Women Lead Change names new board members

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Women Lead Change (WLC) Board of Directors has approved four new members, including two Quad Citians Angie Johnson and Renee Seline.

The new members, who begin their three-year terms in 2023, are: 

  • Evette Creighton, Cedar Rapids, is senior manager, talent, inclusion and diversity, at Transamerica, where she provides enterprise strategic direction and oversight to inclusion & diversity, talent review, and performance management. She sets and delivers the Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) strategy to partners across the organization to embed I&D into talent management and the business.
  • Angie Johnson, Muscatine, Iowa, is a human resource executive for Royal Neighbors of America, Rock Island. Ms. Johnson directs the strategy and processes related to developing and retaining an exceptional team of professionals along with optimizing people-centered activities such as talent acquisition and development, performance management, succession planning, and total rewards planning, as well as championing organizational culture, diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Renee Seline, Bettendorf, is project manager, Dealer Systems Strategies for John Deere. She executes projects for processes that span multiple product families and applications to ensure simplified and streamlined processes across divisions and regions. A graduate of St. Ambrose University, she is a member of several employee resource groups including Women in Marketing and WomenReach.
  • Emily Wilson is an attorney at Sherinian and Hasso Law Firm, where she primarily practices employment law. She lives with her husband in Des Moines. Ms. Wilson was raised in Decorah, Iowa, and attended Drake University and the University of Iowa College of Law. 

The 2023 WLC executive committee includes: Chair Stacie Osako (Informatics, Inc.), Vice Chair Mark Polking (community volunteer), Treasurer Anna Milbach (U.S. Bank), Secretary Brianne Cummins (UFG Insurance), and Past Chair Jenn Bleil (Tegria). Linda Krei has completed her term.

WLC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development, advancement, and promotion of women, their organizations, and to impacting the economy and future workforce. 

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