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Myrna

Myrna Johnson: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

I love solving problems and developing strategies for success. In all of my roles, I have come in thinking like an “intrapreneur,” looking for …

Jann

Jann Freed: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

Since the budget influences most decisions organizations have to make, I have been involved in development efforts and co-chairing fundraising events. I enjoy raising …

Miriam

Miriam Erickson Brown: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

For our almost century-old family dairy to survive and thrive in a continual environment of disruption like we have experienced over the years, it …

Jean

Jean Duffy: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

I have always tried to create an environment of understanding and collaboration. Everyone within an organization should feel valued and appreciated. My goal has …

Monica

Monica Chavez-Silva: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

In volunteer roles, through serving on the executive committees of local and statewide boards, I helped structure more ambitious review and compensation processes for …

Rona

Rona Berinobis: 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

How have you helped improve organizations you’ve been a part of? 

Developed and led successful employee engagement initiatives that made an impact on improved culture scores, employee hiring and retention.

What motivates you? 

Knowing I …

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Bill to promote stillbirth prevention, supported by Central Iowa advocacy group, heads to Biden

The Central Iowa education and advocacy group Healthy Birth Day is celebrating the final passage of a bill to make more money available nationwide for stillbirth prevention.

Billions of dollars are distributed each year to …

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How can Iowa work toward gender equity in 2024 and beyond? Fearless audience shares thoughts

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‘The Thread Collectors’ authors speak to Iowans about challenges facing women – and what unites us

Shaunna Edwards, left, and Alyson Richman, are the authors of the bestselling “The Thread Collectors,” a historical fiction novel set in the Civil War. Edwards and Richman spoke to a crowd on March 7 at…
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Reynolds pushes tax breaks for child care centers

mproving access to child care has been a bipartisan priority at the Iowa Statehouse for years. Although no single strategy will bridge the gap between the number of spaces available and what the state’s families …