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Utah is a state known for its charitable spirit and community cooperation, and this year’s Most Influential Women honorees embody those qualities in spades. From breaking barriers in industries like tech, film and law to advocating fiercely for causes close to their hearts, these inspirational leaders serve as concertmasters and CEOs, judges and deans, entrepreneurs and public servants. But most of all, they are community champions dedicated to making Utah a better place for all who call it home.
Photographed by Beka Price Photography
Most Influential Women 2024
Madeline Adkins | Concertmaster | Utah Symphony/Utah Opera
Amy Rees Anderson | Founder & Principal | REES Capital | LinkedIn
Kristin Andrus | Community Champion & Philanthropist | Gathering for Impact | LinkedIn
Stephanie L. Benally | Native American Specialist | Utah Foster Care | LinkedIn
Jeanette Bennett | President & Executive Managing Director | Colliers Utah | LinkedIn
Aniza Brown | CEO | Rosie Project | LinkedIn
Margaret Woolley Busse | Executive Director | Utah Department of Commerce | LinkedIn
Gloria Cardenas | Owner, Immigration Attorney | Familia America, LLC | LinkedIn
Carine S. Clark | CEO | First Colony Mortgage | LinkedIn
Sophia DiCaro | Executive Director & Senior Advisor | Utah Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget | LinkedIn
Christena Huntsman Durham | EVP | Huntsman Family Foundation | LinkedIn
Lisa Eccles | President & COO | George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation | LinkedIn
Shauna Graves-Robertson | Justice Court Judge | Salt Lake County
Tracy S. Gruber | Executive Director | Utah Department of Health and Human Services | LinkedIn
Jerusha Hess | Writer & Director
Trina Limpert | CEO | RizeNext Corp
Co-Founder | Tech-Moms | LinkedIn
Shanna Memmott | Tourism Director | Juab County | LinkedIn
Aimee Winder Newton | Senior Advisor to the Governor | State of Utah
Salt Lake County Councilmember | Salt Lake County | LinkedIn
Catherine Raney Norman | Chair | Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games | LinkedIn
Rachelle Rutherford | CEO | Kids On The Move | LinkedIn
Sheila Sherwood | Partner & Manager | Cedar Ridge Farms
Cydni Tetro | CIO | Swire Coca-Cola | LinkedIn
Holly Waddington | EVP | Carpet Diem | LinkedIn
Elizabeth Kronk Warner | Dean | S.J. Quinney College of Law
Acting Dean | School for Cultural and Social Transformation | LinkedIn
Judges | 2024
Evelyn Cisneros-Legate | Director | Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy | LinkedIn
Joël Hatch-Jensen | Regional Manager | Eastern Utah Community Credit Union | LinkedIn
Patricia Jones | CEO | The Women’s Leadership Institute | LinkedIn
Donna MacBean | Executive Director | Neighborhood Connection | LinkedIn
Marilyn Meyer | VP of People & Culture | Utah Valley University | LinkedIn
Liz Owens | CEO | YWCA Utah | LinkedIn
Ruth Todd | EVP, Chief Content Officer | Bonneville International | LinkedIn
Linda Wardell | General Manager | City Creek Center, Taubman Centers, Inc. | LinkedIn
Find honoree photos here.