
ALKA MANAKTALA
Alka Manaktala excels as the vice president of the Insurance Office of America, servicing and handling an almost $2 million book of business in revenue.

Alka Manaktala excels as the vice president of the Insurance Office of America, servicing and handling an almost $2 million book of business in revenue.

For the past 40 years, Meri Goyette has found success as a dedicated art patron, striving to highlight and uplift the arts and artists who deserve exposure.

Retiring in 1998 from Harlem Hospital Center in New York, Betty Watts Carrington has had a rewarding career as a nurse and midwife research associate.

Inspired by the show “Matlock,” Tracee Duthie pursued a career in law, which culminated in her current role as an attorney with Van Law Firm in Las Vegas.

Retired after more than three decades in education, Dorothy Smalbein concluded her career in 2000 as a guidance counselor at Pine Trail Elementary School.

Merle E. Pray rose to become an advance practice nurse in 1985 and a clinical specialist in 1986 at the Jesse Brown VA West Side Medical Center of Chicago.

Accruing more than 40 years of expertise in the field of historiography, Judith-Rae Ross taught at DePaul University from 1988 until her retirement in 2006.

Halina Wyss serves as a clinical documentation integrity specialist at Oregon Health and Science University while teaching at the University of Portland.

Retired from a distinguished career in education and library science, Harriet Foley worked with the Carlisle Public Schools in Carlisle for over 25 years.

Ann Marie Charland was appointed as a senior producer at Teleproductions International, leaving in 2013 to become senior producer at Ecast Productions.

Cynthia G. Frye provides more than 30 years of experience to her position as the managing broker of Cynthia Frye Realty, a company she established in 1998.

Andrea Harper became the assistant general counsel for Pepco Holdings, an Exelon Company, in 2014, where she remains today.

The daughter of a longtime teacher, Wanda L. Dobbs Ward, CAS, has served on the New York State Higher Education Committee since 1987.

Lanis L. Hicks, PhD, is renowned as a health care educator and professor emeritus at the University of Missouri since 2016.

Cathy D. Mabry is renowned as a retired elementary educator with more than 30 years of service to her profession and students.

Liqing Zhang has served as a dentist at A to Z Dental in Illinois since 2008, previously serving as an associate dentist from 2006 to 2008.

The current president of Quality Trac since 1994, Joan Hull-Pyle began her professional career as the head nurse at Huntsville Hospital.

Leading a diversified career for more than 30 years, Carlene M. Karavite held various secretarial, bookkeeping and real estate positions in Michigan.

Lucille M. Rosa currently serves as a cataloger at the Freetown Historical Society in Assonet, Massachusetts, since 2015.

Angelica Mercado received an opportunity to become a safety coordinator, which allowed her to witness how people could prevent injuries at the workplace.

Melanie Freese is a certified public librarian, and a member of the International Honor Society in Education and the American Library Association.