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 2024
Mike Mallaro
Chair
VGM Group
Pam Delagardelle
Incoming Chair
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital
Rebecca Guinn
Past Chair
John Deere Waterloo Operations
David Wilson
Treasurer
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Cary Darrah
Secretary
Grow Cedar Valley
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Edita Begic
Vine Valley Real Estate
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Steve Bernard
Cedar Falls Utilities
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Gwenne Berry
University of Northern Iowa
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Joy Briscoe
One Cedar Valley
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James W. Bronner
City of Waverly
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Renee Christoffer
Veridian Credit Union
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Brooke Croshier-Sidebotham
University of Northern Iowa
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Dave Deaver
TechWorks Campus
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David Deeds
JSA Development LLC
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Mayor Robert Green
City of Cedar Falls
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Kris Hansen
Western Home Communities
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Mayor Quentin Hart
City of Waterloo
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Katie Hillyer
Leader Valley Representative
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Dr. Todd Holcomb
Hawkeye Community College
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Kathryn Kunert
MidAmerican Energy Company
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Jim Miller
First Interstate Bank
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Dr. Rebecca Neiduski
Wartburg College
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Dr. Mark Nook
University of Northern Iowa
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Vicki Parsons
Farmers State Bank
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Atul Patel
Open Door Hospitality
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Dr. Andy Pattee
Cedar Falls Community School District
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Rick Petersen
Tyson Fresh Meats
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Dr. Jared Smith
Waterloo Community School District
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Katy Susong
Cardinal Construction
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Dan Trelka
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors
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Dustin Whitehead
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa
Community Development Council FY 2024
Vicki Parsons
Chair
Farmers State Bank
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Ted Batemon
Electronic Engineering Co.
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David Beaty
Heartland Financial Services
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Blake Colwell
Colwell Ford
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Jean Firman
The Surgery Center at United Medical Park
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Jayne Hall
Community Bank & Trust
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Wade Itzen
BankIowa
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Mike Hulme
Financial Resource Advisors
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Christa Miehe
VGM Group
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Madelyn Ridgeway
CBE Companies, Inc.
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Robert Seymour
Community Bank & Trust
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Katy Susong
Cardinal Construction, Inc.
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Tim Verheyen
Miron Construction
Ambassadors
Mike Fain
Co-President 23/24
GreenState Credit Union
Todd Wordel
Co-President 23/24
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Ted Batemon
Electronic Engineering Co.
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Kim Bear
Community Main Street, Inc.
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Tammy Bedard
Gordon Flesch Company, Inc.
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Dave Bowling
Hy-Vee Food Store
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Michael Brocka
Modus Engineering
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Maggie Burger
Speer Financial, Inc.
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Bryan Burton
Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley
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Jessica Crouch
Shaklee
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Joseph Decker
Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo
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Brian Gabel
Panther Sports Properties
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Brady Gruhn
Lighthouse Travel Cedar Falls
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Matt Halbur
Rydell Chevrolet
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Tavis Hall
Experience Waterloo
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Stefanie Hartel
Camp Run-A-Mutt
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Nick Hildebrandt
Emergent Architecture
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Rachael Hoffman
U.S. Bank Wealth Management
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Wade Itzen
BankIowa
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Whitney Jensen
Boy Scouts of America, Winnebago Council
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Matt Loesche
Dupaco Community Credit Union
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Amanda Lynch
Jordan River Group
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Bob Manning
Cedar Valley Home Builders Association
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Tom Marquez
ActionCOACH Mind Links
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Jeremia Matz
SCHEELS
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Mike McCrary
Lincoln Savings Bank
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Casey McLaughlin
McLaughlin Investment Services
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Richard Morris
Beecher, Field, Walker, Morris, Hoffman & Johnson, P.C.
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Tom Nagle
Nagle Signs, Inc.
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Phil Nash
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
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Mark Oliver
Bergan KDV
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Vicki Parsons
Farmers State Bank
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Atul Patel
Fairfield Inn & Suites - Open Door Hospitality
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Jennifer Pickar
Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau
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Mike Reyhons
Strategic Imaging
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Jessica Rucker
Main Street Waterloo
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Star Rupe
Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc.
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Bonnie Sadler
NuCara Pharmacy
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Mindy Schmidt
John Deere Waterloo Operations
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Steve Schmitt
Gordon Flesch Company, Inc.
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Robert Seymour
Community Bank & Trust
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Jennifer Siech
Cedar Valley Hospice
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Joe Surma
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
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Katy Susong
Cardinal Construction, Inc.
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Michelle Temeyer
Roundtable
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Ben Trueg
Hampton Inn Cedar Falls
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Katelyn Tungland
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
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Mike Walden
Locke Funeral Home
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Mary Williams
93.5 The Mix / 1650 The Fan / Oldies KCFI / 106.5 Corn Country
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David Wilson
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
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Jamie Wilson
Wilson Restaurant Supply & Equipment Service
TechWorks Board of Directors FY 2024
Dave Deaver
Chair
DWDEAVER, LLC
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Noel Anderson
City of Waterloo
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Cary Darrah
Grow Cedar Valley
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David A. Davis
John Deere Waterloo Works
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Andrea Devore
Lincoln Savings Bank
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John Fritch
University of Northern Iowa
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Tavis Hall
Experience Waterloo
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Jim Miller
First Interstate Bank
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Kate Payne
Invision Architecture
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Randy Pilkington
University of Northern Iowa
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Aaron Sauerbrei
Hawkeye Community College
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Don Temeyer
Retired & City of Waterloo