2023 Influential Women Awards Nominees

 

Nominee Name

Company/Organization

Abigail Hill

Luke Family of Brands

Abigail Collins

Luke Family of Brands

Alexandria Berrettoni Johnson

Physician Billers Inc

Alexius Barber

NIPSCO

Alicia Hodges

Alicia Hodges Portraiture

Alison Bell

Western Governors University Indiana (WGU Indiana)

Alyssa Gawlinski

REjournals

Amanda Herrera

Ivy Tech Community College

Amanda Hilbrich

Luke Family of Brands

Amanda Hunter

Luke Family of Brands

Amanda King

Winfield Elementary School

Amanda McDonnell

Northwest Indiana Real Estate, Inc.

Amanda Morrison

Geminus

Amanda Rodda

bp Whiting Refinery

Amanda Szamatowicz

Tri-Creek Home Improvement Center

Amanda Tuohy

Indiana Ballet Theatre

Amber Turpin FNP-C

Lowell Family Practice

Amy Diaz

Indiana University Northwest

Amy Stevens

Stevens Iron Works

Amy Taylor

Centier Bank

Andrea Pearman

Diversified Marketing Strategies

Andrea Puente

The Times Media Co

Andria Lewis

City of Hammond

Angela Grothaus

CLH CPAs and Consultants

Angela Paul

Sojourner Truth House

Angela Tidwell

Gentle Women of Distinction

Angelica Arambula

University Of Chicago

Angie Crossin

Women United

Ann Coglianese

Region ATA

Anna Sutton

Blushing Rose Photography

April Glueckert

Calumet Lumber Inc.

Ashley Krueger

Luke Family of Brands

Ashley Wachowski

Dollar General

Becky Kreiger

Porter County Parks and Recreation

Becky Wright

EXP Realty

Belinda Sebenste

Luke Family of Brands

Bette Babjak

City of Crown Point – Clerk Treasurer’s Office

Betty Sidwell

Superior Construction

Brenna Geist

Brookside Christian Academy

Brianna Hairlson

Bri’s Dance Place

Brittany Arndt

Nisource

Brittany Robinson

Famous Athletics

Bryn Evorik

Simple Wellness LLC

Buffy Adams

St. Jude House

Caitlin Moisant

Axe Rated

Candas Geinosky

Luke Family of Brands

Candice Miller

First National Bank of Monterey

Candice Nelson

ANTHONY ADAMS HOUSE

Carissa Cartwright-Collins

Ivy Tech Community College

Carla Dawson

Dawson Angus

Carly Brandenburg

Eichhorn & Eichhorn LLP

Carolyn Scofield

Water’s Edge

Carrie Steinheiser

Castle Automotive

Carrie Upchurch

Teachers Credit Union

Cassandra Cavell

Luke Family of Brands

Cassandra Vereb

Cassidee Jacobsen

Rexnord Aerospace

Cassie Carlson

Tonn and Blank Construction, LLC

Cassie McBride

PAT+CASSIE PHOTOGRAPHY

Catharine Olsen

Purdue University Northwest

Cathi Lloyd

Decorating Den Interiors

Chasity Wright

Advanced Behavioral Consultation Inc

Chrisanne Christ

Centier Bank

Christina Churley

Ink and Oak Media, Llc

Christina Herrera

Ameristar Casino

Christina Matoski

New Beginnings Health Center

Christine Ward

Girl Scouts

Cindy Cohen

C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative Inc.

Cori Kale

New Chapter Real Estate

Courtney C. Smith

Smith Law Group

Crystal Klomp

Klomp Design Build

Crystal Shannon

Indiana University Northwest

Cyndi Frederick

Castle Automotive

Cynthia Thompson

Franciscan Health Olympia Fields

Dana Gibson

Associated Pediatricians

Dana Kazee

Solid platforms Inc

Dana More

Luke Family of Brands

Danialle Parks

Nisource

Danielle Dempsey

Luke Family of Brands

Danielle Lazzaroni

Adams Radio Group

Danielle Lenson

House to Home NWI , Realty Executives

Dawn Pelc

Porter County Substance Abuse Council

Dawn Stokes

Four Winds Casinos South Bend/City of Crown Point Councilwoman/Business Owner

Debbie Brandt

Community Healthcare Systems

Debbie Choate-Mathias

Northwest Indiana Community Action

Debbie Martin

Cargill – Hammond

Debbie Oborn

Open Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center

Deborah Bachmann

Purdue Northwest

Debra Bolaños

Galaxy Travel Agency

Debra Campbell

Copper Leaf Organics

Denise Clark

Kwiatkowski Masonry, Inc.

Dominique Williams

Sparky Brains Tutoring

Donna J Hammersmith

Centier Bank

Dora Rosa

Luke Family of Brands

Dorothy Falk

Falk-PLI

Ebony T Parker

Smoked Brand MC & Ebony N Ivory Events & Decor

Edda Taylor

Edda Taylor Photographie

Elaine Clay

Trinity Lutheran School and Church

Elena Jambrina

Don Quijote Restaurante

Eleni kazonis

The skin witch

Ellen Campbell

Luke Family of Brands

Emily Edwards

Paradise Spreads

Emily Svetanoff

Restoration Dental Studio

Erica Berger-Frame

Center of Attention LLC

Erica Kerkes

VNA Hospice NWI

Ericka Haro Guerrero

Luke Family of Brands

Erika Gonzalez

Horizon Bank

Erin Bemis

bp

Faye Sepke

Horizon Bank

Gabrielle O’Keefe

Pinnacle Hospital

Gianna Gomez-Mayo

NIPSCO

Gina Bachmeier

REBEW U massage and wellness, LLC

Gina Merkel

Larson-Danielson Construction Company, Inc.

Gina Zieniewicz

Nana Clare’s Kitchen/Camelot Coffee

Gina Fezler

Wintrust Bank

Gloria Tuohy

Indiana Ballet Theatre

Grace Roman

Grace Topliss

bp Whiting Refinery

Gretchen Kalk-Castro

CLH CPAs and Consultants

Hannah Cohen

Luke Family of Brands

Hannah Hammond-Hagman

Chesterton Art Center

Heather Becerra

South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority

Heather Brown

Larson-Danielson Construction Co., Inc.

Heidi Morgan

Belle Ame Boutique

HelenMarie Harmon

Indiana University Northwest

Holly Taylor

City of Valparaiso

Iris Sanchez

Purdue University Northwest

Jackie DeRosa

Hammond Development Corporation

Jacqueline Weber

Girls on the Run

Jade Anna Baisa

Luke Family of Brands

Jamie Baczkowski

Trinity Displays

Jamie Wolfe

Tech Credit Union

Jane Jordan

Town of Burns Harbor

Jane Powers Schiesser

Humane Indiana

Janet Bloch

Lubeznik Center for the Arts

Janis Nunez

Janis Bakes

Jeanne Robbins

Munster Steel

Jenna Conklin

Paladin

Jenna Schairbaum

bp Whiting Refinery

Jennifer Dreggors

Berkshire Hathaway Executive Home Services

Jennifer Gaudy

Cross Property Management

Jennifer Montague

NiSource

Jennifer Smith

M & M Car Care Center

Jenny Fisher

Indiana University Northwest Department of Biology

Jervai Dumas

Extended Care Consulting

Jessica Arens

Korellis

Jessica Corral

Valparaiso Creative Council

Jessica Garcia

Luke Family of Brands

Jessica Kish

New Chapter Real Estate

Jessica Petalas

Humane Indiana

Jessica Zvyak

Brandenburg Industrial Service Company

Jill E. Ritchie

AT&T

Jill Landers

bp Whiting Refinery

Jodi Hoekstra

Site Services Inc.

Joy Shurman

Lowell Carpets and Coverings

Joyce Forman

Crossroads YMCA

Judith Cardenas

Indiana Small Business Development Center/Aged to Perfection

Julie M. Canady

Franciscan Health

Julie Latta

St Catherine Hospital

Julie McElMurry

Shared Ethics Advisory Commission and Hospice Artisans

Kali Werkowski

Korellis

Karin DeVries

Horizon Bank

Karyn Gallas

Schererville Glass & Mirror

Kasia Marshall

Midwest Express Clinic

Kathleen Kutcka

Community Hospital

Kathy Trebiani

ArcelorMittal R&D

Kathy Hruby

My School Child Care & Learning Center

Katie Craig

bp Whiting Refinery

Katie Hawks

Sangha Center for Wellness

Katie Pavel

bp

Katina Rivera

Methodist Hospital

Katrina Bruner

Superior Construction Co., Inc.

Katrina Sites

K&S Productions

Kelly Maki

Maki Insurance Group

Kelly Papp

WeCreate Media

Kim Dray

bp Whiting Refinery

Kristen Jeppeson

Community Hospital

Kristin Huysken

Indiana University Northwest

Kristine Teodori, D.O.

ACESO Visiting Physicians & Geriatric Care

Kristy Bish

Burns Funeral Home

Kristy Hite

Progressions Counseling

Krystal Lowe

Ameristar Casino

Kylee Norman

CLH CPAs and Consultants

Lamia Katbi, MD

Healthy Kids Highland COMH

Lanise Brown

Luke Family of Brands

LaShawnda High-Huff

St. Catherine Hospital

Laura Hiestand

North Newton Community Schools – Lincon Elementary

Laura Sigward

bp

Lauren Peters

Fringe + Ink Creative Co.

Lauren Starcevich

Luke Family of Brands

Lauri Keagle

Franciscan Health

LaVonne Jarrett

Volunteer Advocates for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults

Leahdon Staples

Gary Community Health Center

Leslie Corona

Luke Family of Brands

Leslie Robinson

Mane Image

Liberty Pelter

Purdue University Northwest

Lidia Yakovleva

Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor

Linda Brooks

Baptist Children’s Home

Linda Lewandowski

Kid’s Closet Ministry/North Judson United Methodist Church

Linda Monge Guerrero

Nipsco

Lisa Harrington

Mermaid Straw

Lisa Human

CLH CPAs and Consultants

Lisa Keith

Dan’s Pierogies

Lisa Kuehl

Horizon Bank

Lisa Previs

Tradewinds Services

Lisa Taylor

Tonn and Blank Construction

Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano

Chicago Street Theater

Lorenza Jara Pastrick

Bishop Noll Insitute

Lydia McNeiley

School City of Hammond

Lynda Niaves

Hasse Construction

Lynn Duttlinger

CLH CPAs and Consultants

Lynn Kerber

Horizon Bank

Madisyn Wimple

Madisyn’s Spread the Love Project

Maria Avila

Hard Rock

Maria Mendoza

bp

Mariann Frigo, MS, OT

Jacob’s Ladder Pediatric Rehabilitation, Inc.

Mary Dolan

Pro-Am Team Sports

Mary Freda-FLores

City of Crown Point

Mary Kay Gaboyan

Horizon Bank

Mary Wright

Horizon Bank

Mary Kay Gaboyan

Horizon Bank

Meagan Barrett

Protsman Elementary School

Meg Piercy

MegMade Furniture

Megan Leland

Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School

Megan Thompson

Twisted Sugar

Meghan Buell

The Treehouse – TREES, Inc.

Melissa Bohacek

Paladin Care

Melissa Czekaj

St. Paul Catholic School

Melissa Tatalovich

School City of Hammond

Meredith Webb Dohanyos

Northwest Indiana Community Action

Michelle “Shelly” Flick

Tri-Creek Home Improvement Center

Michelle Hollandsworth

Performance Foodservice- Chicago

Michelle Jacinto

Direct Mortgage Loans

Michelle Novak

TradeWinds Services, Inc.

Michelle Wooden

Ze Design Studio

Milanka Djankovich

Listing Leaders

Monica Johnson

CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP

Myra Gonzalez

That Keto Kitchen

Nancy Frigo

Coldwell Banker

Natalie Paton

Luke Family of Brands

Nelsy Marcano

Lubeznik Center for the Arts

Nichole Odijk DeMario

Woman to Woman, NWI

Nicky Jackson

Purdue University Northwest

Nicole Harmon

Humane Indiana

Paige Hounshell

Luke Family of Brands

Pamela McDonald

Starke County Sheriff’s Department/Starke County Government

Patricia Kelly

People’s Day Care

Patti O’Brien

Larson-Danielson Construction Company, Inc.

Patty Stovall

Hasse Construction

Paula Simpson

Bridges of Possibilities

Porshca Goffin

Forever Resilient

Rachel Kaplan

C2 your Health Women’s Initiative Inc.

Rafaela Rivera

Luke Family of Brands

Rebeca Unate Michko

City of Whiting/Rebeca’s Hair Care

Rebecca Goddard

Ryan Law Offices and Executive Director of the Crisis Center

Rebecca Grove

Franciscan Health – Northern Indiana Division

Renee Rosignol

Hoosier Highlander

Rhonda Ballard

Luke Family of Brands

Rhonda Zaluckyj

Patti’s All American Gymnastics

Robin Clark

Horizon Bank

Robin Witte

Facet Architecture

Roseann Dennis

Tech Credit Union

Samantha Allen

Byway Beauty

Samantha Madrigal

Ivy Tech Community College

Sarah Furman

Luke Family of Brands

Sarah Lewis

Superior Construction Co. Inc.

Sarah Watkins

21st Century Charter School

Shanika Griffin

Luke Family of Brands

Shanina M. Thomas

Harold Washington College – City Colleges of Chicago

Shaunna Finley

Communities In Schools

Shawntay Shelton

Luke Family of Brands

Sheri Reed

Sher Bear’s Craft Mall

Sherri Ziller

Northwest Indiana Regional Dev. Authority [RDA]

Sherry Martin

bp Whiting Refinery

Sheryl McKinney

Tire and Auto superstore

Shvonne Barber

Horizon Bank

Sindel Keister

Purdue University/YMCA

Skyler Hofer

Winfield Police Department

Snezana Obetkovski

Walgreens

Sonia Davis

Department of Child Services

Sonia Georgeff

A&M Mortgage Group (Gold Star Financial)

Sonya Smith

Wealth in Motion Consulting LLC

Stephanie Bazaar

Castle Automotive

Stephanie Russell

CLH CPAs and Consultants

Stephanie Pinkerton

Sparkle Pink Photography

Stephany Leonard

Teachers Credit Union

Surekha Rao

Indiana University Northwest School of Business and Economics

Susan Ibitz

Human Behavior Lab

Susan Thompson

Illiana Indoor Billboards

Susan Wietbrock

Ronson Equipment Company

Tamera Lienhart

bp whiting refinery

Tamerine Conley

Luke Family of Brands

Tanecia Heard

bp

Tara Elinkowski

Amada Senior Care

Tara Tauber

Tauber Law Offices

Teonna Wilber

Survive & Thrive Counseling Services

Teri Wallace

Wallace Consulting

Tiana Morgan

bp whiting refinery

Tiffany Kouimanis

BMO Capital Markets

Tina Alaniz

Castle Automotive

Traci Winston Williams

Unique Boutique International LLC

Tracy Bergstrom

Teachers Credit Union

Tranece Artis

Laini Fluellen Charities

Tricia Sena

SENSIT Technologies

Trisha Devenport

Barnes & Noble (Valparaiso)

Vanessa Bajda

Luke Family of Brands

Vanessa Turner

Inspire Care & Support Services

Vicki Carlson

Trumpet Vine

Vicki Znavor

Retired HR Specialist

Vickie Rainwater

Mental Health America of NWI

Vicky Hankins-Chubb

Hospice of the Calumet Area

Wende Burbridge

Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana

Wendy Gasior

Luke Family of Brands

Wendy Mis

Town of Munster

Yana Pinkhasov

Rhythm N’ Beets

Yolanda Monahan

YoBandz LLC

Yvette Johnson

Northwest Indiana Community Action