Community Connections Community Connections Star Power: Leading Ladies Awarded

By Jo ycel yne Fadojutimi /iplusmag .com

Bianca Le-Fleur and Brandon Maxwell

Longview Regional Medical Center’s Women’s Advisory Council hosted its 20th Anniversary of Stars Over Longview. The annual awards ceremony and luncheon which honors 12 women in the community for their dedication and commitment to various community endeavors was a packed house with 1,200 plus attendees.

Longview’s own Brandon Maxwell, Speaker, American Fashion Designer, Television Personality, Director and Photographer keynoted the event. And he had the crowd roaring with laughter thanks to Libby Bryson’s questions. The conversation style on the stage with Ms. Bryson added a new flavor to the event. Maxwell was very forthcoming, a realist, credited people in his life who contributed in some fashion or another to his success.

Maxwell was not pretentious about his success. He narrated how he was last in his class mentioning Aliceson Howell, his counselor at the time. “Aliceson held my hand and said,” ‘You are going to college,’ Maxwell told his audience. His career’s journey started from St. Edwards University in Austin to New York and around the globe. It is important to note, Maxwell finished college on the Dean’s list. According to Maxwell, he has worked incessantly for 10 years straight and it eventually paid off for this young 35-year-old who was the least likely to succeed to this magnitude.

Despite his success, Maxwell is a pragmatist who ardently believes in education and very hard work. “I am driven to making people look their

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