Stonegate Mortgage Corp., which Barb Cutillo co-founded with her husband, has become one of the fastest-growing privately owned companies in the United States for three years straight (according to Inc. magazine) and topped IBJ’s list of fast-growing private firms in Indiana.
Like the mythological bird that rose from the ashes, Carol Curran’s 2001 startup, Phoenix Data Corp., rose from what would have led a weaker-kneed entrepreneur to give up.
Jennifer Burk gave up a job as a top executive with Duke Realty Corp. to head up Junior Achievement of Central Indiana.
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.
White oversees the budget of the local court system, but she’s better known for making sure election day in Marion County runs smoothly.
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.
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.
Robb leads the busiest appeals court in the state and mentors young lawyers.
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.
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.
As an elected member and president of the city’s legislative body, Lewis plays a key role in local government.
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.
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.
Dick is steward of one of the area’s oldest performing arts organizations and has overseen its transition to a new home in Carmel.
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.
The newspaper industry veteran is responsible for steering the state’s largest daily through a tumultuous time for media properties.
Boelke is the first woman to run Deloitte’s Indianapolis office, which is one of the city’s biggest accounting firms.
Bielawski started and runs the city’s fastest-growing woman-owned business, which sells services to the state, city and large corporate clients.
In her role as the top executive at a fast-growing local company, Barnes preaches leadership and public service.
Amstutz leads a statewide organization whose goal is to deepen the connection between Hoosiers and their communities.
