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Meet 2017’s Women of Influence
The 2017 class of Women of Influence, shown before the April 20 awards ceremony at the Coralville Marriott. PHOTO MIRANDA MEYER
By Angela Holmes
angela@corridorbusiness.com
Now in...
LaSheila Yates
Executive Director, Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Chief Diversity Officer, City of Cedar Rapids
A chronic illness that intensified a few years ago has caused LaSheila...
Jennifer Welton
Jennifer Welton
Vice President of Treasury Management, Bankers Trust
The term “go-getter” hardly encompasses Jennifer Welton’s relentless drive to strengthen the Corridor community.
Her volunteer credentials run...
Cathy Terukina
Executive Vice President
Folience
If there’s a theme that runs through Cathy Terukina’s life, it could very well be ‘alignment.’
Now the executive vice president of Folience,...
Christy Shipley
Construction Manager
Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity
Christy Shipley knows what it’s like to grow up in a blue-collar family with difficulties securing stable housing. That’s...
Marsha Nieland
Founder/President
Fusion Yoga Studio
From the outside looking in, some people just seem to have more hours in their days than the average person and Marsha...
Alicia Murphy
Chief Organizational Effectiveness Officer
Van Meter Inc.
Alicia Murphy doesn’t have to pretend she enjoys her work building high-performance teams and an engaging culture at Van...
Melissa Murer Corrigan
Vice President, Social Impact
ACT
As an admired pharmacy professional and dedicated mentor, Melissa Murer Corrigan has garnered plenty of accolades, but few are as satisfying...
RaQuishia Harrington
Program Supervisor
Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department
What does it look like when a leader combines problem solving with compassion? The embodiment is RaQuishia Harrington,...
LaTasha DeLoach
Community Projects Specialist
Johnson County Social Services
On top of being Johnson County’s community projects specialist, LaTasha DeLoach engages young women and their families throughout the...