2025 Most Influential Women

Editor's note: For 26 years, Springfield Business Journal has honored the Most Influential Women in the community through this awards program. Though the influence looks different for each of the 520 women who hold this title, the impact is undeniable.

If you were to evaluate the sphere around each of these women, you’d see their fingerprints. Whether that’s developing innovative products or processes at work or raising funds and support for causes they care about, they showcase that every person has the power to make a difference.

As you read the profiles that follow, I imagine you’ll learn something new about these notable honorees. That’s one of my favorite parts of awards at SBJ, getting an inside look at the people that make up our community.

Special thanks to the panel of judges who selected this year’s class.

Here’s to this year’s Most Influential Women. —Christine Temple, Executive Editor