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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
Honkamp, P.C.

Brian Duffy
Central Region
Board Chair
Per Mar Security Services

Michael Pennington
North Region
Board Chair
Cottingham & Butler

Lisa Sabers
North Region Board
Vice Chair
Baker Interiors Group

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
- Erin Daniel, Nestlé Purina Petcare Company
- Brennan Hawley, Morgan Stanley
- Mo Hyder, Rhythm City Casino
- Nick Kremer, Driven Leads
- Anna Kyer, 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, Deere & Company
- Rachel Savage, Moline-Coal Valley School District
- TJ Schneckloth, Davenport Community School District
- Kerry Smith, Community Volunteer
- Kurt Spurgeon, Lane & Waterman, LLP
- Brian Strusz, Pleasant Valley Community School District
- Joe Stutting, North Scott Community School District
- Mike Thoms, City of Rock Island
- Marguerite Tomlin, Arconic
- Rob Tucker, Modern Woodmen of America
- Chad Ulrich, First Central State Bank
- Cale VanGenderen, Vibrant Credit Union
- Ryan Weber, RSM US LLP
- 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).
- Michael Pennington, Chair, Cottingham & Butler
- Lisa Sabers, Vice Chair, Baker Interiors Group
- Patrick Arnold, A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.
- Kerry Azbell, RSM US LLP
- Ken Brown, Northeast Iowa Community College
- Dr. Dan Butler, Western Dubuque Community School District
- Scott Dalsing, Premier Bank
- Kevin Finke, Dubuque Bank & Trust
- Kristi Foxen, Community Volunteer
- Nicole Girot, Empower
- Ted Huinker, Fuerste, Carew, Juergens & Sudmeier P.C.
- Shannon Hunter, Honkamp, P.C.
- Paul Kalb, Conlon Construction
- Andy Katrichis, U.S. Bank N.A.
- Amanda Kennedy, Origin Design
- Nelson Klavitter, Community Volunteer
- Brian Kuhle, Dubuque Community School District
- Robert Lee, Community Volunteer
- Chris Maiers, Dupaco Community Credit Union
- Justin Mottet, Alliant Energy
- Scott Oppelt, John Deere Dubuque Works
- Brock Renbarger, MidWestOne Bank
- Katie Shemak, Dupaco Community Credit Union
- 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, Stanley, Lande & Hunter, PC
- Teresa Schaper, First National Bank of Muscatine
- Kim Swift, HNI - Stanley M. Howe Technology Center
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