Annabel Wimer is a graphic designer and the owner of Annabel Wimer Design, which she started in 1990 after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and returning to her native Des Moines. Her clients include numerous arts and cultural organizations, including the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines Performing Arts, Des Moines Symphony, dsm magazine, Greater Des Moines …
Katherine Lock is a Des Moines-based artist whose paintings and drawings explore both the personal and the abstract through a mix of shapes, layers, textures, and colors that come together to express a visual language that is uniquely her own. After graduating with honors from the University of Iowa with a degree in painting, Katherine relocated to New York City, …
Lesley Wright was the founding director of the Grinnell College Museum of Art, retiring in 2021. In establishing the museum and its reputation, she developed the museum’s mission, collection policies, and infrastructure. She taught museum studies, inaugurated a national advisory board, and increased donor activity. She curated or co-curated over 14 major group exhibitions, primarily of contemporary art and always looking …
Kimberly Johnson leads K. Johnson Studio, a boutique consulting firm specializing in brand transformations and strategic services for emerging and mid-sized companies. With over a decade of marketing leadership experience, she has driven growth for technology startups and manufacturers, earning “Marketing Executive of the Year” from the American Marketing Association of Iowa and “Best Branding” for her work as CMO …
A Chicago native, Pamela Bass-Bookey is interested in the arts and the impact they can have on society. Through her work as a philanthropist, former co-chair of the Des Moines Arts Festival, and countless other initiatives, she is a recognized leader in the broader Des Moines community. In 2001 she and her husband, Harry Bookey, purchased a 98 year-old Masonic …
Ted Stuart is the President of Architectural Arts, one of the Midwest’s preeminent commercial millwork companies, that he helped found in 1998. The company does high-end architectural millwork for major construction projects across the country such as the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver, Disney’s Grand California Hotel in Anaheim, and Stanford Law School, Stanford University in Palo Alto. A native …
Tim R. Hickman is a graduate of Iowa State University (BA 1985) and Yale University (March 2000). Prior to forming substance in 2005, Hickman worked with Des Moines’ firms Shiffler and Associates, Baldwin White, and Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture where he was named an Associate in 2002. Hickman has significant experience working with higher education clients including leading roles …
Khalid Khan joined Neumann Monson Architects in 2011 and has been a firm Principal since 2012. Prior to Neumann Monson he was a lead designer with Herbert Lewis Kruse Blunck Architecture. He has more than 20 years of experience and has worked on projects ranging from small residential projects, parking structures, to corporate and institutional projects. Khan is a graduate of Iowa State …
A Boston native who moved to Des Moines in 1967, Lois Fingerman worked for a number of years as Counseling Manager of Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, Program Supervisor of The Family Violence Center, and Director of Mentor Iowa. As a community activist and volunteer she as served of numerous boards and commissions, including 16 years as a member of …
Susan Fitzsimmons has served as Vice President and General Counsel of Christensen Development since 2019. Christensen Development has helped transform the commercial core of Central Iowa. The firm is taking a leading role in raising the urban profile of Greater Des Moines through its expertise and experience in creating new buildings and repurposing business properties. Prior to joining Christensen Development, …