Greater Des Moines Partnership Boards, Committees and Councils

Name	Representing
Chris Costa, Chair	Knapp Properties, LC
Dan Keough, Vice Chair	Holmes Murphy
Deanna Strable, Vice Chair	Principal
Miriam Erickson Brown, Past Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Sean Vicente, Treasurer	KPMG LLP
April Schmaltz, Secretary	Delta Dental of Iowa
Annette Adams	Nationwide
Supervisor Jill Altringer	Polk County
Dr. Kurt Andersen	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Michael Anderson	Principal
Lane Arthur	John Deere
Mayor Bobbi Bentz	City of Ankeny
Mayor Connie Boesen	City of Des Moines
Steve Bramlage	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
J.T. Clendenin	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Jeremy Dirks	Corteva Agriscience
Mike Downing	Athene Holding Ltd
Rob Feeney	Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Kyle Gamble	Hubbell Realty Company
Scott Gojkovich	NCMIC
Jeremy Gosch	Hyvee, Inc.
Shelly Herr	Musco Sports Lighting
Dan Houston
Scott Jean	EMC Insurance Companies
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jeff Lorenzen	American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
Justin Lossner	JLL
Mike McCoy
Ron Mead	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Samantha Mosser	Bankers Trust
Melissa Ness	Connectify HR
Brian Ohorilko	Prairie Meadows
Jon Rozenfeld	UnityPoint Health — Des Moines
David Siebert	NCMIC
David Stark	UnityPoint Health
Mak Sućeska	Global Neighbors, Polk County
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
Rob TeKolste	Sammons Financial Group
Chris Terhark	Deloitte
Jeremiah Terhark	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Brent Vander Waal	ITA Group, Inc.
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Chris Costa, Chair	Knapp Properties, LC
Dan Keough, Vice Chair	Holmes Murphy
Deanna Strable, Vice Chair	Principal
Miriam Erickson Brown, Past Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
April Schmaltz, Secretary	Delta Dental of Iowa
Sean Vicente, Treasurer	KPMG LLP
Annette Adams	Nationwide
Supervisor Jill Altringer	Polk County
Michael Anderson	Principal
Mayor Robert Andeweg	City of Urbandale
Lane Arthur	John Deere
Mayor Bobbi Bentz	City of Ankeny
Greg Blythe	IMT Insurance
Mayor Connie Boesen	City of Des Moines
Steve Bramlage	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Jennifer Brown	City of Waukee
Steve Bruere	Peoples Company
Bryan Campbell	U.S. Bank
Lori Chesser	Dentons Davis Brown
Andrew Clark	Clarke County Development Corporation
J.T. Clendenin	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Aly Davis	Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Doug Den Adel	The Graham Group, Inc.
Jeremy Dirks	Corteva Agriscience
Sally Dix	Bravo Greater Des Moines
Mike Downing	Athene
Karen Eischen	Pella Area Community & Economic Alliance
Rob Feeney	Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Trina Flack	Catch Des Moines
Vanessa Freitag	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Amy Friedrich	Principal
Kyle Gamble	Hubbell Realty Company
Scott Gojkovich	NCMIC
Jeremy Gosch	Hyvee, Inc.
President Anne Harris	Grinnell College
Shelly Herr	Musco Sports Lighting
Dan Houston
Billi Hunt	Cultivation Corridor
Scott Jean	EMC Insurance Companies
Amy Kahler	Des Moines Water Works
Dr. Rachelle Keck	Grandview University
Kristi Knous	Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Katie Lord	City of Grimes
Jeff Lorenzen	American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
Justin Lossner	JLL
Chris Maddox	Wells Fargo & Co.
KayLea Marchant	Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce
Supervisor Matt McCoy	Polk County
Mike McCoy
Ron Mead	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Erin Milroy	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Samantha Mosser	Bankers Trust
Melissa Ness	Connectify HR
President Mark Nook	University of Northern Iowa
George O'Neal	Aureon
Lynsi Pasutti	Perry Chamber of Commerce
Chad Quick	City of Altoona
Dr. Nikki Roorda	Johnston Community School District
Jon Rozenfeld	UnityPoint Health — Des Moines
Mark Rupprecht	R & R Realty Group
Kristy Schmidt	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Mary Sellers	United Way of Central Iowa
Taufeek Shah	Lola's Fine Sauces, Inc.
David Siebert	NCMIC
Reilly Smidt	Young Professionals Connection
Matt Smith	Des Moines Public Schools
David Stark	UnityPoint Health
Julie Stewart	Prairie Meadows
Mak Sućeska	Global Neighbors, Polk County
Polk County
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
Larry Taylor	Merchants Bonding Company
Rob TeKolste	Sammons Financial Group
Chris Terhark	Deloitte
Jeremiah Terhark	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Russ Trimble	City of West Des Moines
Tom Troy	The Mutual Group
Brent Vander Waal	ITA Group, Inc.
Angela Walker Franklin, Ph. D.	Des Moines University
Dustin Waters	Keen Project Solutions
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Dan Keough, Chair	Holmes Murphy
Deanna Strable, Vice-Chair	Principal
Brent Vander Waal, Treasurer	ITA Group, Inc.
Chris Costa, Partnership Board Chair	Knapp Properties, LC
Miriam Erickson Brown, Past Partnership Board Chair	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Kyle Gamble, Co-Chair	Hubbell Realty Company
Justin Lossner, Co-Chair	JLL
Becky Gibson, Secretary	Wells Fargo & Co.
Emily Abbas, Treasurer	Bankers Trust
Ashtin Hotek, Downtown Events Group Board Chair	Veridian Credit Union
Angie Pfannkuch, Operation Downtown Board Designee	Sidekick Development
Ajay Kalra, Downtown Economic Development Council Chair	CBRE
Matt Anderson	City of Des Moines
Alex Briggs	Nationwide
Nate Brokaw	Hyvee, Inc.
Courtney Callahan	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Farley	Principal
Phil Fitzgerald	UnityPoint Health — Des Moines
Julia Franklin	Mainframe Studios
Vanessa Frietag	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Majda Hadzic	JPMorganChase
Jeff Hatfield	The Graham Group, Inc.
Ted Hughes	F&G
Cammy Jenkins	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
David Jennings	Downtown Neighborhood Association of Des Moines
Derek Johnson	ISG
Dr. Jon Lensing	OpenLoop Health
Kent Lutz	CMBA Architects
Frank Marasco	Polk County
Tim McMillin	Des Moines Performing Arts
Andy Moffitt	Ryan Companies
Corey Morrison	MidAmerican Energy Company
Tami Nielsen	Food Bank of Iowa
Katie Petru	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Alyssa Saunders	Anthologic
Anne Shimerdla	Blank Park Zoo
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
Nick Tillinghast	DMDT Hospitality & Lifestyle
Drew Van Meeteren	Iowa Wolves
Todd Van Thomme	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Michael Wagler	AARP – Iowa
Amanda Wanke	Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Vince Ward	The Weitz Company
Randy Wehofer	Iowa Cubs
Mike Whalen	Heart of America Group
Tim Whipple	Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.
Staci Williams	Bolton & Menk
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Brandon Luke, Co-Chair	John Deere
Sean McAleer, Co-Chair	Tension Corporation
Jason Andringa	Vermeer Corporation
Renee Begley	Collins Aerospace
Jarred Carter	Siegwerk USA Inc.
Heidi Chico	The Wittern Group
Tammy Christensen	Helena Industries
Connor Deering	CemenTech
Miriam Erickson Brown	Anderson Erickson Dairy
Jon Freeman	EFCO
Kelli Gallagher	Dee Zee, Inc.
Roger Hargens	Accu-Mold
Matt Hines	Tension Corporation
Slater Johansen	Collins Aerospace
Corey Morrison	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jacob Muller	CemenTech
Dan Nibe	LBS/Corporate Image
Jacob Smith	Andersen Windows
Shawn Torrez	Helena Industries
Mindi Vanden Bosch	Vermeer Corporation
Scott VanGrouw	Lely North America
Scott Walter	EFCO
Tim Yaggi	Pella Corporation
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Affiliate Chamber Board Presidents
Jeremiah Terhark, Chair	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Joe Bagnoli	Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
Jim Baker	Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Brett Braafhart	Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Carson Claypool	Greater Newton Area of Chamber of Commerce
Shawn Comer	Polk City Area Chamber of Commerce
Charlie Daugherty	Pella Area Community & Economic Alliance
Maria Davis	West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Dix	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Megan Garett	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Dawn Guyer	Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce
Ahmed Ibrahim	Clive Chamber of Commerce
Mike Johnson	Des Moines West Side Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Amanda Korth	Bondurant Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Obley	Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce
Steve Pedersen	Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce
Aaron Rickelman	Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce
Twila Shreves	Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce
Gretchen Shrock	Indianola Chamber of Commerce
Audi Sorber	Perry Chamber of Commerce
Jon Stenzel	Madison County Chamber of Commerce
Tony Timm	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth VanGundy	Johnston Chamber of Commerce
Chris Watkins	Grimes Chamber & Economic Development
Eric Williams	Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Affiliate Chamber Leaders
Staci Allen, Executive Director	Polk City Area Chamber of Commerce
Jamie Anderson, Executive Director	Ankeny Area 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 Community & Economic Alliance
Mel Guanci, Executive Director	Norwalk Area Chamber of Commerce
John Hall, President & CEO	Marshalltown 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
Erin Milroy, President	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
Jimmy Olsen, Executive Director	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Shar Pardubsky, Executive Director	Carlisle Area 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
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Kailey Blazek Naranjo	Dentons Davis Brown
Kara Calease	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Allie Crist	Hubbell Realty Company
Emily DeKruif	Nationwide
Brenda Dudley	Midwest Partnership
Hilary Frisvold	Functional Proteins
Rachael Gray	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Margaret Hanson	Dentons Davis Brown
Zach Harper	Easterseals Iowa
Alison Luecht	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Matt McDonald	Athene
Marina McMains	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Deidra Meyer	Palmer Group
Dezi Michelson	Proliant
Kristin Percival	Sammons Financial Group
Aaron Robinson	Principal
Stephanie Rohrer	Fareway Stores, Inc.
Maura Saltzman	Young Professionals Connection
Kira Stark	UnityPoint Health
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Melissa Ness, Chair	Connectify HR
Eric White, Past Chair	Estes Construction
Devin Boyer	MidwestOne Bank
Riley Coy	Dentons Davis Brown
Chad Ellsworth	Iowa Bankers Association
Craig Erickson	Shive-Hattery
Adnan Fazal	UnityPoint Health
Wesley Greder	Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Jenica Johnson	SBDC Mid America
Aaron Jones	Belin McCormick, P.C.
Karen Kuhn	Nationwide
Sara Larson	West Bank
Kevin Lentz	Anthologic
Jill Lippincott	Principal
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. 2026

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
Dr. Kelly Bruhn	Drake University
Sarah Buckley	EMC Insurance Companies
Lauren Burt	Kemin Industries, Inc.
Dawn Buzynski	Hyvee, Inc.
Alison Cate	ARAG North America, Inc.
Tori Clausen	Athene
Ellen de Graffenreid	Grinnell County
Debbie DeCamp	Wellabee
Abby Delaney	Bankers Trust
Angie Fagervik-Chia	UnityPoint Health
Megan Grandgeorge	Principal
Jessica Grant	Paragon IT Professionals
Megan Hanson	Bravo Greater Des Moines
Kaitie Hartmann	Great Outdoors Foundation & ICON Water Trails
Tina Hoffman	The Mutual Group
Kassi Hoxmeier	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Angela Jiskoot	F&G
Brock Konrad	Catch Des Moines
Carter Lee	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Matthew Meyer	Telligen
Gunnar Olson	Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
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 \| A PurFoods Company
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
Dan Winters	MidAmerican Energy Company
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Ajay Kalra, Chair	CBRE
Justin Lossner, Past Chair	JLL
Alex Amadeo	ISG
Matt Anderson	City of Des Moines
Chad Bentzinger	Nationwide
Tim Bratvold	Estes Construction
Jesse Bunney	Lawmark Capital Inc.
Matt Coen	RDG Planning & Design
Chris Costa	Knapp Properties, Inc.
Christ Curran	R&R Realty
Dan Drendel	Slingshot Architecture
Nate Easter	Krause Group
John Erpelding	Olsson
Tom Flynn	Lessing-Flynn
Sean Fogarty	ARTISAN Capital Group
David Ginger	Belin McCormick, P.C.
David Gross	Estes Construction
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
Thomas Johnson	BrownWinick Law Firm
Jon Kallen	Jennings Kallen Advisors, LLC
Erin Knupp	Beal Derkenne Construction
Carrie Kruse	City of Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Ron Maahs	Trilix
Cory McAnelly	Principal
Luis Montoya	Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Matt Moore	Keen Project Solutions
Jimmy Olsen	Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
Jonathan Ramsey	BNIM
Bridget Rasmusson	iSpace Environments
Carissa Schmidt	Principal
Matt Weller	Hubbell Realty Group
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Ashtin Hotek, Chair	Veridian Credit Union
Julie Stewart, Vice Chair	Prairie Meadows
Christina Prevette, Secretary	UnityPoint Health
Hilary Ortmann, Treasurer	Bankers Trust
Matt Callanan	Belin McCormick, P.C.
Lesli Garcia	Principal
Tim Grabinski	MidAmerican Energy Company
Andrew Heslinga	Vital Signs Display Graphics
Laura Meinert	Hubbell Realty Company
Tiffany Tauscheck	Greater Des Moines Partnership
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Mike McCoy, Chair
Lane Arthur	John Deere
Steve Bruere	Peoples Company
Ro Crosbie	Tero International, Inc.
Dan Houston
Dan Keough	Holmes Murphy
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Steve Lacy
Tom Mahoney
Gerry Neugent	Knapp Properties
Bob Ritz	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
David Stark	UnityPoint Health
Sean Vicente	KPMG
	Updated Jan. 2026

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	Des Moines Public Schools
James Bruton	Bâton Global
Kim Bustamante	Goodwill of Central Iowa
Jennifer Chittenden	Simpson College
Julia Clark	City of Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency
Megan Crawford	Kreg Tool Company
Jennifer Downe	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Dawn Ealy	Iowa State University Center for Industrial Research and Service
Linda Fandel	Iowa Workforce Development
Alex Hammer	YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Mindi Heitland	Waukee Community School District
Billi Hunt (non-voting)	America's Cultivation Corridor
Amanda Husmann	ChildServe
Jyll Johnson-Miner	Johnston Community School District
Heather Keenan	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
David Klein	JPMorganChase
Chad Kleppe	Master Builders of Iowa
Eric Kress	Central Iowa Workforce Development Board
Megan Lamfers	F&G
Kathy Leggett	Iowa Workforce Development
Jenica Lensmeyer	Iowa Bankers Association
Mary Luna-Duffy	ISG
Kay Maher	DMACC Workforce Training Academy
Doug Martin	Amazon
Skylar Mayberry-Mayes	The Jacobson Institute at Grand View University
Natalie McNaught	UnityPoint Health
Heather Meissen	Iowa Department of Education
Wendy Mihm-Herold	iJAG
Noelle Nelson	Avenue Scholars
Jackie Norris	Horizon Group
Kaity Patchett	Capital Crossroads
Brandon Patterson	Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines
Chad Pierce	Iowa Workforce Development
Michelle Sams	Wellabee
Kevin Schlueter	Reworc
Amy Steenhoek	Ankeny Community School District
Telisha Stellick-Easton	EMC Insurance Companies
Dave Stitz	McAninch Corporation
Grace Telling	Farm Bureau Financial Services
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 Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Shelly Herr, Chair	Musco Sports Lighting
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
Nick Callison	UHY Advisors
Kristi Christensen	John Deere Des Moines Works
Dustyn Curran	Ryan Companies
Beth Danowsky	Musco Sports Lighting
Tej Dhawan	Plains Angels
Michael Elam	Delta Dental of Iowa
Jim Gelina	Andersen Windows, Storm Door Division
Nick Gerhart	Homesteaders Life Company
Nick Honkamp	DMOS Orthopaedic Centers
John Irving	Tri-City Electric
Mark Kraft	Van Meter Inc.
Carrie Kruse	City of Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Josh Laraby	City of Johnston
Zach Loy	Turner Construction Company
Tami Madsen	Central Iowa Water Works
Frank Marasco	Polk County
Brent Mathisen	Farm Bureau Financial Services
Sean McAleer	Tension Corporation
Cory McAnelly	Principal
Ginger Miller	Corteva Agriscience
Kelly Moomaw	EFCO
Brian Mulcahy	Des Moines International Airport
Dylan Mullenix	Des Moines Area Metro Planning Organization
Jackie Nickolaus	Microsoft
Jolly Omar	City of Pleasant Hill
Julie Pearce	Iowa Department of Insurance & Financial Services
Nick Peterson	Alliant Energy
Joel Pitz	Principal
Nate Reagen	Drake University
Jason Stone	Dentons Davis Brown
Mike Tousley	The Weitz Company
Amber Valentine	JLL
Christian Walk	Global Atlantic
Ray Warner	Aureon
	Updated Jan. 2026

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
Jim Bowman	Iowa Interstate Railroad
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
Deann De Groot	Mahaska Chamber and Development Group
Pete De Kock	City of Clive
Brad Deets	City of Waukee
Aaron DeJong	City of Urbandale
Kim Didier	Des Moines Area Community College
Emily Donahue	City of Norwalk
Brenda Dudley	Midwest Partnership
Karen Eischen	Pella Area Community & Economic Alliance
Rachel Gocken	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 Indianola
Carrie Kruse	City of Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert	MidAmerican Energy Company
Jamie Letzring	City of West Des Moines
Frank Liebl	Newton Development Corporation
Tai Lieu	City of Norwalk
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 Group
Jacob Meshke	City of Indianola
Erin Milroy	Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
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	Marion County Development Commission
Nora Noonan	Greater Dallas County Development Alliance
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
Liesl Seabert	University of Northern Iowa
Ethan Standard	City of Johnston
Melissa Strovers	Poweshiek Economic Development Collaborative
Madeline Sturms	City of Pleasant Hill
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
Christopher Warkins	City of Knoxville
Troy Weary	ITC Midwest
Ebonee Woods	City of Urbandale
Hollie Zajicek	City of Norwalk
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Tej Dhawan, Co-Chair	Plains Angels
Diana Wright, Co-Chair	Greater Des Moines Partnership
James Altamirano	EMC Insurance Companies
Alison Doyle	Iowa State University - Digital Ag Innovation Lab
Nadilia Gomez	Iowa State University CTO for Precision & Digital Ag
Bailey Hawn	OpenLoop Health
Jessica Hyland	Iowa Bio
Andrew Kirpalani	Iowa State University Startup Factory
Jacob Kruse	Security Benefit
Anne McMahon	Iowa Economic Development Authority
Nancy Mwirotsi	Pi515
Ethan Pitt	Iowa Area Development Group
Bob Riley	Riley Resource Group
Micah Walker	InnoVenture Iowa
Kaylee Williams	InnoVenture Iowa
Geoff Wood	Gravitate Coworking
Tyler Wyngarden	Technology Association of Iowa
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Mak Sućeska, Chair	Global Neighbors, Polk County
Nyra Bottley	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Annie Brandt	Bank of America
Emily Brown	Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Mindy Burr	Easterseals Iowa
Kim Bustamante	Goodwill of Central Iowa
Miguel Angel Castellanos	Young Professionals Connection
Felicia Chumley	UnityPoint Health
Liz Cooney	F&G
Sara Donovan	Broadlawns Medical Center
Angela Jackson	Athene
James Jackson	Nationwide
Adriana Johnson	Hyvee, Inc.
Annette Jorden	LCS
Tim Knepper	Drake University
Amy Markham	Iowa Workforce Development
Allie Martinez	Simpson College
Kay Oskvig	Whitfield & Eddy Law
Manisha Paudel	City of Des Moines
Taylor Peterson	EMC Insurance Companies
Alex Piedras	Grand View University
Rene Piñon	Hilton Des Moines Downtown
Missy Quaid	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Marc Reed	Grinnell College
Heather Schott	Krause Group
Eric Shepard	MidAmerican Energy Company
Marcia Treichel	JPMorganChase
Henrique Valim	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Daniel Van Sant	The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
Angela Weekley	Veridian Credit Union
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Holly Birkey	DMOS Orthopaedic Centers
Sara Brown	Business Publications Corporation
Amanda Carstens Steward	Athene
Kim Connors	McGill Junge Wealth Management
Michele Farrell	Connectify HR
Matthew Goodman	Valpak
Tiffany Hamil	Anthologic
Mandi Hunter	Principal
Amber Jordan	Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Kendra Kelly	Meyocks
Andy Lashier	Lashier Graphics & Signs
Jenica Lensmeyer	Iowa Bankers Association
Lydia Nevins	Delta Dental of Iowa
Molly Olsasky	Mediacom Communications Corporation
Cassandra Pudenz	Lessing-Flynn
Kari Ratkovich	LocaliQ
Alex Rich	Trilix
Jess Schnieders	Maclyn DSM
Cara Shindler	Gilbert & Cook, Inc.
	Updated Jan. 2026

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
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
Scott Cooley	R &R Realty Group
Igor Dobrosavljević	Grand Consulting
Nate Easter	Krause Group
Holly Ernst	Principal
Kevin Farley	Principal
Phil Fitzgerald	UnityPoint Health
Jim Grant	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
TJ Jacobs	CBRE
Kevin Kain	DCI Group
Karen Karr	BrownWinick Law Firm
Jon Kurth	Wells Fargo & Co.
Randy Minear	Terrus Real Estate Group
Andy Moffitt	Ryan Companies
Chad Rasmussen	Christensen Development
Amy Reimers	EMC Insurance Companies
John Schwechel	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Jennele Swalla	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Chris Terhark	Deloitte
Jon Wilke	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Lee Ann Bakros	Des Moines Community Playhouse
Chris Conetzkey	Business Publications Corporation
Lisa Crandall	UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Nocona Dayton	Tri-City Electric
Baillee Furst	Flynn Wright
Jess Guess	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Kelsey Hanson	Anthologic
Matt Hauge	Polk County Housing Trust Fund
Kristin Hurd	Hurd Real Estate
Annie Juelsgaard	Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Denise Lamphier	Des Moines University
Hilary Ortmann	Bankers Trust
Tim Paluch	LifeServe Blood Center
Teresa Roof	Mom's Meals \| A PurFoods Company
Michael Scebold	Principal
Elizabeth Sporrer	Vermeer Corporation
Laura Vanden Bosch	Strategic America
Ryan Young	Mediacom Communications Corporation
	Updated Jan. 2026

Name	Representing
Michael Anderson, Chair	Principal
Kelsey Bolton	Simpson College
Beth Coonan	Dentons Davis Brown
Teresa Deitch	Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa
Jim Denholm	Lincoln Savings Bank
Jesse Drew	Mom's Meals \| A PurFoods Company
Laurie Dufoe	Drake University Law School
Crystal Franke	Ruan Transportation Management Systems
Alex Gillach	Young Professionals Connection
Kellie Gottner	Connectify HR
Christi Gustafson	Nationwide
Cara Hannam	EveryStep
Kelly Harris	Grinnell College
Chris Lorenz	Palmer Group
Sheena Mahan	NCMIC
Steve McCullough	Iowa Student Loan
Wendy Mihm-Herold	iJAG
Naomi Myers	The Mutual Group
John Noll	CDS Global
Ryan Osborn	Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
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
Angela Sharp	Athene
Katie Shields	Forvis Mazars
Stacy Sime	LifeServe Blood Center
Danielle Snook	Fareway Stores
Rachael Sorci-Hodges	Hubbell Realty Company
Matt Spackman	EMC Insurance Companies
COL Randall Stanford	Iowa National Guard
Brooke Thrasher	MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Ben Vallier	The Iowa Clinic, P.C.
Sami Widener	UnityPoint Health
Sara Wille	Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
	Updated Jan. 2026

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 Jan. 2026

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