Remarkable women aren’t hard to find when you are paying attention. Throughout our neighborhoods, so many are creating, leading, setting beautiful examples, and helping others. There’s no way we could write about them all, but with the help of Comerica, the advertiser sponsoring this monthly feature, we are setting aside time and space to introduce more of them. We hope you enjoy meeting these Remarkable Women.
Dana Blankenship worked in the change management practice at Accenture for nearly 15 years until she and her husband left their jobs to better care for their oldest daughter, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Read more
Shonn Brown practiced at Locke Lord for 14 years, then two different litigation boutiques, before transitioning her practice in the last year to serve as an in-house lawyer for Kimberly-Clark. There, she’s responsible for global litigation and public policy issues facing the multinational personal care corporation. Read more
Elizabeth Fischer is continuing her family’s tradition of entrepreneurship and volunteer work with Equest. Fischer, 32, launched her office supply company, ZerModus, in 2017. Read more
Annie and Grace Dodd have been using their time back home from college during the COVID-19 pandemic to help fundraise for small businesses and restaurants. Read more
Sophie McGuire, author of the fashion blog Much Love Sophie, used her keen sense of style to help design non-medical face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Joie Lewmay have lost any sense of stability when shelter-in-place orders began, but her persistent pursuit of education has drawn an outpouring of community support. Read more
Anagha Kikkeri,like other politicians who campaign on one platform only to have unexpected circumstances demand attention once in office, this University of Texas at Austin student body president finds herself pivoting. Read more
Dr. Riva Rahla physician, author, and marathon runner, takes a preventive approach at Cooper Clinic. Read more
Amy M. Stewart is considering alternative ways of conducting business and sees potential in online jury trials. Read more
Marsha Williamson came to the Dallas 24 Hour Club as a fundraising consultant in November 2013 and wasn’t impressed. Before a year had passed, she’d become interim executive director. Williamson credits God’s design for that. Read more
Teresa Lenling brings experience designing and advancing education programs as vice president of school and community engagement at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to her new role as CEO of Hope Cottage. Read more
Tanya L. Downing’s work as director for the Emergency Medicine Foundation and founder of The Color of Money, a network for fundraisers of color, has taken on new urgency amid the COVID-19 pandemic and renewed focus on racial injustice. Read more
Eliza Solender found her niche helping nonprofits navigate property decisions after following her father, Robert, into the commercial real estate industry. Read more
