JA Board Directory

Our board members include passionate business and individual leaders in our community.

Junior Achievement of the Heartland Board

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

Lynn Gibson

Central Region Board
Vice Chair
Origin Design

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
  • Lynn Gibson, Vice Chair, Origin Design
  • Debbie Anselm, Quad-City Times
  • Beverly Barber, Community Volunteer
  • Cindy Barnett, Arconic
  • Karen Bonis, U.S. Bank N.A.
  • Christy Gause, IMEG Corp.
  • Becky Hansen, Ascentra Credit Union
  • Brennan Hawley, Morgan Stanley
  • Mo Hyder, Rhythm City Casino
  • Jane Jansen, Encova
  • Reginald L. Lawrence II, Rock Island-Milan School District
  • Matt Maiers, DeWitt Bank & Trust Co.
  • Bob Marriott, Group O, Inc.
  • Bill Onions, Deloitte LLP
  • Matt Rebro, Russell
  • 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
  • Thomas Sharkey, Pomeroy
  • 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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