Award Winners
Cindy Garlock: Setting an example, changing students’ lives
“If there’s one word I use to describe myself, I would say ‘persistence,’” said Cedar Rapids School Board President Cindy Garlock. “That’s a close relative to ‘stubborn.’” Ms. Garlock’s resume might also bring to mind “resilience” and “adaptability.” The career…
Angela Winnike
Chief of Retail Operations | The Java House Nighttime Mayor | Iowa City Downtown District…
Andrea Wilson
Executive Director Iowa Writers’ House AGE: 36 What was your first job? At age seven,…
Hannah White
Director of Marketing & Operations Zach Johnson Foundation AGE: 30 Who are your local mentors?…
Amanda Wendling
Partner GRIT Capital AGE: 33 What was your first job? An ice cream scooper at…
Stacey Walker
Supervisor Linn County AGE: 30 Best advice you ever received? I’ve been told a variation…
Caitlin Slessor
Attorney & Vice President Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC AGE: 37 Best advice you ever received?…
Jamie Siefken
General Manager & Executive Vice President Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery AGE: 39 Best advice…
Andrew Sherburne
Co-founder FilmScene AGE: 39 What was your first job? I opened a candy shop in…
Kristen Shaffer
Attorney Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC AGE: 32 Local mentors? Jenny Schulz, executive director and attorney…
Sara Sedlacek
Communications & Development Director The Crisis Center of Johnson County AGE: 37 What would most…
Whitney Russell
Realtor Urban Acres Real Estate AGE: 33 Best advice you ever received? A theater professor…
Christa Payne
Financial Representative COUNTRY Financial AGE: 31 Best advice you ever received? When given the choice…
Anna Patty
Owner Epiphany – Your Creative Spark Inc. AGE: 38 Who are your local mentors? Jenifer…
Monica Nieves
Vice President of Special Events & Communication Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau AGE:…
Bhumika Nayak
Senior Systems Engineer Rockwell Collins AGE: 33 Biggest break? Getting a job at Rockwell Collins…
