2025 Women of Influence: Judith B. Thomas
Judith Thomas describes herself as “civic leader and cheerleader for Indy’s rich arts and culture community.”
Judith Thomas describes herself as “civic leader and cheerleader for Indy’s rich arts and culture community.”
Deborah Tobias is a member of the Indiana University Health Foundation, and she and her husband committed to a $10 million estate gift to help create the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation at IU Health.
Eunice Trotter spent much of her career in journalism, but her role today is to uncover, document, preserve or restore and share Indiana Black history and heritage for Indiana Landmarks.
Since 2010, Alonya Yakovleva has built Indiana Ballet Conservatory from the ground up, establishing it as “an elite and highly respected training ground for both serious-minded ballet students and recreational dancers alike.”
The city now has five developments under construction, in addition to new retail offerings and infrastructure improvements.
AI-related labor and employment issues, patents, technology transactions and licensing are just some of the areas bringing in business to law firms.
Audrey Arbogast wound up spending almost 5-1/2 years in Washington, working first for Braun, then for Utah Sen. Mitt Romney.
Margaret Betz leads operations, corporate outreach and student coursework for The Data Mine in Indianapolis, a living, learning and research-based community created to introduce students to data science concepts and equip them to create solutions to real-world problems.
Marina Blackburn is a health care and public finance attorney who helps nonprofit hospitals, senior living communities and other health care providers navigate complex financing structures to fund their capital projects.
Mariah Brown is committed to bridging science and business. After earning her undergraduate degree in chemistry, with a concentration in pre-pharmacy, she went on to earn her MBA.
Madalynn Conner serves as an adviser to the director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
As director of gBETA for the investment accelerator Gener8tor, Davide Dantonio directs two flagship accelerator programs each year for early-stage startups, sponsored by the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Loren Dent describes her career path as “purpose driven.”
Josh Singh Dhani oversees all immigration filings for clients at VisaMadeEZ, an immigration law firm. He also helps manage the company’s finances and oversees the legal technology and software systems that power the organization’s operations.
Alec Downing started at First Farmers’ headquarters in Converse, learning the ropes of credit and lending.
Jack Geshay provides financial strategies for wealthy clients at Fifth Third Bank.
As financial empowerment and community development officer at Old National Bank, Moussa Ibrahim develops custom financial education programs for schools, nonprofits, community centers, businesses and state agencies.
Karmen Johnson joined the marketing and communications team at Elements Financial in 2018. Today, she serves as a strategic consultant, blending expertise in corporate communications, graphic design, brand strategy, creative direction and financial education content development.
Pat Kenney is the fourth-generation family member to be president of F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co. Inc. He started as a laborer in the construction yard while in high school and worked his way up.
Savannah Kerstiens’ path to the presidency of Reliable Energy Inc. started during college, when she interned with the Indiana Senate during her junior year and at Catalyst Public Affairs Group during her senior year.