2022 Influential Women Awards Nominees
Nominee Name |
Company/Organization |
Alex Maderas |
Campagna Academy |
Alexius Barber |
NiSource |
Alicia Hodges |
Alicia Hodges Portraiture |
Allison Pulliam |
Eichhorn & Eichhorn, LLP |
Allyson Straka |
Frozen Garden |
Alyssa A. Nyberg |
The Nature Conservancy |
Amanda Maynard, CFRE |
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ |
Amanda Smith |
Center for Urban and Regional Excellence Indiana University Northwest |
Amber Wehle |
Pillars of Wellness |
Amira Mohammed |
Excel Physical Therapy& Lymphedema clinic |
Amy Blaker |
Lochmueller Group |
Amy McCormack |
Calumet College of St Joseph |
Amy Nowaczyk |
O’Drobinak & Nowaczyk, P.C. |
Amy Taylor |
Centier Bank |
Amy Todd |
Mancino’s, Pour on Roy, Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce |
Andrea Pearman |
Diversified Marketing |
Andrea Puente |
The Times Media Co |
Angela Spencee |
White Iris |
Angie Davis |
Service Doctor |
Anita Frame |
Frame Property Network |
Anita Goodan |
Kankakee Valley Broadcasting |
Ann Coglianese |
Region ATA and Highlands Best After School and Summer Camp |
Ann Zandstra |
Luke Family of Brands |
Anna Gomez |
No Fixed Address |
Anna Meyer |
Francisican Alliance- Crown Point |
Anne Massie |
Grounded Earth Farm |
April Glueckert |
Calumet Lumber Inc |
Ashley Kazmucha |
LaPorte County Courthouse |
Ashley Krueger |
Luke Family of Brands |
Audra Peterson |
Porter County Career & Tech |
Audrey Faith Randle |
Area Career Center of Hammond/School |
Barbara Wilfong |
Tri Kappa, Wilfong Racing, Newton County Historical Society, Wilfong Country Living |
Becky Kreiger |
Porter County Parks and Recreation |
Bethany Hernandez |
Town of St. John |
Betsy Kohn |
Michigan City Area Schools |
Billie Dailey |
Luke Family of Brands |
Breanna Whitman |
Luke Family of Brands |
Brenda Temple |
Blue Chip Casino Hotel and Spa |
Brianna Ciara |
Newton County Soil & Water Conservation District |
Brienne Hooker |
Jasper Newton Foundation Inc. |
Brittany Arndt |
NiSource |
Brittany Bohacik |
Ava Michael Beautique |
Brittany Robinson |
Famous Athletics |
Candace Walsh |
St. Mary’s Medical Center |
Candice Villagrana |
Wintrust Community Bank |
Carlie Hult |
Tech Credit Union |
Carol Donovan |
Greater Indiana Title Company |
Carolina Rubalcava-Shaffer |
United Airlines |
Cassandra Cavell |
Luke Family of Brands |
Cathie Dull |
Tech Credit Union |
Cathy Jacobsen |
The Hub Kitchen / Balanced Life Meal Prep |
Cecilia Palomo |
Luke Family of Brands |
Celina Weatherwax |
MAAC Foundation |
Chandana Vavilala |
Lake County Health Department |
Charita Lucas |
dOSA Naturals |
Christine Cid |
Lake County Council |
Christine Foreman |
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc |
Christine McConnell |
Center of Workforce Innovations |
Christine Ward |
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana |
Christy Pedersen |
Salon Diva |
Christy Rodriguez |
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana |
Cindy Lopez |
Merrillville Florist and Tea Room |
Claudia Jones |
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana |
Corinne Becknell-Lucas |
Northern Indiana Community Foundation |
Courtney Fokianos |
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Courtney Gill |
School City of Hobart | Hobart Middle School |
Crystal Shannon |
Indiana University Northwest College of Health and Human Services |
Cynthia Mose-Trevino |
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools |
Dana Booth |
Budd Mechanical |
Dawn Haring |
Luke Family of Brands |
Debora Suyak |
Century 21 Alliance Group |
Deborah Kapitan |
Kopka Pinkus Dolin |
Deborah Wickenden, NP-C |
Winfield Family Medicine |
Dominique Williams |
Sparky Brains Tutoring |
Donna Criner |
Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation |
Donna Golob |
PATH, Inc. |
Dorothy A. Austgen |
Eley Graham Austgen Financial Advisory Service |
Eleni Kazonis |
The Skin Witch |
Elizabeth (Betty) Sidwell |
Superior Construction Co., Inc. |
Elizabeth Adcock |
CAPTRUST |
Elizabeth Bryant |
State of Indiana – Division of Family Services |
Emily Edwards |
Emily’s Foods |
Emily Svetanoff |
Restoration Dental Studio |
Erica Kaufman-West, MD |
Franciscan Physicians Network |
Erica Miller |
Goodwill Industries |
Ericka Haro-Guerrero |
Luke Family of Brands |
Eva Rivera |
Dynamic Framer |
Faye Sepke |
Horizon Bank |
Frankie L. Lane |
Modern Woodmen |
Gina Guarino |
Coldwell Banker Realty |
Heather McCarthy |
City Of Hobart |
Helen Harmon |
Indiana University Northwest School of Business and Economics |
Helen Pennington |
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Ivana Sedia |
Unida Translation |
Jamica Williams |
Tech Credit Union |
Jamie Sulcer |
Chicago Title |
Janet Bloch |
Lubeznik Center for the Arts |
Janice Bell |
Luke Family of Brands |
Jeanie Sienkowski |
Ben Franklin Middle School |
Jennifer Vinovich |
TrueWealth Advising Group |
Jenny Bennett-Beschinski |
She Designs LLC |
Jesenia Zendejas |
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc |
Jessica Garcia |
Luke Family of Brands |
Jessica Luth |
Pay it Forward Valpo, Inc |
Jessica Zvyak |
Brandenburg Industrial Service Company |
Jill Brotan |
Horizon Bank |
Jill Sandilla |
Tech Credit Union |
Jill Vagner |
Wheeler Middle School |
Jo Anne Gillette-Balley |
San Pierre Parks & Recreation Society |
Joell Drasich |
American Family Insurance Drasich Agency |
Joslyn Kelly |
J’s Breakfast Club |
Joy Holliday |
City of Gary |
Judy Cruse |
Quality Impressions |
Judy Earnshaw |
Phil’s Friend’s |
Julie Wiejak |
Purdue University Northwest |
Junita Bolland |
Hammond Education Foundation and Hammond Hispanic Community Committee |
Karen Knezic |
Korellis Roofing, Inc. |
Kathleen Campbell |
Luke Family of Brands |
Kathleen Siefert |
Horseshoe Casino |
Kathryn Jenkins |
Crete-Monee District 201u/Crete Monee Education Association |
Kathy Hruby |
My School Child Care and Learning Center |
Katie Cortes |
Teachers Credit Union |
Kelly Dwyer |
Hammond Group |
Kelly Maki |
Maki Insurance Group |
Kelly Vates |
Fair Haven, Inc |
Kim Bailey |
SENSIT Technologies |
Kim Foy |
Hoosier Daddy BBQ |
Kimberly P. Peil |
Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP |
Kirsten Kaiser Kus |
Bryce, Downey, & Lenkov LLC |
Dr. Kristin Burton |
Purdue University Northwest |
Kristin Marlow |
American Red Cross |
Kristina Walton |
Duneland School District |
Kylee Fraze Norman |
CLH-CPA |
Kymberli Roberts |
Hammond Sportsplex & Community Center |
Laura Weber |
Cline Avenue Bridge, LLC |
Lauren Dado |
Area Career Center |
Leslie Devine |
People’s Bank |
Lillian Gonzalez |
Salon Nine22 |
Lisa Gaff |
Lisa Gaff Real Estate Team |
Lisa Kaszubski |
Meeting Achievements |
Lisa Kuehl |
Horizon Bank |
Lisa Marie Sarbiewski |
HD Industries |
Lora Fosberg |
Lubeznik Center for the Arts |
Lorenza Jara Pastrick |
Bishop Noll Institute |
Lydia Mcneiley |
Scott Middle School |
Lynn Kerber |
Horizon Bank |
Madeline Bartsch |
Hobart High School |
Margaret DeYoung |
University of St. Francis |
Margaret Ranogajec |
Luke Family of Brands |
Margarita Tortolano |
Tonn and Blank Construction |
Maria Avila |
The Times Media Co |
Mary Jane Eisenhauer |
First Things First Porter County |
Mary Perren |
Starke County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. |
Mary Wright |
Horizon Bank |
McKenya Dilworth Smith |
The Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, Inc. |
Megan Flores |
City of Hammond |
Melina Frazier |
Highland Griffith Chamber of Commerce |
Melita Kllija |
Service Doctor |
Meredith Dohanyos |
Northwest Indiana Community Action |
Michell Santelik |
Michell Santelik Photography |
Michelle Gonzalez |
Laciak Accountancy Group |
Michelle Hollandsworth |
Performance Foodservice |
Michelle Luna |
Horizon Bank |
Michelle Pieroni |
Luke Family of Brands |
Michelle Shirk |
Boys and Girls Clubs of LaPorte County |
Michelle Wendlinger |
Wendlinger & Wendlinger |
Miranda O’Block |
Tavern on Main |
Nancy Frigo |
Coldwell Banker Realty |
Nancy Townsend |
Krieg DeVault |
Nasim Azimi |
MonoSol |
Nelsy Marcano |
Lubeznik Center for the Arts |
Nicole C. Bullock |
Nicole Cares Foundation, Inc. |
Nicole Spicer |
Nicole Spicer Law |
Nicole Wright |
Community Foundation of NW IN |
Nikki Wielgos |
Crisis Center |
Nikkole Robertson |
FBI |
Nina Rivas |
City of Portage |
Norma Williams |
Excellence By Design & Interior Design |
Olivia Vasquez |
Gary Police Department |
Pamela Pokropinski |
Community Foundation of NW IN |
Pamela Richard |
Luke Family of Brands |
Pat Martin |
Munster Steel Inc |
Patricia Baxter |
Vanair |
Patty Stovall |
Hasse Construction |
Raeann Trakas |
Cleveland Cliffs |
Rani Saxena |
Bionic Prosthetics & Orthotics |
Rebecca L White |
Salem Media LLC |
Rhonda Denny |
Luke Family of Brands |
Rhonda Zaluckyj |
Patti’s All American Gymnastics & Swim |
Robin Arvanitis |
Patti’s All American Gymnastics & Swim |
Samantha Bean |
Lubeznik Center for the Arts |
Sandra Moreno-Garcia |
Sandra Moreno-Garcia Attorney At Law |
Sandra Steele |
Purdue University Northwest |
Sarah Ware |
IVDiagnostics |
Savannah Smith |
SENSIT Technologies |
Shanina M Thomas |
City Colleges of Chicago Community College |
Sharon Qualkenbush |
Valparaiso Community Schools |
Shellie Zaberdac Dell |
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union |
Shelly McCarthy |
Story Point Independent Senior Living |
Sheri Bruder |
Franciscan Alliance |
Sheryl McKinney |
Tire and Auto Superstore |
Shirlee Mergenthaler |
Tech Credit Union |
Silva Devarj |
Devarj Design Inc. |
Stacey Beal |
Luke Family of Brands |
Stephanie Edwards |
Mom to Mom, NWI |
Stephanie Keller, CPA |
Clifton, Larson, Allen, LLP |
Stephanie Swearington |
Porter Starke Services |
Stephanie Wilson |
Clean It Best, LLC |
Stephanie Woods |
Revolution Fitness |
Sue Lynch |
City of Portage |
Surekha Rao |
Indiana University Northwest School of Business and Economics |
Susan Thompson |
Illiana Indoor Bilboards |
Susanne (Sue) Companiott |
O’Bannon Elementary School |
Tamara Stump |
Center of Workforce Innovations |
Tamera Lienhart |
BP |
Tamerine Conley |
Luke Family of Brands |
Tanya Reynolds |
SENSIT Technologies |
Tara Elinkowski |
Amada Senior Care Northwest Indiana |
Teresa Morning |
Eastern Pulaski School Corporation |
Theresa Deitrich |
Hobart High School |
Tiffani English |
First Tee Lake County |
Tiffany Conover |
St. Catherine’s Hospital |
Tiffany Ryans |
La Porte County YMCA |
Tiffany Saffold |
Luke Family of Brands |
Tiffany Salameh |
ABC57 |
Tracy Anderson |
Tech Credit Union |
Tracy Matus |
Chester Inc |
Trish Geyer |
AllState |
Valentine Torres |
School City of Hobart | Hobart High School |
Vanessa Hernandez-Orange |
East Chicago Parks Department |
Vasilia Pangere |
Arshad, Pangere & Warring |
Veronica Tilley |
TMS International |
Vicky Smith |
Pyro Shield |
Viktoria Cox |
Dr. Torie’s Dental Shoppe, PC |
Whitney Hagarbome |
Innovative Energy, Inc |
Yana Pleshivoy Pinkhasov |
Rhythm N Beets |