2012 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Keira Amstutz
Amstutz leads a statewide organization whose goal is to deepen the connection between Hoosiers and their communities.
Amstutz leads a statewide organization whose goal is to deepen the connection between Hoosiers and their communities.
In her role as the top executive at a fast-growing local company, Barnes preaches leadership and public service.
Bielawski started and runs the city’s fastest-growing woman-owned business, which sells services to the state, city and large corporate clients.
Boelke is the first woman to run Deloitte’s Indianapolis office, which is one of the city’s biggest accounting firms.
The newspaper industry veteran is responsible for steering the state’s largest daily through a tumultuous time for media properties.
As head of fundraising for the local United Way, Dabney and her team are responsible for landing the donations that fuel many of the city’s human services providers.
Dick is steward of one of the area’s oldest performing arts organizations and has overseen its transition to a new home in Carmel.
A former banker on the East Coast, Hubert has spent a dozen years working for local not-for-profits and now heads one of the area’s largest hunger-relief organizations.
After a long career at GE, Kelly is the executive responsible for the financial performance of one of the city’s biggest commercial real estate firms.
As an elected member and president of the city’s legislative body, Lewis plays a key role in local government.
She’s half of the husband-and-wife team that runs Lucas Oil, a high-profile car products company with far flung business interests and important investments in local professional sports.
Moffat took a startup performing arts festival and grew it into a fixture on the local arts scene. It’s now a vehicle for turning locals into playwrights and transforming the city’s culture.
Robb leads the busiest appeals court in the state and mentors young lawyers.
A long-time member of Carmel city government, Snyder is now chair of the city council’s finance committee and plays a big role in figuring out how to pay for Carmel’s ambitious goals.
As head of one of the city’s most successful philanthropy consulting firms, White has become a nationally respected expert on the not-for-profit world and the role of women in philanthropy.
White oversees the budget of the local court system, but she’s better known for making sure election day in Marion County runs smoothly.
Indiana Sports Corp. CEO Allison Melangton made a list of 40 top women in sports business published this month. She's the only one on the list working for a local sports commission.
The facts by themselves offer no cause or understanding of the issue, much less an explanation of potential policy interventions.
During the past three years, I have had the opportunity to serve Arsenal Tech High School’s football team. It has been an edifying time as I have gotten to know our urban high school students in ways only somebody called “coach” can understand.
Christie Kelly is credited with playing a critical role at Duke in helping the company keep a strong financial position during the recession and economic recovery.