Shelly Maharry: Building a legacy in Johnson County

Shelly Maharry didn’t set out to lead one of Johnson County’s most impactful philanthropic organizations. She set out to pay her way through college.

As a first-generation college student from Muscatine, Ms. Maharry landed a student job in patient registration at University of Iowa Health Care, her freshman year. That position turned into a 15-year career — moving from registration to the heart care center to eventually…