "But I took those negative comments...
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