Meet the 2022 Most Admired Woman — Tomorrow’s Leader
Gia Combs Assistant Director of Mission Advancement, Family Scholar House Family: Mom Valerie Combs and Dad Greg Combs By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Kylene White Young adulthood is a busy and stressful time, and Gia Combs is in it. She is attending graduate school and working at Family Scholar House where she began as a community outreach coordinator. Like so many young adults, she is trying to figure out what the rest of her life might look like. Her original goal was to go into therapy, but now she is considering a move into social [...]
Meet the 2022 Most Admired Woman — Corporate Leadership
Elizabeth Hatchett Director and Associate General Counsel, Thorntons LLC Family: Husband Jonathan; three sons Hatchett, Everly, and William; and dog Mabel By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Kylene White Elizabeth Hatchett is a bit of a “Jane of all trades,” as are most corporate in-house lawyers. She never knows what legal issue someone from the company may call her with. At times, she has to do research to find out the answers to questions, and at no time was that more the case than during COVID, when she was having to keep up with executive [...]
Meet the 2022 Most Admired Woman — Nonprofit Leadership
Amabelle Camba Director of Development and Communications, CASA of the River Region Family: Husband Andrew Odom, daughter London, and dogs Bear and Blue By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Kylene White Time, and prioritizing it, are important to Amabelle Camba. As part of a midsize nonprofit, she has many tasks that she focuses on from day to day, from fundraising to social media. Her focus on time and making it count stem from seeing her older sister, Marisal, deal with three bouts with cancer, the last of which took her life at age 33. From [...]
Meet the 2022 Most Admired Woman — Equity Champion
Dana J. Johnson Senior Director Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Greater Louisville Inc. Family: Husband Kevin, children Kameron and Kendal, and grandson Kameron II By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Marvin Young More and more businesses are recognizing that diversity is an important aspect of economic growth. A workforce consisting of people with diverse experiences and thoughts helps companies serve more people and with greater attention to customers’ needs. With a Spalding University degree in business administration and almost 20 years of experience in community and public relations, Dana Johnson’s role at Greater Louisville Inc. [...]
Meet the 2022 Most Admired Woman — Community and Sisterhood
Tiffany Ramos Cardwell HR Advisory Principal, MCM CPAs & Advisors HR Solutions Group Family: Husband Shawn, two children Ryan and Haley, and dog King By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Kylene White Tiffany Ramos Cardwell began her professional life at TransUnion in Chicago, Illinois, and followed it with time at Humana, Papa John’s, and Signature Healthcare in Louisville. These companies gave Tiffany unique experiences in sales, international business development, and acquisitions and mergers, which now help her in her consulting role at MCM. While these skills are essential to her 9-5 work, they have also [...]
Meet the 2022 Most Admired Woman — Arts
Hannah Drake Writer/speaker and Chief Creative Officer at IDEAS xLab Family: Daughter Brianna Wright; Three cats Susu, Mittens, and Karma; and one dog, Peanut Butter By Carrie Vittitoe | Photo by Kylene White Hannah Drake has loved words since she was three when she first learned to read. They’ve just always made sense to her, and stringing them into powerful paragraphs felt like connecting puzzle pieces to form a complete picture. She tinkered with the idea of becoming a lawyer but ultimately decided she would major in communications and use her words in a different [...]