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 |
|---|---|
| Abby Sgro | 2019 |
| Amanda Long | 2019 |
| Amy Segatto Perrin | 2010 |
| Angela Sowle | 2018 |
| Aruna Mathur | 2018 |
| Betsy Dollar | 2022 |
| Beverly Christian | 2004 |
| Brenda Thompson | 2006 |
| Brenda Yarnell, Ph.D. | 2010 |
| Carlissa Puckett | 2008 |
| Carol Watts | 2006 |
| Carole Britton | 2005 |
| Carolyn Blackwell | 2005 |
| Carolyn Oxtoby | 2004 |
| Cheryl Daugherty | 2011 |
| Christine Carrels | 2014 |
| Cindy Davis | 2007 |
| Connie Matrisch | 2011 |
| Deb Marsaglia | 2013 |
| Deb Sarsany | 2021 |
| Desiree Logsdon | 2009 |
| Diane K. Rutledge, Ph.D. | 2006 |
| Dr. Charlotte Warren | 2009 |
| Dr. Clarice Ford | 2018 |
| Dr. Kemia Sarraf | 2014 |
| Dr. Mary Frisk Loken | 2008 |
| Dr. Susan Koch | 2017 |
| Dr. Theresa Boley | 2011 |
| Dr. Tracey Smith | 2017 |
| Dr. Victoria Nichols-Johnson | 2009 |
| Dr. Wendi Wills El-Amin | 2022 |
| Emily Becker | 2016 |
| Emily Lewis | 2022 |
| Eve Fischberg | 2021 |
| Evelyn Brandt Thomas | 2008 |
| G. Virginia Conlee | 2012 |
| Georgia Winson | 2016 |
| Grace Nanavati | 2020 |
| Heather Burton | 2020 |
| Helen Tolan | 2004 |
| Hon. Sue Myerscough | 2009 |
| Jackie L. Newman | 2006 |
| Janette Peak | 2013 |
| Jennifer Gill | 2016 |
| Joan C. Freitag | 2007 |
| Judith G. Stephens | 2008 |
| Julie Benson | 2021 |
| Julie Cellini | 2004 |
| Julie Davis | 2013 |
| Julie Dirksen | 2010 |
| Julie Zara | 2012 |
| Karen Conn | 2011 |
| Karen E. Paisley | 2006 |
| Karen Hanson Pletsch | 2010 |
| Kathryn Harris | 2015 |
| Kathy Germeraad | 2016 |
| Kim Pate | 2015 |
| Lea Hudson | 2004 |
| Leslie Sgro | 2022 |
| Leuwania Baker | 2019 |
| Linda Shanklin | 2010 |
| Lisa Clemmons Stott | 2021 |
| Lisa Funderburg | 2015 |
| Lisa Schad | 2005 |
| M.T. Vann | 2017 |
| Margaret "Boony" Luparell | 2017 |
| Marie A. Giacomelli | 2010 |
| Marilyn Kushak | 2007 |
| Maryam Mostoufi | 2016 |
| Melissa Remolina | 2020 |
| Michelle Tjelmeland | 2009 |
| Molly Berendt | 2017 |
| Naomi Lynn | 2005 |
| Nina M. Harris | 2007 |
| Pam Molitoris | 2013 |
| Paula Ryan | 2011 |
| Polly Poskin | 2018 |
| Rachel Broughton | 2012 |
| Rasha Said | 2017 |
| Rev. Margaret Ann Jessup | 2018 |
| Rikeesha Phelon | 2021 |
| Rita Monkman-Tarr | 2005 |
| Rita Victor | 2004 |
| Sammi Mander | 2022 |
| Sampa Das Ostrem | 2012 |
| Sarah Beuning | 2014 |
| Sarah Delano Pavlik | 2007 |
| Shipra Somani | 2014 |
| Sister Katherine O’Connor | 2016 |
| Sonya Jones | 2015 |
| Stacey Skrysak | 2019 |
| Susan Helm | 2021 |
| Susan Wallace | 2009 |
| Susan Zappa | 2015 |
| Tara Zook Bennett, M.D. | 2006 |
| Teresa Haley | 2012 |
| Tiffany Mathis | 2020 |
| Tonya Voepel | 2014 |
| Valera Yazell | 2013 |
| Vernessa Glover | 2019 |
| Veronica Robison | 2008 |