The Center for Women Veterans has selected twenty-eight women Veterans for the 2025 Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Center for Women Veterans Trailblazers “Women Veterans Forging a Path” initiative and will honor Ms. Ivy Brooks and Ms. Lynda Van DeVanter with Posthumous Trailblazer awards.
The twenty-eight selected women Veterans Trailblazers are:
- Angela A. McCullough
- Caroline P. Fermin
- Carrie D. Moore
- Danique N. Masingill
- Diane Carlson Evans
- Dianne M. Young
- Dr. Debbee A. Maraglio-Lynn
- Dr. Iesiah M. Harris
- Dr. Linda Schwartz
- Dr. Patricia M. Ross
- Dr. Sheena L. Moore
- Elizabeth Herrera
- Hattie M. Johnson
- Jackeline Perez-Martinez
- Jayme L. DeGooyer
- Jessica L. Wherry
- Jo Ann Orr
- Joan A. Furey
- Latia Suttle
- Laura R. Hatcher
- Leonor Branch
- Lori L. Trego
- Marilyn Kelly-Cavotta
- Mona Pearl Treyball
- Octavia Harris
- Patricia A. Harris
- Sharon S. Hinde-Grimm
- Staci L. Reidinger