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Leading Waco Women Empowering Summit

Panelists

Abby Head

Abby Rhodes Head is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Head Hospitality, LLC. She and her husband, Omari Head, own & operate Cheddar Box, Franklin Ave Mac House and Pop's Lemonade Company. She is a new mother to her daughter, Everett Styles, and is currently learning how to balance entrepreneurship and family. She is passionate about the hospitality industry and seeks to create a product and atmosphere that customers love. Although she grew up in Pensacola, Florida, she chose to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams in Waco. She often describes this community as a small town with big ideas and is proud to call Waco home. She is honored to serve the greatest city with the greatest people.

Dr. Tyrha Lindsey-Warren

Dr. Tyrha M. Lindsey-Warren is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. At Baylor, Dr. Lindsey-Warren teaches Advertising, Digital Marketing and is the Founder of the Baylor Business Advertising Summit. Dr. Lindsey-Warren also has over fifteen years of experience working in marketing and public relations in the corporate, performing arts, entertainment and non-profit arenas for such firms as Quincy Jones*David Salzman Entertainment, NBC, Creative Artists Agency, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and UniWorld Group. She is also the Founder and Producer of the Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival.
Dr. Lindsey-Warren speaks nationally on the topics of cross-cultural marketing and communications, multicultural fundraising, effective communications and leadership. Her research streams are rooted in empowered storytelling, multicultural media and advertising, “health edu-tainment,” emotional contagion (Word-of-Mouth) and movies. Dr. Lindsey-Warren is a published Consumer Behavior Scholar with academic articles that have appeared in the Journal of Advertising Research, the Journal of Cultural and Marketing Strategy, the Journal of Academic Marketing Education, and in the book, “Entertainment Values,” published by Palgrave UK.
Dr. Lindsey-Warren received her Bachelor of Science in Radio/TV/Film and a certificate in Musical Theater from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She also has a Masters of Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing, from the Peter F. Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California and a PhD in Marketing from Rutgers University in New Jersey.
In her spare time, Dr. Lindsey-Warren sings jazz professionally and has opened for GRAMMY award-winning jazz musicians, Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler and Pieces of a Dream, to name a few. Dr. Lindsey-Warren is married to Sidney Warren, a successful entrepreneur, and both are new to the Waco community.

Genevieve Peel

Genevieve Peel is a creative with a business degree from Baylor University, followed by 18 years of experience as #2 at Hole in the Roof Marketing, a local company with a national reach in quality apparel and promotional products. She is co-owner of a local retail shop, Congress Clothing, creating trendy Waco and Baylor tees since 2005. It is with this experience that Genevieve brings a unique perspective to growing female leaders who wear all the hats.

She currently serves as board president for Jesus Said Love, a ministry empowering women survivors of exploitation and trafficking. She also serves on the Young Life Greater Waco executive board. Genevieve loves photography, abstract painting, and good food. She lives near downtown in Cameron Park with her entrepreneurial husband, 7 year old son, & 14 year old Border Collie.

Elisa Rainey

Elisa is an attorney with the firm of Rainey & Rainey in Waco, practicing in elder law, estate planning and special needs planning. Elisa is a Certified Elder Law Attorney and an adjunct professor at Baylor Law School, teaching Elder Law.
Elisa received her BBA from Baylor in 1993 and graduated from Baylor Law School in July 1994.
She is a member of the Special Needs Alliance and past-president of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She serves as a council member for the State Bar of Texas’ Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section.

Sheryl D. Victorian, PhD

Sheryl Victorian is a native Texan and a 28-year law enforcement professional. She was sworn in as the City of Waco’s Chief of Police on March 15, 2021, after serving with the Houston Police Department for 28 years. Chief Victorian retired from the Houston Police Department as an Assistant Chief of the Patrol Region 2 Command, where she was responsible for the Clear Lake, Southeast, South Central, Eastside, and Downtown Patrol Divisions, as well as the Vehicular Crimes Division. Her law enforcement experience includes assignments in the Major Offenders, Homicide, Special Victims, Internal Affairs, Training and the South Central and Southeast Patrol Divisions.

Chief Victorian has earned many awards and commendations for her service and dedication as a police professional. She was recognized as the 100 Club of Houston’s “Rookie Officer of the Year” in 1995, and earned a Life Saving Award, an Award of Excellence, Chief Unit Citations, and many Citizen and Chief of Police commendations. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice from Texas Southern University, a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Houston – Downtown, and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Administration of Justice from Texas Southern University.

Chief Victorian is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy (FBINA) session #267, a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) scholar, and a current fellow of American Leadership Forum’s class XLVII (47). She is also a Discover Leadership Master Graduate of class #252 and has been selected to participate in the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP), session #81, in July of 2021. Chief Victorian has also participated in several other nationally recognized professional development and leadership programs. Chief Victorian is an adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University where she teaches Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice, Ethics, and the Graduate Capstone course.

In her spare time, Chief Victorian is a playwright, and enjoys traveling, mentoring, teaching, and spending time with her family.