Mission & Board

Our Vision:
The Chamber is the leader of economic and community initiatives and improvement in Linn County.

Our Mission:
The Chamber is the catalyst to promote economic vitality and quality of life in Linn County.

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2007-2008 Board of Directors

• Bruce Anderson, City State Bank
• Thomas Anderson, Merrill Lynch
• Christopher Blake, Mount Mercy College
• Scott Byers, NAI Iowa Realty Commercial
• Lijun Chadima, Thorland Company
• Lee Clancey, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
• Jane Cook, IGD Industries
• Stacey Cyphert, U of I Hospitals & Clinics
• Jeff Elgin, J & T LLC
• Jim Ernst, Four Oaks, Inc. of Iowa
• Ron Fielder, Grant Wood Area Education Agency
• Karen Gaddis, CEI Pacer Equipment Co., Inc.
• Nancy Garberson, Marketing & Communication Strategies, Inc.
• Marc Gullickson, Ryan Companies US, Inc.
• Mayor Kay Halloran, City of Cedar Rapids
• Jill Hanna, Marion Chamber of Commerce
• Brad Hart, Bradley & Riley PC
• Jason Hellickson, Homes Murphy & Associates
• Larry Helling, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
• Tom Hobson, Rockwell Collins, Inc.
• Rick Ironside, Linn-Mar Community School District
• Todd Jacobson, HJR Financial Group
• Nancy Kasparek, U.S. Bank NA
• Tim Kintner, Bankers Trust Company
• Kathleen Kleiman, Simmons Perrine PLC
• Christine Landa, Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, Inc.
• Mark Long, Wells Fargo Bank
• Sue Lowder, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
• Katie Mulholland, Linn-Mar Community School District
• Curt Nelson, Entrepreneurial Development Center, Inc.
• Doug Neumann, Cedar Rapids Downtown District
• Ron Olson, Paulson Electric Company
• Chuck Peters, Gazette Communications
• Fred Pilcher, M.D., Physicians' Clinic of Iowa
• Jim Prosser, City of Cedar Rapids
• Carroll Reasoner, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll PLC
• Ralph Russell, Howard R. Green Company
• Mark Seckman, Priority One
• John Sheehan, St. Luke's Hospital
• Jim Tinker, Mercy Medical Center
• Paul Treangen, Alliant Energy - Interstate Power and Light Co.
• Bill Vincent, Clifton Gunderson LLP
• Cassie Willis, City of Cedar Rapids
• Allen Witt, Hall & Hall Engineers, Inc.
• Brandt Worley, Worley Warehousing, Inc.