Women of Influence

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 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...

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,...

                  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...

                  Founder/President Fusion Yoga Studio From the outside looking in, some people just seem to have more hours in their days than the average person and Marsha...

                  Chief Organizational Effectiveness Officer Van Meter Inc. Alicia Murphy doesn’t have to pretend she enjoys her work building high-performance teams and an engaging culture at Van...

                  Vice President, Social Impact ACT As an admired pharmacy professional and dedicated mentor, Melissa Murer Corrigan has garnered plenty of accolades, but few are as satisfying...

                    Program Supervisor Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department What does it look like when a leader combines problem solving with compassion? The embodiment is RaQuishia Harrington,...

                  Community Projects Specialist Johnson County Social Services On top of being Johnson County’s community projects specialist, LaTasha DeLoach engages young women and their families throughout the...

                  President Marion Chamber of Commerce Jill Ackerman has compiled an impressive list of achievements in the nine years since she took charge of the Marion Chamber...