Professional Women Honorees

Carol Swinford

CAROL M. SWINFORD

The owner and founder of the Shades of Blue Ranch for more than 20 years, Carol M. Swinford strongly believes in alternative medicine and animal therapy.

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Susan Rickerl

SUSAN M. RICKERL

Outside of her high school classroom, Ms. Rickerl focuses on her love for poetry. She has released three anthologies of poems.

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Carolyn Merchant

CAROLYN MERCHANT

Carolyn Merchant started out at the University of San Francisco, later joining the University of California Berkeley as an assistant professor.

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Janet Lee

REV. JANET A. LEE

Loyal and trustworthy, Rev. Janet A. Lee has led an exemplary career in music education and religion. She started out as a music teacher.

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LOWERY STOKES SIMS

Joining the the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1970, Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims was the first African American curator at the institution.

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Serena Ray Pearce

SERENA RAY PEARCE

Backed by stellar training, Ms. Pearce set out to make her mark on music and the performing arts. She became a chorus and drama director.

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DIANNE DILLITZER

Hardworking and passionate, Dianne Dillitzer has thrived as a reader/evaluator at Measurement, Inc. She joined the company in 2015.

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PHYLLIS M. FABER

Inspired by the beauty of the California coast, Phyllis Faber dedicated much of her career to environmental advocacy. She moved to the state in 1970.

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Jazmin Manlapaz

JAZMIN APRECIO MANLAPAZ

Motivated by a love for nursing, Jazmin Aprecio Manlapaz spent decades in the field before retiring in 2018. Knowing she made a difference meant a lot.

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J. Sue Fletcher

J. SUE FLETCHER

Everything J. Sue Fletcher did throughout her career as a nurse was to help others. One of her main focuses was community mental health.

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PEGGY W. JOHNSEN

Growing up, Peggy W. Johnsen longed to become a teacher. She discovered home economics in college, and decided to combine her interests into one career.

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MARY CHRISTINE TALMADGE

Mary Talmadge’s final position before retiring in 2001 was professor and director of the School of Nursing at California State University Long Beach.

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Denise Montgomery

DENISE LYNNE MONTGOMERY

Passionate about books, Denise Lynne Montgomery dedicated more than three decades to advancing library science. She started at Sweet Briar College.

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SHELLEY JOY

Renowned for her ability to create innovative artistic opportunities, Shelley Joy has thrived as an artist and performer.

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