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WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
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.
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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
Read About the Honorees
Sue Hutchins
Living Beyond the Bars; Iowa Justice Action Network Sue Hutchins is a retired...
Read More >Minouche Bandubuila
Cedar Rapids Community School District Minouche Bandubuila is a community school coordinator at...
Read More >Dr. Shiny Mathewkutty
Mercy Medical Center Shiny Mathewkutty, MD, is a board-certified interventional cardiologist at Mercy...
Read More >Nancy Pacha
Rotary Projects A lifelong resident of Iowa City, Nancy Pacha has had ample...
Read More >Brianna Kim
African American Museum of Iowa Brianna Kim has been with the African American...
Read More >Jill Wilkins
NewBoCo Jill Watkins joined the Cedar Rapids Downtown District in 2007 to lead...
Read More >Jessica Kelly
Tanager Place Family, giving back and helping others are core values for Jess...
Read More >Jackie Smith Duggan
Abbe Mental Health Center Jackie Smith Duggan is the senior director of crisis...
Read More >Consuelo Steel-Cherry
We Care DayCare Inc. Consuelo Steel-Cherry was born in Chicago and moved to...
Read More >Dr. Lori L. Sundberg
Kirkwood Community College Dr. Lori Sundberg is the fifth president of Kirkwood Community...
Read More >Dr. Mona McCalley-Whitters, BSN, PhD
The National Alliance on Mental Illness During a 35-year career in mental health...
Read More >Ana Clymer
Iowa State University Ana Clymer was born in El Salvador and blessed with...
Read More >Noreen Bush
Cedar Rapids Community School District Outstanding Community Leadership Award Winner Noreen Bush is...
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