2014 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Kelly Altman
Kelly Altman, founding head of school at The Oaks Academy at Brookside, says education is one of just a “few things that can truly transform a person.”
Women of Influence
Articles
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Beth T. Young
The accomplished attorney rose to partner at Robinson Wolenty & Young.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Connie Bond Stuart
A banking executive who returned to Indianapolis after a 33-year hiatus.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Jennifer G. Straumins
Jennifer G. Straumins is the president and chief operating officer at Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Cynthia ‘Cindy’ Simon Skjodt
Cynthia “Cindy” Simon Skjodt is founder and president at the Samerian Foundation and serves on the board of more than a dozen other not-for-profit organizations.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Jacqueline A. Simmons
Jacqueline A. Simmons, Indiana University vice president and general counsel, approaches her job and life with a global perspective.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Sherry Seiwert
Sherry Seiwert held a variety of metropolitan planning and organizational leadership positions before landing the role of president at Indianapolis Downtown Inc.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Karin W. Sarratt
Karin W. Sarratt is vice president of talent management and chief diversity officer at WellPoint Inc.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Loretta H. Rush
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Loretta H. Rush loves to talk about the law, and she gets to do it a lot as the court’s newest justice.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Debra Ross
Debra Ross is executive vice president and chief financial officer at The National Bank of Indianapolis.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Dr. Una Osili
Dr. Una Osili, director of research at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and a professor of economics and philanthropic studies, knows a thing or two about what it means to be charitable.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Jane Niederberger
Jane Niederberger, chief operating officer at Thrive HDS, prefers the constantly change world of health care to a “boring” field.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Brenda Myers
For Brenda Myers, executive director at the Hamilton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, promoting the county goes well beyond visitors.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Tania Castroverde Moskalenko
Arts have always been part of life for Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, president and CEO at the Center for the Performing Arts.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Connie Lawson
Indiana’s Secretary of State, Connie Lawson, has made financial literacy a big priority.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Thea Kelly
In the legal profession—the least diverse of all white-collar professions—Thea Kelly has proven a strong advocate for inclusion.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Melissa Greenwell
Melissa Greenwell likes to change people’s perceptions of human resources–from policy and handbooks and administration to helping employees be more productive.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Sue Ellspermann
Sue Ellspermann uses her training as a facilitator often in her role as Indiana’s lieutenant governor.
2013 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Francina Dlouhy
As the first woman appointed to the management committee of what was then Baker & Daniels—and as one of the firm’s first two women to become a partner—Francina Dlouhy sees helping others as a key part of her job.