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Women of Influence

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Meet the Business Record’s 2024 Women of Influence

Melissa

Melissa Ness: 2024 Iowa State University Ivy College of Business Woman Business Owner of the Year

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

At Merit Resources/Aureon HR/Oasis, I helped to grow the organization from 50 employees serving 4,000 worksite employees when I started, to 220 employees serving …

Jenna

Jenna Knox: 2024 Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Emerging Woman of Influence

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

How fortunate am I to have spent most of my career raising funds and awareness for nonprofit health care organizations which are making a …

Deidre

Deidre Williams: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

My career has been marked by a steadfast commitment to leadership, learning and development, which has led to substantial improvements within the organizations I …

Rachelle

Rachelle Keck: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

I strive to lead with logic and love – logic with regard to decision-making grounded in love for the people with whom I work, …

Myrna

Myrna Johnson: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

I love solving problems and developing strategies for success. In all of my roles, I have come in thinking like an “intrapreneur,” looking for …

Jann

Jann Freed: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

Since the budget influences most decisions organizations have to make, I have been involved in development efforts and co-chairing fundraising events. I enjoy raising …

Miriam

Miriam Erickson Brown: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

For our almost century-old family dairy to survive and thrive in a continual environment of disruption like we have experienced over the years, it …

Jean

Jean Duffy: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

I have always tried to create an environment of understanding and collaboration. Everyone within an organization should feel valued and appreciated. My goal has …

Monica

Monica Chavez-Silva: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

In volunteer roles, through serving on the executive committees of local and statewide boards, I helped structure more ambitious review and compensation processes for …