Arts
Influential Woman
Alicia Hodges | Alicia Hodges Portraiture |
Edda Taylor | Edda Taylor Photographie |
Gloria Tuohy | Indiana Ballet Theatre |
Janet Bloch | Lubeznik Center for the Arts |
Jessica Corral | Valparaiso Creative Council |
Meg Piercy | MegMade |
Up & Coming
Anna Sutton | Blushing Rose Photography |
Brianna Hairlson | Bri’s Dance Place |
Brittany Robinson | Famous Athletics |
Hannah Hammond-Hagman | Chesterton Art Center |
Renee Rosignol | Hoosier Highlander |
Business
Influential Woman
Dana Gibson | Associated Pediatricians, LLC |
Donna Hammersmith | Centier Bank |
Jessica Kish | New Chapter Real Estate |
Kelly Maki | Maki Insurance Group |
Kristy Bish | Burns Funeral Home and Crematory |
Lynn Duttlinger | CLH CPAs and Consultants |
Nancy Frigo-Svetanoff | Coldwell Banker Realty |
Sonya Smith | Wealth in Motion Consulting |
Susan Ibitz | Human Behavior Lab |
Vicki Znavor | UBU, LLC |
Wendy Gasior | Luke Family of Brands |
Up & Coming
Becky Wright | Wright House Realty/eXp Realty |
Belinda Sebenste | Luke Oil |
Danialle Parks | NIPSCO |
Katrina Sites | K&S Productions |
Lanise Brown | PLS Financial Services |
Lisa Harrington | Mermaid Straw |
Megan Thompson | Twisted Sugar |
Monica Johnson | CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP |
Tiffany Kouimanis | JP Morgan |
Vicki Carlson | Trumpet Vine |
Yolanda Monahan | YoBandz |
Construction/Manufacturing
Influential Woman
Gina Merkel | Larson-Danielson Construction Co. |
Jessica Arens | Korellis |
Jessica Zvyak | Brandenburg Industrial Service Company |
Karyn Gallas | Schererville Glass & Mirror |
Katrina Bruner | Superior Construction |
Lisa Taylor | Tonn and Blank Construction |
Lynda Niaves | Hasse Construction Company |
Patty Stovall | Hasse Construction Company |
Robin Witte | Facet Architecture |
Up & Coming
Dana Kazee | Solid Platforms, Inc. |
Kali Werkowski | Korellis |
Linda Monge Guerrero | NiSource |
Sarah Lewis | Superior Construction |
Economic Development/Government
Influential Woman
Becky Kreiger | Porter County Parks and Recreation |
Jane Jordan | Town of Burns Harbor |
Sherri Ziller | Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority |
Sonia Davis | Indiana Department of Child Services |
Up & Coming
Holly Taylor | City of Valparaiso |
Skyler Hofer | Winfield Police Department |
Wendy Mis | Town of Munster |
Education
Influential Woman
Alison Bell | WGU Indiana |
Amanda King | Crown Point Community School Corp. |
Christine Miller | Trinity Lutheran School |
HelenMarie Harmon | Indiana University Northwest |
Iris Sanchez | Purdue University Northwest |
Libbie Pelter | Purdue University Northwest |
Melissa Czekaj | Saint Paul Catholic School |
Melissa Tatalovich | Washington Irving Elementary School |
Patricia Kelly | People’s Day Care |
Rhonda Zaluckyj | Patti’s All American |
Shanina Thomas | City Colleges of Chicago |
Shaunna Finley | Communities In Schools |
Up & Coming
Catharine Olsen | Purdue University Northwest |
Dominique Williams | Sparky Brains Tutoring |
Lydia McNeiley | School City of Hammond |
Nelsy Marcano | Lubeznik Center for the Arts |
Sarah Watkins | 21st Century Charter School |
Finance
Influential Woman
Betty Sidwell | Superior Construction |
Faye Sepke | Horizon Bank |
Gina Fezler | Wintrust |
Gretchen Kalk-Castro | CLH CPAs and Consultants |
Karin DeVries | Horizon Bank |
Katie Craig | bp |
Mary Kay Gaboyan | Horizon Bank |
Robin Clark | Horizon Bank |
Sonia M Georgeff | A&M Mortgage Group, a division of Goldstar Financial Group |
Stephany Leonard | Everwise Credit Union |
Tracy Bergstrom | Everwise Credit Union |
Up & Coming
Angelica Arambula | The University Of Chicago |
Candice Miller | First National Bank of Monterey |
Carrie Upchurch | Everwise Credit Union |
Erika Gonzalez | Horizon Bank |
Jamie Wolfe | Tech Credit Union |
Julie Latta | St. Catherine Hospital |
Shvonne Barber | Horizon Bank |
Teri Wallace | Wallace Consulting LLC |
Healthcare
Influential Woman
Alexandria Berrettoni | Physician Billers, Inc. |
Christina Matoski | New Beginnings Health Center |
Crystal Shannon | Indiana University Northwest |
Cynthia Thompson | Franciscan Health Olympia Fields |
Kristen Jeppeson | Community Hospital |
Kristy Hite | Progressions Counseling |
Lamia Katbi | Community Healthcare |
Paula Simpson | Bridges of Possibilities |
Tranece Artis | Laini Fluellen Charities |
Up & Coming
Amber Turpin | Lowell Family Practice |
Emily Svetanoff | Restoration Dental Studio |
Gina Bachmeier | RENEW U Massage and Wellness, LLC |
Jenna Conklin | Paladin |
Jervai Dumas | Casa/IUN |
LaShawnda High | St. Catherine Hospital |
Vanessa Turner | Inspire Care & Support Services |
Victoria Chubbs | Hospice of the Calumet Area |
Yana Pinkhasov | Rhythm N’ Beets |
Law
Influential Woman
Carly Brandenburg | Eichhorn & Eichhorn, LLP |
Tara Tauber | Tauber Law Offices |
Up & Coming
Courtney C. Smith | Smith Legal Group |
Rebecca Goddard | Newton County Prosecutor’s Office/Ryan Law Office |
Marketing/Media
Influential Woman
Andrea Pearman | Diversified Mareting Strategies |
Lauri Keagle | Franciscan Alliance |
Maria Avila | Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana |
Tricia Sena | SENSIT Technologies |
Up & Coming
Alyssa Gawlinski | REjournals |
Andrea Puente | Gray Digital Media |
Cassie Carlson | Tonn and Blank Construction |
Jane Powers Schiesser | Humane Indiana |
Mary Freda-Flores | City of Crown Point |
Melissa Bohacek | Paladin |
Susan Thompson | Illiana Indoor Billboards |
Nonprofit
Influential Woman
Amanda Morrison | Geminus Corporation |
Candice Adams | Anthony Adams House |
Christine Ward | Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and NWI |
Cindy Cohen | C2 Your Health Women’s Initiative |
Cori Kale | New Chapter Real Estate |
Joyce Forman | Crossroads YMCA |
LaVonne Jarrett | Franciscan Health VASIA |
Linda Brooks | BCH, Inc. |
Lisa Previs | Tradewinds Services |
Mariann Frigo | Jacob’s Ladder Pediatrics |
Vickie Rainwater | Mental Health America of NWI |
Wende Burbridge | Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana |
Up & Coming
Angela Crossin | Women in Bloom |
Brenna Geist | Brookside Christian Academy |
Buffy Adams | Indiana Youth Group |
Jacqueline Weber | Girls on the Run of Northwest Indiana |
Jessica Petalas | Humane Indiana |
Julie McElmurry | Shared Ethics Advisory Commission and Hospice Artisans |
Linda Lewandowski | Kid’s Closet Ministry |
Madisyn Wimple | Madisyn’s Spread the Love Project |
Meredith Dohanyos | Northwest Indiana Community Action |
Nicole Harmon | Humane Indiana |
Porshca Goffin | Forever Resilient |
Sindel Keister | Purdue University/Southlake YMCA |
Service & Tourism
Influential Woman
Ashley Krueger | Luke Family of Brands |
Christina Herrera | Ameristar Casino |
Deborah Bachmann | Purdue University Northwest |
Erica Berger-Frame | Center of Attention Salon |
Jessica Garcia | Luke Family of Brands |
Katie Hawks | Sangha Center for Wellness |
Shanika Griffin | Luke Family of Brands |
Up & Coming
Dora Rosa | Liqgo |
Ericka Haro Guerrero | Luke Family of Brands |
JB Baisa | Luke Family of Brands |
Michelle Hollandsworth | Performance Foodservice |
Natalie Paton | Luke Family of Brands |
STEM
Influential Woman
Dorothy Falk | Falk-PLI |
Erin Bemis | bp |
Jill Landers | bp |
Kathy Trebiani | ArcelorMittal Global R&D |
Kim Dray | bp |
Up & Coming
Cassidee Jacobsen | Rexnord Aerospace |
Gianna Gomez-Mayo | NiSource |