Lena Hill
Interim Chief Diversity Officer
Associate Vice President & Senior Associate to the President
University of Iowa
Lena Hill is a rising star in the field of African-American...
Janet Godwin
Chief Operating Officer
ACT Inc.
Janet Godwin describes herself as a person who has always been about “getting stuff done.” Her rise from entry-level content developer...
Brooke Fitzgerald
Owner and Top Chickadee
The Early Bird Coffee Shop
Brooke Fitzgerald’s chipper personality exemplifies the expression, “The early bird gets the worm.”
Ms. Fitzgerald is most recognized...
Mary Ferentz
Volunteer and Philanthropist
Mary Ferentz is not a person prone to tooting her own horn, describing herself simply as a homemaker, volunteer and philanthropist. But...
Kim Downs
City Administrator
City of Hiawatha
After a late career start, Hiawatha City Administrator Kim Downs has proven to be just the kind of staff leader the...
Meet 2017’s Women of Influence
The 2017 class of Women of Influence, shown before the April 20 awards ceremony at the Coralville Marriott. PHOTO MIRANDA MEYER
By Angela Holmes
angela@corridorbusiness.com
Now in...
LaSheila Yates
Executive Director, Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Chief Diversity Officer, City of Cedar Rapids
A chronic illness that intensified a few years ago has caused LaSheila...
Jennifer Welton
Jennifer Welton
Vice President of Treasury Management, Bankers Trust
The term “go-getter” hardly encompasses Jennifer Welton’s relentless drive to strengthen the Corridor community.
Her volunteer credentials run...
Cathy Terukina
Executive Vice President
Folience
If there’s a theme that runs through Cathy Terukina’s life, it could very well be ‘alignment.’
Now the executive vice president of Folience,...
Christy Shipley
Construction Manager
Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity
Christy Shipley knows what it’s like to grow up in a blue-collar family with difficulties securing stable housing. That’s...