2020 Young Women in Leadership Conference Speakers
Amanda Goodman
Keynote
Amanda Goodman is an Emmy-award winning journalist who spent 18 years in the TV news business, with her last stop at KWWL in Waterloo. She wanted to make a more positive impact on our community, so she left the news industry to serve as the Executive Director of Family Camp; Children’s Council of Black Hawk County. She is an outspoken advocate for children – she is known to not be afraid to rattle some cages. Amanda is currently working with state legislators to toughen the laws against child predators. Her hope is that anyone who hurts a child in Iowa will face a minimum of 25 years in prison. Because of her work, Amanda was awarded the Women of Persimmon Child Advocate of the Year Award. Originally from Pennsylvania, Amanda always knew she wanted to raise her family in the Midwest. She and her husband have four children: Gia, Nico, Luciana and Aria.
Keynote
Amanda Goodman is an Emmy-award winning journalist who spent 18 years in the TV news business, with her last stop at KWWL in Waterloo. She wanted to make a more positive impact on our community, so she left the news industry to serve as the Executive Director of Family Camp; Children’s Council of Black Hawk County. She is an outspoken advocate for children – she is known to not be afraid to rattle some cages. Amanda is currently working with state legislators to toughen the laws against child predators. Her hope is that anyone who hurts a child in Iowa will face a minimum of 25 years in prison. Because of her work, Amanda was awarded the Women of Persimmon Child Advocate of the Year Award. Originally from Pennsylvania, Amanda always knew she wanted to raise her family in the Midwest. She and her husband have four children: Gia, Nico, Luciana and Aria.
Quinn Moran
Quinn graduated from Iowa State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing, with minors in Management and Spanish. During her undergraduate experience, she served as President of her sorority as well as serving on the Panhellenic Executive Board. After graduation, Quinn worked for Alpha Delta Pi Sorority as a Leadership Consultant, working with 16 different campuses across the country. She now works full time for Catch and Release Incorporated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the Marketing Coordinator, implementing marketing plans to fuel company growth. Additionally, she works part time for Triangle Fraternity as the Leadership Specialist, focusing on recruitment and growth, as well as the membership experience and retention within the organization.
Quinn graduated from Iowa State University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing, with minors in Management and Spanish. During her undergraduate experience, she served as President of her sorority as well as serving on the Panhellenic Executive Board. After graduation, Quinn worked for Alpha Delta Pi Sorority as a Leadership Consultant, working with 16 different campuses across the country. She now works full time for Catch and Release Incorporated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the Marketing Coordinator, implementing marketing plans to fuel company growth. Additionally, she works part time for Triangle Fraternity as the Leadership Specialist, focusing on recruitment and growth, as well as the membership experience and retention within the organization.
Joy Briscoe