2020 Women of Influence Honorees



Agriculture & Natural Resources

  • Amy Gittins
  • Danielle C. Miller
  • Laura Pickard
  • Lisa Coles

Honoree is Laura Pickard
Flying A Ranch, Inc.  President and owner operator


Arts

  • Heather Fahestock
  • Julie Sorensen

Honoree is Julie Sorensen
Idaho State-Civic Symphony


Banking & Finance

  • Amy Rhoads
  • Jennifer Landon
  • EmmaLee Robinson

Honoree is Amy Rhoads
As President of Citizens Community Bank


Education

  • Arynne Hoge
  • Deborah Green
  • Jackie Cranor
  • Jasmine Kinney
  • Liz Lathrop
  • Lori Barber
  • Sacha Johnson
  • Sarah Robey
  • Sharon Manning
  • Shelly Smede
  • Stefanie Plato
  • Tracey Smith

Honoree is Sarah Robey
Idaho State University


Entrepreneurship

  • Brianne Sloan
  • Jamie Findlay
  • Jasmine Kinney
  • Roxanne Christensen

Honoree is Brianne Sloan
Women’s Networking Group Idaho, Bri Sloan Photography


Government, Public Service & Military

  • Alice Pike
  • Barbara Ehardt
  • Claudia Ortega
  • Elese Teton
  • Jolene Welker
  • Judy Boren
  • Kim Kearney
  • Kristen Jensen
  • Mary Shea
  • NaCole Beall
  • Sarah Prentice
  • Shalynn Kellogg
  • Sunny Shaw

Honoree is Sunny Shaw
Housing Alliance and Community Partnerships


Healthcare

  • Amy McKinlay
  • Dr. Kim Briggs
  • Dr. Rachel Gonzales
  • Geri Rackow
  • Jenifer Massengale
  • Kate Youngblood
  • Merinda Halladay
  • Mindy Benedetti
  • Sherrie Joseph

Honoree is Mindy Benedetti
MBA, CEO of Health West Inc.


Media & Communications

  • Kasi Clark Nelson
  • Katie Harris
  • Kristine Deschamps Smith
  • Michelle Ziel-Dingman

Honoree is Katie Harris
Perfect Point Marketing


Nonprofit

  • Ann Riedesel
  • Christina Wiersema
  • Sarah O’Banion
  • Shannel Guzman
  • Shauna Kump
  • Tina Murphy

Honoree is Sarah O’Banion
Family Services Alliance of Southeast Idaho


Real Estate, Construction & Land Development

  • Joanne LaBelle
  • Mary Ann Van Orden Blaser
  • Melissa Puckett
  • Tess Gunn

Honoree is Mary Ann Van Orden Blaser
Riverside Real Estate


Science & Technology

  • Camie Parsons
  • Catherine Riddle Sarah Godsey
  • Valerie “Markie” Burns

Honoree is Catherine Riddle
Idaho National Laboratory
Dedication to education benefits the future of science.


Lifetime Achievement Award

Honoree is Kristen Jensen
City of American Falls and Great Rift Business Development Organization