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Women We Admire Announces Top Women Leaders of Iowa for 2023

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Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top Women Leaders of Iowa for 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top Women Leaders of Iowa for 2023. Iowa has a longstanding tradition of recognizing and honoring women’s heritage and their contributions. In 1975, The Iowa Commission on the Status of Women (ICSW) established the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame, welcoming four women into the Hall of Fame each year. As of 2023, 193 women will have been inducted into the Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame. Furthermore, the University of Iowa has a proud legacy of empowering women dating back to 1968, with Christine Grant becoming the university’s first and only women’s Athletic Director, emerging as a national leader in the gender equity movement in sports.

More recently, the Governor of Iowa, Kim Reynolds was reelected in 2022 after serving a full term in 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the state’s history. Women are actively taking on leadership positions in any and all industries, as exemplified by this year’s accomplished awardees.

First, Kimberly D. Hunter is the interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nurse Executive of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics (UIHC), recognized as one of the best hospitals in the US. Additionally, Michelle Halverson, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of GreatAmerica Financial Services, extends her legal expertise to handle all legal affairs and compliance, advising senior leadership and the board of directors on various corporate matters. Meanwhile, Donna Tweeten, President of Hy-Vee has 30 years of experience in the field.

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of The Top Women Leaders of Iowa for 2023.

Brooke Kensinger (MercyOne Elkader Medical Center), Sophia Ahmad (WesleyLife), Kimberly D. Hunter (University of Iowa Health Care), Jennifer Bennett (Shive-Hattery), Monica Friedman (LCS), Sarah Theis (Sammons Financial Group Companies), Valarie Vest (Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.), Emily Bertino Honings (Guaranteed Rate Affinity), Sara Laures (VGM Group), Tami Vetter (Ellivett Group, Inc.), Michelle Halverson (GreatAmerica Financial Services), Tina Fritz (Bankers Trust), Joanna Fravel (Clique Hospitality), Suzanna de Baca (Business Publications Corporation, Inc.), Courtney Hiveley (Kingland), Kelley Donovan (Richmond Investment Services), Ellen Willadsen (Holmes Murphy & Associates), Sarah Woods (DockYard), Colleen Bell (Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.), Carole Custer (Iowa State University), Ashtyn Zinn (Elanco), Monique Moore (UScellular), Emily Jorgensen (Upper Iowa University), Janelle Buxton (Big Grove Brewery), Katie Steinke (Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines), and many others.

To view the full list visit https://thewomenweadmire.com/2023/11/14/the-top-women-leaders-of-iowa-for-2023/

About Women We Admire

Women We Admire provides news and information on today’s women leaders in business, entertainment, sports, motherhood, medicine, law, and many other fields. We cover a broad range of topics and areas of interest aimed at recognizing the achievements of exceptional women while inspiring others to aim high and continue their journey towards reaching their full potential. Women We Admire and its affiliates circulate its content to over 32,000 individuals and businesses.

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Editor, Women We Admire, 1 609-365-7014, [email protected], https://thewomenweadmire.com/

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Health

Grateful Earth Celebrates 4th Anniversary with Mushroom Coffee Innovation

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LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., Nov. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Grateful Earth, a visionary company dedicated to promoting holistic well-being through the transformative power of medicinal plants, tonic herbs, and powerful adaptogens, proudly announces a significant milestone as it celebrates its 4th anniversary this November. To commemorate this special occasion, Grateful Earth is unveiling its innovative Mushroom Coffee, an enticing blend of six brain-healthy superfoods that redefines the coffee experience.

For Grateful Earth, the journey over the past four years has been a celebration of life, nature, and the extraordinary gifts of the Earth. The company’s mission is to radiate love and light into the lives of individuals, empowering them to embrace the high-vibration, holistic lifestyle that stems from gratitude, truth, and joy.

The highlight of this anniversary celebration is the launch of Grateful Earth’s Mushroom Coffee, which is poised to revolutionize the morning routine. This new offering transcends the traditional cup of coffee by incorporating six superfood extracts into the mix. The result is a rich, pour-over-style coffee that not only tantalizes the taste buds but also enriches the mind with brain-boosting benefits.

Grateful Earth takes pride in its commitment to delivering the best to its customers. This dedication is evident in their use of superfood extracts over powders, ensuring consumers receive the highest quality products that harness the full potential of nature’s gifts. In addition to the Mushroom Coffee innovation, Grateful Earth is thrilled to unveil a newly redesigned website that enhances the overall user experience. The revamped website provides an ideal platform for customers to explore the company’s offerings and access valuable information about the benefits of medicinal plants, tonic herbs, and adaptogens.

As a token of gratitude to its ever-growing community of health-conscious enthusiasts, Grateful Earth is offering exclusive deals and discounts this Black Friday. Stay tuned for incredible promotions that make embracing a holistic, high-vibration lifestyle more accessible.

For more information and to explore the world of holistic coffee, please visit the Grateful Earth website.

About Grateful Earth: Grateful Earth is dedicated to providing high-quality products that harness the transformative power of medicinal plants, tonic herbs, and powerful adaptogens. With a mission to empower individuals through gratitude, truth, and fun, Grateful Earth offers innovative solutions that reconnect people with the natural healing gifts of the Earth.

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Lorenzo, Grateful Earth, 1 949-751-6033, [email protected], https://gratefulearthcoffee.com/

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Health

Sirius Signal Receives Paddling Magazine Industry Award

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It’s well recognized that most kayak and paddle sport activities start in the daytime with the intention of ending by dark. However, it’s after something goes wrong that nighttime comes into play. The award-winning kit includes a waterproof phone carry bag that allows operation of most smartphones right in the sealed pouch along with QR codes allowing the free download of the most powerful and popular Afloat Plan Home app.

The impetus for developing the kit was widow Judy Schink, whose husband David drowned while kayaking. She said, “If my husband would have had this kit, he would have been able to send out the SOS signal when it got dark. The Afloat Plan Home app would have told us he was overdue and where he’d been, allowing Search and Rescue to begin earlier and increasing the chance he could have been saved.”

About Sirius Signal Sirius Signal produces U.S. Coast Guard- and Transport Canada-approved day and nighttime distress devices with a focus on safety, technology, effectiveness, and sustainability. To learn more about purchasing Sirius Signal devices or being a part of our team, visit us at www.siriussignal.com or call 888.526.0005.

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Danielle Doyle, Sirius Signal, 1 7609291264, [email protected], https://siriussignal.com

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AMS Machine Learning Study for Boston Children’s Hospital Wins Quirk’s Marketing Research and Insight Excellence Award

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Boston Children’s, a pediatric hospital ranked on the Pediatric Honor Roll for more than 20 years by U.S. News & World Report, asked AMS to apply machine learning to better understand the patient journey for pediatric specialty and complex care. AMS used its Automated Content Evaluator (ACE™), an algorithm developed in collaboration with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management to identify customer needs and provide input for a detailed journey map. Once trained, ACE™ can process hundreds of thousands of lines of readily available user-generated content, quickly identifying needs and discovering hidden gems of insights.

In this case, ACE™ helped analyze more than 66 thousand sentences from both public and internal patient family-generated discussions on topics such as provider selection, diagnostic testing, and condition management, among others, to explore the stages, needs, and emotional sentiment along the journey map – beyond what is typically uncovered by traditional marketing research. Working with the Boston Children’s team, AMS produced a detailed patient journey map that included 133 needs across more than a dozen phases of the pediatric patient journey. This study provided Boston Children’s with actionable information to further improve the experiences of patients and their families as they face medically complex situations.

ABOUT APPLIED MARKETING SCIENCE (AMS)

For nearly 35 years, AMS has helped product developers, customer experience professionals, and executives use customer insights to develop better products and services. With roots in the MIT Sloan School of Management, we take pride in utilizing systematic, cutting-edge methodologies. Visit our website to learn more about AMS. For any questions about this study or about how you can apply machine learning to your own research project, contact Carmel Dibner at [email protected].

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Rachelyn Provencher, Applied Marketing Science, Inc., 1 781-250-6332, [email protected], ams-insights.com

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Health: Psychology

CancerIQ Announces SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance from AssuranceLab

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Receiving SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance attests that a software product and its related services and processes meet industry-standard security and privacy protocols. The security audit covers a scope that includes common security criteria, system availability, data confidentiality, and privacy requirements for handling personal information. SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance indicates that CancerIQ has the governance, infrastructure, and systems in place to protect patient information from unauthorized access both from within and outside a health system.

“We’ve always prioritized patient and provider security and we’re thrilled to be recognized for it,” said Feyi Ayodele, co-founder and CEO, CancerIQ. “This certification reaffirms why our customers trust us to deliver best in class, innovative solutions and services to help them stay ahead of cancer.”

To achieve compliance, companies must be audited by an independent certified public accountant who performs an assessment and determines whether the company meets the appropriate standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). CancerIQ selected AssuranceLab, which specializes in audits of cloud-native solutions in healthcare and other industries.

About CancerIQ

CancerIQ is the only cancer-focused precision health platform that empowers healthcare providers to detect cancer earlier and prevent it altogether across all patient populations. Integrated directly into real-time EHR workflows, CancerIQ makes it easy to gather comprehensive patient data, automatically map it to the latest evidence-based guidelines, and expand access to personalized care plans, cutting-edge clinical solutions, and genomic innovations. Learn more at canceriq.com, follow CancerIQ on Twitter or LinkedIn.

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Malvina Kefalas, CancerIQ, 1 5165038610, [email protected], www.canceriq.com

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Pastor aims to use his mental health struggles for good with new children’s book

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Hoover hopes to show kids and grown-ups alike that there’s not always an easy fix when it comes to anxiety and depression, and it’s possible to love Jesus and battle mental illness at the same time. He wants to help further the conversation about mental health in the Church and help people know they’re not alone.

He has worked at Traders Point Christian Church for the past 9 years. Lord, I Worry will be available on Amazon for $14.99 on November 21, 2023. Anxiety, Depression, and Jesus: Finding Hope in All Things is available on Amazon for $12.95.

More information for this book can be found at LordIWorry.com and AaronHooverWrites.com

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Aaron Hoover, Aaron Hoover Writes, 1 3179549461, [email protected]

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Health: Addiction

Shriners Children’s Earns a Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

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Since opening its first hospital in 1922, Shriners Children’s has made it their mission to improve the lives of children, regardless of the families’ ability to pay or insurance status. Over the last century, Shriners Children’s has treated more than 1.5 million children from more than 170 countries. Today, their locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, along with outreach clinics held all over the world, provide innovative care for children with a range of orthopedic issues, burn injuries, craniofacial conditions, spine conditions, spinal cord injuries, colorectal and gastrointestinal conditions, and sports medicine.

“We are delighted to provide Shriners Children’s with third-party accreditation that validates their operational excellence,” said Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator. “The Four-Star Rating is the highest possible rating an organization can achieve. We are eager to see the good work that Shriners Children’s is able to accomplish in the years ahead.”

Charity Navigator analyzes nonprofit performance based on four key indicators, referred to as beacons. Currently, nonprofits can earn scores for the Impact & Results, Accountability & Finance, Culture & Community, and Leadership & Adaptability beacons. Two objectives drive their approach to rating charities: helping donors and celebrating the work of charities.

“We are proud to receive another Four-Star rating from Charity Navigator,” said Stuart Sullivan, Chief Philanthropy Officer for Shriners Children’s. “This distinction is further validation that our supporters can trust Shriners Children’s commitment to good governance and financial health, and feel empowered knowing they are making an impactful difference in the lives of children around the world.”

Shriners Children’s rating and other information about charitable giving are available free of charge on charitynavigator.org.

About Shriners Children’s

Shriners Children’s is changing lives every day by providing innovative pediatric specialty care, conducting research to improve the quality of lives, and of care, and offering outstanding educational programs for medical professionals. Our locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico provide care for children with orthopedic conditions, burn injuries, spinal cord injuries and other spine disorders, rehabilitation, sports injuries and craniofacial conditions. All care and services are provided regardless of the families’ ability to pay or insurance status. Shriners Children’s has treated more than 1.5 million children since its founding in 1922.

For more information on the care provided by Shriners Children’s, go to shrinerschildrens.org.

Shriners Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.

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Ashley Ozols-Thomas, Shriners Children’s, 1 813-499-4273, [email protected], shrinerschildrens.org

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Health: Addiction

Codoxo and NHCAA Institute Co-Sponsor Generative AI Webinar

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“Payment integrity continues to be a challenge for the healthcare industry, and generative AI is proving to be a game-changer with its ability to analyze large volumes of data and quickly provide insights that help organizations ensure accuracy and detect and prevent errors, fraud and abuse,” stated Ahmed. “Codoxo is at the forefront of using generative AI to revolutionize payment integrity, and we look forward to sharing the latest innovations in the space and generating enthusiasm and adoption among our participants.”

Codoxo’s proprietary Forensic AI Engine and Unified Cost Containment Platform is disrupting the cost containment and payment integrity industry by implementing the most innovative and effective AI available to reduce fraud, waste and abuse and ensure payment integrity for health payers, agencies and PBMs. Codoxo is a member of the NHCAA.

Registration for the one-hour webinar is available here.

About Codoxo
With a mission to make healthcare more affordable and effective for everyone, Codoxo is the premier provider of artificial intelligence-driven solutions and services that help healthcare companies and agencies proactively detect and reduce risks from fraud, waste, and abuse and ensure payment integrity. The Codoxo Unified Cost Containment Platform helps clients manage costs across network management, clinical care, provider coding and billing, payment integrity, and special investigation units. Our software-as-a-service applications are built on our proven Forensic AI Engine, which uses patented AI-based technology to identify problems and suspicious behavior far faster and earlier than traditional techniques. Codoxo is a Fierce Healthcare Innovation Award winner and has been recognized by the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies in America. Our solutions are HIPAA-compliant and operate in a HITRUST-certified environment. For additional information, visit Codoxo.

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Ronda Duncan, Codoxo, 8472549782, [email protected], https://www.codoxo.com

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Lifestyle: Self Help

Top Personal Injury Firm, Ligori & Ligori, Attorneys at Law, Donates 100 Turkeys to Tampa’s Metropolitan Ministries, Ensuring a Memorable Thanksgiving

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Ligori & Ligori, Attorneys at Law, a prominent personal injury law firm, is proud to announce their annual food donation to Metropolitan Ministries, a renowned non-profit organization dedicated to serving the community.

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Ligori & Ligori, Attorneys at Law has generously donated 100 turkeys to Metropolitan Ministries, ensuring that families in need can enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Metropolitan Ministries has been a pillar of support for Tampa Bay families for over four decades, offering a wide range of services, including food, shelter and educational programs. The annual turkey donation from Ligori & Ligori has become a cherished tradition, symbolizing their commitment to making a positive impact in the lives of others. The 100 turkeys donated by Ligori & Ligori will play a significant role in ensuring that Metropolitan Ministries can provide a memorable Thanksgiving experience for those in need. Ligori & Ligori, Attorneys at Law has a long-standing relationship with Metropolitan Ministries, recognizing the invaluable work they do to uplift the community. The law firm’s commitment to philanthropy extends beyond this annual turkey donation, as they actively support various charitable initiatives throughout the year. Ligori and Ligori, Attorneys at Law has built a reputation for its unwavering commitment to its clients and its relentless pursuit of justice. The firm specializes in personal injury cases, offering comprehensive legal services to individuals who have suffered injuries due to the negligence of others. Ligori and Ligori, Attorneys at Law’s commitment to its clients is unwavering, and the firm consistently strives to achieve justice for those it represents, fighting until the very end, to help them receive the compensation they deserve.

Health: Abortion

SAFE CU Employees Donate 1,000 Hours During Volunteer Drive

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“SAFE employees made one amazing impact on Greater Sacramento communities this year,” says SAFE Credit Union Community Impact Specialist Brit Kelleher.

Surpassing last year’s 26 Building CommYOUnity Month projects, nearly 200 SAFE employees, including teams from three of the credit union’s employee resource groups, engaged in volunteering on a record 44 projects this year. Teams also volunteered at 26 area nonprofits.

SAFE employees raised $1,235 to buy MP3 players, to help with emotional support, and other supplies for the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento. Employees – many from SAFE’s Contact Center – collected and donated 111 pounds of food for the River City Food Bank.

This year volunteers helped on a variety of projects ranging from creating holiday kits for young cancer patients to distributing food at area food banks, as well as helping Blue Star Moms assemble care packages for service men and women and painting transitional housing units and facilities.

“I think that we all have a responsibility to one another to help out within our communities,” says SAFE Digital Systems Analyst Kristen Wilson, who volunteered at Soil Born Farms.

Volunteers also donated their time at the Elk Grove Food Bank, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, The Gathering Inn, Girls Love Mail, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento Restore, Rancho Cordova Food Locker, Roseville-based Keaton’s Childcare Alliance, Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services, Saint John’s Program for Real Change, Single Mom Strong, Volunteers of America California and Nevada, Wellspring Women’s Center and the Yolo County Children’s Alliance.

Volunteerism is a part of the award-winning culture at SAFE – the Sacramento Business Journal this year named SAFE as the Best Place to Work, Very Large Employer.

SAFE employees each receive 16 hours of paid time off every year to volunteer on their own or with their co-workers as a team building exercise.

About SAFE

SAFE Credit Union is a not-for-profit, state-chartered credit union in Northern California with over $4.7 billion in assets and more than 236,000 members. Insured by NCUA.

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Robyn Eifertsen, SAFE Credit Union, 916-809-7002, [email protected], safecu.org

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