Chancellor Kristin Sobolik, alumnae, named to St. Louis Business Journal ‘Most Influential’ list
The St. Louis Business Journal named UMSL Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and alumnae Shawntelle Fisher, founder and CEO of SoulFisher Ministries, and Cathleen Arshadi, senior vice president and director of financial management at Commerce Trust Company, to its 2020 list “Most Influential Business Women.” (Photo by August Jennewein)
总理克里斯汀·索博里克（Kristin Sobolik）对其他女性的建议在简单上很强大：
Take the opportunities in front of you. Even if you don’t feel completely prepared.
The good results of that advice are apparent in Sobolik’s career –升任总理of the University of Missouri–St. Louis this spring, overseeing thesingle largest donationin UMSL’s history during arecord-setting fundraising year, leading the development ofstrategic planand the Higher Learning Commissionreaccreditationprocess.
In recognition of these accomplishments and more, the St. Louis Business Journalnamed Sobolikto its 2020 list“Most Influential Business Women.”她的陪伴；该列表还包括两个UMSL校友：Shawntelle Fisher, founder and CEO ofSoulfisher部委, andCathleen Arshadi，高级副总裁兼财务管理总监Commerce Trust Company.
自1999年成立以来，该年度奖项通过各种非营利组织和社区在其行业中取得了重大成就，认可了该地区25个女性企业领袖的一流。这些妇女在《商业杂志》的8月14日发行中进行了介绍，该奖项是在8月12日的虚拟活动中宣布的。
肖恩特尔·费舍尔（Shawntelle Fisher）（右）在获得本科学位的同时，组织了一个书籍驱动力，使每个科赫小学生可以带回家一本新书来阅读春假。（摄影：奥古斯特·詹妮（August Jennewein））
When discussing everything from mentorship – from Chancellor EmeritusBlanche M. Touhill– to challenges overcome to how she’s handled the pandemic, Sobolik’s answers evoked her commitment and ties to the university.
Sobolik说：“影响力就是吸引您的人，并支持您拥有的理想和目标。”“我很荣幸拥有一支出色的团队，其目标与我的目标相同 - 改变我们的学生的生活 - 这个目标最终在此过程中改变了自己和我们的机构。”
The Business Journal isn’t the only institution recognizing Sobolik’s leadership prowess of late. In July, Sobolik采访了为了高等教育资源服务as a part of theNext Stages Next Steps支持妇女领袖。,她讨论current role and the hiring to her position, her path to executive leadership, how her values align with her career aspirations and more.
费舍尔（Fisher）的职业和个人价值观的一致性也很和谐。费舍尔（Fisher）在2014年创立了她的非营利性Soulfisher部委，同时获得了她的教育和媒体研究学士学位以及一项学士学位Pierre Laclede Honors Collegecertificate. SoulFisher Ministries’s mission – to help youth with incarcerated parents and promote restorative justice – was inspired by Fisher’s background.
“The biggest challenge that I’ve overcome is no secret,” Fisher told the Business Journal. “It would definitely be overcoming being stuck in the cycle of recidivism for over 20 years of my life. However, through my biggest challenge, I found my ‘it!’ Without my involvement in the criminal justice system, I wouldn’t know what currently and formerly incarcerated women need to be successful. Without my involvement with the criminal justice system, I wouldn’t be able to empower women to embrace who they are, where they are while they become who they were created be.”
Alumna Catherine Arshadi, Cathy Arshadi, senior vice president and director of financial management at Commerce Bank, was named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s Most Influential Business Women Class of 2020. (Photo courtesy of Commerce Bank)
She credits mentors such as UMSL Assistant Teaching ProfessorAnn Torrusioand her UMSL Neighborhood Leadership Academy cohort as well as figures from St. Louis Community College and Washington University in St. Louis for helping her achieve her goals.
商业杂志认可Arshadi, who earned her BSBA at UMSL in 1992, for her many responsibilities and achievements at Commerce, which include her part in profit growth, human resources, incentive compensation, strategic planning and more. During her career, she’s overseen Commerce’s 11-fold growth and managed its $57 billion assets in administration and $34.4 billion assets under management.
当回顾自己的成功和挑战时，Arshadi谈到了重视平衡，拥抱适应性，变革和发展他人。她对其他女性的建议回应了这些价值观以及索博里克的观点。
Arshadi说：“即使当时似乎并不完全合适，也要拥抱您的机会。”“正是这些机遇和挑战将帮助您发展并向他人发出信号，以便您为下一个挑战做好了准备。无论大小或重要性如何，成为最好的事情，都是如何被认可并最终晋升为更大的东西的方式。分享您学到的知识并帮助他人发展。一定要支持妇女。”
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