PART FIVE

LIST OF POWERFUL MOTHERS.

These women are brazen They are tough, independent and smart. They waited for
no one. Someone needed to compile a list of
POWERFUL MOTHERS. The time has come.

There are many more mothers to be added.

The list keeps getting longer, so it will be divided into parts.

Jenny McCarthy

American model, comedian, actress, author, and activist. Mother of one child and step
children and married to actor Jim Carey.

She first appeared in Playboy magazine in October 1993 and was named Playmate of
the Year in its June 1994 issue. She later began a career in television and film and has
recently started writing books. In 1995, MTV chose McCarthy to be the host of a new
dating show called Singled Out, for which she left Hot Rocks.
In 2003, McCarthy appeared in Scary Movie 3 along with model and actress Pamela
Anderson. In 2005, McCarthy produced, wrote, and starred in Dirty Love along
with Carmen Electra. The same year, McCarthy hosted a new show on E! called Party at
the Palms. The reality show, which is filmed at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, features
hotel guests, party goers, and celebrities. McCarthy currently stars in an online five
episode series, called In The Motherhood, along with Chelsea Handler and Leah Remini.
The show is on MSN and is based on being a mother where users could submit their
stories to have it made into real webisodes. The comic has written a memoir about her
quest to help her 4-year-old son, Evan, called Louder than Words: A Mother’s Journey In
Healing Autism. In June 2007, Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) named McCarthy as
its spokesperson. Her stated goal is to educate the public that autism is treatable. She
will be participating in fundraisers, online chats, and other activities for the non-profit
organization to help families affected by autism spectrum disorders. Her first fundraiser
for TACA, Ante Up for Autism, was held on October 20, 2007, in Irvine, California.

Natalie Cole

American singer-songwriter. Mother of one child and single.

has won eight Grammy Awards throughout her career. She achieved success in her
early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire towards a
more jazz orientated musical style in the early 90's. Cole may be best remembered for
her 1991 album, Unforgettable... with Love, featuring her own arrangements of her
father's greatest hits. Her decision to record the songs was a chart success; the album
sold over 7 million copies in the United States alone, and won Cole several Grammy
Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Traditional Pop Vocal
Performance. The album featured a duet, the title track, with her father, created by
splicing a recording of his vocals into the track. As a single, it reached #14 on Billboard
Magazine's Hot 100 chart, and went gold. Natalie's latest album Still Unforgettable was
released September 9, 2008. The first single and video is another virtual duet with her
father, a cover of his 1951 hit "Walkin' My Baby Back Home". "I've been so fortunate to
have learned so much from my past experiences. I am embraced by the love and
support of my family and friends; I am committed to my belief in myself and in my
abiding faith to meet this challenge with a heartfelt optimism and determination. This is
how I intend to deal with this current challenge in my life."
Victoria Beckham

English pop singer, songwriter, dancer, turned fashion designer, author, businesswoman,
and occasional actress and model. Mother of three children and married to super star
soccer player (footballer) David Beckham.

During her rise to fame with 1990s pop group the Spice Girls, she was dubbed Posh
Spice, a nickname first coined by the British tabloid press. Since the Spice Girls followed
separate careers, Beckham has dabbled in pop music, scoring four UK Top 10 singles
as a solo artist. Her first single to be released, "Out of Your Mind", reached number two
in the UK Singles Chart and is her highest chart entry to date. During her solo music
career she has been signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records. Beckham has found
more success as an internationally recognized and photographed style icon. She has
had a significant career in fashion, designing a line of jeans for Rock & Republic and
later designing her own denim brand, dVb Style. Beckham has brought out her own
range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled Intimately Beckham which has been
released in the UK and America. In association with the Japanese store, Samantha
Thavasa, she has produced a range of handbags and jewelry. In addition, she has
released two bestselling books; one her autobiography, the other a fashion guide.
In her television ventures, she has had five official documentaries and reality shows
made about her, some of which include Being Victoria Beckham and The Real
Beckhams. Her last documentary to date was Victoria Beckham: Coming to America
which documented her move to the United States with her family in 2007, but it was
poorly received by American critics. She since made a cameo appearance in an episode
of American TV series, Ugly Betty and been a guest judge on Project Runway.
Beckham's marriage, and career as a singer have made her the 52nd richest woman in
Britain and the 619th richest person in Britain with husband David, with an estimated
joint wealth of £112 million.
Heidi Klum

German supermodel, actress, TV presenter, fashion designer, television producer and

occasional singer. Mother of three children and married to singer Seal.

Klum has also the been the Emmy Award-nominated hostess of Project Runway and
Germany's Next Topmodel, and is known for her modeling work with Victoria's Secret.
Klum has designed her own clothing lines (including one for infants) that were featured
in the famous German mail-order catalog "Otto." She also has designed shoes
for Birkenstock, jewellery for Mouawad, a clothing line for Jordache, and swimsuits –
featured in the 2002 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue – that, for a limited time, were
available for sale through her personal website. She was one of the designers of
the Victoria's Secret lingerie line "The Body", which was named after the nickname she
received following her first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show appearance. Germany's Next
Topmodel is a German reality television show which pits contestants against each other
in a variety of competitions to determine who will win a modeling contract with IMG.
Klum is also an artist and has had several of her paintings appear in various art
magazines in the U.S. On September 27, 2002 she dedicated a sculpture she painted
called "Dog with Butterflies" to commemorate the role of rescue dogs in the aftermath of
September 11. In 2004, Klum co-authored Heidi Klum's Body of
knowledge with Elle magazine editor Alexandra Postman. The book gives Klum's
biography as well as her advice on becoming successful. Prior to that, Klum had been
an occasional guest columnist for the German television network RTL's website. She
has also written an essay for the German newspaper Die Zeit. Her other projects have
included music and video games. She is featured in the 2004 James Bond video
game Everything or Nothing, where she plays the villain Dr. Katya Nadanova. She has
appeared in several music videos, including Jamiroquai's video "Love Foolosophy" from
their album A Funk Odyssey, and Kelis's "Young, Fresh n' New," off her second
album Wanderland.
Lorraine Bracco

Award-winning, American actress. Mother of two children and is single.

Bracco is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-nominated, as well

as Screen Actors Guild Award-winning, American actress. She is best known for her
roles as Karen Hill in Goodfellas and Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the hit HBO TV series, The
Sopranos. Bracco received her big career break when offered the role as the mobster-
wife Karen Hill in Goodfellas, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best
Supporting Actress. During the audition process for The Sopranos, Bracco had originally
vied for the lead female role of Carmela Soprano, but turned it down fearing the part was
too similar to her role as the mob-wife in Goodfellas and that the role of mob-
psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi would be a new and bigger challenge for her. The role has
netted her several award nominations, including three consecutive nominations for
"Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" at the Emmy Awards in 1999, 2000 and
2001 and at the Golden Globe awards for Best TV Actress in a Drama in 2000, 2001 and
2002. She is the owner of Bracco Wines, with association of straight up brands LLC Her
line of wines was featured on the Season 1 finale of Bravo's show Top Chef in 2006. She
appeared as a guest judge for the two-episode finale. On Thursday, May 24, 2007,
Bracco appeared on Oprah to discuss how she conquered clinical depression and to
promote her book on the subject, On the Couch.
Dr Catherine Foley

Australian Senior Principal Research Scientist, volunteer and speaker. Mother of three
children, marital status unknown..

Dr Cathy Foley heads a research unit at the CSIRO in Sydney, she’s also the first
woman to be elected as President of the Australian Institute of Physics in its 44 year
history. At age 18, she had wanted to devote her life to helping people in some way. She
was inspired by the example of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, so she wrote to the Sisters of
Charity working with Bourke's indigenous community then went to Bourke for three
months after her HSC. "And that's where I also realized that the world is divided into two
sorts of people - those who help the individuals and those that are interested in changing
the system. And I realized I was a change-the-system person.” Through the CSIRO's
Women in Science program, which ran through the 80s and 90s, Catherine spoke to
girls at hundreds of schools about keeping their options open by not automatically
shunning the sciences. She received a Public Service Medal in this year's Australia Day
honors for her research in physics, promotion of science through a weekly ABC radio
show, TV and speaking engagements and for being a role model for women in science.
But she always believed - first as a student at St Anthony's primary school, Marsfield,
and then at Santa Sabina College, Strathfield - that she would be a high school science
teacher. Catherine studied physics, chemistry and maths for her HSC, as did her older
brother, Bernard, who had nurtured her interest in science as a younger girl. She is
involved in the Women In Science Inquiry Network, which was established to increase
women's participation in the sciences. Catherine has volunteered for many committees
and community initiatives apart from Women in Science. And she is a former national
president of Scientists Against Nuclear Arms. "The work that I am related to has actually
contributed to telecommunications or to technology, which means the world is different,
possibly better," she says. Catherine is now conducting a research project using
superconductivity to make magnetic field sensors. Dr Cathy Foley holds a
Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID).
Shawnna

She is the first African American female artist signed to Def Jam through Ludacris'
Disturbing tha Peace Records. Mother of two children.

Shawnna is known for her rapid fire delivery and her sexual tones. She is one of only
two female rappers to ever have a #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100with 2003's "Stand
Up" with Ludacris. Shawnna's father is prominent blues and rock and roll guitarist Buddy
Guy. She is managed through Hustle Period and has started her own label M.O.E.,
which stands for Money Over Everything. She was featured on the 2 Fast 2 Furious
soundtrack on the tracks "Block Reincarnated" (Shawnna feat. Kardinal Offishall) and
"Slum" (I-20 feat. Shawnna). In the October 2008 Issue for XXL Magazine, in the article
featuring Ludacris, it is confirmed that Shawnna never left DTP.
Elle Macpherson

Australian supermodel, actress, and businesswoman. Mother of two children and single.

Macpherson became an international star through her appearances in Elle magazine.

She appeared in every issue for six straight years. Eventually she gained even more
exposure through Sports Illustrated magazine’s annual swimsuit issue. She appeared on
the cover a record five times, (1986, 1987, 1988, 1994 and 2006). By 1986, her
popularity had increased sufficiently for Time magazine to run a cover entitled “The Big
Elle”. The Australian government offered her a post on the tourist commission as an
unofficial ambassador. In 2008, Macpherson has signed up as a global brand
spokesperson for cosmetics manufacturer Revlon and has been featured in print and TV
advertising campaigns. Macpherson launched her own lingerie line called "Intimates" in
1990. Since then, it became very successful in the United Kingdom and in her
native Australia. The lingerie was also modeled by the top twelve in America's Next Top
Model Cycle 10.
Pat Simpson

American Marketing Communications Director. Mother of two children. Marital status

unknown.

Communications Director for Parents as Teachers National Center, an international

parent education organization based in St. Louis, Missouri, where she works to increase
awareness for and spread the word about the benefits of parent education. Her goal is to
expand the reach of early childhood messages to effectively communicate with today’s
parents, specifically by integrating conventional media with new technology like
MomboTV. In her marketing role, she also bridges the gap between parents and early
childhood professionals who tap Parents as Teachers National Center for continuing
education. In addition to her professional background, Pat draws upon her own
experiences as a communications professional and mother of two grown children to
create compelling and engaging messages about child development, parenting and the
issues that impact families all over the world. With her conversational style, she engages
parents in the discussion of what it means to be their child’s first teacher and how all
parents can use a parenting guide and community to support them on their journey.
She holds a degree from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Florence Henderson

American actress and singer. Mother of four children and widow to Dr. John Kappas.

best known for playing the role of Carol Brady in the television program The Brady
Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974. Her most widely seen role was as "Carol Brady" in
The Brady Bunch which was produced from 1968 until 1974. A worldwide success, it
continues to be screened in many countries through syndication. Primarily owing to her
role in the Brady Bunch, Henderson was ranked by TV Land and Entertainment Weekly
magazine as one of the 100 Greatest TV Icons. Henderson was also the spokeswoman
for Wesson cooking oil, from 1976 to 1996. During that time, she hosted a cooking show
on TNN called Country Kitchen, and also did ads for Prange's, a former Wisconsin
department store chain. Henderson co-hosted the talk show Later Today on NBC (1999-
2000) with co-hosts Jodi Applegate and Asha Blake. In 2003, Henderson seemed to
poke fun at her wholesome image by appearing in a Pepsi Twist television commercial
with Ozzy Osbourne. An uncharacteristically naughty Florence can be seen on You
Tube, on stage performing a ribald version of "When You're Good to Mama" from the
Broadway musical "Chicago." In the mid-1950s, Henderson was diagnosed with a bone
deformation of the inner ear, and she had to have surgery to prevent deafness.
Henderson studied hypnotherapy and is a licensed therapist. In recent years she has
been a supporter of the Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand, Indiana; one of the Sisters
was her teacher when she was young. She has appeared in a number of their
promotional videos and has helped in fund-raising efforts. She has won money for the
Sisters on the game show Weakest Link and on a classic-television-themed episode of
Millionaire in 2001, winning $32,000 in their name. She will be seen in the upcoming
comedy Venus and Vegas is a fun naughty character.
LaShanda Henry

Founder and creator of online blogs, and resources such as ‘Multiple Shades of You’
sub-site for Black moms called ‘Mahogany Momma’. Mother of one child and married to
Mr. Henry.

Henry has been developing black websites for years now, but after her son my area of
interest shifted to content for Black Moms. Even though she’s a new mom, as an
educational counselor for four years / Black Internet Researcher for almost 8 years, I
have a WEALTH of Black Parenting Information to share. Her multitude of online wealth
for the Black community also includes, ‘Afrocentric Learning Tools’. Highlighting products
and services that aim to educate Black Students and promote the development of
Multicultural educational tools. The site includes lesson plan ideas, product reviews,
news and resources for Black parents, Educators of Black Students, and African
American Homeschoolers. Also creator of SistaSense eBussines Blog, a series of Web
Business Howto Guides, BBWO (Black Business Women Online) Network for
Professional Black Women and the Web Newbie Know How Coaching Program, Black
Social Network http://sistapreneurs.ning.com.
Leah Remini

American actress. Mother of one child and married to actor Angelo Pagan.

Best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.
She had several guest appearances on shows such as Evening Shade, Diagnosis:
Murder, NYPD Blue and Friends (in the Season 1 episode "The One With The Birth" ).
She originally auditioned for the part of "Monica Geller" but did not get the role and
instead was considered for the role of Rachel Green. Remini has starred in an online
nine-episode MSN web series, In The Motherhood, along with Chelsea Handler and
Jenny McCarthy. The show was based on being a mother, and users could submit their
stories to have it made into real webisodes. On July 19, 2003 she married actor Angelo
Pagan. This was aired on the VH1 series Inside Out. On June 16, 2004, she gave birth
to a daughter, Sofia Bella a day after her 34th birthday. This was chronicled on the VH1
documentary Inside Out: Leah Remini the Baby Special. Remini was also showcased on
The Rachael Ray Show during a period of time she was trying to wean her child off
pacifiers and drinking from a bottle.

Donna Maria Coles Johnson, Esq

Founder & CEO of Indie Business Media, LLC. Mother of two children and married to Mr.
Johnson.

Donna publishes a blog, books, magazines and host a Indie Business Radio show to
help women and families successfully manage home and business, without
compromising either. I am the founder and president of the Indie Beauty Network, a
membership based trade organization providing business services to 700+ cosmetics
manufacturers nationwide. I am also the Work at Home Network Director for Mocha
Moms, Inc., a non-profit organization supporting women of color who have exited the
traditional work force to be more available to their families while their children are young.

Faith Hill

American country singer. Mother of three children and married to country super star
singer Tim McGraw.

known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim
McGraw. Hill has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of
Country Music, the Grammy Awards, the American Music Awards and the People's
Choice Awards. Her Soul2Soul II Tour 2006 with husband McGraw became the highest-
grossing country tour of all time. In 2001 she was named one of the "30 Most Powerful
Women in America" by Ladies Home Journal. The title track, "Breathe", reached number
two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "The Way You Love Me" hit the top ten as well,
topping out at number six on the charts, and became one of the longest running singles
in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 (57 weeks). The album won Hill three Grammy
Awards including Best Country Album, Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for Let's
Make Love featuring Tim McGraw and Best Country Female Vocal Performance for
"Breathe". It also marked a step away from her girl-next-door image, as the videos and
promotional pictures all portrayed a much sexier image. Breathe has sold almost 10
million copies worldwide. Hill used her 1999 tour to support a national children's book
drive. Fans who donated books at one of her concerts were entered into a drawing to
meet her personally after the show. The effort resulted in the donation of 35,000
children's books, which were distributed to hospitals, schools, libraries, and daycare
centers in 40 cities across the United States. In the days immediately following
Hurricane Katrina, Hill and her husband, who was raised in Louisiana, joined groups
taking supplies to Gulfport, Mississippi. The two also hosted several charity concerts to
benefit those who were displaced by the storm. In 2006 Hill and husband Tim McGraw
embarked on their Soul2Soul II Tour 2006. The tour became the highest grossing
country music tour ever with a gross of $90 million. It was named "Major Tour of the
Year" by the prestigious Pollstar Magazine, beating out such heavyweights as Madonna
and the Rolling Stones. In a special gesture, the couple donated all of the profits from
their performance in New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina relief. Annie Lennox is working
with Faith Hill and twenty-two other female artists to raise the awareness of the
transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. "Sing", which Hill collaborated on, was
released on World Aids Day on December 1, 2007, when Lennox appeared at the next
Nelson Mandela 46664 concert in South Africa.

Kathy Miller-Kramer

American columnist, Beauty Director for National Magazines, Designer of Invisibelt.

Mother of one child and married to Mr. Jeff Kramer.

A former beauty director ar Rosie and Lifetime Magazine and regularly contributes to
Shape Magazine. Developed the Invisibelt out of personal need, due to pants that are
always too big and need a belt with no buckle.

Dr. Katy Rodan

M.D., co-developer of Proactiv Solution, is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor,

Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine. Mother of two children and
married to MBA (who is Rodan and Fields's manager) Amnon Rodan.
Dr. Rodan's professional goal is to educate the public about skin diseases and cosmetic
issues, and create products that effectively and aesthetically treat common dermatologic
conditions. A well-recognized expert in her field, Dr. Rodan has been interviewed and
quoted in many national magazines,
Including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Self,McCall's, Allure, Teen, Cosmogirl, Oprah, Redbo
ok, Mirabella, Elle andReader's Digest. She was featured in First Magazine for Women,
"Secrets of the Beauty Docs" (July 1996) and in Harper's Bazaar, "Five Hot Derms"
(April 1998). She is a guest medical correspondent for KRON-TV News, the NBC affiliate
in San Francisco, and has appeared on national television shows, such as The Montel
Williams Show, Barbara Walters' The View, and Later Today. In addition, Dr. Rodan has
been included in Best Doctors in America. Dr. Rodan received her undergraduate degree
in history from the University of Virginia and her medical degree from the University of
Southern California School of Medicine in Los Angeles. She completed her internship at
Los Angeles County Hospital and her residency in dermatology at Stanford University
School of Medicine, where she was appointed Chief Resident. She is a member of
numerous professional societies, including the American Academy of Dermatology, the
American Society of Dermatologic Surgery and the California Medical Association. She
also holds a hospital appointment at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, CA. Dr. Rodan has
authored or co-authored articles about dermatologic conditions and treatments for the
conditions in journals such as the Archives in Dermatology and the Journal of
Investigative Dermatology. In addition, she has given numerous presentations and
lectures with an emphasis on skin and hair care. Before she was on TV simultaneously
curing your acne and insomnia with Proactiv, Dr. Katie Rodan was a highly respected
dermatologist -- clinically, academically, and in research. A perfect blend of intelligence,
experience, and bedside manner, Dr. Rodan listens and cares. If you need a
dermatologist, she is my #1 recommendation.

Monica Calavitta

Monica is a mother of 9 children. Her oldest child starts at 17, trickling down to 15, 13,
11, 10, 7, 4, 3, all the way to one on the way in 2007. So, now 10 kids? Monica is a
homemaker and has been married to husband Sam, a schoolteacher, for 18 years.
Along with family, sports activities a big part of the Calavitta clan. Monica loves to run,
and every year, the family puts on a full-fledged wrestling camp in Montana. She finished
Long Beach Marathon (26.2 miles) in 5 hours, 36 minutes.

Sarah Jessica Parker

American actress and producer, with a portfolio of television, film,

and theater performances. Mother of one child and married to actor Matthew Broderick.

She is best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw, a columnist, on

the HBO television series Sex and the City, for which she won four Golden Globe
Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Emmy Awards. She played the same
role in the feature film version of the show, which was released on May 30, 2008. A
sequel is also in early talks for 2009. She also has three fragrances out, Lovely, Covet
and Covet Full Bloom. She has also become the face of many of the world's biggest
fashion brands through her work in a variety of advertising campaigns. In August 2003,
Parker signed a highly lucrative deal with Garnier to appear in television and
print advertising promoting their Nutrisse hair products. After her multi-million dollar
contract with the Gap was terminated, she rebounded by joining the ranks of J-Lo, Paris
Hilton and Joan Collins by marketing herself and coming out with her own perfume, for
which she is being paid in the seven figure range. Manolo Blahnik named a shoe in her
honor, the SJP. Has received eight consecutive Golden Globe nominations from the
Hollywood Foreign Press; the first seven were for Actress in a TV Comedy for her work
on "Sex and the City" (1998) and her eighth was for Actress in a Motion Picture -
Comedy for The Family Stone (2005). Has a clothing line, Bitten. A member of the
Hollywood Women's Political Committee. campaign spokesperson and Goodwill
Ambassador for UNICEF.
Erin Henderson

American writer, Advocate for Adoption, blogger. Mother of 11 children (3 biological), and
married to Josh Henderson.

In this Aug. 11, 2008 file photo Erin Henderson, left, poses with adopted Ethiopian
children Solomon, second from left, and Belane, third from left, along with her husband
Joshua at top, and the rest of their 11 children, two of whom are HIV-positive adoptees
from Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac).

Vannessa L. Williams
American singer-songwriter and actress. Mother of four children and ex wife of former
NBA Player and actor Nick Fox.

Williams made history on September 17, 1983 when she became the first woman
of African American descent to be crowned Miss America. Williams' reign as Miss
America came to an abrupt end when scandal led to her subsequent resignation of the
title. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer,
earning Grammy, Emmy, and Tony award nominations. She is also well-known for her
outspoken support of gay rights, having won the Human Rights Campaign "Ally for
Equality" award in 2008. In Williams' career, she was initially known simply as "Vanessa
Williams". However, there is occasionally confusion or conflicts with similarly-named
actress Vanessa A. Williams, who first came to national notice when she appeared in the
first season of Melrose Place. Williams has appeared in advertisements for Radio
Shack. She is a spokes model for Proactiv Solution, and was the first black spokesmodel
for L’Oréal cosmetics in the late 1990's. Her other media appearances include
endorsing Crest Rejuvenating Effects Toothpaste, appearing on Who Wants to be a
Millionaire in 2000 as a contestant, endorsing Disneyland and Universal Studios in a
VisitCalifornia advert for the UK and Ireland 2008, and hosting the 6th Annual 2008 TV
Land Awards show.

Dr. Kathy A. Fields

American M.D., co-developer of Proactiv Solution, is a Stanford-trained, board-certified

dermatologist. Mother of two children and married to a Periodontist, Garry Ryant.

Dr. Fields’ practice of medical and surgical dermatology encompasses the treatment of
disorders of the skin, hair, and nails, including the excision of benign and malignant skin
growth. Well-recognized in her specialty, Dr. Fields is a consultant for numerous
publications and has been quoted in many magazines
including Glamour, Self, McCall’s, Allure, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and Good
Housekeeping. She is a consultant for KRON-TV, Channel 4 News in San Francisco and
a Beauty & Skin Consultant for Nordstrom stores. She has also appeared on The View
with Barbara Walters and other national affiliates. As an authority on skin disease and
aging, a significant portion of Dr. Fields’ practice is devoted to cosmetic dermatology and
helping patients who wish to minimize the appearance of the adverse effects of sun
exposure. She performs collagen and botox treatments, skin peels, and sclerotherapy of
leg veins, as well as laser surgery and liposuction. As an expert in her profession, Dr.
Fields has been written up in Who’s Who in American Women and American Business in
addition to making personal appearances on The Discovery Channel. Dr. Fields is a
national lecturer to her peers on the subject of acne, botox injections, liposuction, aging
skin, as well as cancer and breakthrough dermatology. Dr. Fields attended the University
of Miami School of Medicine and did her residency at Stanford University. She is an
Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at UCSF and a fellow of the American
Academy of Dermatology.

Julie Hehn

American Educator, Mother of 27 children (3 biological), and married to Librarian Rich

Hehn.

Hehn, a 53-year-old 3rd grade elementary school teacher, has 27 children, 19 of them
adopted from Ethiopia and five adopted from the U.S. As someone who once dreamed
of running an orphanage, this busy mom says children are the best gift of all. The three
oldest are Julie’s biological children. Julie’s first husband, Dennis Erickson died from
heart problems, leaving her widowed with 11 children. Rich married her with all of the
children – and they’ve since adopted 11 more.
 Nadia McCaffrey

American Activist, Speaker and Founder of Journey to Peace and Patrick McCaffrey
Foundation. Mother of one child and married to Bob McCaffrey.

Since her son’s (Patrick McCaffrey) June death in an ambush outside the big American
military base at Balad, Nadia McCaffrey has appeared at dozens of peace rallies, anti-
war vigils and ceremonies for other soldiers killed in action. Along with a handful of other
parents whose sons and daughters have died in Iraq, McCaffrey dedicated herself to the
anti-war movement. His death received national attention after Nadia invited the press to
Sacramento International Airport to record images of this flag-draped coffin returning
home, contravening U.S. Military policy and president Bush’s ban on the filming of U.S.
Soldiers’ coffins returning home from Iraq. A military investigation has found that Iraqi
troops being trained by American forces killed two California National Guard soldiers two
years ago during a patrol north of Baghdad, an Army spokesman said Tuesday.
(National Guard Spc. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., 34, of Tracy (A father of two children,
McCaffrey was a manager with a Silicon Valley collision repair company ) and 1st Lt.
Andre D. Tyson, 33, of Riverside were killed in June 2004 by the Iraqis as they walked in
the farmland outside of the town of Balad, about 50 miles from the capital.) McCaffrey is
a co-founder with Mother Sheehan of the Gold Star Families For Peace. Nadia is a
Coordinator for Gold Stars Speak, Speakers Bureau, a Peaceful Pro-People
Organization that works with Gold Stars Mothers (Mothers who have lost a Son in the
Iraq War) They are working actively to bring our troops home and to stop the war. In late
December, she went to the Middle East, traveling to Jordan with a humanitarian aid
delegation sponsored by the San Francisco organization, Global Exchange. The group
distributed $600,000 in humanitarian aid for victims of American military actions in
Fallouja. Building on her own history of near-death experience, Nadia has worked for
years as a hospice caregiver, comforting the dying. Ten years ago she set up a non-
profit organization called Angel Staff (www.angelstaff.org) to provide caregiver
assistance and emotional support for people who were dying. She communicates by e-
mail with an international network of people who are involved in hospice care. Now this
group calls and e-mails to give her emotional support. She has had herself, two near
death experiences. ‘Journey to Peace’ features the personal outreach of Nadia
McCaffrey. Nadia will share that healing with all who see it and allow us to follow her on
this journey to peace. She has since traveled through Europe conducting interviews in
Paris with FRANCE3 TV and radio, and ARTE CHANNELS TV (EU). In the US, she
interviewed with Good Morning America, The Today’s Show, The Paula Zanh Show, The
Aaron Brown Show, MSNBC, CNBC, Democracy Now TV, Morning on 2, and CNN. Her
story has been told through documentaries, radio shows, and in magazines (such as
Vanity Fair) and newspapers. She has appeared on the front page of USA TODAY
(twice), and the Washington Post, Newsweek. Nadia spent 23 days in Belgium and 10
days in Jordan, meeting with magazine, newspaper, radio, and TV media outlets. Her
message is sympathy, compassion and peace as the means to ending the immorality of
the U.S. Invasion and occupation of Iraq”. In 2006 she started a nonprofit 501c3 Patrick
McCaffrey Foundation or Veterans Village as a National not for profit corporation: The
mission of Patrick McCaffrey’s Foundation is to promote mental and holistic wellness
and palliative care among veterans returning from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan,
especially those suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), by providing a
live-in retreat village, wherein with the help of trained professional staff and volunteers,
veterans will find inner healing and an eventual re-entry into society. One on One
attention and Home-Like Care, a second Home. She has engaged in public speaking for
over 10 years and film documentary on the Near-Death Experience, made by a German
film company was released in 2003 in English and German language, for European
television viewing, the film is based on Dr PMH Atwater’s research.

Helen Hunt
American Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and Academy Award-winning actress & director.
Mother of one child and single.
Best known for her role in the television sitcom Mad About You and her Academy Award-
winning role in As Good As It Gets. She has starred in several Hollywood films,
including Twister, Cast Away, What Women Want, and Pay It Forward. In 1998 Hunt won
an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Carol Connelly, a waitress and
single mother who finds herself falling in love with Melvin Udall, an obsessive-
compulsive romance novelist played by Jack Nicholson in the movie Hunt is a director,
having helmed several episodes of Mad About You, including the series finale. Her big-
screen directorial debut came with the film Then She Found Me, in which she also
starred. She currently owns a production company with Connie Tavel, Hunt/Tavel
Productions under Sony Pictures Entertainment. Hunt has been recognized extensively
in her career. In 1998 she joined Liza Minnelli and Helen Mirren as the three actresses to
win a Golden Globe Award, an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year.
Hunt was nominated for an Emmy Award for lead actress in a comedy seven years in a
row, from 1993 through 1999, winning in the last four years. She is the only actress to
have won four consecutive Emmys and four Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
Meow Yee
Project Executive, Business Development, in IBM’s Systems & Technology Group,
Volunteer, President and co-founder of the Asian Women Leadership Network. Mother of
two children and married to
She has responsibility for growing IBM’s mainframe business in the emerging countries,
Brazil, Russia, India and China. In her prior position, she has responsibility for
developing and executing the Global Engineering unit’s inorganic growth strategy, which
included assessing candidate companies for acquisitions and alliances, developing and
managing partner relationships. She had lead responsibility for the Asia Pacific region,
with a focus on China. In her previous position, Ms. Yee was the Project Executive for
Asian Initiatives, in Corporate Communications. She led and managed a ground
breaking project to drive new levels of collaboration across multiple global companies to
share best practices around business in the Asian marketplace and leveraging Asian
talent, which included a benchmarking study. In her prior position, Ms. Yee led efforts
across multiple business units to deliver IBM’s On Demand Business Strategy in 2003
and 2004. While in the IBM Software Group, Ms. Yee was the Program Director,
Business Intelligence Product Marketing, with worldwide marketing and strategy
responsibilities for the entire portfolio of BI products, which included delivering several
new product releases as well as the launch of a brand new software product into the
marketplace worldwide. She has managed IBM’s relationships with several key
business partners. While in the Corporate CIO office, Ms. Yee was responsible for
establishing a corporate wide strategy and architecture for information management and
data warehousing, developed and delivered information delivery tools for worldwide use
at IBM. Ms. Yee has been recognized within IBM with numerous excellence awards for
delivering millions of dollars of savings and benefits to the corporation.
Ms. Yee is an IBM Certified Executive Project Manager and a Project Management
Institute certified Project Management Professional. She received the National Women
of Color Technology All Star award in October 2004, in recognition of her many technical
achievements. In June 2007, she was awarded the Salute to Women and Racial Justice
Technology Award from the YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester. Recently, she
received the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Ms. Yee is actively involved in
programs to encourage girls' interest in science and engineering. She is the President
and co-founder of the Asian Women Leadership Network, a nation wide network, with
members from multiple corporations. Ms. Yee graduated from Imperial College,
University of London, England, with a Master of Science degree, in Computer Science,
and a Bachelors of Science degree majoring in math (Second Upper Honors) and a
Diploma of Education from University Malaya, Malaysia. She speaks English, Malay and
the Chinese dialects of Mandarin, Cantonese and Hakka, and some German.