Board
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa Executive Committee
Kurt Gibson
— Board Chair
CEO
Community State Bank
Carrie Valster
— Secretary
Senior VP, Client Services & Award Services
ITA Group
Jeff Austin
— At-Large
Chief Accounting Officer
Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Mike Elam
— Chair - Audit Committee
VP Underwriting and Actuarial
Delta Dental
Ryan Osborn
— Ex-Officio
President
JA of Central Iowa
Rachel Adams
— Vice/Chair-Elect
Executive Vice President
Two Rivers Marketing
Casey Decker
— Chair - Community Engagement Committee
President & Chief Operating Officer
Sammons Financial Group
Teresa Garside
— Immediate Board Chair
Global Director, New Business Product Management
John Deere Financial
Mat Gleason
— Chair, JA Investment Committee
President
FBL Wealth Management, LLC
Tim Grabinski
— Chair, Marketing Committee
Manager, Economic Advantage
MidAmerican Energy
Brandon Grimm
— At-Large
Partner, Chief Investment Officer
Gilbert & Cook Private Wealth Management
Shannon Hogendorn
— At-Large
COO
VOYA Financial
Marcy Klipfel
— Nominating Chair
Chief Engagement Officer
Businessolver
Philip Randall
— Treasurer/ Chair - Budget Committee
Partner
Ernst & Young
Dr. Theron Schutte
— Co-Chair - Education & Workforce Committee
Superintendent
Marshalltown School District
Brian Waller
— At-Large
Chief Executive Officer
Insurance Finance Company
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa Board Members
Dr. Matt Adams
— Education Committee
Superintendent
West Des Moines Community School District
Rachel Adams
— Vice/Chair-Elect
Executive Vice President
Two Rivers Marketing
Jeff Austin
— At-Large
Chief Accounting Officer
Berkshire Hathaway Energy
Donna Bishop
Superintendent
Diocese of Des Moines
Brett Bosworth
— Director Emeritus
Devin Boyer
Market President
MidWest One
Heidi Chico
— Director Emeritus
Matt Christensen
Founder & Principal
Crestvale Consulting, LLC
Geoff Christy
Director of Institutional
Foster Group
Mike Cisney
Head of Consumer Lending
Lincoln Savings Bank
Marta Codina
Region Bank President
Wells Fargo
Lonnie Dafney
Senior VP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Federal Reserve Financial Services
Jasen Dahm
Managing Director
TAG Invest.
Casey Decker
— Chair - Community Engagement Committee
President & Chief Operating Officer
Sammons Financial Group
Tara Deering-Hansen
Public Relations Consultant
ClaimDOC LLC.
Julie Eggleston
Vice President, Human Resources
Bankers Trust
Mike Elam
— Chair - Audit Committee
VP Underwriting and Actuarial
Delta Dental
Kelly Flynn
Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Prospective Value Partners
Teresa Garside
— Immediate Board Chair
Global Director, New Business Product Management
John Deere Financial
Kurt Gibson
— Board Chair
CEO
Community State Bank
Mat Gleason
— Chair, JA Investment Committee
President
FBL Wealth Management, LLC
Tim Grabinski
— Chair, Marketing Committee
Manager, Economic Advantage
MidAmerican Energy
Jim Green
Principal
Mercer
Brandon Grimm
— At-Large
Partner, Chief Investment Officer
Gilbert & Cook Private Wealth Management
Matt Gustafson
CFO
NCMIC Group
Manuel Gutierrez
Capital Markets Analyst
Principal Financial Group
Majda Hadzic
Executive Director
Chase Bank
Dr. Dirk Halupnik
Superintendent
SE Polk Community School District
Jason Hamilton
Managing Director
Forvis
Amanda Harless
Senior Vice President, Head of Independent Channel Experience
Global Atlantic Financial Group
Scott Heidesch
National Vice President NQ & SMB Sales
Principal Financial
Jessica Hendricks
VP- Agency Development
EMC Insurance
Donna Hoffman
Chief Human Resources Officer
MercyOne
Gary Hoffman
— Director Emeritus
Shannon Hogendorn
— At-Large
COO
VOYA Financial
Shawn Holloway
Superintendent
Norwalk Community School District
Jon Holstrom
Chief Financial Officer
Willis Automotive
Brian Hughes
Senior Vice President
GuideOne Insurance
Stacey Johnson
Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Corporate Compliance
Hy-Vee
Laura Kacer
Resiliency Coordinator
Polk County
Marcy Klipfel
— Nominating Chair
Chief Engagement Officer
Businessolver
Jenica Lensmeyer
VP - Marketing & Industry Relations
Iowa Bankers Association
Stephani Manning
President
Innovative Captive Strategies
Steve McCullough
CEO
Iowa Student Loan
Brandy McDowell
VP
U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management
Brian Neitzel
VP, R&D / Chief Actuary
IMT Group
James Nowasell
— Co-Chair - Education & Workforce Committee
Director of Finance
The Weitz Company
Brian Ohoriko
Senior VP - Administration
Prairie Meadows
Ryan Osborn
— Ex-Officio
President
JA of Central Iowa
Gary Palmer
— Director Emeritus
Dr. Erick Pruitt
— Education Committee
Superintendent
Ankeny Community School District
Philip Randall
— Treasurer/ Chair - Budget Committee
Partner
Ernst & Young
Ben Roach
Litigation Partner
Nyemaster Goode
Dr. Ian Roberts
Superintendent
Des Moines Public Schools
Stuart Ruddy
General Counsel
Knapp Properties
Sanjeev Satturu
SVP & Chief Information Officer
Casey's General Store
Kelli Schmidt
Partner
KPMG
Meg Schneider
VP of Strategic Initiatives & Member Engagement
Iowa Association of Business & Industry
Chad Schumacher
Senior Vice President of Production
DotDash Meredith
Dr. Theron Schutte
— Co-Chair - Education & Workforce Committee
Superintendent
Marshalltown School District
Chad Terry
CEO
Legacy Financial Group
Jeff Travis
Senior Vice President, Head of Treasury Management
CAPRA Bank
Carrie Valster
— Secretary
Senior VP, Client Services & Award Services
ITA Group
Brian Waller
— At-Large
Chief Executive Officer
Insurance Finance Company
Ryan Weese
Partner
Shindler, Anderson, Goplerud & Weese, PC
Dawn Welling
Chief Nursing Officer
UnityPoint Health
Kylie Whitecotton
Partner
RSM US LLP
Shari Wood
SVP & Chief Administrative Officer
American Equity
Amanda Wuest
Head of HR
F&G
Mary Beth Zajicek
Tax Partner
Deloitte Tax LLP
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa JA Emerging Leaders Board
Mason Arnold
— Current Chair
VP, Finance
Dotdash Meredith
Sarah Nauman
— Vice Chair
Senior Asset Class Marketer
Principal Global Investors
Megan Bantz
Project Manager
Emerson
Dani Freeman
Assurance Senior Manager
RSM US LLP
Ryan Goetzinger
Vice President
NCP, Inc.
Bryan Griffith
Captive Consultant
Innovative Captive Strategies
Fiona Guo
Director, Financial Controls
Athene
Dalton Gustafson
Financial Analyst
Casey's
Taylor Hellman
Accounting Supervisor
Farmers Mutual Hail
Nathaniel Herron
Lead Business Execution Consultant, Vice President
Wells Fargo
Luke Honsey
Market Insights and Competitive Intelligence Analyst
Wellmark
Mackenzie Lundy
Branch Manager II
Central Bank
Scott McEachron
Director of Investments
McGill Junge
Brandon Neil
Director, Franchise Transition Services
Schwab
Marc Wampler
Director, Accounting - ERP
Hy-Vee
Alec Wilcox
Senior Associate
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
Kyle Woiwood
Managing Director & Partner
UHY Advisors
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