Speaking Of People - Brief Article

Ebony, March, 2001

BANK SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Marquita T. Wiley is premier banking senior vice president for Bank of America Central Banking Group, located in St. Louis. She is responsible for the affluent/premier banking line of business in the Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas markets. The Mobile, Ala., native earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Marygrove College in Detroit and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. She and her husband, Joe Wiley, a human relations consultant, have two children, Raymond and Johanna.

PRUDENTIAL GENERAL MANAGER

Paula A. Price is general manager and chief strategist of Prudential Retirement Services. Working out of the company's Newark location, Price's responsibilities include overseeing strategy development, product management and development, client relations and investment services, and the legal and compliance operations for the company. The Chicago native received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from DePaul University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. She and her husband Michael Price, the general manager for Regional News Rep in Manhattan, have one son, Tyler.

FIRST FEMALE UNDERSHERIFF

Zelda Whittler is the first female to be named Cook County, Ill., undersheriff. She acts as the department's chief liaison with the Cook County Board of Commissioners (in Chicago) on all matters of intergovernmental policy and budget. Additionally, she provides oversight on planning and budgeting, policy formulation and the supervision and training of the department's 6,800-person staff. Whittler earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Chicago State University. She and her husband, Anthony Martin, director of court service training in the sheriff's office, have one daughter, Quiana.