MARY LOU WALEN
March 16, 2023
Passionate about patient rights and education, Mary Lou Walen has been the president, CEO, and owner of Walen & Assoc Inc., since 2009.
Passionate about patient rights and education, Mary Lou Walen has been the president, CEO, and owner of Walen & Assoc Inc., since 2009.
Gwendolyn D. Reese is the president of both Peaten Reese Peaten Consulting and the African American Heritage Association of St. Petersburg.
Tina Grace Bertelle is the director of development, education and client engagement for WalkThru, a health-focused virtual reality company.
Betty Kwan Chinn is the founder of the Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center and the Betty Kwan Chinn Foundation, which supports a range of programs.
In 2017, Melanie R. Cawthon joined Disabilitysa as the executive director, having originally helped to found the organization a decade prior.
Since 2020, Erin Marie Cave has excelled as the director of corporate social responsibility for Thornburg Investment Management.
In 1993, Melanie V. Kennedy founded the Eagles Nest Group Center, which provides day programs and residential care for medically fragile individuals.
Dr. Tacoma R. Anderson is a United States Army veteran currently serving as the United States Marine Corps military housing director.
Since 2020, Amy N. Perez has served as the community development director in Jacksonville, North Carolina, for Remember Everyone Deployed.
Looking toward the future, Nasreen Haroon plans to continue painting and promoting acceptance through her work with Nasreen Haroon Collections.
Since 2000, Ms. Kingman has excelled as the executive director of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association.
Rochelle Mendoza’s current passion for hula has led her to be the fundraising coordinator for Halau Hula O Keola Ali’i O Kekai.
In 1998, Sylvia Andersen Haydash established her private practice, where she teaches methods of self-regulation to help with anxiety and PTSD.
Olivia Ann Ferrante was a traveling teacher for the visually impaired from 1974 to 1992 and continues to serve her community as a disability advocate.
In 2020, Amany Abouelkhir began work as as a benefits counselor and outreach specialist for the Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York.
In 2022, Charmain Bogue was appointed as the executive director of Women’s Campaign International, where she had served on the board since 2019.
Specializing in diversity and inclusion, Marquita M. Booker holds leadership positions with both the University of Texas at Austin and The Fairness Firm.
Margaret Chase Hager spent her career as a devoted advocate for people with disabilities in the state of Virginia and nationally.
Following a 40-year career in education, Kimberly Callihan Kaczmarek, MS, established the nonprofit Sleepy Coffee, Too Inc., which will open in fall 2022.
Kathy B. O’Keefe established the nonprofit organization Winning the Fight in 2010 and continues to serve as the founder and executive director.
Shanna Y. Niehaus is involved in a compassionate city research project and runs the Kainado blog to advocate for the disabled community.
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