The Reporter and the Hamilton County Republican Women’s Club (HCRW) are proud to announce that Denise Moe of Carmel is the HCRW 2020 Indiana Federation of Republican Women (IFRW) Tribute to Women, Woman of the Year.
The Republican Party and IFRW has been a big part of Moe’s life since she was a precinct committeeman and a member from her hometown of Merrillville.
Former IFRW Board members Ruth Springman and Beverly Decker mentored Moe as a college student. She was the IFRW Rainey McCormick College Scholarship winner in 1997. Moe has been serving the Republican Party and IFRW ever since.
Currently, Moe is a Certified Utility Coordinator for locally-owned engineering firm Beam, Longest and Neff, LLC, where she is responsible for relocating utility facilities impacted by infrastructure improvement projects in Indiana.
Moe grew up in Northwest Indiana where she worked on several campaigns in “The Region.” She moved to the Indianapolis area after taking a job with Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith. Later she worked with the Indianapolis Fire Department as a Systems Analyst.
Moe moved to Hendricks County when her sons were little where she was a Young Republican officer and Chair for many years, and she ran several campaigns and served on the Avon Redevelopment Commission and Parks Board.
Denise and her sons, Chris, 19, (IUPUI sophomore and pantry cook at Woody’s Library Restaurant) and Jack, 15, (Carmel High School freshman and self-proclaimed Fortnite expert), have lived in a townhome in downtown Carmel for the last five years.
Moe has been exceptionally helpful with the Hamilton County GOP’s social media presence. She manages 16 social media pages for elected officials, candidates and party organizations in Hamilton County and is an administrator for several different county groups with tens of thousands of members. She personally has over 30,000 social media connections on the various platforms and is a great help in spreading the word about events, candidates and the party message.
Moe helps with events and fundraising and is the HCRW resident photographer with her camera ready at all Republican and local events. Her pictures and articles frequently appear in the Hamilton County Reporter, where she is a volunteer photographer and columnist.
Moe has a bachelor’s degree from IUPUI and is a black belt in Karate from Adamson’s Karate Studios, a PADI Certified SCUBA Diver, and a USPA Advanced Skydiver with 427 jumps, including one bridge jump.
In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and says she would love to meet Gordon Ramsey. She also likes playing with her talking green parrot Ollie and winning in euchre.