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

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• Edita Begic
  Vine Valley Real Estate
• Steve Bernard
  Cedar Falls Utilities
• Gwenne Berry
  University of Northern Iowa
• Joy Briscoe
  One Cedar Valley
• 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
• Mayor Robert Green
  City of Cedar Falls
• Kris Hansen
  Western Home Communities
• Mayor Quentin Hart
  City of Waterloo
• Katie Hillyer
  Leader Valley Representative
• Dr. Todd Holcomb
  Hawkeye Community College
• Kathryn Kunert
  MidAmerican Energy Company
• Jim Miller
  First Interstate Bank
• Dr. Rebecca Neiduski
  Wartburg College
• Dr. Mark Nook
  University of Northern Iowa
• Vicki Parsons
  Farmers State Bank
• Atul Patel
  Open Door Hospitality
• Dr. Andy Pattee
  Cedar Falls Community School District
• Rick Petersen
  Tyson Fresh Meats
• Dr. Jared Smith
  Waterloo Community School District
• Katy Susong
  Cardinal Construction
• Dan Trelka
  Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors
• Dustin Whitehead
  Cushman & Wakefield Iowa

Community Development Council FY 2024

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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.
• Tim Verheyen
  Miron Construction

Ambassadors

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• Ted Batemon
  Electronic Engineering Co.
• Kim Bear
  Community Main Street, Inc.
• Tammy Bedard
  Gordon Flesch Company, Inc.
• Dave Bowling
  Hy-Vee Food Store
• Michael Brocka
  Modus Engineering
• Maggie Burger
  Speer Financial, Inc.
• Bryan Burton
  Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley
• Jessica Crouch
  Shaklee
• Joseph Decker
  Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo
• Brian Gabel
  Panther Sports Properties
• Brady Gruhn
  Lighthouse Travel Cedar Falls
• Matt Halbur
  Rydell Chevrolet
• Tavis Hall
  Experience Waterloo
• Stefanie Hartel
  Camp Run-A-Mutt
• Nick Hildebrandt
  Emergent Architecture
• Rachael Hoffman
  U.S. Bank Wealth Management
• Wade Itzen
  BankIowa
• Whitney Jensen
  Boy Scouts of America, Winnebago Council
• Matt Loesche
  Dupaco Community Credit Union
• Amanda Lynch
  Jordan River Group
• 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
• Atul Patel
  Fairfield Inn & Suites - Open Door Hospitality
• Jennifer Pickar
  Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau
• Mike Reyhons
  Strategic Imaging
• Jessica Rucker
  Main Street Waterloo
• Star Rupe
  Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc.
• Bonnie Sadler
  NuCara Pharmacy
• Mindy Schmidt
  John Deere Waterloo Operations
• Steve Schmitt
  Gordon Flesch Company, Inc.
• Robert Seymour
  Community Bank & Trust
• Jennifer Siech
  Cedar Valley Hospice
• 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
• Mary Williams
  93.5 The Mix / 1650 The Fan / Oldies KCFI / 106.5 Corn Country
• David Wilson
  Ryan Companies US, Inc.
• Jamie Wilson
  Wilson Restaurant Supply & Equipment Service

TechWorks Board of Directors FY 2024

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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
• Tavis Hall
  Experience Waterloo
• Jim Miller
  First Interstate Bank
• Kate Payne
  Invision Architecture
• Randy Pilkington
  University of Northern Iowa
• Aaron Sauerbrei
  Hawkeye Community College
• Don Temeyer
  Retired & City of Waterloo