2026 Women of Influence: Kara Riggle
Kara Riggle’s is owner and president of commercial real estate firm 92c Partners.
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2026 Women of Influence: Jasmin Shaheed-Young
Jasmin Shaheed-Young is founder and CEO of the education-focused nonprofit RISE Indy.
2026 Women of Influence: Adrienne Sims
Adrienne Sims leads the human resources team for Indiana University Health.
2026 Women of Influence: Kate Healey Snedeker
Kate Healey Snedeker provides corporate and crisis communications consulting for clients across Indiana and beyond as owner of Kate Snedeker Communications.
2026 Women of Influence: Maggie Stevens
Maggie Stevens is president and CEO of Foster Success, an organization that provides support and resources to youth and young adults impacted by the foster care system.
2026 Women of Influence: Kelly Young
As founder and president of Baise Collective, Kelly Young leads the firm’s business development and strategy efforts, focusing on strategic communications, media relations, leadership development and community engagement
IBJ unveils 2026 class of Women of Influence honorees
These women, each accomplished in their personal and professional lives, bring a wealth and variety of professional and lived experiences.
IBJ names winners of 2nd annual Women of Influence career achievement, mentorship awards
As part of its annual Women of Influence program, IBJ recognizes alumnae of the program with two breakout awards: the Outstanding Mentorship Award and the Career Achievement Award.
2025 Women of Influence: Sue Ellspermann has made a career out of being a problem solver
Over the course of her career, Sue Ellspermann has worked in the corporate world as an engineer, owned her own consulting business, was a state representative and then lieutenant governor, and worked 15 years in higher education.
2025 Women of Influence: Anne Hathaway works to put ‘women at the table’ to get more done
Anne Hathaway, who was named to IBJ’s Women of Influence list in 2015, is executive director of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, a role she’s held for 16 years.
2025 Women of Influence: Janmarie H. Connor
Janmarie Connor joined her family’s business 28 years ago and for the last nine has been president and CEO.
2025 Women of Influence: Molly Deuberry Craft
Molly Deuberry Craft leads the communications strategy for Gov. Mike Braun and the state agencies in the executive branch.
2025 Women of Influence: Lee Ernst
Lee Ernst became CEO of Johnson Grossnickle and Associates in July 2024, transitioning from the role of chief operating officer.
2025 Women of Influence: Jamie Ford-Bowers
When Jamie Ford-Bowers started at HWC (then Hannum Wagle & Cline) in 2009, the firm was providing services only to public-sector clients, most of which were outside Indianapolis’ doughnut counties.
2025 Women of Influence: Brenda Hacker Freije
Brenda Freije began working with Rethink Coalition in 2020 and the next year accepted the role of president and CEO.
2025 Women of Influence: Jasmin French
Jasmin French leads a global team that is responsible for developing strategies and executing initiatives that strengthen the ethical culture for Cummins’ nearly 80,000 employees.
2025 Women of Influence: Christina Laun Fugate
Christina Fugate joined Ice Miller 18 years ago and became partner in 2016.
2025 Women of Influence: Rachelle Gardner
Rachelle Gardner has worked in the field of adolescent substance-use-disorder treatment and recovery for 35 years—the past 20 as co-founder and executive director of Hope Academy High School.
2025 Women of Influence: Kristin Glazner
Kristin Glazner has guided initiatives at Wabash that helped the company increase workforce diversity, with 66% of hourly hires and 47% of salaried hires in 2023 being women and/or minorities.
2025 Women of Influence: Kate Gundlach
As race engineer at Arrow McLaren, Kate Gundlach oversees race cars’ performance, with the goal of being the fastest car in the field in qualifying and finishing first.