Award Winners

Rachel Rigdon

2025 Forty Under 40: Rachel Rigdon

Rachel Rigdon Senior Talent Relations Consultant  |  TrueNorth Companies  |  AGE: 35 Family: Spouse, Alex; children, Reese (5), Jonah (2), and Wesley (2) Residence: Cedar Rapids Hometown: Winona, Minnesota Education: Luther College Best advice you ever received? “Trust your gut.”…

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…

Elizabeth Stone

Age: 32 Occupation: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa What’s the best advice…