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When you’re working on a community project with Trudy Holman Hurd, expect questions — challenging questions, say people who know her well. “She listens for process, partners and outcome,” wrote Pat Boddy in her nomination …
Hayley Harvey was 7 years old when her mom came home one day in a taxi, climbed the stairs up to the family’s Detroit apartment and, without saying a word, went to her bedroom to …
If you were to sit down for a job interview at IMPACT Community Action Partnership with Anne Bacon, the first question she would ask you is, “Why are people poor?”
She’s not looking for a …
If you had to pick two words to describe Dr. Aneesa Afroze’s purpose in life, they might be education and opportunity.
Her love for learning started from day one. Afroze was born in Hyderabad, India, …
When Blanca Plascencia feels the need to speak up, she does it without a second thought.
She attended one of Cindy Axne’s campaign events during her last reelection run with the mission of asking her …
Jenna Kimberley spent three months on the eastern border of Hungary after graduating from the University of Iowa.
While there, she worked as a teacher in a United Nations refugee camp in Debrecen, Hungary.
“I …
Julie Stewart wants to give back to the community where she grew up.
Stewart grew up in Altoona and graduated from Southeast Polk High School. It’s that lifelong connection to her hometown and the region, …
Jessica Dunker uses two words to describe herself: dream chaser.
But the Business Record Women of Influence class of 2022 member can be described with other words as well: Passionate. Determined. Relentless.
Those qualities were …
The Business Record’s Women of Influence awards celebrate the work of Central Iowa women who have made a difference. They’ve devoted their lives to doing things most wouldn’t and to making an impact. They’ve spent …
On May 26 the Business Record announced the 2021 Women of Influence during a live broadcast on Facebook, and we celebrating with them at a limited-capacity hybrid event on Aug. 5 at the Des Moines …
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