2023 Women of Influence: Salena Scardina
As a marketing leader for Indiana’s economic development arm, Salena Scardina has elevated the message that the Hoosier state is good for business.
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2023 Women of Influence: Rupal Thanawala
Rupal Thanawala is much more than the leader of global IT provider Trident Systems. She also is a mentor, peer adviser, business partner, philanthropist, investor and, of course, an entrepreneur.
2023 Women of Influence: Kim Thomas
Kim Thomas is vice president of DEI and community affairs at OneAmerica, where she is accelerating the company’s DEI vision and strategy and blending the company’s DEI and community affairs efforts.
2023 Women of Influence: Anne Penny Valentine
Anne Penny Valentine is chief of staff for Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and chair of the Indiana Arts Commission.
2023 Women of Influence: Dr. Lindsay M. Weaver
Dr. Lindsay Weaver is state health commissioner, leads the Indiana Department of Health, is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine at the IU School of Medicine and practices emergency medicine at IU Health Methodist Hospital.
2023 Women of Influence: Anne White
Anne White is president of Lilly Neuroscience and executive vice president at Eli Lilly and Co.
2023 Women of Influence: Donna Z. Wilkinson
As chief police officer, Donna Wilkinson has streamlined the Pacers Sports & Entertainment recruiting process, diversified its hiring pipelines and onboarded more than 50% of its current full-time workforce over the course of two years.
2023 Women of Influence: Shannon Williams
Shannon Williams started her career as a journalist but was looking for something more impactful, which led her to The Mind Trust, where she is chief operating officer and executive vice president.
2022 Women of Influence: Julie M. Armstrong
Julie Armstrong has been executive director of the Indianapolis Bar Association and Foundation for 27 years.
2022 Women of Influence: Carlotta A. Berry
In 2020, Carlotta Berry worked with colleagues around the world to start two not-for-profits—Black in Engineering and Black in Robotics—to raise awareness of systemic racism and inequity in STEM; build community; advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice; and connect with allies and sponsors.
2022 Women of Influence: Rebecca Bormann
Rebecca Bormann said she’s blessed that tech found her. She intended to pursue a career in pharmacy.
2022 Women of Influence: Tina Cloer
Tina Cloer has been with the Children’s Bureau, renamed Firefly Children and Family Alliance after it merged in April with Families First, for nine years, during which the organization’s annual budget has grown from $15 million to more than $40 million.
2022 Women of Influence: Deborah J. Curtis
Deborah Curtis has been involved in public education her entire career. She started as a K-12 music teacher and coached high school volleyball and softball.
2022 Women of Influence: Brandi Davis-Handy
In July, Brandi Davis-Handy was promoted to chief customer officer for AES after serving as chief public relations officer, a role in which she oversaw communications and community relations efforts in Indiana and Ohio.
2022 Women of Influence: Claire J. Fiddian-Green
Claire Fiddian-Green has been president and CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation for seven years.
2022 Women of Influence: Sue Finkam
Sue Finkam started Fire Starter LLC in 2010 to be an outsourced marketing firm for clients who, as she describes it, are driven by missions and visions that make the world a better place. She’s also a Carmel city councilor.
2022 Women of Influence: Monica Foster
Monica Foster leads Indiana Federal Community Defenders, which provides legal representation to indigent persons charged with federal crimes in the southern half of Indiana.
2022 Women of Influence: Barbara Glass
Barbara Glass has been on the Indianapolis Airport Authority board for seven years, six of which she’s served as president.
2022 Women of Influence: Marcela Kirberger
Marcela Kirberger, who was born and educated in Argentina, has been general counsel and corporate secretary at Elanco Animal Health for 15 months.
2022 Women of Influence: Erin Lewis
Erin Lewis develops and leads corporate legal strategy and directs the corporate compliance program, privacy program and enterprise risk management for Indiana University Health.