Women of Influence

                        Administrator Oaknoll Retirement Residence Today, Kim Bergen-Jackson leads Oaknoll Retirement Residence, one of Iowa’s most respected senior living communities. She’s known as an expert in...

                        Founder and Executive Director Kids First Law Center Jenny Schulz knows the stereotypes about lawyers and she’s having none of it. When families going through divorce...

                          Executive Director Willis Dady Homeless Services Phoebe Trepp’s bulldog leadership at the Willis Dady Homeless Services can be summarized as “see something, say something, do something.” “If...

                          Chief Nurse Executive Vice President, Care Transformation UnityPoint Health Of all of this year’s distinguished Women of Influence honorees, Mary Ann Osborn arguably has the biggest impact...

                          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...

                        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...

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...

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...

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...

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...