2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Shelly Towns
Able to evolve with an evolving company, Shelly Towns has helped shape Angie’s List while extending her influence into the tech community on the TechPoint board.
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2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Donna Sink
The designer of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s poetic bus shelters, Donna Sink now is shaping the way people experience the IMA.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Aarti Shah
Before her promotion in July, Aarti Shah was global brand development leader for ixekizumab, a new psoriasis drug marketed under the brand name Taltz. That’s just one of several life-changing drugs she has managed through multiple phases of development.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: M.T. Ray
After helping grow the ExactTarget recruiting team from five to 45, M.T. Ray now attracts talent to High Alpha’s portfolio companies—including Lessonly, Sigstr, ClearScholar, Zylo and Doxly.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Jennifer Ping
The former chairwoman of the Marion County Republican Party, Jennifer Ping is a principal at one of the leading public affairs firms in the state, specializing in legislative and executive branch lobbying, and political consulting.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Anne Waltermann Murphy
A Governor’s Distinguished Service Award recipient, Anne Waltermann Murphy joined Community Health Network in 2010, where she helped shape HIP 2.0, the expansion of the state’s Healthy Indiana Plan.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Robyn L. Moberly
The first female judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Indiana, Robyn Moberly served as president of the Indiana Judges Association and is currently president of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Virginia Merkel
A champion fundraiser for the American Red Cross, Virginia Merkel founded its Indiana Tiffany Circle, growing it from two members to 24, who collectively contribute $240,000 annually.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Amy Judge-Prein
A champion for alternative scheduling to attract, retain and develop workers, Amy Judge-Prein focuses on regulatory and strategic aspects of the development of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics.
2016 WOMEN OF INFLUENCE: Rev. Verity A. Jones
A national leader in the way congregations communicate, Verity Jones brings a wealth of pastoral experience to CTS.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Julie K. Griffith
Overseeing a multi-faceted job that includes marketing, government and community relations, and managing Purdue’s biennial budget request of over $300 million in annual operating funds, Julie Griffith also is actively involved with the International Center of Indianapolis and other organizations.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Jennifer Young Dzwonar
Working up to managing principal of one of the region’s leading public relations agencies, Jennifer Young Dzwonar has led global campaigns and directed international marketing for clients, with a particular interest in crisis management projects.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Ann Colussi Dee
Ann Colussi Dee helped transform Duke Realty Corp., a $7 billion company representing more than 137 million square feet of industrial and medical office space in 21 metro areas.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Sherry D. Davis
Among her achievements at Lilly, Sherry D. Davis has been a key player in a team that developed and launched Lilly Expanding Access to People, LEAP, a business model designed to improve the health of people living with diabetes by reducing systemic barriers to effective care.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Katie Culp
A leader in economic development through her work with Indy Partnership/Indy Chamber, Boone County Economic Development Corp. and the city of Indianapolis, Katie Culp has 16 years of experience working with clients and on projects in 46 states.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Kristen Cooper
Wondering why there were so few women members—and even fewer business owners—at Launch Fishers, Kristen Cooper created free Startup Study Halls to provide community and camaraderie to help grow startups.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Cynthia Booth
Leading for 20 years an agency providing protection for Marion County children who have been abused and/or neglected, Cynthia Booth has grown the organization from eight employees to nearly 80 with a caseload closing in on 8,000. Her goal: a safe and permanent home for every child.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Sharon Barner
Overseeing the legal team at Cummins, Sharon Barner has nearly doubled the number of in-house attorneys and significantly reduced the number of outside firms.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Tavonna Harris Askew
Tavonna Harris Askew successfully led an effort to turn then-Wishard health clinics into a federally qualified health center. Now, she also serves as the public entity liaison on that project, which has received over $5 million in federal funding.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Nadia Nguyen Adams
Dedicated to speeding up the discovery-to-implementation pipeline for life-changing medication, Nadia Nguyen Adams partners researchers and health care systems while working toward reducing hospital stays and lowering costs.