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Women of Achievement

She Started as a Bartender. Now She’s a Fixture in Durham’s Food Scene.

By Renee Ambroso | April 20, 2022

Michelle Vanderwalker, the co-owner of Queeny’s, Kingfisher and the soon-to-open QueenBurger, brings artistic expertise to her entrepreneurial operations

Two Women Build Jewish Community Through Agriculture in Durham

By Renee Ambroso | April 13, 2022

Celebrating Jewish community around food and farming is a central focus at Meredith Cohen and Molly Zimmerman’s One Soil Farm

‘Focus Beyond the Numbers’: The Woman Behind Durham Tourism’s Surprising Bounce Back

By Morgan Weston | June 21, 2021

Susan Amey and her team at Discover Durham achieved their greatest goal: the success and survival of the small businesses that make Durham special.

Spectacular Magazine Publisher Phyllis Coley is Dedicated to ‘Stories That Make a Difference’

By Durham Magazine Intern | June 11, 2021

Phyllis Coley worked in the entertainment industry in New York City for years before moving back to Durham in 1991 and starting a magazine in 2004.

Meet Durham’s First Female African-American Battalion Chief

By Hannah Lee | June 2, 2021

Angelica Stroud Greene was promoted to battalion chief in August 2020 after more than 23 years with the Durham Fire Department.

First-Time Filmmaker Dives Deep Into Her Father’s Civil Rights Activism

By Marie Muir | May 28, 2021

Anna Ruth Jones released “Chairman Jones – An Improbable Leader” in 2015 after seven years of research, interviews, fundraising and editing.

Jennings Brody’s Shops Bring Out the Fun-Loving Child in Every Customer

By Hannah Lee | May 26, 2021

Jennings Brody taught herself everything she knows about retail, starting with the opening of Parker & Otis – the first of her four stores – in 2007.

Heather Pownall Helps Women Find Their Confidence

By Marie Muir | May 24, 2021

Heather Pownall creates a safe space for women to learn from challenging life or workplace scenarios through her company, The Confidence Labs.

Dr. Priya Kishnani Works to Improve the Lives of Children with Genetic Diseases

By Morgan Weston | May 19, 2021

Dr. Priya Kishnani has spent her career as a pediatric medical genetics specialist helping her patients get through their some of their most difficult years

Rachael Classi: Saving the Planet, One Toy at a Time

By Durham Magazine Intern | May 13, 2021

Rachael Classi founded Tiny Earth Toys, a circular toy subscription business, during the pandemic to reduce her family’s consumption of playthings

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