Photo by Shelley Hanson Jan Pattishall-Krupinski poses after being named the American Heart Association’s Ohio Valley Woman of Impact on Friday during a lunch celebration at Wheeling Park’s White Palace.

WHEELING — The American Heart Association’s Ohio Valley Women of Impact campaign raised more than $90,000 for the organization.

The association also crowned its Woman of Impact during a celebration luncheon Friday at Wheeling Park’s White Palace.

Jan Pattishall-Krupinski was named the 2026 Woman of Impact. She was one of six nominees who spent the past nine weeks hosting fundraising and heart disease awareness events.

In total, the women raised $92,531.57. Along with Pattishall-Krupinski, nominees included Crissy Clutter, Laurie Conway, Lacy Ferguson, Shelbie Smith and Jennifer Hall-Fawson.

Pattishall-Krupinski appeared happy and a bit stunned when she heard her name called as the new Woman of Impact. A red sash was placed around her.

She said she learned a lot about the community during the process.

“It’s an incredible honor. Not just to win but to be involved in the campaign, raising money for the American Heart Association,” Pattishall-Krupinski said. “So I’m just really honored to have had the opportunity.”

Pattishall-Krupinski is the chief administrative officer at WesBanco. She and her husband, Mark, have a daughter, Dagny. She first learned about Women of Impact during a heart-related presentation at a Junior League meeting. Already involved in causes related to women, children and public health, she found the program to be a natural fit, according to the AHA.

During the luncheon, a video featuring stories from survivors across the country was shown. Melissa Rataizcak, a local stroke survivor and co-chair of the AHA Heart Ball, said it was inspiring to see so many women wearing red. She congratulated the nominees for their efforts.

“Heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined,” she said.

Event hosts included AHA Development Director Lauren Thomas and Annalise Murphy of WTRF 7. Last year’s Woman of Impact, Noelle Adams Lohri, also was introduced and encouraged nominees to continue educating others about heart disease in women.

According to the AHA: More than 44 percent of women age 20 and older are living with some form of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in women; only 44% of women are aware that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women; and women are underrepresented in cardiovascular research, but have unique life stages that increase risk, including pregnancy and menopause.

Also, “only 42% of cardiologists report feeling prepared to adequately assess cardiovascular disease specific to women.”

Heart attack and stroke symptoms: Men vs. women

When it comes to heart attack symptoms, women and men often share signs such as nausea and vomiting, jaw, neck or upper back pain and shortness of breath. However, women may also experience less obvious symptoms, including pain or pressure in the lower chest or upper abdomen, chest pain that may not always occur, fainting, indigestion and extreme fatigue.

For stroke symptoms, both women and men may experience face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, vision problems, trouble walking or lack of coordination and severe headache without a known cause. Women, however, may also have more subtle symptoms such as general weakness, disorientation, confusion or memory problems, fatigue and nausea and vomiting.