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Governing Board

Nick Kremer
Chair
Driven Leads

Ryan Weber
Immediate Past Chair
RSM US LLP

Chris Maiers
Vice Chair
Dupaco Community Credit Union

Chad Ulrich
Treasurer
First Central State Bank

Shannon Hunter
Secretary & North Region Board Chair
Honkamp Krueger & Company

Brian Duffy
Central Region
Board Chair
Per Mar Security Services

Michael Pennington
North Region Board
Vice Chair
Cottingham & Butler

Bob Howard
South Region Board
Chair
CBI Bank & Trust
Central Region Board
Overseeing the following counties: Bureau (IL), Clinton (IA), Henry (IL), La Salle (IL), Lee (IL), Putnam (IL), Rock Island (IL), Scott (IA), and Whiteside (IL).
- Brian Duffy, Chair, Per Mar Security Services
- Debbie Anselm, Quad-City Times
- Cindy Barnett, Arconic
- Karen Bonis, U.S. Bank N.A.
- Erin Clark, Nestlé Purina
- Brennan Hawley, Morgan Stanley
- Mo Hyder, Rhythm City Casino
- Jane Jansen, Encova
- Anna Kayer, RSM US LLP
- Reginald L. Lawrence II, Rock Island - Milan School District
- Matt Maiers, DeWitt Bank & Trust Co.
- Bob Marriott, Group O, Inc.
- Molly Mayfield, GreenFlex Financial
- Bill Onions, Deloitte LLP
- Matt Rebro, Russell Construction Company
- Jeff Reynolds, John Deere Construction & Forestry
- Rachel Savage, Moline-Coal Valley School District
- Kerry Smith, ChalkBites, Inc.
- Brian Strusz, Pleasant Valley Community School District
- Joe Stutting, North Scott Community School District
- Mike Thoms, City of Rock Island
- Rob Tucker, Modern Woodmen of America
- Chad Ulrich, First Central State Bank
- Cale VanGenderen, Vibrant Credit Union
- Eric Westphall, MidAmerican Energy Company
North Region Board
Overseeing the following counties: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Dubuque (IA), Grant (WI), Jackson (IA), and Jo Daviess (IL).
- Shannon Hunter, Chair, Honkamp Krueger & Company
- Michael Pennington, Vice Chair, Cottingham & Butler
- Patrick Arnold, A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.
- Kerry Azbell, RSM US LLP
- Ken Brown, Northeast Iowa Community College
- Rick Colpitts, Western Dubuque Community School District
- Scott Dalsing, Premier Bank
- Kevin Finke, Dubuque Bank & Trust
- Kristi Foxen, U.S. Bank N.A.
- Nicole Girot, Prudential Financial, Inc.
- Ted Huinker, Fuerste, Carew, Juergens & Sudmeier P.C.
- Paul Kalb, Conlon Construction
- Andy Katrichis, U.S. Bank N.A.
- Nelson Klavitter, Community Volunteer
- Shannon Kloft, Dupaco Community Credit Union
- Robert Lee, Andersen E-Series
- Chris Maiers, Dupaco Community Credit Union
- Justin Mottet, Alliant Energy
- Scott Oppelt, John Deere Dubuque Works
- Brock Renbarger, MidWestOne Bank
- Lisa Sabers, Kendall Hunt Publishing
- David Swisher, Benchmark Capital Group LTD
- Travis Wills, GreenState Credit Union
- Judy Wolf, Community Volunteer
South Region Board
Overseeing the following counties: Cedar (IA), Des Moines (IA), Henderson (IL), Lee (IA), Louisa (IA), Mercer (IL), Muscatine (IA), Warren (IL), and Washington (IA).
- Bob Howard, Chair, CBI Bank & Trust
- Kyle Fintel, Kent Corporation
- Tracy McGinnis, CBI Bank & Trust
- Sherry Miller, Bridgestone Commercial Solutions Group
- Jim Nepple, Nepple Law PLC
- Mark Post, Carver Pump Company
- Teresa Schaper, First National Bank of Muscatine
- Kim Swift, HNI - Stanley M. Howe Technology Center
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