Congratulations to the 2018 Influential Women of Northwest Indiana Awards Finalists:
Business
Influential Woman
Monique Cmejrek: Service League
Celina Garcia: Envious Trends Fitness
Patti Komara: Patti’s All American
Misty Sturges: MWM Fitness
Sarah Wood: Adams Remco
Up & Coming
Jessica Craig: Starke County Chamber of Commerce
Pamela Dennis: Fetching Market and Found & Shared Workshops
Sarah Ellman: Sarah Ladybug Yoga
Farren Felus:Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce
Economic Development & Government
Influential Woman
Judy Alders: RePurpose Place of Neighbor Link
Leah Konrady: One Region
Wendy Mis: Town of Munster
Sherri Rainford: Town of Morocco
Up & Coming
Katie Eaton: Economic Development Corporation Michigan City
Heather Garay: City of Hammond
Kristine Wright: Brook-Iroquois Township Public Library
Finance
Influential Woman
Jill Banning: Regional Federal Credit Union
Karen McMahon: McMahon & Associates CPAs P.C
Nicole Nalepa: Horizon Bank
Jacqueline Ruge-Perkins: First Bank Of Porter
Mary Wright: Horizon Bank
Up & Coming
Jennifer Doffin: Centier Bank
Sarah Kotys: Kotys Wealth Professionals
Catherine Mrozinski-Langford: 1st Source Bank
Law
Influential Woman
Julie Cantrell: Lake Superior Court
Robin Remley: Law Office of Robin Remley, LLC
Julie Rosenwinkel: Krieg DeVault LLP
Up & Coming
Karin Brown: The Law Office of Karin Brown
Angela Jones: The Law Office of Angela M Jones
Shannon Noder: Krieg DeVault LLP
Non-Profit
Influential Woman
Rebecca Bailey: Bella Vita Pregnancy Center
Janet Bloch: Lubeznik Center for the Art
Shannon Burhans: YMCA Portage
Debie Coble: Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc
Maria Fruth: Healthcare Foundation of La Porte
Michelle Golden: Books, Brushes & Bands for Education
Christine Graf: Ardagh Group
Debra Pampalone: TradeWinds Services, Inc.
Up & Coming
Jean Bowman: Nazareth Home
Wendy Hensley: Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana
Brienne Hooker: Jasper Newton Community Foundation
Natalie Johnson: Save The Dunes
Rhiannon Kinsey: Mental Health America of Northwest Indiana
Debra Koeppen: YMCA Valparaiso
Linda Perez: St. Jude House
Jill Schlueter-Kim: Girls on the Run
Kasandra Tenbarge: United Way of Porter County
Construction & Manufacturing
Influential Woman
Stacey Brock: NIPSCO
Karen Davidock: United States Steel Corporation
Amy Henningfield: Superior Construction Company, Inc.
Jeanie Hoffman: Imperial Crane Services, Inc.
Jocelyn McCray: Steel Cities Steel
Laura Spencer: Perma-Seal Basement Systems, Inc.
Up & Coming
Jennifer Cosenza: Brown Insurance Group
April Glueckert: Calumet Lumber, Inc.
Michilah Grimes: Lippert Components & Acts of Service
Rachel Randall: Randall Property Inspections, Inc
Zhifen Wang: ArcelorMittal
Education
Influential Woman
Margaret DeYoung: University of St. Francis
Mary Emmrich: Newton County Public Library
Jean Ishmon: Northwest Indiana Reinvestment Alliance
Melissa Mundt: Valparaiso University Law School
Sharon Shirley: Lake Ridge New Tech Schools
Heather Zamojski: Purdue University Northwest
Up & Coming
Lakia Osborne: Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc.
Valentine Torres: Hobart High School
Rachel Veronesi: NIRPC
Healthcare
Influential Woman
Joan Culver: Franciscan Alliance Foundation
Jennifer Fisher: Vibra Hospital of Northwestern Indiana
Barbara Fluder: Williams Eye Institute
Stacey Killeen: Down Syndrome Association of Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland
Janet Seabrook: Gary Community Healthnet
Brenda Toth: Franciscan Health
Up & Coming
Michelle Alex: First Light Home Care
Denise Carpenter: North Shore Health Centers
Celeste Chapko: Childbirth Melodies
Michele Massow: Carepointe Ear, Nose, Throat & Sinus
Rikki Vargas: Vibra Hospital of Northwestern Indiana
Marketing & Media
Influential Woman
Lindsey Cramer: Prime Real Estate
Carrie Kuck: Lakeshore Public Media
Leslie Rusk: Fair Oaks Farms
Up & Coming
Samantha Bean: Franciscan Health
Jennifer Craig: Ideas in Motion Media
Olivia Sanders: Metro Recycling
Jenny Soffin: The IN Coast
Cassy Swanson: Healthcare Foundation of La Porte
Service & Tourism
Influential Woman
Pamela Anderson: Color Room Salon & Day Spa
Natalie Krause: Extra Mile Fitness Company
Kate Rather: Green is Good by Kate
Eve Wierzbicki: Dig the Dunes
Up & Coming
Diana Bosse: City of Crown Point
Shellie Dell: Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce
Deborah Shufflebarger: The Real Estate Shoppe
Gloria Turner: Excel Center Goodwill