The Gazette’s HER Women of Achievement is an annual program that recognizes individuals who are leading, inspiring and creating positive change in Eastern Iowa.
Keynote Speaker:
Melanie Lentz
Author of “Agent Innocent: How the Secret Service Changed My Life”
Melanie Lentz is a former Secret Service agent who writes and speaks about how protecting others showed her how to protect herself, inside and out.
A word from our Presenting Sponsor
2022 Women of Achievement Honorees
Noreen Bush
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Outstanding Community Leadership Award Recipient
Ana Clymer
Iowa State University
Dr. Mona McCalley-Whitters
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Dr. Lori Sundberg
Kirkwood Community College
Consuelo Steel-Cherry
We Care DayCare Inc.
Jackie Smith Duggan
Abbe Mental Health Center
Jessica Kelly
Tanager Place
Jill Wilkins
NewBoCo
Brianna Kim
African American Museum of Iowa
Nancy Pacha
Rotary Projects
Dr. Shiny Mathewkutty
Mercy Medical Center
Minouche Bandubuila
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Sue Hutchins
Living Beyond the Bars; Iowa Justice Action Network