Women in Leadership: International Women’s Day 2026
Join us for Women in Leadership: International Women’s Day to hear from Michelle Book and have to opportunity to connect with other women!
This event is the first of our four part event series. Events in 2025 have sold out at 100+ attendees. This is the room to be in if you are a women-identifying or women-supporting individual looking to build their network and enhance their leadership opportunities!
About the speaker: Michelle Book
Michelle Book born and raised in Iowa, graduated from Jefferson High School in Greene County. She went on to earn a business degree with an emphasis in accounting from Iowa State University. Michelle started her career with Ernst & Young in Des Moines, earning Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Audit credentials.
Michelle Book served as Food Bank of Iowa CEO from 2016 to 2024. Prior to joining Food Bank of Iowa, Michelle worked at MidAmerican Energy and held global business roles with DuPont Pioneer and John Deere Finance. Previously, she was Controller at Triplett Office Essentials and Cass County Memorial Hospital.
After leaving Food Bank of Iowa at the end of 2024, Michelle formed Book Smart Solutions to serve as a fractional CEO helping companies remove barriers to success to reach their full potential. Today she is the CEO for Altus CXO which provides fractional C-Suite level leadership to small and mid-sized businesses across the US.
Michelle and her golden doodle Charlie live primarily in Des Moines, Iowa with a second home in Grand Marais, Minnesota. She enjoys spending time outdoors, creating in the kitchen and learning by reading. Michelle believes that we rise by lifting others and that no act of kindness is ever wasted.
Event Schedule:
7:30am: Event starts, registration opens and breakfast is served
7:55am: Program to begin
9:00am: Event to conclude
Women in Leadership can serve to educate people of all identities and backgrounds. While these events may focus on women’s relations, they are not strictly for women-identifying individuals.
Event registration is limited so sign up the office today! If you need help registering for the event, please contact our office at 515-232-2310.
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