Philadelphia Family Women of Influence Guide
Meet the women who are reshaping culture for good in Philly!
Presented by Family Focus Media
We’re excited to announce the 2026 Philadelphia Family Women of Influence Award Winners! After reading through inspiring nomination after inspiring nomination, we’ve selected the women who are making a difference in neighborhoods across Philadelphia and beyond. In this Guide, you’ll get to know them, along with the women entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit leaders who give our city its heart.
Our 9 Women of Influence Award Winners are visionaries, connectors, and changemakers whose passion and dedication are leaving a real mark on the people around them. We’re also proud to honor one extraordinary Young Woman of Influence Award Winner, a local high school student who is already showing what the next generation of leaders looks like.
Scroll down to dive into their profile stories, and keep checking back as we reveal the rest of this year’s winners. Then come celebrate them with us at the Women of Influence Luncheon on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at the Fitler Club in Philadelphia. This high-energy networking event will bring our Brave Speaker Series to the stage to inspire you and spark connections that carry on well beyond the luncheon. Get your tickets at familyfocus.org/women.
A heartfelt thank you to our 
Contributing Sponsor, Fitler Club, for helping us celebrate these remarkable women and for opening its doors to host our luncheon.
You’ve Found Your Village: The Philly Family Community
Philadelphia Family is published by a team of local women who work to connect families raising their kids in Philly with resources, events, and each other.
Our dynamic Philly Family Community Facebook group is a great place for referrals and finding friends, while our Facebook page and @PhillyFamilyMag Instagram handle keep followers in the know. Our High Five Email Newsletters land in your inbox every Thursday to deliver our curated roundup of fun things to do with kids of all ages in Philly, as well as our latest news and updates from local businesses and nonprofit organizations, each week!
If you’re a business or nonprofit leader looking to connect with Bucks County families, learn more about our community, become a Member, and reinforce your marketing plan with us.
Celebrating Woman-Owned and Women-Led Philadelphia Family Members
This Community is supported by our Philadelphia Family Members. Get to know our local woman-owned and -led Members in our directory below who can help you raise healthy, happy kids while making a home in Philadelphia. If you represent a family-focused local business or nonprofit organization who feels aligned with our core values, we’d like to invite you to join us as a Member to start collaborating!
Veronika Paluch photographs young families and babies with an authentic and joy-filled approach.
PDA offers professional dance training in a positive environment, focusing on technique, wellness, and artistic…
Dr. Samantha R. Wertheimer is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in therapy and neuropsychological evaluations…
Regina Miller is a family photographer who focuses on capturing real, love-filled moments of connection…
As a mother of two young girls, I understand firsthand the complexities of financial planning…
Best Beginnings is a wellness and yoga studio supporting women, babies, and young families with…
Whole Heart specializes in maternal and reproductive mental health, including mood disorders in pregnancy and postpartum depression and…
Waldron Mercy Academy, a Catholic School sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, is a diverse,…
Villanova Women's Soccer Girls Youth Camps help players develop their skills, compete, and discover a…
Dr. Tina Ho is a fellowship-trained and double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon serving…
The Children's Community School is a non-profit early childhood education program for children aged 15-months…
The Aspen Grove School is a nature-based, Reggio-inspired program, dedicated to preserving and nurturing the magic and…
Spanish Workshop is a Reggio Emilia Spanish immersion program where children learn through play, creativity,…
Founded by a caregiver and author, this nonprofit organization helps families with children as they…
Shuttlebee provides safe, small-group school rides for kids with vetted drivers and real-time tracking —…
Sanare provides mental health support for tweens, teens, and adults through in-person and virtual outpatient…
Restore Physical Therapy offers pelvic floor, orthopedic, and perinatal physical therapy services as well as…
ReBoot4Success, LLC helps students pick up where they left off in college - so they…
Philadelphia Couples Therapy (PCT) is a couples therapy practice of doctoral-level clinicians offering couples, individual,…
Philadelphia Chinese Academy is an authentic Montessori language immersion school for children ages 0 to…
Pelvio Physical Therapy provides rehabilitative and preventative pelvic floor physical therapy to those in Philadelphia…
Natural Creativity is a welcoming, non-profit resource center in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood supporting self-directed education.
Private postpartum doula, overnight newborn care and lactation support for Philadelphia and Main Line families.
Mi Casita Spring House is a premier Spanish immersion preschool that serves children ages 3-months-old…
Melissa Joy Photography specializes in family & newborn photography & is renowned for capturing bright,…
Main Line Nutrition and Fitness offers personalized nutrition from a dietitian that is covered by…
Lowey Psychological Services provides therapy, psychiatric care, and forensic evaluations for children, teens, and adults…
Jessica Catherine Photography is a boutique newborn, baby, and maternity portrait studio specializing in in-home…
How to Doula This provides childbirth classes, newborn care education, postpartum overnight support, doula services,…
Guided by Montessori-certified teaching staff, Greene Towne Montessori School cultivates respect, confidence, autonomy, and curiosity…
Give your child the best foundation for a lifetime of learning at Gladwyne Montessori, the…
Gladwyne Animal Hospital is a locally owned veterinary practice committed to delivering trusted primary care…
The Friends School Haverford Camp program offers 9 weeks of open ended, play-based programming in…
Fishtown Montessori is locally owned and operated and was founded in 2017 to provide children…
Empowerly guides students and families through the complexities of higher education using a personalized, data-driven…
Cupola Academy (CA) is a secular, nonprofit educational organization that provides a supportive community-base for homeschooling families.
Crescent Lactation Care, LLC offers lactation consults, support groups, prenatal classes and weaning sessions.
Connected Doulas is a full service doula agency in Greater Philadelphia offering birth and postpartum…
Camp Cupola at Cupola Academy offers hands-on summer programs for youth ages 5–15 on its…
Born With Love Doulas provides doula care to the Greater Philadelphia area's new and expecting parents.
Blooming Artist Studio is an art studio in Northeast Philly that provides instruction in fine…
At Better Minds Counseling & Services, Brittany Webb leads a team of compassionate and experienced…
Bala CBT is a practice of Licensed Psychologists specially trained to treat OCD, anxiety, health…
B. well provides pediatric OT, PT, speech, lactation, neuroadaptive intensives, and baby play groups for…
Amigos is a Spanish immersion preschool located in Old City, Philadelphia for students 1-5 years…
All of You Therapy is a group psychotherapy practice that works with children, teens, young…
AIM's college prep curriculum for 1-12th grade students provides extraordinary educational opportunities to children with…
¡Viva Verano! Spanish Immersion Summer Camp in Rittenhouse Square is where kids 5–12 live the…
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