Award Winners
2025 Forty Under 40: Alicia Faust
Alicia Faust Executive Director | Willis Dady Homeless Services | AGE: 35 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Guttenberg Education: Master of Arts in leadership What was your first job? First ever: Deli worker at Benders Foods in high school. First professional:…
Bonnie Beardsworth
CFO, Entrepreneurial Services Group Community Service Award Nominated by Kris Gulick, President In her…
Jim Balvanz
CFO, HH Ventures Private Company Nominated by Dennis Henderson, CEO Beyond managing the finances…
Tracy Tritle
Chief Executive Officer Tritle Consulting Group After harnessing the power of collaboration and community building…
Karen Stenger
Advanced Practice Nurse University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Karen Stenger didn’t intend to pursue…
Delaine Petersen
Executive Director [retired] The Arc of East Central Iowa Delaine Petersen, retired executive director of…
Ann Oleson
Founder & CEO Converge Consulting Many of those who know Ann Oleson wonder how she…
Tiffany O’Donnell
Chief Operating Officer IWLC Although she walked away from a 25-year career in broadcasting…
Lura McBride
Chief Operating Officer Van Meter Inc. Lura McBride is living proof that high-achieving women can…
Katie Lammers
Co-owner Lammers Construction Services Katie Lammers is proud to be making a difference in the…
Kelly Lamb
Hope Lodge Manager Russell and Ann Gerdin American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Kelly Lamb has…
Judith Joyce
Founder & President EarthView Environmental Inc. Mediating the plans of project developers with the needs…
Tami Gillmore
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer Four Oaks In her eight years at Four Oaks, Tami…
Mike Wehr
Age: 34 Occupation: Chief Operations Officer, Raining Rose What’s the best advice you ever received:…
Phoebe Trepp
Age: 34 Occupation: Executive Director, Willis Dady Emergency Shelter What’s the best advice you ever…
Jason Sytsma
Age: 39 Occupation: Attorney, Vice President, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC What’s the best advice you…
