Top Female Executives, Professionals & Entrepreneurs

Title: President of Ladies Ministries

Company: United Pentecostal Church International

Location: Jacksonville, Az.

Ms. Oakes published books entitled ‘The Front Row’ and ‘A Girl From Russell Mountain.’ She is also a freelance writer for periodicals such as Reflections Magazine and the Pentecostal Herald. She also worked for a private art studio for 25 years. She served as a president for the Arkansas District Ladies Ministries for 20 years. She is proficient in designing and sculpting through the affiliation, Judsonia Bronze Works. She studied two years with famous artists of America. She is also a published poet, a freelance writer and a public speaker. Continue reading →

Title: Special Education Teacher

Company: Kingstree Middle School

Location: Kingstree, S.C.

Through her books, Ms. Lewis hopes to encourage others to enter the field of special education. She also hopes to write a children’s book that will serve as an inspiration for special children. She is also working on a movie based in Charleston about hitting hard times. She was a consultant on special education for teachers in India from 2005 to 2006 and worked as an alternate assessment teacher leader in 2004. She also served as a continuing professional consultant. She authored and published two poems between 2003 and 2007. The poems are entitled ‘Night of Terror/ Night of Grace’ and ‘Just a Piece of the Puzzle,’ she has authored two other poems and hopes to have them published soon. The titles of these poems are ‘Thinking of Home’ and ‘When God Ties a Knot.’

Title: Vice President of Clinical Operations and Project Management

Company: AVI BioPharma

Ms. Leow became involved in clinical production research and development 41 years ago through her interest in chemistry. Through her hard work and determination, she finds herself as vice president of clinical operations and project management at AVI BioPharma, six years later.