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Mrs. Martha Hunt (left) served the Plano Independent School District for 42 years. She began her career in education as a teacher at Mendenhall Elementary. She later served as the district’s Math Curriculum Coordinator and returned to Mendenhall…

Ms. Averie Bishop. born & raised in McKinney, made history as the first Asian American woman to win the Miss Texas pageant in 2022. Her social platform as Miss Texas is the "Yall Means All" campaign to have every child in Texas fulfil the desire to…

Kimberly Sanchez, left in photo, is one of the founders of the local business The Sanchez Group that specializes in "creating high quality, sustainable communities." The Sanchez Group is the current ongoing sponsor of the nonprofit The Little Free…

Maylee Thomas Fuller is the founder of the Love Life Foundation. LLF's mission is to "spread love and hope to the at-risk in our community by partnering with local agencies to provide valuable aid and support".

Outside of her philanthropic…

Angelia Pelham currently serves on Frisco City Council Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Place 3. Her election in 2021 to this position made her the first Black woman to hold this seat in Frisco history.

Councilwoman Pelham is highly active in both her…

Portia Ross Taylor was a longtime and beloved teacher at the Hamilton School, a school that served students in the Black community from 1924 until Frisco ISD integrated in 1964.

Mrs. Taylor was one of two teachers and taught students in grades…

Amanda Dunbar moved to Allen when she was 12 years old and quickly became a child prodigy artist. Ms. Dunbar began oil painting under the tutelage of Mr. Ferguson at Ford Middle School. By the end of two summers she had created close to 100…

When not working as an interior designer Paula Ross dedicated her time to keeping the history of the City of Allen alive. Mrs. Ross is president of the Allen Heritage Guild, a member of both the Collin County Historical Commission and the Allen Arts…