Award Winners
2025 Forty Under 40: Ryals Parker
Ryals Parker Chief of Schools, Behavior Supports, and Special Services | Cedar Rapids Community School District | AGE: 37 Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Keokuk Education: B.A. from the University of Iowa, master’s degree and Education Specialist from Drake Best advice…
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…
Elizabeth Stone
Age: 32 Occupation: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa What’s the best advice…
Debbie Stanton
Age: 32 Occupation: Director, Washington Public Library What’s the best advice you ever received: Do…
Annie Pollock
Age: 35 Occupation: Division Administrator, Cardiovascular Medicine & Endocrinology, University of Iowa Health Care What’s…
