2020 CFO of the Year: Michelle Demarco
Michelle Demarco and her team arranged financing for enVista’s long-term growth, and she led the company through the development of a strategic planning process that sets the stage to accelerate that growth.
Michelle Demarco and her team arranged financing for enVista’s long-term growth, and she led the company through the development of a strategic planning process that sets the stage to accelerate that growth.
Before anyone had heard of COVID-19, Steve Mark had worked with others on the Byrider executive team to update finance and accounting policies and procedures and equipped his entire team to work remotely.
In 2019, at Heath Fear’s direction, Kite Realty Group Trust announced a bold plan to sell upward of $500 million in non-core assets and use the proceeds to retire debt.
Gustavo Garavaglia is responsible for electric utilities in Indianapolis and Dayton and several energy-generation facilities across the country that generate annual revenue of $3 billion.
With Todd Young’s guidance, Elanco spun off from Eli Lilly and Co. in March 2019. In the process, Young built a 60-person corporate finance department from scratch.
Jennifer Alvey leads the financial fortunes of the largest health care system in the state, which serves more than 1 million patients every year and employs 34,000.
Camille Broeker is responsible for the financial oversight of the IUPUI campus, including its $1.65 billion operating budget.
Under Matt Hawkins’ leadership, Ivy Tech has increased its net unrestricted funds from $331 million to $507 million, and the school’s investment portfolio has exceeded its investment income goals by $33 million.
Bell is proud of the flexibility and access WGU programs provide and the fact that it now has alumni living and working in all 92 Indiana counties.
Bravo joined the faculty at IU McKinney in 2004 and became dean this year.
Casto manages a global team of more than 130 that she created in 2017 when she was charged with merging the company’s marketing and communications functions.
As president of a talent management consultancy, Butcher’s career is built around mentoring others.
Campodonico-Barr wears many hats as president and CEO of Girls Inc., which she is committed to making the “premier girl-serving organization in Indianapolis.”
Carrasco is a policy and legal adviser to the governor and his staff and to a variety of other state agencies on a wide range of issues.
Christensen has been a critical player in the formation and adoption of the mentoring and sponsorship program for female attorneys at Dentons Bingham Greenebaum and was instrumental in forming the firm’s Diverse Scholars Program focused on law students.
Dodson is most proud of legislation passed in the early 2000s to help people diagnosed with autism and genetic metabolic diseases and to expand home and community services for The Arc’s clientele.
Elizabeth Elkas leads a team of professionals at Riley Children’s Foundation who raise philanthropic gifts in support of Riley Hospital for Children and its affiliated research.
As market manager for community-development banking, Patricia Gamble-Moore leads PNC’s lending and investing in local underserved markets, helping to improve quality of life in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
Candy Gee is responsible for advancing the Roche Diagnostics’ focus on diverse talent acquisition and development, building external partnerships, developing sustainable diversity and inclusion strategies and processes, and employee education.
Kathy Martin Harrison’s company, Ed Martin Automotive Group, was the largest woman-owned business in Indianapolis last year, according to IBJ research. It owns nine car dealerships representing 12 manufacturers in Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Anderson.