By Corridor Business Journal staff

The Corridor Business Journal recently announced its 16th class of Women of Influence. Honorees will be recognized at an April 2 awards banquet and profiled in the March 30 issue of the weekly CBJ.

Each year, 10 women are recognized for making a difference in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor as role models and leaders in their fields and community. Any woman living or working in the Corridor is eligible. Honorees are selected by the previous year’s Women of Influence.

They are (in alphabetical order):

• LaNisha Cassell, African American Museum of Iowa.
• Brydie Criswell, The Good Earth.
• Libby Gotschall Slappey, Kids First Law Center.
• Fae Hoover, Iowa’s 6th Judicial District.
• Nancy Humbles, CRCSD Board of Education.
• Leslie Nolte, Nolte Academy.
• Patti Seda, Seda Consulting.
• Kelly Teeselink, Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa.
• Debra Worm, F&M Bank.
• Millie Youngquist, Community Foundation of Washington County.

New this year, the CBJ will also recognize one Emerging Woman of Influence. This award celebrates an up-and-coming female leader who has not only achieved career success and recognition within her peer group but is poised to take on a larger communitywide role in the years to come. The 2020 Emerging Woman of Influence is Megan Lehman of MidWestOne Bank.

The 16th annual Women of Influence awards banquet will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. April 2 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex. Each honoree will have the opportunity to share their story at the event. Tickets are $55, and dinner will be provided. For more information or to register, visit www.corridorbusiness.com/events/ or call Ashley Moore at 319-665-6397, ext. 311.