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Honorees gather during The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Honorees gather during The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
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From left, honoree Ashley Valis, chief operating officer, Catholic Charities, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Ashley Valis, chief operating officer, Catholic Charities, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Dr. Michelle Taylor, health commissioner, Baltimore City, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Dr. Michelle Taylor, health commissioner, Baltimore City, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Rebecca Winslow, founder and CEO, Queer City Sports, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Rebecca Winslow, founder and CEO, Queer City Sports, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Angela Gargano, six-time American Ninja Warrior athlete and Miss Fitness America, delivers the keynote address at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Angela Gargano, six-time American Ninja Warrior athlete and Miss Fitness America, delivers the keynote address at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Darline Llama Llopis, chief financial officer, Baltimore Orioles, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Darline Llama Llopis, chief financial officer, Baltimore Orioles, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree BangTam Miller, president, 755 Alliance, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree BangTam Miller, president, 755 Alliance, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Shannetta Griffen, executive director and CEO, Maryland Aviation Administration, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Shannetta Griffen, executive director and CEO, Maryland Aviation Administration, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Rose Mince, president, Carroll Community College, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Rose Mince, president, Carroll Community College, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Missy Teague, head of marketing and corporate communications, Merritt Companies, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Missy Teague, head of marketing and corporate communications, Merritt Companies, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Tamara Payne, multimedia artist, activist and professor, Baltimore City Community College, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Tamara Payne, multimedia artist, activist and professor, Baltimore City Community College, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Peggy Norton-Rosko, senior vice president and chief nurse executive, University of Maryland Medical Center, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Peggy Norton-Rosko, senior vice president and chief nurse executive, University of Maryland Medical Center, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Lindsay Willey, wine director, Charleston, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Lindsay Willey, wine director, Charleston, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Kate Burgin, executive director and CEO, The Walters Art Museum, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Kate Burgin, executive director and CEO, The Walters Art Museum, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Kimberly Prescott, founder, Prescott HR, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Kimberly Prescott, founder, Prescott HR, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Cristina Lopez, chief operating officer, Greater Baltimore Committee, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Cristina Lopez, chief operating officer, Greater Baltimore Committee, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Kalilah Wright, foounder and CEO, MESS in a Bottle, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Kalilah Wright, foounder and CEO, MESS in a Bottle, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Mandy Allendorfer, executive director, One Maryland, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Mandy Allendorfer, executive director, One Maryland, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Honorees gather during The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Honorees gather during The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Keynote speaker Angela Gargano, center, six-time American Ninja Warrior athlete and Miss Fitness America, high-fives at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Keynote speaker Angela Gargano, center, six-time American Ninja Warrior athlete and Miss Fitness America, high-fives at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Finiana Joseph, Leann Stone, human resources operations, Prescott HR, and honoree, Kimberly Prescott, founder, Prescott HR, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Finiana Joseph, Leann Stone, human resources operations, Prescott HR, and honoree, Kimberly Prescott, founder, Prescott HR, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Vonnya Pettigrew, CEO, Root Branch Productions and Film Academy, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Vonnya Pettigrew, CEO, Root Branch Productions and Film Academy, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Tamara Payne, multimedia artist, activist and professor, Baltimore City Community College, and former honoree Rachel Graham, operations director, Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Tamara Payne, multimedia artist, activist and professor, Baltimore City Community College, and former honoree Rachel Graham, operations director, Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Terry Weigel, development director, Hopewell Cancer Support, Gaetane Brunson, director of medical reviews and appeals, CareFirst, honoree Tamla Olivier, president and CEO, BGE, and Cynthia McCabe, chief communications officers, BGE, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Terry Weigel, development director, Hopewell Cancer Support, Gaetane Brunson, director of medical reviews and appeals, CareFirst, honoree Tamla Olivier, president and CEO, BGE, and Cynthia McCabe, chief communications officers, BGE, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Nicki McCann, vice president of provider and payer transformation, Johns Hopkins Health System, honoree Dr. Michelle Taylor, health comissioner, Baltimore City, Mark Conway, councilman, Baltimore's Fourth District, and honoree Dr. Sarah Johnson Conway, vice president, Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Nicki McCann, vice president of provider and payer transformation, Johns Hopkins Health System, honoree Dr. Michelle Taylor, health comissioner, Baltimore City, Mark Conway, councilman, Baltimore's Fourth District, and honoree Dr. Sarah Johnson Conway, vice president, Office of Johns Hopkins Physicians, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Millie Gillis, 11, and her mother, honoree Ashley Valis, chief operating officer, Catholic Charities, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Millie Gillis, 11, and her mother, honoree Ashley Valis, chief operating officer, Catholic Charities, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree BangTam Miller, president, 755 Alliance, and her husband, Gary Miller, retiree, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree BangTam Miller, president, 755 Alliance, and her husband, Gary Miller, retiree, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Kalilah Wright, founder and CEO, MESS in a Bottle, and Asia Dumas, investigator, D.C. Department of Lincensing and Consumer Protection, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Kalilah Wright, founder and CEO, MESS in a Bottle, and Asia Dumas, investigator, D.C. Department of Lincensing and Consumer Protection, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Helen Copeland, her son Andrew Copeland, professor, MICA, and Asia Dumas, investigator, D.C. Department of Lincensing and Consumer Protection, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Helen Copeland, her son Andrew Copeland, professor, MICA, and Asia Dumas, investigator, D.C. Department of Lincensing and Consumer Protection, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Abby Dunkerton, left, graphic designer, Brand3, and Arista Pyne, assistant project manager, Whiting-Turner, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Abby Dunkerton, left, graphic designer, Brand3, and Arista Pyne, assistant project manager, Whiting-Turner, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Charisse Nichols, marketing director, Baltimore City Public Markets, honoree Lindsay Willey, wine director, Charleston, and Patrick Weber, Systems Engineer, Johns Hopkins University, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Charisse Nichols, marketing director, Baltimore City Public Markets, honoree Lindsay Willey, wine director, Charleston, and Patrick Weber, Systems Engineer, Johns Hopkins University, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tiffany Nix, director of asset performance, BGE, Laura Wright, vice president of technical services, BGE, Rebecca Ehrlich, director of distribution systems operations, and Erin Langston, vice president of projects and contracts, BGE, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tiffany Nix, director of asset performance, BGE, Laura Wright, vice president of technical services, BGE, Rebecca Ehrlich, director of distribution systems operations, and Erin Langston, vice president of projects and contracts, BGE, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Dr. Sarah Johnson Conway, senior vice president, Johns Hopkins Physicians, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Dr. Sarah Johnson Conway, senior vice president, Johns Hopkins Physicians, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Patricia Fitzhugh, chief financial officer, Maryland Public Television, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Patricia Fitzhugh, chief financial officer, Maryland Public Television, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Brian Taylor, commercial lender, Atlantic Union Bank, Mara Sierocinski, commercial lender, Atlantic Union Bank, Poe, mascot, Baltimore Ravens, Bob Barclay, senior vice president, commercial relationship manager, Atlantic Union Bank, and honoree Ellen Fish, market president, Atlantic Union Bank, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Brian Taylor, commercial lender, Atlantic Union Bank, Mara Sierocinski, commercial lender, Atlantic Union Bank, Poe, mascot, Baltimore Ravens, Bob Barclay, senior vice president, commercial relationship manager, Atlantic Union Bank, and honoree Ellen Fish, market president, Atlantic Union Bank, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Ellen Fish, market president, Atlantic Union Bank, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Ellen Fish, market president, Atlantic Union Bank, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Shana Carroll, president and majority owner, D.W. Kozera, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, and honoree Shana Carroll, president and majority owner, D.W. Kozera, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree, Melissa Davis, vice president of people and organizational development, Media Works Ltd., and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree, Melissa Davis, vice president of people and organizational development, Media Works Ltd., and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Ashley Valis, chief operating officer, Catholic Charities, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Ashley Valis, chief operating officer, Catholic Charities, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Susana Barrios, president, Latino Racial Justice Circle, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Susana Barrios, president, Latino Racial Justice Circle, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Angela Gargano, six-time American Ninja Warrior athlete and Miss Fitness America, delivers the keynote address at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
Angela Gargano, six-time American Ninja Warrior athlete and Miss Fitness America, delivers the keynote address at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Tamla Olivier, president and CEO, BGE, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun's 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)
From left, honoree Tamla Olivier, president and CEO, BGE, and Tricia Bishop, managing editor, The Baltimore Sun, at The Baltimore Sun’s 2025 Women to Watch event in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark/for Baltimore Sun Media)

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