Board and Councils

Grow Cedar Valley operates under the direction of business and civic leaders from throughout the Cedar Valley and talented, full-time team members. Every day we work alongside partner institutions and businesses that are investing to improve the economic environment and quality of life in the Cedar Valley.

View our Boards and Councils below, including the Grow Cedar Valley Board of Directors, Grow Cedar Valley Chamber Council, Leader Valley Council, and the TechWorks Board of Directors.

Grow Cedar Valley Board of Directors FY 2023

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• Steve Bernard
  Cedar Falls Utilities
• Gwenne Berry
  University of Northern Iowa
• James W. Bronner
  City of Waverly
• Renee Christoffer
  Veridian Credit Union
• Brooke Croshier-Sidebotham
  University of Northern Iowa
• Dave Deaver
  TechWorks Campus
• David Deeds
  JSA Development LLC
• Bryan Earnest
  AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising
• Chris Fereday
  PDCM
• Mayor Robert Green
  City of Cedar Falls
• Zachary Hansen
  Invision Architecture
• Mayor Quentin Hart
  City of Waterloo
• Dr. Todd Holcomb
  Hawkeye Community College
• John Huff
  KWWL
• Kathryn Kunert
  MidAmerican Energy Company
• Dr. Rebecca Neiduski
  Wartburg College
• Dr. Mark Nook
  University of Northern Iowa
• Atul Patel
  Open Door Hospitality
• Dr. Andy Pattee
  Cedar Falls Community School District
• Bob Petersen
  Northland Products Co.
• Rick Petersen
  Tyson Fresh Meats
• Dr. Jared Smith
  Waterloo Community School District
• Katy Susong
  Cardinal Construction
• Dan Trelka
  Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors
• Tim Verheyen
  Miron Construction
• Amy Wienands
  Amy Wienands Real Estate
• Mikel Woods
  Advanced Heat Treat Corp.

Community Development Council FY 2023

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• Ted Batemon
  Electronic Engineering Co.
• David Beaty
  Heartland Financial Services
• Blake Colwell
  Colwell Ford
• Jean Firman
  The Surgery Center at United Medical Park
• Jayne Hall
  Community Bank & Trust
• Wade Itzen
  BankIowa
• Mike Hulme
  Financial Resource Advisors
• Christa Miehe
  VGM Group
• Madelyn Ridgeway
  CBE Companies, Inc.
• Robert Seymour
  Community Bank & Trust
• Katy Susong
  Cardinal Construction, Inc.

Ambassadors

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• Ted Batemon
  Electronic Engineering Co.
• Tammy Bedard
  Gordon Flesch Company, Inc.
• Erin Bishop
  AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising
• Michael Brocka
  Modus Engineering
• Maggie Burger
  Speer Financial, Inc.
• Bryan Burton
  Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley
• Shay Caley
  Denver Savings Bank
• Jessica Crouch
  Shaklee
• Joseph Decker
  Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo
• Mike Fain
  GreenState Credit Union
• Brian Gabel
  Panther Sports Properties
• Brady Gruhn
  Lighthouse Travel Cedar Falls
• Matt Halbur
  Rydell Chevrolet
• Jayne Hall
  The Accel Group
• Tavis Hall
  Experience Waterloo
• Stefanie Hartel
  Camp Run-A-Mutt
• Nick Hildebrandt
  Emergent Architecture
• Wade Itzen
  BankIowa
• Kirsten Jegsen
  Western Home Communities
• Whitney Jensen
  Boy Scouts of America, Winnebago Council
• Keith Kaspari
  Waterloo Regional Airport
• Matt Loesche
  Dupaco Community Credit Union
• Bob Manning
  Cedar Valley Home Builders Association
• Tom Marquez
  ActionCOACH Mind Links
• Jeremia Matz
  SCHEELS
• Mike McCrary
  Lincoln Savings Bank
• Casey McLaughlin
  McLaughlin Investment Services
• Richard Morris
  Beecher, Field, Walker, Morris, Hoffman & Johnson, P.C.
• Tom Nagle
  Nagle Signs, Inc.
• Phil Nash
  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
• Mark Oliver
  Bergan KDV
• Vicki Parsons
  Farmers State Bank
• Jennifer Pickar
  Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau
• Mike Reyhons
  Strategic Imaging
• Jessica Rucker
  Main Street Waterloo
• Bonnie Sadler
  NuCara Pharmacy
• Jim Schaefer
  Grow Cedar Valley
• Mindy Schmidt
  John Deere Waterloo Operations
• Steve Schmitt
  Gordon Flesch Company, Inc.
• Robert Seymour
  Community Bank & Trust
• Jennifer Siech
  Cedar Valley Hospice
• Marty Stoakes
  Martin Inc. Realtors
• Joe Surma
  MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
• Katy Susong
  Cardinal Construction, Inc.
• Michelle Temeyer
  Roundtable
• Ben Trueg
  Hampton Inn Cedar Falls
• Katelyn Tungland
  Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
• Mike Walden
  Locke Funeral Home
• David Wilson
  Ryan Companies US, Inc.
• Jamie Wilson
  Wilson Restaurant Supply & Equipment Service
• Todd Wordel

TechWorks Board of Directors FY 2023

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• Noel Anderson
  City of Waterloo
• Cary Darrah
  Grow Cedar Valley
• David A. Davis
  John Deere Waterloo Works
• Andrea Devore
  Lincoln Savings Bank
• John Fritch
  University of Northern Iowa
• Mark Kittrell
  Eagle View Partners
• Brad Leeper
  Invision Architecture
• Bob Petersen
  Northland Products Co.
• Randy Pilkington
  University of Northern Iowa
• Aaron Sauerbrei
  Hawkeye Community College
• Don Temeyer
  Retired & City of Waterloo