Scenario Adebesin, senior vice president for community and economic development at Fifth Third Bank, said she “stumbled into banking” but today she manages the company’s community reinvestment initiatives and develops community partnerships. She also chairs Fifth Third’s Diversity and Inclusion Council for the region.
As public finance director for the state of Indiana since 2009, Kendra Wilds York has been spending a lot of time getting people from one place to another.
A volunteer application Jennifer Vigran filled out 13 years ago at Second Helpings Inc. led to her taking the helm of the hunger-relief organization in 2010, then growing it to a point where it will deliver more than 1 million meals this year.
Gov. Frank O’Bannon appointed Judge Nancy H. Vaidik to the Court of Appeals in 2000, and last year her colleagues named her chief judge of the court for the three-year term that began in January.
Deborah Hearn Smith became a Brownie at age 5 and earned the highest award in Girl Scouting, the Curved Bar (now the Gold Award), at 17. Now she helps enrich the lives of more than 40,000 girls as CEO of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana.
As general counsel for KAR Auction Services—which now owns Adesa and other automotive entities—Becca Polak runs a legal department that includes 14 lawyers and an equal number of support staff for a 12,000-employee company with $4 billion in annual revenue.
Kathy Osborn, a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels, has a history of finding a calling rather than chasing one.
In co-founding Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis in 2005, Donna Oklak found a way to generate six-figure donations by tapping into the checkbooks of 100 or more women.
Susan Matthews recently marked her 29th anniversary with Borshoff, one of the region’s leading marketing firms.
Julianne Lis-Milam has helped lead Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co. through 34 company acquisitions representing $1.4 billion in deals.
Part of Tracy Kemp’s job is keeping Allegion, a security business with $2 billion in revenue and 8,000 employees, running smoothly.
Kelly Huntington, president of Indianapolis Power & Light Co., takes the long-term view for the electric utility.
Jennett Hill, senior vice president and general counsel at Citizens Energy Group, has a history of adapting to new surroundings.
Melissa Cotterill, chief operating officer of Indy Chamber, juggles several tasks, including occasional tour guide to other cities.
Terri Cope-Walton, news director of WRTV-TV Channel 6, prefers to gauge success by the station’s content, not its awards.
Mary Beth Claus, senior vice president and general counsel of Indiana University Health, is responsible for all legal and compliance matters for IU Health’s system of 20 hospitals and other health care facilities.
Leslie Carter-Prall, area president for Regions Bank, says the chief differentiators between banks are their people.
Julie Carmichael, system vice president and chief strategy officer for St. Vincent Health, sees a big part of her jobs as balancing business and mission.
Karen Burns, senior vice president at the Indianapolis Zoo, has been a driving force behind many of the zoo’s signature achievements.
Lori Ball, chief operating officer at BioStorage Technologies Inc., is also is a mentor and created and funded an endowed scholarship at Anderson University for Indiana students with financial need.
