Dr. Pulapaka was named one of the Top Influential Women in Business 2021 & 2013 in Volusia/Flagler County.”I am proud and honored to be among this group of women and men. This inspires me to work harder on issues that remain important to our community, such as health care and food sustainability. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems but by confronting them courageously. I will continue to work on these issues and support our community that I am so proud of.”

She is on the Board of Directors for the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, a Special Expert for the Podiatric Population Health Committee with the American Podiatric Medical Association, and on the Citizens Advisory Committee for West Volusia Hospital Authority. 

Dr. Pulapaka’s husband, World Master Chef Hari Pulapaka, PhD, has been a driving force along with her family.  She is a co-author with her husband on three books, including her forthcoming book – a Plant-Based Cardiac Recovery Cookbook, with a release date of Spring 2023. Their support enabled Dr. Pulapaka to be recognized in 2014 by the Orlando Sentinel Culinary Hall of Fame, James Beard Foundation for her contributions over multiple years,  2020 Wine contributor in Sinfully Vegetarian and in 2015 with Dreaming in Spice, 2014 Founding Member goFLA & #Sunshineplate, 2014 Power Couple Central Florida, and 2014 Emeril’s Florida Season 2 Premiere – Coming to America! Her other projects include a community program, the Plant to Plate Patient Garden est. 2019, to educate individuals about healthier cooking and options on a modest budget. 

Podcast Host: Podiatry DocTalk and From the Blade.
“Regain your health with quick and ingenious tips & chats so you can be stronger and healthy. I’m here making complex foot & ankle problems sensible and simple.” Hosted by: Dr. Jenneffer Pulapaka, DPM 
Podiatry DocTalk brings information to you in short, easy-to-understand podcasts. We also will provide links to the original journal articles whenever possible so that you can source the data directly and be stronger & healthy.

DFALC Increases Focus on Women’s Empowerment in Central Florida

Women worldwide face shared barriers to success in the medical field, marketplace, and benefit from programs advancing financial literacy, job training, entrepreneurship development, and economic self-sufficiency, proving the fundamentals of women’s economic empowerment are universal. 

#FedUp! I have lost, as a female podiatric surgeon, 27% annually, solely because of my gender. My cumulative lifetime earrings losses in my 30-year career will be $7,429,882.94. During my first year in practice, I was subjected to a hospital that did not provide Equal On-Call Pay for female physicians/surgeons, resulting loss of $99, 996.00. My pay disparity has been an average of $105,000/annually. The World Economics Forum is reporting that it wouldn’t be until 2133 until Equal Pay would be a reality, but with recent global changes, it has been pushed back to 2186.

No one knows this better than Dr. Pulapaka that women must push demand parity. Empowering women to thrive is both a global commitment and a foundational mission. Women Inspiring Change & Community Development (WICCD) was founded in 2017 by Dr. Pulapaka to encourage women in round-table discussions, podcasts, and talks with decision-makers who seek ideal aspirations, goals, missions, and objectives while inspiring positive change. With a mission to unite and economically empower women, WICCD was officially integrated with the Company’s mission in 2017.

www.WICCD.org