Introducing 2018’s Women of Influence
Intro by Adam Moore
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Photography by Brian Draeger
As the Corridor Business Journal’s annual Women of Influence awards program stretches into its second decade, it’s interesting...
Angie Charipar
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Cedar Rapids
Among those working behind the scenes to enable the dramatic progress Cedar Rapids has made in...
Kim Bergen-Jackson
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...
Jenny Schulz
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...
Phoebe Trepp
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...
Mary Ann Osborn
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...
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...