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
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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Steve Bernard
Cedar Falls Utilities
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Gwenne Berry
University of Northern Iowa
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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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Bryan Earnest
AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising
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Chris Fereday
PDCM
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Mayor Robert Green
City of Cedar Falls
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Zachary Hansen
Invision Architecture
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Mayor Quentin Hart
City of Waterloo
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Dr. Todd Holcomb
Hawkeye Community College
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John Huff
KWWL
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Kathryn Kunert
MidAmerican Energy Company
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Dr. Rebecca Neiduski
Wartburg College
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Dr. Mark Nook
University of Northern Iowa
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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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Bob Petersen
Northland Products Co.
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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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Tim Verheyen
Miron Construction
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Amy Wienands
Amy Wienands Real Estate
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Mikel Woods
Advanced Heat Treat Corp.
Community Development Council FY 2023
Tim Verheyen
Chair
Miron Construction
Vicki Parsons
Vice 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.
Ambassadors
Dave Bowling
Co-President 22/23
Hy-Vee Food Store
Atul Patel
Co-President 22/23
Fairfield Inn & Suites - Open Door Hospitality
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Ted Batemon
Electronic Engineering Co.
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Tammy Bedard
Gordon Flesch Company, Inc.
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Erin Bishop
AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising
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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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Shay Caley
Denver Savings Bank
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Jessica Crouch
Shaklee
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Joseph Decker
Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo
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Mike Fain
GreenState Credit Union
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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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Jayne Hall
The Accel Group
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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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Wade Itzen
BankIowa
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Kirsten Jegsen
Western Home Communities
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Whitney Jensen
Boy Scouts of America, Winnebago Council
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Keith Kaspari
Waterloo Regional Airport
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Matt Loesche
Dupaco Community Credit Union
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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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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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Bonnie Sadler
NuCara Pharmacy
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Jim Schaefer
Grow Cedar Valley
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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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Marty Stoakes
Martin Inc. Realtors
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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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David Wilson
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
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Jamie Wilson
Wilson Restaurant Supply & Equipment Service
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Todd Wordel
TechWorks Board of Directors FY 2023
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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Mark Kittrell
Eagle View Partners
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Brad Leeper
Invision Architecture
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Bob Petersen
Northland Products Co.
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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