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A Closer Look

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A Closer Look: Rubén Vázquez

Rubén Vázquez is the United Way of Central Iowa’s first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and started the position last month. He has more than 20 years of experience in social justice, advocacy and …

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A Closer Look: Steve Brody

Steve Brody was predisposed to have a passion for agriculture after growing up spending time on his grandparents’ farm in a town of no more than 150 people near Sibley, Iowa. 


It’s a passion that’s …

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A Closer Look: Natalie Lamarque

Natalie Lamarque joined Principal Financial Group on Aug. 1 as its new general counsel. In that position, she has oversight over Principal’s law department, including government relations and compliance. She also serves as corporate secretary …

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A Closer Look: Rachel Wacker

After graduating from Iowa State University, Rachel Wacker was unsure of how to put to use her degree in journalism and mass communication. 

 

She bounced around several jobs including helping market a new music …

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A Closer Look: Adreain Henry

Adreain Henry earned the title of doctor through a highly competitive U.S. Army scholarship for optometry school, overcoming the disadvantages of growing up in a single-parent family in a small rural Southern town in coastal …

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A Closer Look: Rachelle Keck

Since July, Rachelle Keck has been getting acquainted with Grand View University, its students, and its faculty and staff, all gearing up for the fall semester that started Aug. 29. It marks the beginning of …

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A Closer Look: Brian Mulcahy

Brian Mulcahy was recently promoted to the role of assistant executive director at the Des Moines International Airport, moving up from the finance director’s position, which he held for about 10 years. Before he came …

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A Closer Look: Matt Daniels

During college, Matt Daniels learned the ins and outs of home construction while working during the summers for a homebuilder.

“That’s where I got excited about the business,” said Daniels, who in March became director …

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A Closer Look: Sheri Penney

The child care crisis has been simmering for decades across the state and country. In 2020, it boiled over when Iowa lost a third of its child care slots. 


Seeing that child care was crucial …

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A Closer Look: Quinton Leith

Quinton Leith’s Iowa roots extend back to his family’s farm near Creston; his wife is also an Iowa native, from Centerville. So when he had the opportunity to work remotely for his Chicago-based employer, private …