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50 Most Influential Women
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The 50 Most Influential Women event spotlights the important role women leaders play in North Carolina’s legal and business community. Honorees are selected for their leadership, business acumen, mentoring and community involvement.
Nomination Deadline: 7/10
Application Deadline: 7/17
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October 2026
50 Most Influential Women 2025 Honoree list
Shannon Altamura, Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Altamura
Sydney Batch, Batch, Poore & Williams
Cheri Beasley, Elon University School of Law
Angela Best, Truliant Federal Credit Union
Ashley Brathwaite, Ellis & Winters
Rebecca Britton, Maginnis Howard
Leah Campbell, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Ashley H. Campbell, Legal Aid of North Carolina
Stephanie Daniel, Kirk, Palmer and Thigpen
Stephanie Dunaway Dickson, Forvis Mazars
Emily Dollberg, NOVA Engineering & Environmental
Donna Dunlap, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas
Anita Earls, North Carolina Supreme Court
Whitney Feld, Bissell Ballantyne Legacy Foundation
Christon Halkiotis, Law Office of Christon S. Halkiotis
Melissa Hall, Fields of Hope
Stephanie Jenson, JLL
Elena Ji, First & Early Partners, LLC
Tiffany Jones, TIAA
Dena King, Parker Poe
Alexis Kondratyk, Turner Construction
Ciara Lilly, Tip Jones Global
Yenting Liu, Apparo
Caitlin Martz, Cooper McCain
Jennifer Matz, UNC
Kimberly Miller, Owens & Miller
Julie Murphy, Commercial Credit Group
Maureen Murray, Fox Rothschild
Angela Myers, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Holly Norvell, Johnston, Allison & Hord
C. Melissa Owen, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen
Deziree Patterson, Per Scholas North Carolina
Kari Pell, Colliers
Sonya Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer Rudolf
Cynthia Rothschild, Kilpatrick
Lisa Rushton, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Kayla Shively, Churchill Shively
Varian Shrum, Camp North End
Myranda Sieverding, Elliott Davis
Allison Simpson, Showalter Construction
Sarah Stevens, NC House of Representatives/Stevens & Brintle PLLC
Sarah Stone, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Mary Katherine Stukes, Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Jennifer Taylor, Law Offices of James Scott Farrin
Polly Taylor, Flagship Healthcare Properties
Katie Valle, PMC Commercial Interiors
Jaren Wells, Gensler
Winnye Wilks, Allied Universal
Amanda Wise, SHARE Charlotte
Alice Womack, Oakworth Capital Bank
Melinda Morris Zanoni, Apollo Sports & Entertainment Law Group
2024 Honorees
Carole Albright, Law Firm Carolinas
Lesley Albritton, Legal Aid of North Carolina
Season Atkinson, Tatum and Atkinson
Kristen Bateman Leis, Parker Poe
Suzanne Bereis, Grubb Properties
Glenda Bernhardt, Freedom School Partners
Janet Ward Black, Ward Black Law
Melanie Black Dubis, Parker Poe
Adrienne S. Blocker, DeMayo Law Firm
Andrea Chomakos, Bank OZK
Ashley Cooper, Cooper McCain Real Estate Valuation and Consultation
Kelly Dempsey, Fox Rothschild
Taylor Dewberry, Smith Anderson Law Firm
Jayme Downey, NextHome Paramount
Michelle Duprey, Council for Children’s Rights
Melissa Essary, Campbell University School of Law
Faith Fickling-Alvarez, State of North Carolina
Charleszetta Smith Ford, Better Bodies 4 Us
Geri Hopkins, Skyla Credit Union
Erin Hucks, North Carolina Judicial Branch, Union County District 30
Lacey M. Johnson, Designbar
Lori Keeton, Law Offices of Lori Keeton
Mitchell Kelling, Hamilton Stephens Steele + Martin
Jessica Lackey, Jessica Lackey Consulting
Kim Lanphear, Apparo
Melissa Owens Lassiter, Office of Administrative Hearings
Kimberly Marston, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard
Larissa Mervin, Legal Aid of North Carolina
Maryam Meseha, Pierson Ferdinand
Stephanie Moore, NINE dot ARTS
Laura Noble, The Noble Law Firm
Nesha Pai, Pai CPA
Emily Pillars, PWC
Brittany Pinkham, Judicial Standards Commission
Donna Rascoe, Cranfill Sumner
Alayna Robst, HNTB Corporation
Erin Santos-Primis, Isabella Santos Foundation
Abigail Seymour, Camino Law
Fahnie Shaw, Communities In Schools
Victoria Sprague, Turner Construction Company
Dr. Amii Steele, Levine Children’s Hospital
Raquishela Stewart, City of Charlotte
Kristi Straw, Lighthouse Leadership Consultants
Nikki Thornton, MECA Commercial Real Estate
Angie Vincent-Hamacher, Robinson Bradshaw
Rico Wagner, Desert Rose women’s ministry
Laura Ward, BRC
Liz Ward, Give Impact Advisory Services
Amy Wartham, UNC Charlotte
Fran West, Crescent Communities
Sarah Williams, Studio Works
2023 Honorees
Ashley Adams, Live Nation Entertainment
Monica Allen, Mecklenburg County
Kerry-ann Archer, Wells Fargo
Leah Barker Bailey, Red Rock Developments
Lauren Bovit, Center Line Locating
Hannah Breed, Urban Design Partners
Yolanda Bynum, Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council
Carla Carlisle, The Compassionate Companion™
Dr. Dawn E. Chanland, Queens University of Charlotte
Heather W. Culp, Essex Richards
Marissa Date, IMEG
Kandi Deitemeyer, Central Piedmont Community College
Kristin Dillard, Team Automotive Group
Birgit Dilley, DCM-USA
Leslie Cooley Dimukes, North Carolina Department of Justice
Monifa Drayton, Drayton Leadership Group
Hon. Julianna Earp, North Carolina Business Court
Deborah Edwards, SteelPoint
Kathleen Finch, Charlotte Street Art Collaborative Inc.
Zoe Fisher, Gresham Smith
Shannon Frye, City of Charlotte
Nidiya Gaspar, Shakthi Corporation
Lexi Hazen, CoxSchepp
Shelby Hollister, Equitable
Amy Johnson, Strata Project Management Group
Tiffany Johnson, CBRE
Jennifer M. Lechner, North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission
Virginia Luther, The Spectrum Companies
Ju-Don Marshall, WFAE
Katherine G. Maynard, Robinson Bradshaw
Carrie McCament, Chernoff Newman
Kimberly McGregor, SYDKIMYL Educational Consulting
Valecia M. McDowell, Moore & Van Allen
Laura Miller, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Alice Mine, North Carolina State Bar
Elizabeth Murphy, Alston & Bird
Stacia Neugent GreerWalker, LLP
Mellissa Oliver, Pulte Group
Ohavia Phillips, Charlotte Hornets
Kristen Powell, The Associated Builders and Contractors of the Carolinas
Elizabeth L. Quick, Womble Bond Dickinson
Moira Quinn, Charlotte Center City Partners
Dr Lopamudra Das Roy, Breast Cancer Hub
Sharon Smith, Unti & Smith
Amy Strecker, Duke Energy Corp.
Lisa Vogel, Newmark Title Services
Mona Lisa Wallace, Wallace & Graham
Jana Whitaker, Northwood Office
Nikki Wolfe, Yellow Duck Marketing
Angela H. Zimmern, McGuireWoods
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