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New Nonprofit COO Tiffany O'Donnell '91 Offers 'Five Step Program for Re-Invention"

New Nonprofit COO Tiffany O'Donnell '91 Offers 'Five Step Program for Re-Invention"

July 3, 2015

"Habits don't make you better. They reinforce where you are. So what happens when your job becomes a habit?," asks Tiffany O'Donnell.  The 1991 DePauw University graduate, who has been a news anchor at CBS affiliate KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids since 2001,begins her new job Monday as chief operating officer of Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC).

In a Des Moines Business Record column, O'Donnell states, "After a successful 23-year broadcasting career, I broke the habit. (I'm now beginning) career No. 2. It took a year to get here. Here's a look at my own five-step program for re-invention."

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A non-profit, IWLC is Iowa's premier leadership organization for women, offering comprehensive leadership resources.

The winner of a 2012 Midwest Regional Emmy Award, Tiffany (DiBernardo) O'Donnell double-majored in communication and French at DePauw. She represented Iowa in the 1989 Miss America pageant after being crowned Miss Iowa 1988. She began her broadcasting career at WHO-TV in Des Moines as a morning weather reporter and news anchor, and later expanded to posts ranging from weekend producer and anchor to special assignment investigative reporter to co-anchor of the 5 p.m. daily newscast.

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