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Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Shine Awards
March 7 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Celebrating Kansas Women who Shine
The Shine Awards is a celebration of inspirational Kansas women and will help raise funds to support Storytime Village’s mission of inspiring a lifelong love of literacy for underserved children.
2026 HONOREES
LAI-L DAUGHERTY, Executive Director, Wichita Medical Research & Education Foundation
CARA DECKER, Center Director, Kumon Math & Reading
JILL DOCKING, Senior Vice President, Docking Group
MONIQUEKA HOLLOWAY, Chief Program Officer, Heartspring
JUDGE JENNIFER JONES. City of Wichita Municipal Court Judge
DANIELLE JOHNSON, Executive Director, Wichita Habitat for Humanity
JUDGE JACQUELINE KELLY, Judicial District Court Judge, Sedgwick County
DR. RHONDA K. LEWIS, Professor, Wichita State University
THE MCCARTNEY SISTERS
ANNIE MONTGOMERY, Director, Family Life Counseling Center, Tabernacle Bible Church
SHELLY PRICHARD, President & CEO, Wichita Foundation
VALERIE BLACK-TURNER, Director of Community Partnerships, Kansas Health Foundation
VALERIE WHITE, Director of Development, Barton School of Business Wichita State University
MARQUETTA ATKINS-WOODS, Founder & Executive Director, Destination Innovation Inc.
To register or for sponsor opportunities, visit: https://www.storytimevillage.org/shine2026
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