Staff and Board of Councils
Staff
Katy Susong
Cary Darrah
Stephanie Detweiler, PHR
Steve Firman
Erin Langenberg
Adrienne Miller
Jamie Orr
Jim Schaefer, IOM
Kelsey Schroeder
LIsa Rivera Skubal, CEcD
Sandi Sommerfelt
Board of 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.
Our Boards and Councils includes the Grow Cedar Valley Board of Directors, Grow Cedar Valley Community Development Council, TechWorks Board of Directors, and Grow Cedar Valley Ambassadors.
David Wilson
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Renee Christoffer
Veridian Credit Union
Vicki Parsons
Farmers State Bank
Mike Mallaro
VGM Group
Katy Susong
Grow Cedar Valley
Susan Abernathy
Cedar Falls Utilities
Kim Bear
Cedar Falls Main Street
Edita Begic
Vine Valley Real Estate
Joy Briscoe
One Cedar Valley
James W. Bronner
City of Waverly
Fabio Castro
John Deere
Dave Deaver
TechWorks Campus
Dr. Rebecca Ehretsman
Wartburg College
Kris Hansen
Western Home Communities
Tavis Hall
Experience Waterloo
Mayor Quentin Hart
City of Waterloo
Dr. Todd Holcomb
Hawkeye Community College
John Huff
KWWL
Kathryn Kunert
MidAmerican Energy Company
Mayor Danny Laudick
City of Cedar Falls
Ryan Meyer
MercyOne
Jim Miller
First Interstate Bank
Phil Nash
Community Bank and Trust
Dr. Mark Nook
University of Northern Iowa
Erica Parks
CBE Group
Dr. Andy Pattee
Cedar Falls Community School District
Melissa Reade
Leader Valley
Josh Schmidt
Viking Pump
Dr. Jared Smith
Waterloo Community School District
Dustin Whitehead
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa
Investor Relations Committee
Craig Bennett
Rachael Hoffman
U.S. Bank Wealth Management
Jade Ewoldt
KWWL
Jamie Fettkether
Rice Companies
Jayne Hall
Community Bank & Trust
Trent Hunter
Hawkeye Community College
Vicki Jones
Upper Iowa University
Jennifer Siech
Cedar Valley Hospice
Alex Tungland
Rite Environmental, Inc.
Todd Wordel
Ambassadors
Matt Halbur
Co-President 24/25
Rydell Chevrolet
Tom Nagle
Co-President 24/25
Nagle Signs, Inc.
Kim Bear
Community Main Street, Inc.
Mike Fain
GreenState Credit Union
Ted Batemon
Electronic Engineering Co.
Tammy Bedard
UnityPoint Health – Waterloo
Dave Bowling
Hy-Vee Food Store
Michael Brocka
Modus Engineering
Maggie Burger
Speer Financial, Inc.
Jessica Crouch
Shaklee
Angie Dark
Martin Brothers
Joseph Decker
Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo
Brady Gruhn
Lighthouse Travel Cedar Falls
Tavis Hall
Experience Waterloo
Rachael Hoffman
U.S. Bank Wealth Management
Wade Itzen
BankIowa
Whitney Jensen
Boy Scouts of America, Winnebago Council
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.
Mark Oliver
Bergan KDV
Vicki Parsons
Farmers State Bank
Atul Patel
Open Door Hospitality
Jennifer Pickar
Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau
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.
Brandon Schoborg
Cardinal Construction, Inc.
Robert Seymour
Community Bank & Trust
Bryan Burton
Boys & Girls Club of the Cedar Valley
Jennifer Siech
Cedar Valley Hospice
Joe Surma
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Ben Trueg
Hampton Inn Cedar Falls
Katelyn Tungland
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Ashley Ungs
Western Home Communities
Mike Walden
Locke Funeral Home
David Wilson
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
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