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Celebrating 2024’s Women of Influence

This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Corridor Business Journal and its Women of Influence awards. The Women of Influence awards recognize 10...
Women of Influence

Celebrating this year’s Women of Influence

The 2023 Women of Influence are an inspiring group of community leaders who have each overcome adversity, taken chances and challenged themselves to make...
Marlen Mendoza

2023 Emerging Woman of Influence: Marlén Mendoza

Marlén Mendoza set out for Washington, D.C. after graduating from the University of Iowa in 2016 knowing she wanted to work in public policy. Unsure...
Kelly Wood

2023 Women of Influence: Kelly Wood

After serving children at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital for the past 13 years, Kelly Wood has a reputation for being...
Thais Winkleblack

2023 Women of Influence: Thais Winkleblack

Thais Winkleblack glances at a sticky note displayed in the corner of her computer monitor as she ruminates on her journey to leadership. The...
Brianna Wills

2023 Women of Influence: Brianna Wills

Brianna Wills was involved in the Iowa City community before she officially moved to the city.  Ms. Wills contacted her potential neighbor at the time...
Jill Wilkins

2023 Women of Influence: Jill Wilkins

You might find something surprising about Jill Wilkins, the busy chief operating officer for the Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc. (NewBoCo)...
Sandy Steil

2023 Women of Influence: Sandy Steil

Sandy Steil’s vocation and avocation have led her down markedly different paths in recent years. A graduate of the 3D design program at the University...
Amy Schulte

2023 Women of Influence: Amy Schulte

Amy Schulte chooses to give back to the community where she grew up — at the YMCA where she learned how to swim —...
Kristin Roberts

2023 Women of Influence: Kristin Roberts

It’s often said that having a dream job would consist of doing what you love and getting paid for it. Kristin Roberts says her entire...

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