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Lift IOWA: News briefs – Week of Sept. 28

Health philanthropy group honors Tesar among ‘Forty Under 40’
Liz Tesar, pictured, a senior development specialist with the UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Foundation, was honored by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy as a member of its Forty …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2020
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Oct. 9: 2020 Chrysalis INSPIRED Event with Sunny Hostin

Join the Chrysalis Foundation for its annual fundraising and education event. This year’s speaker is Sunny Hostin, who will share her experience “from possibility to probability.” Hostin is a three-time Emmy Award winner and has …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2020
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On The Rise: 9-28-20

Christine Irvine (pictured)
Oakridge Neighborhood Services
Hired as chief marketing officer
Des Moines

Angela Noble
EMC Insurance Cos.
Promoted to vice president, innovation
Des Moines

Heather Saltzgiver
Warrior Hotel
Hired as director of human resources…
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2020
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Guest opinion: Lessons of a staycation in unprecedented times

By Cindy Hughes-Anliker | Associate director, general management, UnitedHealthcare

In late December 2019, after a wonderful vacation in Arizona, my husband, Clark, and I made a promise to plan more getaways in 2020.

At the time, the …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2020
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Hawkeye female swimmers and divers file Title IX complaint after UI cuts their sport

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Four female members of the Hawkeye swimming and diving team filed a Title IX complaint in U.S. District Court today challenging the University of Iowa’s announcement last month that it’s cutting their program …
By BPC Staff | Sep 25, 2020
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Supreme Court Justice Bader Ginsburg remembered for fighting for gender equity

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve as a justice and a powerhouse for gender equity, died Friday. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from metastatic …
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Sep 21, 2020
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2020 could be ‘record breaker’ for Iowa women running for federal office

This could be a record-breaking year for Iowa women in politics. Six weeks ahead of the November election, women make up the majority of candidates running for federal office.

According to the Carrie Chapman Catt …
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Sep 21, 2020
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Guest opinion: How horses exemplify staying positive in a negative world

By Kim Gratny, fullCIRCLE creative + coaching, and Michele Matt, Inspiring Solutions

Making time and space to reflect is one of the most influential growth-related choices I’ve ever made. Whatever the frequency, it’s helpful to think about …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2020
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Meet the 28 women in the CBJ’s 2019 Forty Under 40 class

By Corridor Business Journal staff

Nearly two-thirds of the members of this year’s Corridor Business Journal Forty Under 40 class are women. Their careers span multiple industries and their accomplishments are many.

The Corridor Business …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2020
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Lift IOWA: News briefs – Week of Sept. 21

Broadlawns’ Harvey awarded UI’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award
The University of Iowa presented Dr. Hayley Harvey, section chief and director of dental education at Broadlawns Medical Center and a College of Dentistry alum, with the 2020 …
By BPC Staff | Sep 21, 2020