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Boards and Committees

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is led by business, civic and community leaders and industry experts.

The Partnership's 2023 Board and Committee Members

See below for members of The Partnership's Board of Directors and other boards, committees and councils.

2023 Greater Des Moines Partnership Board: Executive Committee
Name Representing
Mike McCoy, Chair NCMIC
Jeff Rommel, Vice-Chair Nationwide
David Stark, Vice-Chair UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Rowena Crosbie, Past-Chair Tero International, Inc.
Rick Tiwald, Secretary/Treasurer Deloitte
Lane Arthur John Deere
Anant Bhalla American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
Robert Brownell Polk County
Jake Christensen Christensen Development
Dr. Tony Coleman Broadlawns Medical Center
Anne Cooper Sammons Financial Group
Chris Costa Knapp Properties, Inc.
Frank Cownie City of Des Moines
Tom Greene Corteva Agriscience
Robert Haus Corteva Agriscience
Mark Holm City of Ankeny
Dan Houston Principal
Laura Howe Wells Fargo & Co.
Scott Jean EMC Insurance Companies
Erica Jensen Dotdash Meredith
Dan Keough Holmes Murphy
Karen Kuhn Nationwide
Kathryn Kunert MidAmercian Energy Company
Julie Mangels Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
Jenny McCoy Dotdash Meredith
Gary Palmer Prairie Meadows
Katie Petru Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Dan Pitcher FBL Financial Group, Inc.
John Ruan IV Ruan Companies
Tiffany Tauscheck Greater Des Moines Partnership
Sailu Timbo BerganKDV
Georgia Van Gundy Hy-Vee, Inc.
Sean Vicente KPMG LLP
Mike Wegner MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Greater Des Moines Partnership Board: Directors
Name Representing
Mike McCoy, Chair NCMIC
Jeff Rommel, Vice-Chair Nationwide
David Stark, Vice-Chair UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Rowena Crosbie, Past-Chair Tero International, Inc.
Rick Tiwald, Secretary/Treasurer Deloitte
Amy Anderson-Vali U.S. Bank
Robert Andeweg City of Urbandale
Lane Arthur John Deere
Jeff Baxter Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
Anant Bhalla American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
Chris Blunt F&G Annuities & Life
Kristen Boldt Des Moines West Side Chamber
Robert Brownell Polk County
Dr. Brad Buck Waukee Community School District
Jake Christensen Christensen Development
J.T. Clendenin Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Don Coffin Bankers Trust
Dr. Tony Coleman Broadlawns Medical Center
Tim Coonan Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Anne Cooper Sammons Financial Group
Ted Corrigan Des Moines Water Works
Chris Costa Knapp Properties, Inc.
Frank Cownie City of Des Moines
Suzanna de Baca Business Publications Corporation
Rob Denson Des Moines Area Community College
Paul Dorsey Wells Fargo & Co.
Mike Downing Athene
Greg Edwards Catch Des Moines
Rob Feeney Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Tom Flaherty Mahaska Community Economic Development
Tim Fleming GuideOne Insurance
Rosalind Fox John Deere
Amy Friedrich Principal
Rob Gavora MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Tom Greene Corteva Agriscience
Robert Haus Corteva Agriscience
Mark Holm City of Ankeny
Leah Hoppe Global Atlantic
Dan Houston Principal
Laura Howe Wells Fargo & Co.
Jon Hummel West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Billi Hunt Cultivation Corridor
Ngozi Igbokwe Young Professionals Connection (YPC)
Scott Jean EMC Insurance Companies
Erica Jensen Dotdash Meredith
Dan Keough Holmes Murphy
Rachael Kinnick Poweshiek Iowa Development
Kristi Knous Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Karen Kuhn Nationwide
Kathryn Kunert MidAmercian Energy Company
Tom Leners Madison County Development Group
Josh Mandelbaum City of Des Moines
Julie Mangels Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
Marty Martin Drake University
Jenny McCoy Dotdash Meredith
Gary Palmer Prairie Meadows
Katie Petru Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Dan Pitcher FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Darren Rebelez Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Ian Roberts Des Moines Public Schools
John Ruan IV Ruan Companies
Mary Sellers United Way of Central Iowa
Stacy Sime LifeServe Blood Center
Hallie Still-Caris Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Tiffany Tauscheck Greater Des Moines Partnership
Jaclyn Taylor Des Moines Downtown Chamber
Sailu Timbo BerganKDV
Russ Trimble City of West Des Moines
Georgia Van Gundy Hy-Vee, Inc.
Steve Van Oort Polk County
Brent VanderWaal ITA Group, Inc.
Sean Vicente KPMG LLP
Dr. Angela Walker Franklin Des Moines University
Mike Wegner MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Kris Williams Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Daniel Willrich FuseDSM
Dr. Wendy Wintersteen Iowa State University
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Downtown DSM Board
Name Representing
Jake Christensen, Co-Chair Christensen Development
Jenny McCoy, Co-Chair Dotdash Meredith
Michael Abbott Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Matt Anderson City of Des Moines
Joe Benesh Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Alex Briggs Nationwide
David Brown Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Brandon Brown Downtown Neighborhood Association
Chris Curran R&R Realty Group
Chris Della Vedova Operation Downtown
Dan Drendel Slingshot Architecture
Kyle Gamble Hubbell Realty Group
Rob Gavora MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Becky Gibson Wells Fargo & Co.
Ryan Grant Landus
Kate Hightshoe-Lambert QCR Holdings, Inc. / CSB
Derek Johnson ISG
Ardis Kelley Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Sharon Krause Kum & Go
Colleen MacRae Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Josh Mandelbaum City of Des Moines
Farnaz Maters Principal
Tom Mathews UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Andrea Morse ARAG North America, Inc.
John Norris Polk County
Terry Rosendahl Excell Brands
John Ruan IV Ruan Companies
Eric Schaeffer YPC Impact Downtown
Brad Schoenfelder Ryan Companies
James Smith EMC Insurance Companies
Julie Stewart Prairie Meadows
Tiffany Tauscheck Greater Des Moines Partnership
Amanda Weathers The Lauridsen Group, Inc.
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Attraction and Retention Council
Name Representing
Annettee Adams Nationwide
Michael Anderson Principal
Emily DeKruif Nationwide
Andrew Douglas ESO
Hilary Frisvold The Lauridsen Group, Inc.
Margaret Hanson Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Zachary Harper Easterseals Iowa
Dr. Anne Howsare Boyens Des Moines Area Community College
Corey Lewis Farm Bureau Financial Services
Alison Luecht MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Marina McCain Farm Bureau Financial Services
Matt McDonald Athene
Becky Metcalf Wellmark
Deidra Meyer Palmer Group
Dezi Michelson Proliant Health & Biologicals
Kristin Percival Sammons Financial Group
Cecily Robinson Young Professionals Connection
Stephanie Rohrer Fareway Stores
Andrew Steckel RSM
Scott Venerable USI Consulting Group
Paul Wampler RSM
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Business Resources and Community Development Board
Name Representing
Karen Kuhn, Chair Nationwide
Justin Brown Downing
Troy Vincent Navigate Wellbeing
Craig Erickson Shive-Hattery
Jenica Johnson Mid Iowa SBDC
Geoff Wood Gravitate
Mike Vaughn BDI Signs
Kevin Lentz Anthologic
Brad Botos Great Western Bank
Eric White Estes Construction
Annie Brandt Bank of America
Jeff Blosser SHYFT Collective
Christy Jones Accelerate Action Coach
Leslie Foley Brandt Bondurant Physical Therapy
Joe Benesh The Ingenuity Company
Sara Larson West Bank
Elaine Castelline Prairie Meadows
Betty Ridout Bankers Trust
Allan Graham Johnston Chamber of Commerce
Rob Grove Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Communications Board
Name Representing
Katie Petru, Chair Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
Sarah Boese Polk County
Sara Bonney Principal
Sarah Buckley EMC Insurance Companies
Steve Carlson Wells Fargo & Co.
Amanda Carsten Steward Athene
Lori Chappell GuideOne Insurance
Abby Delaney Bankers Trust
Angie Fagervik-Chia UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Cyndi Fisher Prairie Meadows
Scott Gojkovich NCMIC
Megan Hanson Bravo Greater Des Moines
Kaitie Hartmann Great Outdoors Foundation
Erin Hockman Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Tina Hoffman MidAmerican Energy Company
Brock Konrad Catch Des Moines
Mike Moore Nationwide
Addie Olson Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Gunnar Olson Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Marcy Peterson MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Tina Potthoff Hy-Vee, Inc.
Sharyl Sauer Corteva Agriscience
Jen Schulte City of Des Moines
Marti Skow John Deere
Tracy Smith Mom's Meals
Catherine Staub Drake University
Kevin Stittsworth Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
Joey Taylor-Moon Hubbell Realty Group
Kevin Waetke Sammons Financial Group
Nancy Wiles Farm Bureau Financial Services
  Updated July 2023
2023 Development Council
Name Representing
Jon Holmen, Co-Chair McGough Construction
Jeremy Shepherd, Co-Chair R&R Realty Group
Michael Abbott Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Mark Allen A.J. Allen Mechanical Contractors Inc.
Matt Anderson City of Des Moines
Jake Anderson City of Grimes
Michael Anthony The Opus Group
Kim Augspurger Saxton
Eric Boehlert Ahlers & Cooney P.C.
David Boes Turner Construction
Tom Bosch Shive-Hattery
Quent Boyken Belin McCormick P.C.
Josh Braby Neumann Brothers
Tim Bratvold Estes Construction
Justin Brown Downing
Steve Bruere Peoples Company
Patrick (Pat) Burk Brick Gentry P.C.
Kim Butler Hegedus Community State Bank
Ryan Carroll Greater Des Moines Partnership
Kate Clark Corteva Agriscience
Dan Clute MidWestOne Bank
Chris Costa Knapp Properties, Inc.
Lawrence Cunningham Keen Project Solutions
Chris Curran R&R Realty Group
Dustyn Curran Ryan Companies
Pete DeKock City of Clive
Barry Determan Turner Construction
Charlie Dissell City of Indianola
Robert J. Douglas Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Brian Elliott Olsson Associates
Tom Flynn Lessing-Flynn
Brandon Foldes SHYFT Collective
Rod Foster RSM
Ryan Galloway Hatch Development Company
Terry Gebard OPN Architects
David Grossklaus Dorsey & Whitney
Scott Hall Carney & Appleby Law
Mike Harryman McGough Construction
Brian Hatch City of Knoxville
Steve Hauschilt The Graham Group, Inc.
Tanner Hedstrom JLL
Phil Hodgin RDG Planning & Design
Justin Humke McClure
Richard Hurd Hurd Real Estate
Scott Ivers Kirke Financial Services
Derek Johnson ISG
Matt Juffer Hamilton Juffer & Associates LLP
Ross Junge McGill Junge Wealth Management
Karen Karr BrownWinick Law Firm
Tony Kaska Midwest Heritage Bank
Keeley Kinney Pigott
Doug Kumm Baker Group
Justin Lossner Jones Lang LaSalle
Deven Markley City of Carlisle
Steve Marso Whitfield & Eddy P.L.C.
Tom Mass The Waldinger Corporation
Ed McGill McGill Junge Wealth Management
Scott McMurray Coppola Enterprises
Kyle Mertz City of Altoona
Ginger Miller Corteva Agriscience
Chris Murray Denny Elwell Companies
Jeffrey Naig BKD CPAs & Advisors
Luke Nelson City of Norwalk
Chris Nelson Shive-Hattery
Tim Oswald Piper Sandler
Sven Peterson City of Perry
Justin Platts RDG Planning & Design
John Pugh Exec1 Aviation
John Rathjen Bank Iowa Corporation
Becky Rozenboom Peoples Company
Tom Rupprecht R&R Realty Group
Greg Schulte Keen Project Solutions, LLC
Eric Simon SHYFT Collective
Eric Simon SHYFT Collective
Laura Skogman McGough Construction
Jeff Smith Estes Construction
Joseph Spradling Opus Design Build
Christopher Stafford NAI Optimum
Channing Swanson Neumann Monson Architects
Dusty Thomas BH Management Services, LLC
Steve Van Brocklin 3E - Electrical Engineering & Equipment
John Viggers Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
Paul Wamper RSM US
Vince Ward The Weitz Company
Vince Ward The Weitz Company
Matt Weller Hubbell Realty
Christopher Whalen Heart of America Group
Dean Whitaker First National Bank
Greg Wilcox Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
  Updated Aug. 2023
2023 Downtown Economic Development Council
Name Representing
Colleen MacRae, Chair Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Matt Anderson City of Des Moines
Amber Battani Core Construction
Joseph Benesh The Ingenuity Company
Chad Bentzinger Nationwide
Sam Bernabe Iowa Cubs
Tim Bratvold Estes Construction
Sgt. Chiodo City of Des Moines
Aaron Chittenden Des Moines Area Community College
Jake Christensen Christensen Development
Brian Clark Ryan Companies
Matt Coen RDG Planning & Design
Austin Cooper Surety Hotel
Chris Costa Knapp Properties, Inc.
Spencer Cox UBS
Dustyn Curran Ryan Companies
Dan Drendel Slingshot Architecture
Brian Elliott Olsson
Tom Flynn Lessing-Flynn
Sean Fogarty Artisan Capital Group
Brandon Foldes SHYFT Collective
David Ginger Belin McCormick
Kim Hagedorn Principal
Jeff Hassman Harmonic Hospitality Group
Jeff Hatfield The Graham Group, Inc.
Phil Hodgin RDG Planning & Design
Vanessa Howell DMPS
Aaron Hyde JLL
John Irving Tri-City Electric Co.
Thomas Johnson BrownWinick Law Firm
Kathryn Kunert MidAmerican Energy Company
Justin Lossner JLL
Ron Maahs Trilix
Michael Malone Capital City Investors
Jon Pittman Olsson
Jonathan Ramsey BNIM Architecture
Chad Rasmussen Christensen Development
Kris Saddoris Hubbell Realty Group
Carissa Schmidt Principal
Scott Seeliger Weitz Company
James Smith EMC Insurance Companies
Matt Weller Hubbell Realty Group
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Downtown Events Committee
Name Representing
Kate Hightshoe-Lambert, Chair QCR Holdings, Inc.
Matt Callanan Belin McCormick, P.C.
Sean Fogarty ARTISAN Capital Group
Christina Jarak Bankers Trust
Tim Grabinski MidAmerican Energy Company
Matt McGuire Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Christina Prevette UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Henry Schuerer RSM US LLP
Julie Stewart Prairie Meadows
Joey Taylor-Moon Hubbell Realty Group
Jasper Verhofste Carney & Appleby Law
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Economic Development Board
Name Representing
Chris Costa, Chair Knapp Properties, Inc.
Rob Bakker U.S. Bank
Doug Beech Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Jim Bowman Alliant Energy
Charley Campbell Kum & Go
Kristi Christensen John Deere
Eric Coleman Nationwide
Ted Corrigan Des Moines Water Works
Rob Denson Des Moines Area Community College
Steve Dickinson Cozen O’Connor
Kevin Foley Des Moines International Airport
Jim Gelina Andersen Windows
Nick Gerhart Homesteaders Life Company
Nick Honkamp DMOS Orthopaedic Centers
Craig Ibsen Next Level Ventures
John Irving Tri-City Electric Co.
Jon Kallen Jennings Kallen Advisors, LLC
Jon Koehn The Waldinger Corporation
Kathryn Kunert MidAmerican Energy Company
Ryan Loecher EFCO Corp
Jeff Lorenzen American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
Zach Loy Turner Construction Company
Jim Masterson LightEdge Solutions
Brent Mathisen FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Ginger Miller Corteva Agriscience
Lucas Nelson Bud & Mary's
John Norris Polk County
Gary Palmer Prairie Meadows
Joel Pitz Principal
Chad Quick City of Altoona
Jason Stone Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Rachel Wacker Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Ray Warner Aureon
  Updated Aug. 2023
2023 Economic Development Practitioners
Name Representing
Chad Quick, Co-Chair City of Altoona
Rachel Wacker, Co-Chair Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Sarah Ames City of Van Meter
Jake Anderson City of Grimes
Kathy Anderson Iowa Workforce Development
Craig Armstrong City of Newton
Jayne Armstrong U.S. Small Business Administration
Whitney Baethke City of Des Moines
Marlena Bandurski Greater Des Moines Partnership
Deb Bengston Adel Chamber
Jim Bowman Alliant Energy
Anthony Brown City of Adel
Curtis Brown City of Urbandale
Jennifer Brown City of Waukee
Brian Buethe Grimes Chamber/EDC
Ryan Carroll Greater Des Moines Partnership
Aaron Chittenden Des Moines Area Community College
Drew Conrad UNI Institute for Decision Making
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
Charlie Dissell City of Indianola
Brenda Dudley Midwest Partnership
Karen Eischen Pella Area Chamber
Carla Eysink Marion County Development
L Faust City of Van Meter
Tom Flaherty Mahaska County
Rachel Fusco Warren County Economic Development Corporation
John Hall Marshalltown Area Chamber
Naomi Hamlett City of Des Moines
Katie Hernandez City of Des Moines
Brenda Hysell City of Elkhart
Bryce Johnson City of West Des Moines
Rachel Kinnick Poweshiek Iowa Development/Grinnell Chamber
Carrie Kruse City of Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert MidAmerican Energy Company
Jim Langin CED-DM/City of Des Moines
Tom Leners Madison County Development
Jamie Letzring City of West Des Moines
Frank Liebl Newton Development Corporation
Derek Lord City of Ankeny
Katie Lord MidAmerican Energy Company
Stacie LoVan Greater Des Moines Partnership
Tiffany Luing City of Bondurant
Deven Markley City of Carlisle
Tanya Michener Newton Development Corporation
Ryan Moffatt City of Des Moines
Melissa Moyer Greater Des Moines Partnership
Brad Munford City of West Des Moines
Maggie Murray City of Bondurant
Luke Nelson City of Norwalk
Marketa Oliver City of Bondurant
Kathy Olson Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
Jolly Omar City of Pleasant Hill
Craig Patterson Advocacy Cooperative
Nick Peterson Alliant Energy
Sven Peterson City of Perry
Adam Plagge City of Johnston
Chandler Poole City of Des Moines
Ben Reeves City of Indianola
Mark Reinig Iowa State University
John Rutledge Lake Panorama
Chad Sands City of Elkhart
Jennifer Sayers Johnston Economic Development Corporation
Lucinda Sperry Warren County Economic Development Corporation
Angie Stepsis Greater Des Moines Partnership
Kelly Swenson MidAmerican Energy Company
Mike Swesey Greater Des Moines Partnership
Rachelle Swisher City of Windsor Heights
Tiffany Tauscheck Greater Des Moines Partnership
Curt Thornberry Lake Panorama
Heather Ussery City of Knoxville
Troy Weary ITC Midwest
Andrea Woodard Greater Des Moines Partnership
Hollie Zajicek City of Norwalk
  Updated Aug. 2023
2023 Global DSM International Council
Name Representing
Steve Dickinson, Chair Cozen O'Connor
Jayne Armstrong U.S. Small Business Administration
Daryl Bouwkamp Vermeer Corporation
Kavilash Chawla Bâton Global
Phil Harrington Kuder
Michaela Hart Carhoff JPMorgan Chase
Adam Hill Scarbrough International
Billi Hunt Cultivation Corridor
Aaron Johnson Accu-mold
Peggy Kerr Iowa Economic Development Authority
Albert Liu U.S. Department of Commerce/Commercial Service
Julie Masimore Bankers Trust
CJ Morton Des Moines Cold Storage Co., Inc
Tom Murphy Accu-mold
Doug Roozeboom RSM McGladrey
Jason Ross Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Chris Sackett BrownWinick Law Firm
Alyson Schroer Scarbrough International
John Whene EW Nutrition
Tim Woods International Traders of Iowa
Li Zhao Mandelbaum China Iowa Group
  Updated Aug. 2023
2023 Inclusion Council
Name Representing
Annette Jorden, Chair LCS
Sherry Gupta, Vice-Chair CultureAll
Dr. Ahmed Agyeman Des Moines Area Community College
Amanda Banks Arcoro
Nyra Bottley Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Mindy Burr Easterseals Iowa
Lori Chesser Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Felicia Chumley UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Becky Coady ABI
Julie Eggleston Bankers Trust
Whitney Ford Bankers Trust
Meredith Gallivan GuideOne
Joe Gonzalez Latino Festival / DMPD
Leila Granger Iowa Reality and Home Services of Iowa
Courtney Greene UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Jesse Hall Iowa National Guard
Katherine Harrington West Des Moines Chamber
Kate Hightshoe-Lambert QCR Holdings, Inc
Mary Hunter Goodwill of Central Iowa
Dwight Jackson Urban Dreams
Angela Jackson Athene
Juliana Jardim Corteva Agriscience
Amber Johnson Nationwide
Micah Kiel
Tim Knepper Drake
Michelle Krefft IVRS
Eugenia Kutsch Stanton Lead DSM
Gilmara Mitchell IMT Insurance
Tiffany Menke Urbandale Chamber
Sherri Nielsen Easterseals Iowa
Manisha Paudel City of Des Moines
Tim Perkins Commission on Native American Affairs
Dr. Sean Pradia Hy-Vee
Missy Quaid Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Courtney Reyes One Iowa
Jennifer Rhoads Principal Financial Group
Heather Schott Krause Group
Amber Smith Catch Des Moines
Rachael Sorci-Hodges WesleyLife
Holly Stevenson Optimae Lifeservices
Sailu Timbo Bergan KVD
Henrique Valim MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Amy Vokoun-Lutter The Palmer Group
Angela Weekley Veridian Credit Union
Deidre Williams EMC Insurance Companies
Daniel Zinnel Capital Crossroads
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Marketing Committee
Name Representing
Karen Bennett UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Rona Berinobis Athene
Ryan Bratvold BrownWinick Law Firm
Jessica Brown Des Moines Christian Schools
Sara Brown Des Moines Business Record
Katy Clark F&G Annuities & Life
Kim Connors McGill Junge Wealth Management
Michele Farrell Measured Intentions
Matthew Goodman Valpak
Megan Grandgeorge Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Kendra Kelly Meyocks
Andy Lashier Lashier Graphics
Melissa Lawrence Meta
Kristi Loeffelholz-Edwards Eide Bailly LLP
David Loving Local 5
Lydia Nevins Delta Dental of Iowa
Alex Rich Trilix
Rachel Rolfes Goodwill of Central Iowa
Sarah Ruba Dickinson Law
Cara Shindler Gilbert & Cook, Inc.
Spencer Shireman R&R Realty Group
Sarah Stewart Lessing-Flynn
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Operation Downtown Board
Name Representing
Chris Della Vedova, Chair Confluence
Angie Pfannkuch, Vice-Chair Sidekick Development
Karen Karr, Past-Chair BrownWinick
Cheryl Moore, Secretary Hubbell Realty Company
Carissa Schmidt, Treasurer Principal Financial Group
Randy Minear, Ex-Officio (non-voting) Terrus real Estate Services
Carrie Kruse, Executive Committee (non-voting) City of Des Moines
Joe Baughman Nationwide
Jesse Bunney Lawmark
Lisa Coate Nationwide
Amy Cose Wellmark
Kevin Farley Principal Financial Group
Rob Gavora MercyOne
Jim Grant Wellmark
Kim Hagedorn Principal Financial Group
Jeff Hatfield The Graham Group
TJ Jacobs CBRE/Hubbell Commercial & 200 10th Street
Jon Kurth Wells Fargo
Niki Mason Kum & Go
Tricia Matthies Ryan Companies
Kent Mauck Encore Properties
David Mazzarella Real Capital Solutions
Joe Price R&R Realty
Sid Ramsey UnityPoint Health
Chad Rasmussen Christensen Development
Jona Schmidt Ruan Corporation
John Schwechel Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
James Smith EMC Insurance Companies
Chris Terhark Deloitte
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Public Relations Committee
Name Representing
Lee Ann Bakros Des Moines Community Playhouse
Kelsey Batschelet Performance Marketing
Chris Conetzkey Business Publications Corporation
Lisa Crandell UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Jody Gifford NCMIC
Kristin Hurd Hurd Real Estate
Angela Jiskoot F&G Annuities & Life
Jordan Juhl ChildServe
Kayla Kovarna Des Moines International Airport
Kristi Loeffelholz-Edwards Eide Bailly LLP
Cassandra Pudenz Lessing-Flynn
Teresa Roof Mom's Meals
Elizabeth Sporrer Vermeer Corporation
Amy Varcoe Waukee Community School District
Ray Warner Aureon
Jeff White Flynn Wright
Nancy Wiles Farm Bureau Financial Services
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Talent Development Board
Name Representing
Anne Cooper, Chair Sammons Financial Group
Annettee Adams Nationwide
Ahmed Agyeman Des Moines Area Community College
Michael Anderson Principal
Nick Callison BKD CPA's & Advisors LP
Mike Cisney Lincoln Savings Bank
Beth Coonan Dentons Davis Brown Law Firm
Kristin Gibbar Mom's Meals
Julie Grotnes Athene
Teresa Deitch Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Laurie Dufoe Simpson College
Chick Herbert NCMIC
Dave Leto Palmer Group
Sheena Mahan NCMIC
Dan McElroy Corteva Agriscience
Wendy Mihm-Herold IJag
Teresa Miller EMC Insurance Companies
Renee Miller United Way of Central Iowa
Melissa Ness Connectify HR
Greg Nichols Iowa Student Loan
Jon Noll CDS Global
Dannie Patrick Young Professionals Connection
Mark Phillips Bank Iowa Corporation
Karen Reick FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Lisa Remy School Administrators of Iowa
Kylie Rinehart MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Nick Roach Paragon IT Professionals
Jackie Rolow SHAZAM, Inc.
Matt Romkey Mercy College of Health Sciences
Arturo Sanchez Iowa Workforce Development
Danielle Snook Fareway Stores
Matt Spackman Krause Group
Ben Vallier The Iowa Clinic
Georgia Van Gundy Hy-Vee, Inc.
Cara Hannam EveryStep
Scott Venerable USI Consulting Group
  Updated Jan. 2023
2023 Young Professionals Connection
Name Representing
Ngozi Igbokwe President
Dannie Patrick President Elect
Greg Linn Past President
Michael Ciabatti Athletics Coordinator
Jefferson Fink Civic Chair
Yannick Habimana Impact Downtown Chair
McKenzie Kerry Professional Development Chair
Samuel Marlkasian Marketing Chair
Haley Meissen Professional Development Chair
Sam Plank Social Chair
Cecily Robinson Membership Chair
Eric Schaffer Impact Downtown Chair
Sam Schwartz Webmaster
Holly Stevenson Diversity & Culture Chair
Devin Sweeney Community Engagement Director
Yolanda Wei Treasurer / Secretary
Keith Welch Volunteer Chair
  Updated Jan. 2023