The Wyoming Business Report is delighted to reveal the 2018 nominees for sixth annual Women of Influence Awards. “We got 121 nominations - but many people were nominated multiple times, so the total number of names is slightly less,” explained Wyoming Business Report Editor MJ Clark.
This year’s nominees are:
For Lifetime Achievement
Hazel Blow Suedes, CNA, Shepherd of the Valley Healthcare Community by Welcov Healthcare
Cathy Carson, Senior Vice President, Hilltop National Bank
Harriet Hageman, Managing Partner, Hageman Law P.C.
Marilyn Kite, Attorney of Counsel, Holland & Hart
Susan McMurry Samuelson, Owner, Warren Livestock Ranch
Laura Morrow, Owner, Laura M. Gallery
Carol Nicholls, Retired Program Coordinator, Weston County Conservation District and Weston County Wildfire Protection Program
Banking and Finance
Betty Andrikopoulos, Principal, Willow Street Group
Anna Bailey, Investment Specialist, First Interstate Bank
Michele DeHoff, Assistant Vice President, Jonah Bank of Wyoming
Randi Downham, Retail Manager II, First Interstate Bank, Laramie
Amber Hestla-Barnhart, Owner and Chief Options Strategist, Hestla Research
Shannon Moody, Chief Financial Officer, Central Bank & Trust
Ruby Ogden, Senior Vice President Operations, Bank of Commerce
Judy Osborne, Home Mortgage Consultant, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Jessica Uresk, Assistant Vice President, Pinnacle Bank
Karen Woodul, Senior Vice President, Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union
Business and Business Services
Cindy Delancey, CEO, Wyoming Business Alliance
Sara Flitner, President, Flitner Strategies
Deby Forry, CFO, Trihydro Engineering
Melissa Gelwicks, Applications Chemist and Marketing Specialist, Metrohm Raman
Renee Jelinek, Owner, The Paramount Cafe, Lincoln Theatre and other businesses
Christine Langley, Business Counselor, Wyoming Women’s Business Center
Ashlee Lundvall, Owner, Ashlee Lundvall LLC
Brandy Marrou, Partner, MHP LLP
Laura Morrow, Owner, Laura M Gallery
Sandy Newsome, Executive Board Member, Forward Cody; Owner, Newsome Investments
Cynthia (Cindy) Porter, Executive Director, The Enterprise of Douglas
Sandy Schultz Hesseler, Instructor Start Up Intensive, Central Community College of Wyoming
Education
Jillian Balow, State Superintendent, State of Wyoming Dept. of Education
Mary Margaret Legler, Principal, Holy Name Catholic School
Hilarie Schalger, 3rd Grade Teacher, Carbon County School District
Wendy Smith, Assistant VP of Strategic Communications and Public Relations, Northwestern Community College
Marcia Young, Lead Teacher, Child Development Center
Energy and Utilities
Michelle Butler, Manager Public Affairs and Community Relations, Cloud Peak Energy
Colleen Faber, EHS Supervisor, Anadarko Petroleum
Deby Forry, Senior VP of Risk Management, CFO Trihydro Corp.
Christi Haswell, Director of Sheridan Office, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Rachel Meeker, Rate Analyst, Wyoming Public Service Commission
Esther Wagner, Vice President, Petroleum Association of Wyoming
Government, Military & Law
Lynn Budd, Chief Security Division, Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Lisa Fresquez, Civil Rights Program Manager, Wyoming Dept. of Transportation
Andrea Hixon, State Veteran Coordinator for the Veterans Employment & Training Services,
Teresa Moore, Community Recreation & Events Director, City of Cheyenne
Marian Orr, Mayor, City of Cheyenne
Mary “Dee” Pridgen, Carl M. Williams Professor of Law & Social Responsibility, University of Wyoming
Kristi Racines, CFO and Human Resources Director, Wyoming Supreme Court/
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
Lindsay Stoffers, Secretary, Albany County Democrats
Mary Throne, Partner, Throne Law Office
Health Care
Sharla Allen, MSPH, Manager Office of Rural Health and Deputy Administrator for the Rural and Frontier Health Division, Wyoming Dept. of Health
Tracy Garcia, Chief Nursing Officer, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Kenyne Humphrey, Administrator/City Council Member, Mountain Plaza Assisted Living
Kelly Milam, Office Manager/Spine and Injury Clinic of Laramie/Co-owner Altitude Fitness
Shelby Olind, CEO Banner Wyoming South, Platte County Memorial Hospital
Dawn Scott, Wyoming Grassroots Manager, American Cancer Society
Gloria Stoddard, Nurse Practitioner, Stone Meadow Health and Wellness
Kim Westbrook, Physician, Ivinson Memorial Hospital/Laramie Physicians for Women
Tess Williams, Physical Therapist, Gottsche
Kelly Wolfe, Practice Manager, Grand Ave. Urgent Care
Nichol Zimmermann, Head of Forensic Nursing Department, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Hospitality
Lisa Anselmi-Dalton, Owner, Holiday Inn of Rock Springs
Connie Kemmerer, Co-Owner, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Renee Penton-Jones, General Manager, Ramkota Hotel
Manufacturing/Technology
Michelle Connell, President/CEO, High Tech Bed Systems Inc.
Georgia Gayle, COO, Analogic Engineering Inc.
Kelli Jones, CEO, Noso Patches
Tracy Kubatsi, VP Operations, Green House Data
Ruth Martin, QA/QC Director, Black Tooth Brewing Co.
Diane McGinley, Director of Operations, McGinley Orthopedics
Erin Moore, CEO/Partner, Gannett Peak Technical Services
Barbara Sessions, VP and COO, Silver Star Communications
Nonprofit
Rhianna Brand, Director of Operations, Grace for 2 Brothers
Brittany Gray, Sweetwater Area Program Director, Climb Wyoming
Laura Griffith, Executive Director, Recovery Wyoming
Lindsay Linton Buk, CEO, Linton Productions - Women in Wyoming
Stacie McDonald, Gillette Program Director, CLIMB Wyoming
Kathleen Peterson, Retired, Dept. of Family Services/Dept. of Health
Jackie Pickinpaugh, Women’s Program Director, Wyoming Rescue Mission
Donn Sheen, Director, Wyoming Childrens’ Law Center
Jennifer Zenor, Executive Director, Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Best Company to Work For
Hirst Applegate LLP
Language I/O
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Wyoming Community Foundation (note: WCF was last year’s honoree)
Best Mentor (Male or Female)
Janet Marschner, Founder, Shoot and Cast
Marjorie Bedessem, Senior Engineer, Trihydro Corporation
Becky Triscori, General Manager, Hat Six Travel Center
Janell Mellish, Owner, Pink Gloves Boxing
Beth Whitman, Branch Manager, US Bank, Rock Springs
Catherine Harris, Executive Business Officer, University of Wyoming, Agriculture Dept.
Jill Judd, Owner, Roca Jewelry
The next step is for our previous honorees in every category, assisted by the Wyoming Business Report staff, to determine this year’s honorees.
The finalists and honorees will be announced during the Women of Influence awards dinner at Little America Hotel and Resort on August 16. Tickets are available here: https://purchase.growtix.com/e/women_of_influence_2018
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