Title: Director
Company: Fermon Balance and Motion
Location: Lomas De Chapultec, Mexico City, Mexico
With 25 years as the director of Fermon Balance and Motion, Celia Fermon is able to follow her dreams of helping high performing athletes through physical therapy. She prepared for this career by earning an undergraduate degree in physical therapy, and has been in the health care field for 28 years. Her work is recognized by doctors all over Mexico.
Title: Internal Medicine Doctor
Company: Consultorio Medico Echevarria
Location: Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Maria de los Angeles Echevarria is fluent in both English and Spanish, which has come in handy in her more than three decades of experience as an internal medicine doctor at Consultorio Medico Echevarria. As a woman in the medical field, she has had to work much harder than the male doctors she has worked with. She would advise younger generations entering the medical field to be patient because the industry is still male dominated—but if they work hard, they can succeed.
Title: Director of Graduate Admissions, Designated School Official
Company: Texas Tech University
Location: Levelland, TX United States
For the past 13 years, Shelby Cearley has served the people at Texas Tech University. She began working there as an intern while she was earning her undergraduate degree, and after spending time as an adjunct instructor in speech communication for South Plains College, she returned to the university. To prepare for her career, she received a Bachelor of Arts in communication studies in 2003, and is currently completing a Master of Arts in communication studies from Texas Tech University.
Title: President (Retired)
Company: Les Cheminees Gamelin
Location: Quebec City, QC Canada
Originally a nurse, Jeanne Bourdages eventually moved to the construction industry and received her license in general contracting and masonry work. She went on to open her own chimney maintenance, repair, installation and evaluation company, Les Cheminees Gamelin, with a partner, André Lachance. After garnering 30 years in the field, Ms. Bourdages became an expert in working with chimneys, fireplaces and masonry, and although she is now retired, her company has become a leader in the Quebec region.
Title: Veterans’ Service Representative
Company: Veterans Affairs
Location: Houston, TX United States
Driven by her desire to help others, Debra McKeever has been a government employee for more than three decades. As a veterans’ service representative, she is responsible for processing claims for veterans’ disabilities. She chose this career path because she too is a veteran, and found that this to be the best way to help, sympathize and understand the illnesses of her fellow veterans.
Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs 