Arts
Influential Woman
Robin Arvanitis | Patti’s All American Gymnastics |
Brittany Bohacik | Ava Michael Beautique |
Up & Coming
Alicia Hodges | Alicia Hodges Portraiture |
Brittany Robinson | Famous Athletics |
Eleni Kazonis | The Skin Witch |
Business
Influential Woman
Anna Gomez | No Fixed Address |
Jamie Sulcer | Chicago Title |
Kathleen Campbell | Luke Family of Brands |
Kelly Maki | Maki Insurance Group |
Michelle Gonzalez | Laciak Accountancy Group |
Pamela Richard | Luke Family of Brands |
Sheryl McKinney | Tire and Auto Superstore |
Stephanie Keller | CliftonLarsonAllen |
Up & Coming
Amy Blaker | Lochmueller Group |
Brittany Arndt | NiSource |
Carol Donovan | Greater Indiana Title Company |
Christy Rodriguez | Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana |
Emily Edwards | Paradise Spreads |
Trish Geyer | ALLSTATE |
Whitney Hagarbome | Innovative Energy |
Construction/Manufacturing
Influential Woman
Dana Booth | Budd Mechanical Systems |
Eva Rivera | Dynamic Framer |
Kim Bailey | SENSIT Technologies |
Margarita Tortolano | Tonn and Blank Construction |
Norma Williams | Excellence by Design |
Up & Coming
Christine Foreman | Cleveland-Cliffs Inc |
Julianne Tattersall | Korellis, Inc. |
Karen Knezic | Korellis, Inc. |
Kelly Botts | Hammond Group |
Economic Development/Government
Influential Woman
Alexius Barber | NiSource |
Christine Cid | Lake County Council |
Elizabeth Bryant | State of Indiana – Division of Family Resources |
Nancy Frigo | Coldwell Banker Realty |
Sue Lynch | City of Portage |
Up & Coming
Ashley Kazmucha | LaPorte County Plan Commission |
Mary Perren | Starke County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. |
Vanessa Hernandez-Orange | East Chicago Parks Department |
Education
Influential Woman
Audra Peterson | Porter County Education Services |
Cynthia Mose-Trevino | Lake Ridge New Tech Schools |
Kristin Burton | Purdue University Northwest |
Jeanie Sienkowski | Benjamin Franklin Middle School |
Jill Vagner | Crown Point Community School Corporation |
Sandra Steele | Purdue University Northwest |
Shanina Thomas | City Colleges of Chicago ( 2 year) Community College |
Valentine Torres | School City of Hobart |
Up & Coming
Audrey Faith Randle | Hammond Area Career Center |
Dominique Williams | Sparky Brains Tutoring |
Julie Wiejak | Purdue University Northwest |
Kristina Walton | School City of Hobart |
Lauren Dado | Area Career Center |
Lydia McNeiley | School City of Hammond |
Madeline Bartsch | Hobart High School |
Theresa Dietrich | Hobart High School |
Finance
Influential Woman
Amy Taylor | Centier Bank |
Betty Sidwell | Superior Construction |
Helen Pennington | Citibank |
Michelle Luna | Horizon Bank |
Lynn Kerber | Horizon Bank |
Up & Coming
Cathie Dull | Tech Credit Union |
Jennifer Vinovich | TrueWealth Advising Group |
Katie Cortes | Teachers Credit Union |
Kylee Fraze Norman | CLH, CPAs & Consultants |
Lisa Kuehl | Horizon Bank |
Shellie Zaberdac Dell | Notre Dame Federal Credit Union |
Healthcare
Influential Woman
Candace Walsh | Beacon Children’s Hospital |
Erica Kaufman West, MD | Franciscan Health |
Pamela Pokropinski | Community Foundation of NWI |
Sheri Bruder | Franciscan Health |
Yana Pleshivoy Pinkhasov | Rhythm N’ Beets |
Up & Coming
Amber Wehle | Pillars of Wellness |
Emily Svetanoff | Restoration Dental Studio |
Shelly McCarthy | Brentwood at Hobart |
Tara Elinkowski | Amada Senior Care |
Tiffany Conover | St. Catherine Hospital |
Law
Influential Woman
Heather McCarthy | Know Risk |
Kimberly Peil | Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP |
Kirsten Kaiser Kus | Downey & Lenkov LLC |
Tiffany Saffold | Luke Family of Brands |
Up & Coming
Allison Pulliam | Eichhorn & Eichhorn, LLP |
Amy Nowaczyk | O’Drobinak & Nowaczyk, P.C. |
Olivia Vasquez | Gary Police Department |
Sandra Moreno Garcia | Sandra Moreno Garcia Attorney At Law |
Marketing/Media
Influential Woman
Andrea Pearman | Diversified Marketing |
Angela Spencer | White Iris |
Michelle Pieroni | VIA Realty Partners |
Stephanie Edwards | Mom to Mom, NWI |
Up & Coming
Samantha Bean | Lubeznik Center for the Arts |
Susan Thompson | Illiana Indoor Bilboards |
Tiffany Salameh | ABC57 |
Nonprofit
Influential Woman
Amanda Maynard, CFRE | Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ |
Christine Ward | Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana |
Donna Criner | Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation |
Donna Golob | PATH, Inc. |
Erika Miller | Goodwill Industries of Michiana |
Kelly Vates | Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center |
Kristin Marlow | American Red Cross |
McKenya Dilworth Smith | The Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, Inc. |
Nikki Wielgos | Crisis Center |
Up & Coming
Anne Massie | Grounded Earth Farm |
Becky Kreiger | Porter County Parks and Recreation |
Elizabeth Adcock | CAPTRUST |
Judy Earnshaw | Phil’s Friends |
Juanita Boland | Crisis Center, Inc. A Youth Service Bureau |
Meredith Dohanyos | Northwest Indiana Community Action |
Michelle Shirk | Boys and Girls Clubs of LaPorte County |
Stephanie Swearington | Porter Starke Services |
Tiffani English | First Tee Lake County |
Service & Tourism
Influential Woman
Brenda Temple | Blue Chip Casino Hotel and Spa |
Christy Pedersen | Salon Diva |
Joslyn Kelly | J’s Breakfast Club |
Stacey Beal | Luke Family of Brands |
Up & Coming
Ashley Krueger | Luke Family of Brands |
Claudia Jones | Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana |
Miranda O’Block | Tavern on Main |
Stephanie West | Clean It Best |
STEM
Influential Woman
Carolina Rubalcava-Shaffer | United Airlines |
Jessica Zvyak | Brandenburg Industrial Service Company |
Nasim Azimi | MonoSol |
Up & Coming
Brianna Styck | Newton County Soil & Water Conservation District |
Savannah Smith | SENSIT Technologies |