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Women Making HWory
Ever since Eve told Adam to wipe hisfeet after walking in the
Garden, the world has been blessed with many remarkable
women —the vast majority forever unknown.
Dubuque, like everywhere else, has had some very impressive
women who labored tirelessly to bring civilization to the
area. And again, most of their names are lost to the pages
of history.
WeatJulien'sJournalare unable to recoverthenames
of these women who are lost in the dust of a bygone age,
but we can honor a few women who are selflessly polishing
the veneer of civilization that their ancestors helped create.
We asked members of the Women's Leadership Network to
suggest some of their sisters for recognition. Many names
were submitted and all were excellent representatives, but
in the end, we randomly selected three as "Women Making
History."
We are extremely grateful to all the women who sent
suggestions and especially to those who agreed to write the
stories of these fine ladies who exempla a passion for
improving our community. We apologize that space
does not allow us more than a brief synopsis of their
many accomplishments.
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Cindy Steinhauser
by Kelly Deutmeyer
C indy Steinhauser has worked
for the city of Dubuque since
January 1995 and has been the
Assistant City Manager since
May 2001. She also has served
as Parking System Supervisor and the Neigh-
borhood Development Specialist for the City.
Originally from Dubuque, Cindy graduated
from Loras College with Degrees in Finance
and in Economics. In 1991, she became one
of the first Main Street Managers in Iowa to
receive national certification in the Economics
of Downtown Redevelopment and Commu-
nity Initiated Development from the National
Trust for Historic Preservation. Cin-
dy's overseen the administration of
city services and was co- project
manager of city improve-
ments for the America's
River project.
Her current projects
include implementa-
tion of the Downtown
Master Plan, Historic
Millwork District Re-
vitalization Strategy,
and the Sustainable
Dubuque Initiative.
Cindy serves on a
number of State and
National organizations
helping to promote
professionals
in the field
of munici-
pal and
non - profit
work, in-
cluding
the Iowa
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City/County Management Association, the
Summer Conference program committee, the
Iowa Municipal Managers Institute (IM MI)
program committee, the Iowa League of
Cities, the National League of Cities, the
Technical Advisory Committee for ICLEI,
and a national advisory board to develop
sustainability criteria for the ICLEI STAR
Community Index program.
She also serves on the Board of Directors for
Dubuque Main Street working to promote
downtown redevelopment and the renovation
of the Historic Millwork District into a model
of a mixed -use development that blends his-
toric preservation with the arts and sustainable
systems; is a member of the Dubuque Arts
Center board helping to bring quality arts to
underserved populations as well as provide
opportunities for new artists to showcase
their talent and thrive; the Dubuque Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau helping to
promote all the year -round activities that this
area offers as well as organizing great com-
munity events like America's River Festival,
weekend getaway trips, fall tours etc. for
tourists; the Smarter Sustainable Dubuque
initiative, which is helping people save money
and resources while creating jobs.
Intercultural Competency is a city of Dubuque
education program that Cindy feels very pas-
sionate about, believing that at the end of the
day, we are a community and country that is
changing how we look.
Finally, the HEART program run by Four
Mounds, is very important to Cindy.
This is a program that is about
helping kids, with seemingly
insurmountable barriers, suc-
ceed —high school kids
that others have written
off as unable to suc-
ceed and contribute
to society. Th.
HEART pro-
gram provides
a unique class-
room experience
and on- the -job
training while
helping
to restore
beautiful,
affordable
homes in
our older neighborhoods. The HEART pro-
gram provides these kids with learning and
job skills in an environment that gives them
the purpose, dignity and respect that has been
missing.