The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced Claudia Schabel, founder of workplace culture and leadership consulting firm Schabel Solutions, as its new vice president of programs. In her new role, Schabel will lead programming efforts, including grantmaking, advocacy, and research initiatives. Schabel said in a statement that Schabel Solutions will continue to be operated by chief operating officer Brad Schabel and offer services. “I’m very excited about positively impacting the lives of Iowa women and girls and helping IWF remove systemic barriers tied to education, employment, mentoring, childcare, housing and transportation that prevent women from gaining economic self-sufficiency. IWF is a force to be reckoned with and I am honored to join the team,” Schabel said in a prepared statement.