51ÔÚÏß

Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia for 2025

NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia for 2025. Virginia, steeped in a rich history as the home of the first permanent English settlement, remains a dynamic force in the nation's economy. From thriving sectors like IT consulting, healthcare, and finance to a booming real estate market and innovations in retail and engineering, the women featured in this list are instrumental in shaping the state's continued growth and success.

Among this year's awardees is Izella Mitchell Dornell, Vice President Executive Partner with the Gartner Executive Programs Service Delivery team. Working extensively in the federal and public sectors and tribal markets, Dornell serves as a strategic partner for federal, state, local, and tribal technology leaders and CIOs, enabling their ability to successfully unlock transformative solutions for their respective organizational mission-critical priorities.

We also honor Fanchon Glover, Chief Diversity Officer for William & Mary. Glover provides leadership on campus and in the community on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), while advancing university initiatives that foster inclusion, equity, and success. She also serves as an executive faculty member in the William & Mary School of Education.

Finally, we congratulate Emily Jasper, Director of Company Information Services for S&P Global Market Intelligence. Jasper is part of the product management team, where she focuses on delivering solutions to customers in sales and marketing roles. She works to manage and enhance the S&P Global Market Intelligence for Salesforce offerings and collaborates with teams building Xpressfeed and API products.

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of The Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia for 2025.

Catherine Szpindor (US House of Representatives), Fanchon Glover (William & Mary), Shally Stanley (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Stephanie DeWald (Cox Communications), Katherine Graham (Heritage Contracting), Carrie Bartlett (USI Insurance Services), Megan Stewart (National Association of Manufacturers), DoVeanna Fulton (Norfolk State University), Alicia Smith (F&S Building Innovations), Marija Zivanovic-Smith (IEX), Izella Dornell (Gartner), Donna Long (GOVSOLUTIONS), Samantha Wheeler Marrs (Virginia Commonwealth University), Chaise Schmidt (Colliers), Angela Utter Gauthier (Inspire You Agency, a division of 5RF), Kim Blair (Carilion Clinic Foundation), Renesha Parks (Richmond City Public Schools), Elizabeth Krousel (Michael Baker International), Susan Pilato (Mantra Inspired Furniture), Eva Posner (Evinco Strategies), Audra Grassia (Luminarity AI), Kimberly Horn (Virginia Tech-Carilion Fralin Biomedical Research Institute), Gabriela Toletti (Tidewater Community College), Donna Kurek (OrthoVirginia), Emily Jasper (S&P Global Market Intelligence), Kristen Patz (Salesforce), Nakisha Dixon (All Native Group), Paula Fracasso (VCU Massey Cancer Center), Summer Ursomarso (Infinity Home Services), Kimberly Seay (Falck Global Assistance), Michelle Snell (Circana), Ewa Karweta (IBM iX), Amy Lichonczak (eSimplicity), Jennifer Maugeri (Atlantic Shores Retirement Community), Cindy Petersen (Taubman Museum of Art), Michele Castner (Albemarle County Public Schools), Donna Kunde (IBGR.Network), Jennifer Weir Edwards (ADS), Deanna Reed (Eastern Mennonite University), Kelly Tuttle (Best Buy Health), and many others.

To view the full list, visit

About Women We Admire

Women We Admire provides news and information on today's women leaders in business, entertainment, sports, motherhood, medicine, law, and many other fields. We cover a broad range of topics and areas of interest aimed at recognizing the achievements of exceptional women while inspiring others to aim high and continue their journey towards reaching their full potential. Women We Admire and its affiliates circulate its content to over 34,000 individuals and businesses.

Media Contact

Editor, Women We Admire, 1 609-365-7014, [email protected],

SOURCE Women We Admire