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LIZA WILSON DURANT
Liza Wilson Durant is determined to help Arlington be counted among the nation’s top technology innovation hubs. She has played a pivotal role in the development and ongoing expansion of George Mason University’s Arlington campus and the vision for FUSE at Mason Square, a building scheduled to open by summer 2024 that will support research, […]
DR. MELINA R. KIBBE
Since the start of Dr. Melina Kibbe’s five-year appointment as dean of University of Virginia School of Medicine and chief health affairs officer of UVA Health, both organizations have seen tremendous growth and new funding. In January, U.Va. announced the launch of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology, seeded by $350 million in […]
RITA McCLENNY
Rita McClenny, who grew up on a Southampton County farm, has always been an advocate for nature and a believer in the state’s famed 54-year-old tourism motto, “Virginia is for Lovers.” As head of the Virginia Tourism Corp., she proudly represents the state and all of its tourism offerings. “I grew up always wanting to […]
GHADA IJAM
As executive sponsor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Women in Technology group, Ghada Ijam focuses on outreach, development and advancement of women in technology roles. This position is a natural fit for Ijam, who oversees the central bank’s tech and cybersecurity employees and has held similar positions with Amtrak, Intel, Fannie Mae and […]
COURTNEY MOATES PAULK
Not only is Courtney Moates Paulk the first woman president of Hirschler law firm and ranked among the top construction lawyers in Virginia, but she is a record-setting ultra-distance, open-water marathon swimmer. In 2021, Paulk became the first person to complete a two-way crossing of the English Channel, a two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel, […]
July 2023 Out and About
1. Atlantic Union Bank CEO John Asbury visited the New York Stock Exchange on May 2 when the bank’s leadership team rang the exchange’s opening bell. Photo courtesy Atlantic Union Bank. 2. Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Partner Pamela S. Belleman (L) and Richmond Raceway President Lori Collier Waran attended Virginia Business’ 2023 Women in […]
DEB DAVIS
Not only has Deb Davis earned a place as a leader at a major Fortune 500 federal contracting company, but she’s made it her mission to help train the next generation of leaders at Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics Corp. where she serves as vice president and general […]
JOANNE INMAN
Since 2016, Joanne Inman has seen tremendous growth during her tenure at Sentara Leigh Hospital, one of Norfolk-based Sentara Health’s largest hospitals. Sentara Leigh’s emergency department surged from seeing more than 70,000 patients a year to 93,000 patients in 2022, while inpatient and obstetrics admissions increased by 30%, and surgical volumes are up by more […]
LUCIA ANNA “PIA” TRIGIANI
A real estate lawyer who is passionate about education, Lucia Anna “Pia” Trigiani enjoys training and mentoring new attorneys, and for more than 20 years, she has taught continuing legal education courses. She has received numerous awards throughout her career, including being named Educator of the Year seven times since 1996 by Washington’s Metropolitan Chapter […]
LINDA HUTSON GREEN
Throughout her career, Linda Hutson Green has been the only woman on her work team more than once, but it hasn’t prevented her from making an impact. Today, she’s the first woman to hold the role of vice president of economic development for the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, in addition to directing and […]
