Vivian Truax Harriman

My Unsung Heroine is my mother, Vivan Truax Harriman (1915-1990). She was born the daughter of a coal miner in Shadyside, Ohio. Surviving the depression years, she kept an indomitable spirit in tact. She was the only sibling of four children to have the determination...

Medha Reddy

Medha Reddy has strived to give back to her community since her early elementary school years. By age nine, she was working with peers to decorate nursing homes during the holidays and to pack bag lunches for the homeless. This spirit of volunteerism earned her...

Cheryl L. Monroe

Mrs. Monroe was the Vice President of Supplier Diversity and Vendor Development for Macy’s East. For three years, Mrs. Monroe helped women and minorities to do business with Macy’s. Cheryl was the first African American to open a new store in the history of Macy’s...

Ivory N. Sanders

SP5, Ivory N. Sanders, served in the United State Army from January 1979 to January 1985. As one of the “Women in Military Service for America”, she is recognized in The Women’s Memorial database located at Arlington Cemetery, in Washington, D.C. Her service...

Martha Hart Johns

Martha Hart Johns MA is a Senior Program Manager in the Underage Drinking Training and Enforcement Center and finds time to teach educational and developmental psychology at Montgomery College in Rockville. Martha started the Maryland V.I.P. (Volunteers in Probation)...