2024 Women of Influence: Tamara Winfrey-Harris
Tamara Winfrey-Harris has been president of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana for almost two years. In 2023, she oversaw an organizational assessment to develop a bold new strategy.
Tamara Winfrey-Harris has been president of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana for almost two years. In 2023, she oversaw an organizational assessment to develop a bold new strategy.
Mali Bacon handles the development, marketing and strategy for GangGang, a cultural development and social justice organization that supports Black artists and the creative economy. Among GangGang’s most visible events is the annual Butter fine art fair, “America’s Equitable Fine Art Fair,” which completed its fourth year in September.
Dina M. Cox started as a clerk at the law firm Lewis Wagner in 1993 and worked her way up to managing partner in 2018 until 2019 and again in 2024.
Betsy Delgado leads a team of about 500 in Goodwill’s education and mission programs, including The Excel Center, Goodwill’s evidence-based high school for adults; Goodwill Nurse-Family Partnership, a program for first-time, low-income moms; and a number of mission programs that support the education, employment and health care needs of Hoosiers.
Jennifer Hallowell runs a consulting company that specializes in government relations, lobbying, communications and association management.
Kalen Jackson oversees various functions of the Indianapolis Colts organization, including personnel, football operations and business operations.
Beth Keyser describes her role with Anthem as “being responsible for continually improving Hoosiers’ access to high-quality, affordable health care.”
Nicole Lamb-Hale is a member of Cummins Inc.’s global leadership team, with global oversight and responsibility for the company’s legal matters.
Gail Lowry leads Gleaners’ development team, overseeing the planning and implementation of a comprehensive fundraising program designed to strengthen and grow annual giving, support capital needs, and increase planned and endowment giving.
Jennifer Miller has been a partner at KSM and co-leader of the firm’s Transaction Advisory Services Group since January 2023.
Paula Moan oversees the growth and success of all lines of business for Stock Yards Bank & Trust in the Indianapolis region and surrounding areas.
Dawn Moore oversees the strategic and operational management of pharmacy services within the Community Health Network.
Alice Morical served as lead attorney for the legal team of Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio girl who had been raped.
Sarah Myer provides strategic guidance and operational leadership to support Indiana Sports Corp. in its mission to impact the community through sports.
Comptroller Elise Nieshalla’s office is responsible for reporting on Indiana’s finances, and it does so in a 900-plus-page “Annual Comprehensive Financial Report”—a volume that, because of its length, is not widely read.
Aimee O’Connor joined Thompson Thrift as vice president of property management in 2014. Previously, she had worked for Buckingham Cos. as senior property manager and CORE Realty Holdings Management as regional manager.
Mary Beth Oakes has more than 30 years of experience in the change-management consulting and office furniture industries.
In her 2-1/2 years at Indiana University, Nancy Paton has established and launched the first university-wide marketing and communications strategy; modernized and restructured marketing/communications; launched an internationally award-winning brand strategy and national campaign that has resulted in strengthened awareness and reputation for IU; and helped drive increased student applications across all IU campuses and IU Online.
Marci Reddick was a practicing attorney for 39 years, the last 21 of those at Taft, where she is now senior counsel after retiring from full-time practice at the end of 2021.
Julie Sharp leads the tax credit equity division at Merchants Capital, the real estate financing division of Merchants Bank.