Women Influence in Record Numbers

Shortgo Posted On July 19, 2017

Woman of Influence gathers record number of nominees!

The 2017 Wyoming Woman of Influence awards nominations closed on Friday, July 14th, with a record of 85 completed nominations. Nominations were submitted in categories as well as two new ones: Best Mentor and Best Company to Work For.

The finalists and the honorees will be announced during the Women of Influence luncheon on Friday, Aug. 25, to be held as part of the two-day Wyoming Business Report-Connect to Women celebration.

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Join Wyoming and celebrate the 2017 nominees:

Lifetime Achievement

Ruth Arthur, Former Owner, Fresh Flower Fantasy
Mickey Babcock, Director, Founder and President, The Equipoise Fund
Rosalyn Wallach Baker, Vice President – Financial Advisor, RBC Wealth Management
Marilyn Kite, Attorney of Counsel, Holland & Hart, LLP
Cheryl B. Madden, Relay for Life, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, Johnson County Family Center Board of Directors, Former SD State Legislator, Vice Chair, Johnson Co. Republican Central Committee, volunteer in numerous community efforts.
Mary Martin, Director, Administrative Assistant, Grand Encampment Opera Company, Town & Country Realty
Ann Redman, Trustee, Wyoming Women’s Foundation, Wyoming Latina Youth Conference
Janine Bay Teske, School Board Trustee, Teton County School District #1
Michele Trost-Hall, Owner/Associate Broker, BrokerOne Real Estate

Banking/Finance

Amber Barnhart, Lead Investment Strategist, Hestla Research
Cindy Bradley, Mortgage Consultant, Wallick & Volk Mortgage
Joanne Demorest, Branch Manager, Wallick & Volk Mortgage
Amber Hestla-Barnhart, Chief Options Strategist, Market Technicians Association,
Kay Jones, Chairman, First Western Trust
Judy Lane, Senior Vice President-Real Estate, Wyoming Bank & Trust

Business/Business Services

Marlene Bradley, Owner, J/N Mercantile, Centennial
Jill Kline, State Directory, Wyoming Small Business Development Center Network
Stephanie Joy Meisner-Maggard, Vice President, Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Janell Mellish, Owner-Trainer, Pink Gloves Boxing
Nancy Stichert, Human Resources & VP of Education, Tegeler & Associates
Wendy Volk, Real Estate Professional, #1 Properties, Cheyenne

Education

Dr. Joyce Chalstrom, Assistant Director of Instruction, Laramie County School District #1
Diana Clapp, Superintendent, Fremont County School District #6
Melissa Hill, Assistant Curator, Buffalo Bill Center of the West-Draper Natural History Museum
Jessica Lippincott, Education Director, Wyoming Dinosaur Center, Inc.
Keren Meister-Emerich, Contributing Instructor, Walden University
Peg Monteith, Director of Student Services, Park County School Dist. 6
Kim Sanford, Special Education Director, Washakie County School District #1
Nicole Schoening, Climate Control Officer, Fremont County School Dist 25, Rendezvous School

Energy and Utilities

Amy Clemetson, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Cloud Peak Energy
Mary Hall, President, Simpson Electric Co.
Wendy Holly Lowe, Owner/Government Relations Consultant, Wendy Lowe Consulting
Joy Manning, Energy Management Advisor, High West Energy
Victoria M. Penaflor, Supervisor, Black Hills Energy

Government/Law/Economic Development

Patricia Arp, Wyoming Deputy State Treasurer, State of Wyoming
Lynn Budd, Chief – Security Division, Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
Affie Ellis, Senator, State of Wyoming Legislature
Amy Henry, Executive Officer, Wyoming Army National Guard
Hailey Morton Levinson, Town Councilor, Town of Jackson
Tammy Maas, Brigadier General, Assistant Adjutant General, Wyoming Army National Guard
Christy Yaffa, Planning and Programming Manager, WYDOT Aeronautics Division

Health Care

Stacey Cook, Practice Administrator, Stitches Acute Care Center
Beth Jones, Executive Director, Ivinson Memorial Hospital-Foundation
Melinda J. Poyer D.O., Rock Springs Family Practice
Amy Shoales, Practice Administrator, Laramie Physicians for Women and Children
Amy Smith, Meredith & Jeannie Ray Cancer Center Director, Ivinson Memorial Hospital
Nicole Swope, Owner/Operator, Oasis Tans

Hospitality

Connie Kemmerer, Co-Owner, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Harmony Savoia, Director of Sales and Marketing, Hilton Garden Inn of Laramie
Tori McGough, Resident Manager, Gros Ventre River Ranch

Manufacturing/Technology

Meredith Bickell, Deputy Chief Information Officer, State of Wyoming Business Report
Becky Heyward Cooper, Vice President, Production, Kennon Products Inc.
Kathy Neiley, Founder, CEO, Full Circle Quilts/WyoWhy
Jolene Osborn, Operations Manager, Y-Tex
Amber Pollock, Owner, Backwards Distilling Company

Nonprofit

Sharon Rose Benson, Executive Director, Meals On Wheels of Cheyenne
Rhianna Brand, CEO, Grace for Two Brothers
Amber Everman, Program Director, Youth Home, Green River
Nicole Hauser, Executive Director, Cathedral Home for Children
Laurie Heath, Deputy director Wyoming Association of Municipalities, WYBreast Cancer Initiative, Connect to Women
Ashley Hlebinsky, Robert W. Woodruff Curator, Cody Firearms Museum, Buffalo Bill Center of the West-Cody Firearms Museeum
Tammy Howard, Executive Director, Wyoming Family Home Ownership Program (WYFHOP)
Carol Lindly, Director, Wyoming Children’s Society
Grace Niemitalo, Volunteer, Casper Women’s Self Help Center
Margaret Parry, Owner: Bottom Line Marketing, President/Founder:Cowboys Against Cancer
Carol Tullio, Executive Director, CASA of Laramie County
Britney Wallesch, Founder, Executive Director, Black Dog Animal Rescue
Michelle Woerner, CEO, K9s 4 Mobility

Best Mentor

Genie-Marie Anderson, Daily Support Professional, Mountain Regional Services Inc.
Alaina Binfet, Owner, Om on the Range, Casper
Tanya Hobson, VP, Chief Administrative Officer, WyHy Federal Credit Union
Neely Mahapatra, Associate Professor, Division of Social Work, University of Wyoming
Brandy Marrou, Partner, McGee, Hearne & Paiz, LLP
Janell Mellish, Coach/Trainer, Pink Gloves Boxing Cheyenne
Liza Millet, Founder, Board Member, Silicon Couloir

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