Security Bank is proud to partner with Springfield Business Journal for the annual “Women of Influence” recognition program. Women of Influence honors local women for their contributions to the Springfield area community. Selected by their peers through submitted nominations, all have made important contributions to the community at large.
Nominations are not limited to the business community for this program. The area’s reputation as an exemplary place to live, work and raise a family is dependent upon the day-to-day hard work and long-range foresight of each and every one of us. These women are significant for their valuable contributions in making Springfield the outstanding community that it is.
Women of Influence Previous Selectees
| Selectee | Year |
|---|---|
| Emily Becker | 2016 |
| Tara Zook Bennett, M.D. | 2006 |
| Sarah Beuning | 2014 |
| Carolyn Blackwell | 2005 |
| Dr. Theresa Boley | 2011 |
| Carole Britton | 2005 |
| Rachel Broughton | 2012 |
| Christine Carrels | 2014 |
| Julie Cellini | 2004 |
| Beverly Christian | 2004 |
| G. Virginia Conlee | 2012 |
| Karen Conn | 2011 |
| Cheryl Duagherty | 2011 |
| Cindy Davis | 2007 |
| Julie Davis | 2013 |
| Julie Dirksen | 2010 |
| Joan C. Freitag | 2007 |
| Lisa Funderburg | 2015 |
| Kathy Germeraad | 2016 |
| Marie A. Giacomelli | 2010 |
| Jennifer Gill | 2016 |
| Teresa Haley | 2012 |
| Karen Hanson Pletsch | 2010 |
| Kathryn Harris | 2015 |
| Nina M. Harris | 2007 |
| Lea Hudson | 2004 |
| Dr. Victoria Nichols-Johnson | 2009 |
| Sonya Jones | 2015 |
| Marilyn Kushak | 2007 |
| Desiree Logsdon | 2009 |
| Dr. Mary Frisk Loken | 2008 |
| Naomi Lynn | 2005 |
| Deb Marsaglia | 2013 |
| Connie Matrisch | 2011 |
| Pam Molitoris | 2013 |
| Maryam Mostoufi | 2016 |
| Hon. Sue Myerscough | 2009 |
| Jackie L. Newman | 2006 |
| Sister Katherine O’Connor | 2016 |
| Sampa Das Ostrem | 2012 |
| Carolyn Oxtoby | 2004 |
| Karen E. Paisley | 2006 |
| Kim Pate | 2015 |
| Sarah Delano Pavlik | 2007 |
| Janette Peak | 2013 |
| Amy Segatto Perrin | 2010 |
| Carlissa Puckett | 2008 |
| Veronica Robison | 2008 |
| Diane K. Rutledge, Ph.D. | 2006 |
| Paula Ryan | 2011 |
| Dr. Kemia Sarraf | 2014 |
| Lisa Schad | 2005 |
| Linda Shanklin | 2010 |
| Shipra Somani | 2014 |
| Judith G. Stephens | 2008 |
| Rita Monkman-Tarr | 2005 |
| Evelyn Brandt Thomas | 2008 |
| Brenda Thompson | 2006 |
| Michelle Tjelmeland | 2009 |
| Helen Tolan | 2004 |
| Rita Victor | 2004 |
| Tonya Voepel | 2014 |
| Susan Wallace | 2009 |
| Dr. Charlotte Warren | 2009 |
| Carol Watts | 2006 |
| Georgia Winson | 2016 |
| Brenda Yarnell, Ph.D. | 2010 |
| Valera Yazell | 2013 |
| Susan Zappa | 2015 |
| Julie Zara | 2012 |
| Molly Berendt | 2017 |
| Dr. Susan Koch | 2017 |
| Margaret "Boony" Luparell | 2017 |
| Rasha Said | 2017 |
| Dr. Tracey Smith | 2017 |
| M.T. Vann | 2017 |
| Aruna Mathur | 2018 |
| Rev. Margaret Ann Jessup | 2018 |
| Polly Poskin | 2018 |
| Dr. Clarice Ford | 2018 |
| Angela Sowle | 2018 |