2010 Executive Committee |
Posted March 2010 |
Position |
Name |
Representing |
| Chair |
Doug Reichardt |
Holmes Murphy & Associates, Inc. |
| Secretary/Treasurer |
Steve Zumbach |
Belin McCormick, Attorneys at Law |
| Past Chair |
Steve Lacy |
Meredith Corporation |
| President/CEO |
Martha Willits |
Greater Des Moines Partnership |
| Regional Economic Development, Chair |
Roger Soener |
FBL Financial Group, Inc. |
| Workforce Development |
Steve Chapman |
Ruan Corporation |
| Downtown Development, Chair |
Mary O'Keefe |
Principal Financial Group |
| Downtown Development, Co-Chair |
John Ruan, III |
Ruan Corporation |
| Downtown Development, Co-Chair |
Suku Radia |
Bankers Trust Company |
| Regional Business Development, Chair |
Kevin Lentz |
Performance Marketing |
| Investor Relations, Chair |
Jim Wallace |
GuideOne Insurance |
| Investor Relations, Chair |
Scott Johnson |
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. |
| At-Large |
Laura Hollingsworth |
The Des Moines Register |
| At-Large |
Bruce Kelley |
EMC Insurance Companies |
| At-Large |
Larry Zimpleman |
The Principal Financial Group |
| At-Large |
Miriam Erickson Brown |
Anderson Erickson Dairy |
| At-Large |
Gerry Neugent |
Prairie Meadows/Knapp Properties |
| Small Business Advisory Council, Chair |
Carolyn Hemlinger |
Mid-America Group, LTD. |
| DSM Higher Education Collaborative, Chair |
Rob Denson |
Des Moines Area Community College |
| Affiliate Presidents' Council, Chair |
Mark Land |
Snyder & Associates |
| Finance Committee, Chair |
Mike Helak |
U.S. Bank |
| Government Policy Council, Chair |
Mike Dee |
BrownWinick, Attorneys at Law |
| Public |
Frank Cownie |
Mayor, City of Des Moines |
| Public |
Angela Connolly |
Chair, Polk County Board of Supervisors |
| Public |
Steve Gaer |
Mayor, City of West Des Moines |
| Regional Expansion |
Rob Denson |
Des Moines Area Community College |
| Regional Expansion |
John Irving |
Baker Electric, Inc. |
| Regional Expansion |
Brian Laurenzo |
Brick, Gentry, Bowers, Swartz, Stoltz & Levis P.C. |
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2010 Board of Directors |
| |
Name |
Representing |
| Marsha Aldridge |
Allied Insurance – A Nationwide Company |
| Robert Andeweg |
Mayor, City of Urbandale |
| Guillermo Bailey |
Communications Advisory Council/Kum & Go |
| Randy Beavers |
Des Moines Water Works |
| Brad Botos |
Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Sarah Buckley |
GuideOne Insurance |
| David Caris |
MidAmerican Energy Company |
| Shannon Cofield |
United Way of Central Iowa |
| Eric Crowell |
Iowa Health – Des Moines |
| Greg Edwards |
Greater Des Moines Convention & Visitors Bureau |
| Ellen Gaucher |
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa |
| Barry Griswell |
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines |
| Kevin Hall |
The Des Moines Register |
| Kent Henning |
Higher Education Collaborative/Grand View University |
| Christine Hensley |
Council Member, City of Des Moines |
| Jim Hohmann |
FBL Financial Group, Inc. |
| Jim Israel |
John Deere Credit |
| Pete Jones |
Young Professionals Connection |
| Mike Kulik |
Transit 2030 Committee Chair/Davis Brown Law Firm |
| Joe LeValley |
Mercy Medical Center |
| Mike Kammerer |
Regional Affiliate Representative/Shive Hattery, Inc. |
| Chris Littlefield |
Aviva USA |
| Rob McGinnis |
Marsh |
| Ed Minnick |
Communications Advisory Council |
| Robert Morlan |
EMC Insurance Companies |
| Gary Palmer |
Prairie Meadows |
| Mark Rupprecht |
R&R Realty Group |
| Paul Schickler |
Pioneer Hi-Bred, A DuPont Business |
| Nancy Sebring |
Secondary Education/Des Moines Public School System |
| Anne Shimerdla |
South Des Moines Chamber of Commerce |
| Hallie Still-Caris |
Nyemaster Goode Law Firm |
| Tiffany Tauscheck |
Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce |
| Rick Tollakson |
Hubbell Realty Company |
| Chris Voggesser |
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce |
| Carol Warren |
Johnston Chamber of Commerce |
| Chris Welp |
ING |
| Art Wittmack |
Neumann Bros., Inc. |
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2010 Regional Economic Development |
| |
|
Name |
Representing |
| Roger Soener - Chair |
FBL Financial Group, Inc. |
| Randy Beavers |
Des Moines Water Works |
| Richard Bergez |
Bank of the West |
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| Mike Carver |
City of Urbandale |
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| Rick Clark |
City of Des Moines |
| Tiffany Coleman |
Warren County Economic Development Corp. |
| Deb Conlin Anderson |
Pioneer Hi-Bred, A DuPont Business |
| Chris Costa |
Knapp Properties, Inc. |
| Rob Denson |
Des Moines Area Community College |
| Steve Gaer |
R&R Realty Group |
| E.J. Giovannetti |
Polk County |
| Michael Helak |
U.S. Bank |
| Michael Kulik |
Davis Brown Law Firm |
| Kathryn Kunert |
MidAmerican Energy Company |
| Larry McCormick |
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC |
| Tim Moerman |
City of Ankeny |
| Julie Oswalt |
GCommerce, Inc. |
| Gary Palmer |
Prairie Meadows |
| Joe Pauley |
EMCO |
| Max Phillips |
Qwest |
| Jeff Pomeranz |
City of West Des Moines |
| Linda Schaut |
Greater Dallas County Development Alliance |
| Doyle Scott |
Madison County Development Group |
| Dave Southwell |
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa |
| Scott Wilgenbusch |
Deloitte & Touche, LLP |
| Art Wittmack |
Neumann Brothers, Inc. |
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2010 Regional Workforce Development |
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|
Name |
Representing |
| Steve Chapman - Chair |
Ruan Center Corporation |
| Tracy Abbas |
Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute |
| Sue Allyn |
Iowa Health System |
| Lori Chesser |
Davis Brown Law Firm |
| Lynn Graves |
The Principal Financial Group |
| Jennifer Gribble |
Pioneer Hi-Bred, A DuPont Company |
| Beth Hummels |
Wells Fargo Companies |
| Leann Jacobsen |
Technology Association of Iowa |
| Melodie Justice |
Attraction Retention Council, Chair |
| Greg Nichols |
Iowa Student Loan |
| Chris Sackett |
BrownWinick Attorneys at Law |
| Tom Walter |
Neumann Brothers, Inc. |
| Chris Sackett |
BrownWinick Attorneys at Law |
| Jason Wells |
Young Professionals Connection |
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2010 Regional Business Development |
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Name |
Representing |
| Kevin Lentz - Chair |
Performance Marketing |
| Carolyn Hemlinger, Vice Chair |
Mid-America Group, LTD. |
| Marc Beltrame |
Brown Winick Attorneys at Law |
| Mike Carroll |
Hansen Company |
| Don Coffin |
Bankers Trust Company |
| Mark Elliott |
Iowa Legal Aid |
| Joe Folsom |
U.S. Small Business Administration |
| Kris Gregersen |
Windsor Heights Chamber of Commerce |
| Paul Hassebroek |
Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce |
| John Irving |
Affiliate President’s Council |
| Mike Kammerer |
West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce |
| Liz Kennedy |
Ahlers & Cooney Law Firm |
| Tamara Kenworthy |
OnPoint Strategies |
| Mike Kinter |
Kinter Construction Services, Inc. |
| Brenda LaPorte |
United Parcel Service |
| Isaiah McGee |
African-American Business Association |
| Steve Purcell |
Mediacom |
| Claudia Schabel |
ALIANZA (Latino Business Association) |
| Mary Simon |
Altoona Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Troy Vincent |
Live Healthy America |
| Bill Weidmaier |
Iowa-Des Moines Supply, Inc. |
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2010 Downtown Community Alliance |
| |
Name |
Representing |
| Mary O’Keefe Co-Chair |
The Principal Financial Group |
| John Ruan, III Co-Chair |
Ruan Companies |
| Suku Radia Co-Chair |
Bankers Trust Company |
| Teresa Adams-Tomka |
Kitchen Collage |
| Kip Albertson |
Bankers Trust Company |
| Kirk Blunck |
Herbert Louis Kruse Blunck Architecture |
| Harry Bookey |
BH Equities |
| Roger Brooks |
AmerUs (Retired) |
| David Caris |
MidAmerican Energy Company |
| Scott Carlson |
Court Avenue Brewing Company |
| Joe Corfits |
Iowa Health – Des Moines |
| Jim Cownie |
JSC Properties, Inc. |
| Russ Cross |
Wells Fargo Financial, Inc. |
| Mark Feldmann |
Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C. |
| Paula Feltner |
Attorney at Law |
| Ellen Gaucher |
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa |
| Jordan Hansell |
Nyemaster Goode Law Firm |
| Jeff Hatfield |
The Graham Group, Inc. |
| G. David Hurd |
The Principal Financial Group (Retired) |
| Kent Mauck |
Encore Properties |
| David Maxwell |
Drake University |
| Randy Minear |
Terrus Real Estate Services |
| Bob Morlan |
EMC Insurance Companies |
| Michelle Premo |
Nationwide Insurance |
| Davis Sanders |
RDG Planning and Design |
| John Shors |
Davis Brown Law Firm |
| Art Slusark |
Meredith Corporation |
| Rick Tollakson |
Hubbell Realty Company |
| Tiffany Tauscheck |
Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce |
| David Vellinga |
Mercy Medical Center |
| Marc Ward |
Dickinson Law Firm |
| Fred Weitz |
Essex Meadows, Inc. |
| Martha Willits |
Greater Des Moines Partnership |
| Connie Wimer |
Business Publications Corporation |
