Newsroom Archive for 03/9, 2010

Victorian Cochran (PLP 07) has been named to the 2010 list of "Influential Women of Virginia." Complete press release reads:

‘Influential Women of Virginia’ for 2010 named

Virginia Lawyers Media, publishers of Virginia Lawyers Weekly and the Virginia Medical Law Report, has announced the Class of 2010 of “Influential Women of Virginia.”

This awards program, started last year, recognizes the outstanding efforts of women in the commonwealth in all fields, including law, business, health care, education and the arts. The honors are given to individuals who are making notable contributions to their chosen professions, their communities and society at large.

The 2010 honorees are:

• The Hon. Leslie M. Alden, Fairfax Circuit Court, Fairfax
• Dr. Rita L. Bishop, Roanoke City Public Schools, Roanoke
• Kristina Bouweiri, Reston Limousine & Travel Service Inc., Dulles
• Michelle Clayton, MD, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk
• Deborah Mancoll Casey, Vandeventer Black LLP, Norfolk
• Victoria Huber Cochran, Department of Behavioral Health & Development Services, Richmond
• Cressondra B. Conyers, Williamsburg Commonwealth’s Atty’s Office, Williamsburg
• Judy Curry, Curry’s Auto Service, Sterling
• Dr. Deborah M. DiCroce, Tidewater Community College,  Norfolk
• Sara Dunnigan, Greater Richmond Partnership, Richmond
• Sandra Giannone Ezell, Bowman and Brooke LLP, Richmond
• Karen Fagelson, Reed Smith LLP, Falls Church
• Anne Frazier, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Blue Ridge, Martinsville
• Erin R. Freeman, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Richmond
• Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, CG² Consulting, Richmond
• Stephanie E. Grana, Cantor, Stoneburner, Ford, Grana & Buckner PC, Richmond
• Laura Gerringer Gross, Kaufman & Canoles PC, Norfolk
• Leslie A.T. Haley, Virginia State Bar, Richmond
• Phoebe P. Hall, Hall & Hall, Midlothian
• Susan Massie Hicks, The Susan Hicks Group, Fairfax
• Kathleen J.L. Holmes, Williams Mullen, McLean
• Julie M. Jacobs, AOL Inc., Dulles
• The Hon. Birdie H. Jamison, Richmond General District Court, Richmond
• Sheila Dodd Jones, Dodd’s Farm Supply LLC, Charlotte Court House
• Jean Kellogg, Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas
• Dr. Cynthia Keppel, Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, Hampton
• Gail L. Letts, SunTrust Bank, Richmond
• Kimberly Magee, Hunton & Williams, Richmond
• Susan Cabell Mains, Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville
• Tonya Mallory, Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc., Richmond
• Mary C. Malone, Hancock, Daniel, Johnson & Nagle PC, Richmond
• Jamie Baskervill Martin, McCandlish Holton PC, Richmond
• Blythe J. McGarvie, LIF Group, Williamsburg
• Misti Muhkerjee, Jackson Lewis LLP, Reston
• Lisa P. O’Donnell, Bertini, O’Donnell & Hammer PC, Norfolk
• Carrie Hallberg O’Malley, Hirschler Flesicher, Fredericksburg
• Lawrie S. Parker, Piedmont Dispute Resolution Center, Warrenton
• Melissa Peacor, Prince William County, Woodbridge
• The Hon. Cleo E. Powell, Virginia Court of Appeals, Richmond
• Pamela Coe Reynolds, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Board, Richmond
• Karen S. Rheuban, MD, University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville
• Lisa Marie Samaha, DDS, Port Warwick Dental Arts, Newport News
• Danielle O. Saunders, Accelligence LLC, Vienna
• Patricia M. Selig, RN, PhD, Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond
• The Hon. Ann Hunter Simpson (ret.), Juridical Solutions, Fredericksburg
• Terrie L. Suit, Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, Richmond
• Lori D. Thompson, LeClairRyan, Roanoke
• Allison P. Weinstein, Weinstein Properties, Glen Allen
• Linda Whitley-Taylor, AMERIGROUP Corp., Virginia Beach
• Dorothy Leach Wood, J D & W Inc., Virginia Beach

The honorees will be celebrated at a gala luncheon on May 20 at the Omni Richmond Hotel in downtown Richmond. The “Influential Woman of the Year” for 2010, to be voted on by the 2010 honorees themselves, will be announced at this luncheon. 

Each honoree also will be profiled in a special publication that will be distributed at the event and inserted into Virginia Lawyers Weekly in early May.