JA Board Directory

Our Board Members include passionate business and individual leaders in our community.

Junior Achievement of the Heartland Board

Governing Board

Ryan Weber

Chair
RSM US LLP

Mike Vondran

Immediate Past Chair
TAG Communications

Ted Olt III

Vice Chair
Lane & Waterman LLP

Chad Ulrich

Treasurer
First Central State Bank

Chris Maiers

Secretary
Dupaco Community Credit Union

Nick Kremer

Central Region Board Chair
Driven Leads

Lynn Gibson

Central Region Board
Vice Chair
Origin Design

Shannon Hunter

North Region Board
Chair
Honkamp Krueger & Company

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).

  • Nick Kremer, Chair, Driven Leads
  • 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.
  • Brian Duffy, Per Mar Security Services
  • 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.
  • Joshua Maxfield, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  • Bill Onions, Deloitte LLP
  • Matt Rebro, Russell
  • 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
  • Paula Adams, John Deere Dubuque Works
  • Patrick Arnold, A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing Company
  • Kerry Azbell, RSM US LLP
  • Ken Brown, Northeast Iowa Community College
  • Danielle Campbell, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
  • 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
  • Michael Pennington, American Family Insurance
  • Brock Renbarger, MidWestOne Bank
  • Lisa Sabers, Flexsteel
  • Thomas Sharkey, IBM
  • 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
  • Brandon Long, CBI Bank & Trust
  • 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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