2021 Women of Influence: Donna Kreps
Donna Kreps started with F.C. Tucker in 1993 and later became the first female executive of the company.
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2021 Women of Influence: Dr. Indy Lane
Dr. Indy Lane became the first medical director for the Fishers Health Department, which was created in April 2020 in response to the pandemic.
2021 Women of Influence: Kelli Lawrence
Kelli Lawrence has been CEO of home builder Onyx + East for two years and, during that time, the company’s product offerings, development and market reach have grown tremendously.
2021 Women of Influence: Amie Martens
Amie Martens went from practicing law on a Friday to running a business on a Monday after her mother died, leaving her to take over Laura Kopetsky Tri-Ax, an Indianapolis-based dump-truck company.
2021 Women of Influence: Christine McDonnell
Christine McDonnell co-founded Codelicious, an ed-tech startup that offers customizable computer science curriculums to schools, in 2016. It now serves more than 100 schools in 23 states.
2021 Women of Influence: Laurie Burns McRobbie
Laurie Burns McRobbie served as first lady of Indiana University until June, when her husband, Michael McRobbie, retired from his post as president.
2021 Women of Influence: Carolyn E. Mosby
Early in her career, Carolyn Mosby worked in minority business development before taking a break to work in communications. When a position opened up with Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council, she applied. And the “rest is history.”
2021 Women of Influence: Jessica Nickloy
Jessica Nickloy has been CEO of Etica Group, a construction engineering firm her father and his partners started in 2005, since 2008.
2021 Women of Influence: Jennifer Pace Robinson
Jennifer Pace Robinson has worked at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis for 29 years in a variety of positions. Now, she’s leading the organization.
2021 Women of Influence: Ronda Shrewsbury
Ronda Shrewsbury founded RealAmerica 26 years ago to develop affordable housing after she grew up “extremely poor.”
2021 Women of Influence: Frances Lee Watson
Frances Lee Watson is the director of the Wrongful Conviction Clinic at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. Through the clinic, she’s helped represent five exonorees.
2021 Women of Influence: Maureen Weber
Maureen Weber has served as president and CEO of Early Learning Indiana for three years, including through the COVID-19 pandemic when the organization helped launch a $25 million fund for early-learning providers.
2021 Women of Influence: Dr. Amanda Wright
Dr. Amanda Wright served as interim dean of the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2020 and 2021 before being named dean in June. She helped lead the medical school through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q&A: Franklin College President Kerry Prather projects more growth, bigger fundraising
Prather became acting president in January 2020, shortly after the board of trustees terminated the employment of the college’s previous president, Thomas Minar. In March, the board announced that Prather will continue to lead the institution until at least July 2024.
Meeting & Event Planning Guide: Newest downtown event space expands Crystal Catering’s offerings
The Heirloom at NK Hurst, a new event center south of downtown, hosted its first event Sept. 4.
2021 Health Care Heroes: ‘A debt of gratitude’ owed to heroes
Dr. Kristina Box was thrust into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic as the state’s health commissioner.
2021 Health Care Heroes: Dashboards detailed virus’ spread, informed decision makers
The dashboards have been used throughout the pandemic to provide important data not only to health and government leaders but also to everyday Hoosiers.
2021 Health Care Heroes: School’s sample testing provided new insight on virus
At the request of Gov. Eric Holcomb, a team of researchers and practitioners at the school designed and executed several waves of sample COVID testing of Indiana’s population.
2021 Health Care Heroes: City’s EMS team shared PPE with front line workers across state
From March to December last year, IEMS crews responded to nearly 20,000 calls about potential COVID-19 cases and were ultimately in contact and caring for more than 2,300 positive patients in Marion County.
2021 Health Care Heroes: Team of Riley nurses prepared coworkers to redeploy early in pandemic
The team was charged with training nurses to be deployed anywhere they were needed during the pandemic, including areas where COVID surges and nursing shortages were expected.