12 local leaders honored with Women of Achievement Awards

The Dubuque Women’s Leadership Network recently honored 12 local women with its annual Women of Achievement Awards, held virtually because of the pandemic.

The winners were:

Achievements in Her Field

  • Beth Rowe, marketing and public relations director, vice president at Dubuque Bank & Trust and segment marketing director, vice president at Heartland Financial USA Inc.
  • Dee Crist, mortgage manager vice president and private banking manager vice president at Dubuque Bank & Trust

Organizational Impact

  • Kim Budde, vice president of human
  • resources at Kunkel & Associates
  • Jill Rothenberger, vice president consumer and mortgage lending at Dupaco Community Credit Union

Growth and Accomplishments in Personal Life

  • Sara Quinn, Dubuque Bank & Trust
  • Kristy Meyer, Carol Ann Boutique & Body

Service and Support of Nonprofit Work

  • Jaqueline Hunter, executive director of Multicultural Family Center
  • Whitney Sanger, Project Rooted

Unsung Champion

  • Anne Osterholz, Kunkel & Associates
  • Rita Fleege, Medical Associates Clinic

Up-and-coming Leader

  • Lauren Minert, Kunkel & Associates
  • Tessa Fahey, Rainbo Oil Co.