The photo and an article were published in the June 1978 issue, making her the first woman to have a center photographic feature and two page profile in skateboarding.

Its team members at the time included; Brad Bowman, Bert LaMar, George Orton, Mike Folmer, and Marc Hollander.

[10] Also in 1980, Whitehead was invited to compete as a pro in The Gold Cup Series which staged five pool riding contests at skateparks up and down California.

[16] On February 28, 2019 she placed advertising on electronic billboards in Times Square, NY, with female skateboarders on it and the text "GIRLS SKATE TOO.

[21] In 2014 she delivered at TEDx talk in Santa Monica, CA titled "Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word: About growing up in a male dominated sport and how I dealt with it.

"[22] In 2019 she gave a 10-minute "Power Talk" at the 10th annual espnW conference in Laguna Niguel, California titled "Rule Breaking, Disruption and Starting a Revolultion.