Greater Des Moines Partnership Boards and Committees

Name	Representing
Miriam Erickson Brown, Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Chris Costa, Vice Chair	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Dan Keough, Vice Chair	Holmes Murphy
David Stark, Past Chair	UnityPoint Health
Sean Vicente, Treasurer	KPMG LLG
Ro Crosbie, Secretary	Tero International, Inc.
Emily Abbas	Bankers Trust
Annette Adams	Nationwide
Michael Anderson	Principal
Mayor Robert Andeweg	City of Urbandale
Lane Arthur	John Deere
Mayor Connie Boesen	City of Des Moines
Daryl Bouwkamp	Vermeer Corporation
Supervisor Angela Connolly	Polk County
Jeremy Dirks	Corteva Agriscience
Kyle Gamble	Hubbell Realty Company
Scott Gojkovich	NCMIC
Jeremy Gosch	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Shelly Herr	Musco Sports Lighting
Dan Houston	Principal
Laura Howe	Wells Fargo & Co.
Scott Jean	EMC Insurance Companies
Erica Jensen	People Inc.
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jeff Lorenzen	American Equity
Zach Loy	Turner Construction Company
Mike McCoy	NCMIC
Dan Pitcher	FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Bob Ritz	MercyOne
Jon Rozenfeld	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
Claudia Schabel	Schabel Solutions
April Schmaltz	Delta Dental of Iowa
Julie Stewart	Prairie Meadows
Deanna Strable	Principal
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership President & CEO
Jeremiah Terhark	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Rick Tiwald	Deloitte
Eric White	Estes Construction
	Updated Oct. 2025

Name	Representing
Miriam Erickson Brown, Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Chris Costa, Vice Chair	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Dan Keough, Vice Chair	Holmes Murphy
David Stark, Past Chair	UnityPoint Health
Ro Crosbie, Secretary	Tero International, Inc.
Sean Vicente, Treasurer	KPMG LLP
Emily Abbas	Bankers Trust
Annette Adams	Nationwide
Jill Altringer	Polk County
Dr. Kurt Andersen	MercyOne
Michael Anderson	Principal
Mayor Robert Andeweg	City of Urbandale
Lane Arthur	John Deere
Mayor Bobbi Bentz	City of Ankeny
Mayor Connie Boesen	City of Des Moines
Daryl Bouwkamp	Vermeer Corporation
Steve Bramlage	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Steve Bruere	Peoples Company
Dr. Brad Buck	Waukee Community School District
Brian Buethe	Grimes Chamber and Economic Development
Bryan Campbell	U.S. Bank
Lori Chesser	Dentons Davis Brown
J.T. Clendenin	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Don Coffin	Bankers Trust
Supervisor Angela Connolly	Polk County
Aly Davis	Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Doug Den Adel	The Graham Group, Inc.
Rob Denson	Des Moines Area Community College
Jeremy Dirks	Corteva Agriscience
Mike Downing	Athene
Rob Feeney	Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Trina Flack	Catch Des Moines
Dr. Angela Franklin	Des Moines University
Amy Friedrich	Principal
Kyle Gamble	Hubbell Realty Company
Scott Gojkovich	NCMIC
Jeremy Gosch	Hy-Vee, Inc.
President Anne Harris	Grinnell College
Shelly Herr	Musco Sports Lighting
Billi Hunt (non-voting)	Cultivation Corridor
Scott Jean	EMC Insurance Companies
Erica Jensen	People Inc.
Amy Kahler	Des Moines Water Works
Ajay Kalra	CBRE
Rachael Kinnick	Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
Kristi Knous	Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Jon Koehn	The Waldinger Corporation
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Derek Lord	City of Ankeny
Jeff Lorenzen	American Equity
Zach Loy	Turner Construction Company
Ryan Marquardt	Madison County Development Group
Mike McCoy	NCMIC
Tiffany Menke	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Melissa Ness	Connectify HR
Dan Nieland	Marion County Development Commission
Dan Pitcher	FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Jon Rozenfeld	UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
Mark Rupprecht	R&R Realty Group
Claudia Schabel	Schabel Solutions
April Schmaltz	Delta Dental of Iowa
Mary Sellers	United Way of Central Iowa
Reilly Smidt	Young Professionals Connection
Matt Smith	Des Moines Public Schools
Julie Stewart	Prairie Meadows
Deanna Strable	Principal
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership President & CEO
Rob TeKolste	Sammons Financial Group
Jeremiah Terhark	Affiliate Presidents' Council Chair
Rick Tiwald	Deloitte
Mayor Russ Trimble	City of West Des Moines
Brent Vander Waal	ITA Group, Inc.
Eric White	Estes Construction
President Wendy Wintersteen	Iowa State University
Amanda Zwanziger	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
	Updated Oct. 2025

Name	Representing
Chris Costa, Chair	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Dan Keough, Vice-Chair	Holmes Murphy
Rick Tiwald, Treasurer	Deloitte
Miriam Erickson Brown, Partnership Board Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
David Stark, Past Partnership Board Chair	UnityPoint Health
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership President & CEO
	Updated Jan. 2025

Name	Representing
Emily Abbas, Co-Chair	Bankers Trust
Kyle Gamble, Co-Chair	Hubbell Realty Company
Becky Gibson, Secretary	Wells Fargo & Co.
Justin Lossner, Downtown Economic Development Council Chair	JLL
Ashtin Hotek, Downtown Events Group Board Chair	Veridian Credit Union
Angie Pfannkuch, Operation Downtown Board Designee	Sidekick Development
Matt Anderson	City of Des Moines
Alex Briggs	Nationwide
Courtney Callahan	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Melanie Campbell	Mercy College
Bridget Cravens-Neely	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Majda Hadzic	JP Morgan Chase
Jeff Hatfield	The Graham Group, Inc.
Luke Ifland	Downtown Neighborhood Association
Derek Johnson	ISG
Dr. Rachelle Keck	Grand View University
Sharon Krause	Krause Group
Dr. Jon Lensing	OpenLoop Health
Kent Lutz	CMBA Architects
Jenny McCoy	People Inc.
Supervisor Matt McCoy	Polk County, Board of Supervisors Designee
Andy Moffitt	Ryan Companies
Cory Morrison	MidAmerican Energy Company
Cameron Nicholson	YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Councilman Mike Simonson	Des Moines City Council Designee
John Smith	Drake University
Ryan Squier	EMC Insurance Companies
Bryan Stewart	Young Professionals Connection
Julie Stewart	Prairie Meadows
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
Drew Van Meeteren	Iowa Wolves
Todd Van Thomme	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Vince Ward	The Weitz Company
Mike Whalen	Heart of America Group
Staci Williams	Bolton & Menk
	Updated Sept. 2025

Name	Representing
Brandon Luke, Co-Chair	John Deere
Sean McAleer, Co-Chair	Tension Envelope Corp.
Jason Andringa	Vermeer Corporation
Heidi Chico	The Wittern Group
Connor Deering	CemenTech
Miriam Erickson Brown	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Jon Freeman	EFCO Corp.
Kelli Gallagher	Dee Zee, Inc.
Roger Hargens	Accu-Mold
Matt Hines	Tension Envelope Corp.
Corey Morrison	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jacob Muller	CemenTech
Dan Nibe	LBS/Corporate Image
Jacob Smith	Andersen Windows, Storm Door Group
Shawn Torrez	Helena
Mindi Vanden Bosch	Vermeer Corporation
Scott Walter	EFCO Corp.
Tim Yaggi	Pella Corporation
	Updated Sept. 2025

Name	Representing
Affiliate Chamber Board Presidents
Jeremiah Terhark, Chair	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Dix, Past Chair	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Dave Baccile	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Brandon Converse	Go Polk City Chamber + Economic Development
Creighton Cox	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Charlie Daugherty	Pella Area Community and Economic Development (PACE)
Troy Dubberke	FuseDSM
Cody Evision	Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce
Amy Ferguson	Altoona Chamber of Commerce
Dan Fitzgerald	Johnston Chamber of Commerce
Alicia Hadfield	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Shelby Hagan	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Perry Hager	Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Mike Johnson	Des Moines West Side Chamber of Commerce
Peter Loiler	Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Donna Miller	FuseDSM
Tony Mills	Ankeny Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Mills	Perry Chamber of Commerce
Nikki Nigg	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Amanda Reid-Raper	Norwalk Chamber of Commerce
Gretchen Shrock	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
Emily Schultz	Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Joel Smith	Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
Andrea Stanfel	Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce
Andy Stoecken	Grimes Chamber of Commerce
Tony Timm	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Affiliate Chamber Leaders
Staci Allen, Executive Director	Polk City Chamber and Economic Development Corp./GoPolkCity
Jamie Anderson, Executive Director	Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
Deb Bengston, President	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Megan Bennett, Executive Director	Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Brian Buethe, President/CEO	Grimes Chamber & Economic Development
Aly Davis, President & CEO	Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Karen Eischen, Executive Director	Pella Area Chamber and Economic Development (PACE)
Mel Guanci, Executive Director	Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce
Katherine Harrington, President & CEO	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Katie Hentges, Executive Director	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Melissa Horton, Executive Director	Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce
Samantha Howell, Executive Director	Johnston Chamber of Commerce
Rachael Kinnick, President & CEO	Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
KayLea Marchant, Executive Director	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Tiffany Menke, President	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Olsen, Executive Director	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Shar Pardubsky, Executive Director	Carlisle Chamber of Commerce
Lynsi Pasutti, Executive Director	Perry Chamber of Commerce
Sarah Pugh, Executive Director	Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Kristy Schmidt,Executive Director	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Becca Squiers, Executive Director	Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce
Amanda Zwanziger, President & CEO	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
	Updated Aug. 2025

Name	Representing
Michael Anderson	Principal
Kailey Blazek Naranjo	Dentons Davis Brown
Allie Crist	Hubbell Realty Company
Emily DeKruif	Nationwide
Andrew Douglas	ESO
Brenda Dudley	Midwest Partnership
Hilary Frisvold	Functional Proteins
Margaret Hanson	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Zach Harper	Easterseals Iowa
Tami Larson	Mom's Meals
Steffi Lee Dwyer	Dentons Davis Brown
Alison Luecht	MercyOne
Matt McDonald	Athene
Marina McMains	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Becky Metcalf	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Deidra Meyer	Palmer Group
Dezi Michelson	Proliant
Kristin Percival	Sammons Financial Group
Stephanie Rohrer	Fareway Stores
Maura Saltzman	Young Professionals Connection
Katherine Saunders	American Equity
Andrew Steckel	RSM
Sara Wille	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
	Updated Sept. 2025

Name	Representing
Eric White, Chair	Estes Construction
Jeff Blosser	SHYFT Collective
Annie Brandt	Bank of America
Breann Bye	City of Des Moines
Elaine Castelline	Prairie Meadows
Riley Coy	Dentons Davis Brown
Craig Erickson	Shive-Hattery
Adnan Fazal	UnityPoint Health
Wesley Greder	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Melissa Horton	Altoona Chamber of Commerce
Jenica Johnson	America's SBDC Mid Iowa
Aaron Jones	Belin McCormick
Karen Kuhn	Nationwide
Sara Larson	West Bank
Kevin Lentz	Anthologic
Jill Lippincott	Principal
Melissa Ness	Connectify HR
Shar Pardubsky	Carlisle Chamber of Commerce
Megan Pudenz	Turner Construction Company
Betty Ridout	Bankers Trust
Kimberly Stevenson	Iowa Economic Development Authority
Joe Sweeney	Jennings Kallen Advisors, LLC
Jade Vuong	UHY Advisors
Dean Whitaker	First National Bank
	Updated Jan. 2025

Name	Representing
Scott Gojkovich, Chair	NCMIC
Staci Allen	Go Polk City
Sarah Anderson	United Way of Central Iowa
Sarah Boese	Polk County
Claire Brehmer	Hubbell Realty Company
Sarah Buckley	EMC Insurance Companies
Lauren Burt	Kemin Industries, Inc.
Dawn Buzynski	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Steve Carlson	Wells Fargo & Co.
Tori Clausen	Athene
Debbie DeCamp	Wellabee
Abby Delaney	Bankers Trust
Angie Fagervik-Chia	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Megan Grandgeorge	Principal
Jessica Grant	Paragon IT Professionals
Megan Hanson	Bravo Greater Des Moines
Kaitie Hartmann	Great Outdoors Foundation & ICON Water Trails
Tina Hoffman	MidAmerican Energy Company
Kassi Hoxmeier	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Angela Jiskoot	F&G
Brock Konrad	Catch Des Moines
Carter Lee	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Matthew Meyer	Telligen
Mike Moore	Nationwide
Katie Petru	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Aaron Putze	Iowa Soybean Association
Austin Rinker	Forvis Mazars
Sarah Ruba	Dickinson Bradshaw
Sharyl Sauer	Corteva Agriscience
Jackie Schmillen	Iowa National Guard
Kiley Skadburg	The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
Marti Skow	John Deere Des Moines Works
Tracy Smith	Mom's Meals
Catherine Staub	Drake University
Emily Toribio	Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Michele Waber	Musco Sports Lighting
Kevin Waetke	Sammons Financial Group
Sarah Welch	Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Nancy Wiles	Farm Bureau Financial Services
	Updated May 2025

Name	Representing
Justin Lossner, Chair	JLL
Alex Amadeo	ISG
Matt Anderson	City of Des Moines
Chad Bentzinger	Nationwide
Sam Bernabe	Iowa Cubs
Tim Bratvold	Estes Construction
Jesse Bunney	Lawmark Capital, Inc.
Aaron Chittenden	Des Moines Area Community College
Jake Christensen	Christensen Development
Matt Coen	RDG Planning & Design
Chris Costa	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Dan Drendel	Slingshot Architecture
Nate Easter	Krause Group
John Erpelding	Olsson
Tom Flynn	Lessing-Flynn
Sean Fogarty	ARTISAN Capital Group
Brandon Foldes	SHYFT Collective
David Ginger	Belin McCormick, P.C.
Kim Hagedorn	Principal
Jeff Hassman	Harmonic Hospitality Group
Jeff Hatfield	The Graham Group, Inc.
Sgt. Jason Hemsted	Des Moines Police
Austin Herndon	DLR Group
Phil Hodgin	RDG Planning & Design
Aaron Hyde	JLL
John Irving	Tri-City Electric
Jon Jacobson	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Thomas Johnson	BrownWinick Law Firm
Jon Kallen	Jennings Kallen Advisors, LLC
Erin Knupp	Beal Derkenne Construction
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Ron Maahs	Trilix
Jimmy Olsen	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Jonathan Ramsey	BNIM
Bridget Rasmusson	iSpace Environments
Chad Rasmussen	Christensen Development
Carissa Schmidt	Principal
Matt Weller	Hubbell Realty Group
	Updated Aug. 2025

Name	Representing
Ashtin Hotek, Chair	Veridian Credit Union
Matt Callanan, Secretary	Belin McCormick, P.C.
Lesli Garcia	Principal
Tim Grabinski	MidAmerican Energy Company
Laura Meinert	Hubbell Realty Company
Hilary Ortmann	Bankers Trust
Christina Prevette	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
	Updated Sept. 2025

Name	Representing
Mike McCoy, Chair	NCMIC
Lane Arthur	John Deere
Steve Bruere	Peoples Company
Ro Crosbie	Tero International
Dan Houston	Principal
Dan Keough	Holmes Murphy
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Steve Lacy	Vistage Worldwide
Tom Mahoney	ITA Group (Retired)
Gerry Neugent	Knapp Properties
Bob Ritz	MercyOne
David Stark	UnityPoint Health
Sean Vicente	KPMG
	Updated July 2025

Name	Representing
Jodi Allan	Collins Aerospace
Sara Bath	IowaWorks
Annie Brandt	Bank of America
Wade Britt	Bâton Global
Piper Brodsack	City of Michellville
Dave Brown	Baker Group
Tascha Brown	DMPS Central Campus
James Bruton	Bâton Global
Kim Bustamante	Goodwill of Central Iowa
Jennifer Chittenden	Simpson College
Julia Clark	City of Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency
Mary Cownie	MercyOne
Megan Crawford	Kreg Tool Company
Matt Davis	Neumann Brothers
President Rob Denson	Des Moines Area Community College
Stacy Dreyer	Iowa State University Research Park
Linda Fandel	Iowa Workforce Development
Alex Hammer	YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Mindi Heitland	Waukee Community School District
Billi Hunt	America's Cultivation Corridor
Jyll Johnson-Miner	Johnston Community School District
Eric Kress	Central Iowa Workforce Development Board
David Klein	JP Morgan Chase
Megan Lamfers	F&G
Kathy Leggett	Iowa Workforce Development
Jenica Lensmeyer	Iowa Bankers Association
Kay Maher	Workforce Training Academy
Doug Martin	Amazon
Skylar Mayberry-Mayes	The Jacobson Institute
Heather Meissen	Iowa Department of Education
Wendy Mihm-Herold	iJAG
Carolyn Miner	ChildServe
Noelle Nelson	Avenue Scholars
Jackie Norris	Horizon Group and DMPS
Mike O'Donnell	Iowa State University, CIRAS
Kaity Patchett	Capital Crossroads
Brandon Patterson	Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines
Chad Pierce	Iowa Workforce Development
Kylie Rinehart	UnityPoint Health
Kevin Schlueter	Reworc
Shane Scott	West Des Moines Community Schools
Amy Steenhoek	Ankeny Community School District
Telisha Stellick-Easton	EMC Insurance Companies
Dave Stitz	McAninch
Grace Telling	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Kristy VanDerWiel	WesleyLife
Araceli Villanueva	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Teri Vos	Pella Community School District
Ray Warner	Aureon
Patty Williams	Grand View University
Tom Willoughby	Principal
	Updated Feb. 2025

Name	Representing
Zach Loy, Chair	Turner Construction Company
Andy Anderson	Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Rob Bakker	U.S. Bank
Doug Beech	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Jim Bowman	Iowa Interstate Railroad
Lauren Burt	Kemin Industries, Inc.
Kristi Christensen	John Deere Des Moines Works
Beth Danowsky	Musco Sports Lighting
Rob Denson	Des Moines Area Community College
Tej Dhawan	Plains Angels
Tim Fitzgibbon	First National Bank
Jim Gelina	Andersen Windows, Storm Door Division
Nick Gerhart	Homesteaders Life Company
Nick Honkamp	DMOS Orthopaedic Centers
Craig Ibsen	Next Level Ventures
John Irving	Tri-City Electric
Jon Koehn	The Waldinger Corporation
Mark Kraft	Van Meter Inc.
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Josh Laraby	City of Johnston
Ryan Loecher	EFCO Corp
Frank Marasco	Polk County
Brent Mathisen	FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Cory McAnnelly	Principal
Anne McMahon	Iowa Economic Development Authority
Ginger Miller	Corteva Agriscience
Brian Mulcahy	Des Moines Airport Authority
Lucas Nelson	Bud & Mary's
Jolly Omar	City of Pleasant Hill
Gary Palmer	Prairie Meadows
Julie Pearce	Iowa Department of Insurance & Financial Services
Joel Pitz	Principal
Jason Stone	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Christian Walk	Global Atlantic
Ray Warner	Aureon
	Updated Aug. 2025

Name	Representing
Josh Laraby, Co-Chair	City of Johnston
Jolly Omar, Co-Chair	City of Pleasant Hill
Jake Anderson	City of Grimes
Kathy Anderson	Iowa Workforce Development
Craig Armstrong	City of Newton
Whitney Baethke	City of Des Moines
Anthony Brown	City of Adel
Jennifer Brown	City of Waukee
Brian Buethe	Grimes Chamber & Economic Development
Breann Bye	City of Des Moines
Chris Cataldo	City of Norwalk
Aaron Chittenden	Des Moines Area Community College
Andrew Clark	Clarke County Development Corporation
Jeff Davidson	Jasper County Economic Development
Pete De Kock	City of Clive
Brad Deets	City of Waukee
Aaron DeJong	City of Urbandale
Brigett DeVos	Polk City Chamber
Kim Didier	Des Moines Area Community College
Emily Donahue	City of Norwalk
Brenda Dudley	Midwest Partnership
Karen Eischen	Pella Area Chamber
Carla Eysink	Marion County Development
Rachel Fusco	Warren County Economic Development Corporation
Michael Gould	Iowa Economic Development Authority
Grace Grob	Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
John Hall	Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce
Naomi Hamlett	City of Des Moines
Katie Hernandez	City of Des Moines
Bryce Johnson	City of West Des Moines
Carrie Kruse	City of Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jim Langin	Pivotal Business Partners/City of Des Moines
Jamie Letzring	City of West Des Moines
Frank Liebl	Newton Development Corporation
Derek Lord	City of Ankeny
Katie Lord	City of Grimes
Tiffany Luing	City of Bondurant
Deven Markley	City of Carlisle
Ryan Marquardt	Madison County Development
Erin Milroy	Adel Chamber
Ryan Moffatt	City of West Des Moines
Corey Morrison	MidAmerican Energy Company
Brad Munford	City of West Des Moines
Maggie Murray	City of Bondurant
Luke Nelson	City of Norwalk
Dan Nieland	Poweshiek I-80
Marketa Oliver	City of Bondurant
Nick Peterson	Alliant Energy
Sven Peterson	City of Perry
Adam Plagge	City of Windsor Heights
Chandler Poole	City of Des Moines
Chad Quick	City of Altoona
Mark Reinig	Iowa State University/CIRAS
Amber Rodgers	Iowa Economic Development Authority
Kim Schaaf	Ankeny Economic Development Corporation
Lucinda Sperry	Warren County Economic Development Corporation
Ethan Standard	City of Johnston
Kelly Swenson	MidAmerican Energy Company
Nick Tarpey	City of Des Moines
Curt Thornberry	Lake Panorama
Alexandria Valster	City of Oskaloosa
Rachel Wacker	Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Wade Wagoner	City of Indianola
Troy Weary	ITC Midwest
Ebonee Woods	City of Urbandale
Hollie Zajicek	City of Norwalk
	Updated Jan. 2025

Name	Representing
Tej Dhawan, Co-Chair	Plains Angels
Anne McMahon, Co-Chair	Iowa Economic Development Authority
Diana Wright, Co-Chair	Greater Des Moines Partnership
Megan Brandt	Sukup Innovations/Maple Studios
Alison Doyle	Iowa State University Research Park
Nadilia Gomez	Iowa State University - Ivy College of Business
Bailey Hawn	OpenLoop Health
Mike Howard	Iowa State University - Digital Precision Ag
Jessica Hyland	Iowa Bio
Dan Israel	Global Insurance Accelerator
Andrew Kirpalani	Iowa State University Startup Factory
Jacob Kruse	Delta Dental of Iowa
Nancy Mwirotsi	Pi515
Lori Palmer	SimplSupport
Ethan Pitt	Iowa Area Development Group
Bob Riley	Riley Resource Group
Kaylee Williams	InnoVenture Iowa
Geoff Wood	Gravitate
Tyler Wyngarden	Technology Association of Iowa
	Updated Dec. 2024

Name	Representing
Claudia Schabel, Chair	Schabel Solutions
Britney Appelgate	Wells Fargo & Co.
Vivian Barcelo	Bankers Trust
Nyra Bottley	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Annie Brandt	Bank of America
Emily Brown	Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Mindy Burr	Easterseals Iowa
Miguel Angel Castellanos	Young Professionals Connection
Felicia Chumley	UnityPoint Health Des Moines
Liz Cooney	F&G
Sherry Gupta	CultureALL
Katherine Harrington	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Angela Jackson	Athene
James Jackson	Nationwide
Juliana Jardim	Corteva Agriscience
Adriana Johnson	Hy-Vee, Inc.
Annette Jorden	LCS
Tim Knepper	Drake University
Amy Markham	Iowa Workforce Development
Manisha Paudel	City of Des Moines
Tim Perkins	Iowa Commission on Native American Affairs
Rene Piñon	Hilton Des Moines Downtown
Missy Quaid	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Marc Reed	Grinnell College
Jennifer Rhoads	EMC Insurance Companies
Heather Schott	Krause Group
Eric Shepard	MidAmerican Energy Company
Rachael Sorci-Hodges	WesleyLife
Sailu Timbo	Creative Planning
Henrique Valim	MercyOne
Angela Weekley	Veridian Credit Union
	Updated Sept. 2025

Name	Representing
Holly Birkey	DMOS Orthopaedic Centers
Sara Brown	Des Moines Business Record
Amanda Carstens Steward	Athene
Kim Connors	McGill Junge Wealth Management
Michele Farrell	Connectify HR
Matthew Goodman	Valpak
Brad Kaufman	Principal
Kendra Kelly	Meyocks
Andy Lashier	Lashier Graphics & Signs
Jenica Lensmeyer	Iowa Bankers Association
Kristi Loeffelholz-Edwards	Eide Bailly LLP
Lydia Nevins	Delta Dental of Iowa
Cassandra Pudenz	Lessing-Flynn
Alex Rich	Trilix
Cara Shindler	Gilbert & Cook, Inc.
	Updated May 2025

Name	Representing
Angie Pfannkuch, Chair	Sidekick Development
Cheryl Moore, Vice Chair	Hubbell Realty Company
Kim Hagedorn, Secretary	Principal
Jeff Hatfield, Treasurer	The Graham Group, Inc.
Chris Della Vedova, Ex-Officio, Past Chair	Confluence
Karen Karr, Ex-Officio	BrownWinnick Attorneys at Law
Carrie Kruse, Guest	City of Des Moines
Jeff Aldrich	Principal
Joe Baughman	Nationwide
Jesse Bunney	Lawmark Capital, Inc.
Lauren Burgeson	Iowa State Bank
Lisa Coate	Nationwide
Amy Cose	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Igor Dobrosavljevic	Grand Consulting
Nate Easter	Krause Group
Holly Ernst	Principal
Kevin Farley	Principal
Jim Grant	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
TJ Jacobs	CBRE
Paige Jaegar	Unity Point Health - Des Moines
Kevin Kain	DCI Group
Jon Kurth	Wells Fargo & Co.
Randy Minear	Terrus Real Estate Group
Chad Rasmussen	Christensen Development
Amy Reimers	EMC Insurance Companies
John Schwechel	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Chris Terhark	Deloitte and Touche
Jon Wilke	MercyOne
	Updated Feb. 2025

Name	Representing
Lee Ann Bakros	Des Moines Community Playhouse
Chris Conetzkey	Business Publications Corporation
Stacy Conradt	NCMIC
Lisa Crandall	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Megan Grandgeorge	Principal
Kelsey Hanson	Anthologic
Matt Hauge	Polk County Housing Trust Fund
Kristin Hurd	Hurd Real Estate
Jordan Juhl	ChildServe
Denise Lamphier	Des Moines University
Kristi Loeffelholz-Edwards	Eide Bailly LLP
Teresa Roof	Mom's Meals
Elizabeth Sporrer	Vermeer Corporation
Erica Turner	Krause Group
Laura Vanden Bosch	Strategic America
Amy Varcoe	The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
Ray Warner	Aureon
Danielle West	LifeServe Blood Center
Jeff White	Flynn Wright
Nancy Wiles	Farm Bureau Financial Services
	Updated Jan. 2025

Name	Representing
Michael Anderson, Chair	Principal
Kelsey Bolton	Simpson College
Beth Coonan	Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Teresa Deitch	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Jim Denholm	Lincoln Savings Bank
Jesse Drew	Mom's Meals
Laurie Dufoe	Drake University Law School
Crystal Franke	Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Alex Gillach	Young Professionals Connection
Kellie Gottner	Connectify HR
Julie Grotnes	Athene
Christi Gustafson	Nationwide
Cara Hannam	EveryStep
Kelly Harris	Grinnell College
Chris Lorenz	Palmer Group
Jackie Luecht	MercyOne
Sheena Mahan	NCMIC
Steve McCullough	Iowa Student Loan
Wendy Mihm-Herold	iJAG
Naomi Myers	The Mutual Group
John Noll	CDS Global
Lisa Remy	School Administrators of Iowa
Karen Rieck	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Matt Romkey	Mercy College of Health Sciences
Jackie Rowlow	SHAZAM, Inc.
Katherine Saunders	American Equity
Kristy Schmidt	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Seibert	United Way of Central Iowa
Katie Shields	Forvis Mazars
Danielle Snook	Fareway Stores
Matt Spackman	EMC Insurance Companies
COL Randall Stanford	Iowa National Guard
Ben Vallier	The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
	Updated Sept. 2025

Name	Position
Reilly Smidt	President
Alex Gillach	President-Elect
Cecily Robinson	Past President
James Van Diest	Secretary and Treasurer
Carley Yoder-Singer	Community Engagement Director
Megan Hurd	Communications Director
Amit Mahapatra	Professional Development Chair
Shiven Sinha	Volunteer Chair
Amelia Arku	Civic Chair
Liv Wendt	Social Chair
Sammie Wampler	Athletics Coordinator
Abhishek Gaur	Social Media Coordinator
Bryan Stewart	Impact Downtown Chair
Miguel Angel Castellanos	Diversity & Culture Chair
Lauren Hilton	Digital Coordinator
Maura Saltzman	Membership Chair
	Updated Sept. 2025

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