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A Closer Look

Carrie Woerdeman

A Closer Look: Carrie Woerdeman

Carrie Woerdeman is the new president of Commercial Real Estate Women Iowa (CREW) for 2025 and is the executive director of Home Inc., a position she has held for about 18 months. She sees leading …

CL Judd O'Connor

A Closer Look: Judd O’Connor

When Judd O’Connor had the opportunity to join Corteva Agriscience, then Pioneer, in 1999, it was a pivotal time for innovation in the seed industry.

“Biotechnology was really entering into the fray at that point …

CL Alissa McKinney

A Closer Look: Alissa McKinney

Alissa McKinney decided she was ready for a change. She’d worked on multiple political campaigns and spent nearly 20 years fundraising for nonprofits. She landed a position at a for-profit business and decided to take …

CL Sid Juwarker

A Closer Look: Sid Juwarker

Sid Juwarker travels a lot for his job at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The farthest has been a trip to India as part of the Partnership’s delegation on Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ trade mission …

CL Juliann Van Liew

A Closer Look: Juliann Van Liew

As Juliann Van Liew begins her new position as the director of the Polk County Health Department, she’ll also be pursuing her Doctor of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, caring for two young kids …

Tami Madsen CIWW 1

A Closer Look: Tami Madsen

Tami Madsen joined Central Iowa Water Works as the regional water utility’s first executive director in November, helping the organization take its final steps toward becoming operational on Jan. 1. She had previously worked in …

CL Ryan Mulhall

A Closer Look: Ryan Mulhall

Ryan Mulhall believes in learning by doing.

That was his experience in the military on the officer side when his first job was to be in charge of the communications — both the IT and …

CL Mindy Larsen

A Closer Look: Mindy Larsen

Mindy Larsen often waited for her dad while he met with his lawyer for advice as he navigated the farm crisis. She didn’t know what a lawyer did at the time, but she saw he …

CL Sydney Stuart

A Closer Look: Sydney Stuart

Nearly two decades before the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, a group of moms of children with spina bifida got together weekly to discuss their kids’ care. About 5 in 10,000 …

CL Paige Moore

A Closer Look: Paige Moore

When the opportunity arose to apply to be the next executive director of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Iowa, Paige Moore knew it was a perfect fit. 

In addition to her previous career …