Boards and Councils
Policy Board
The Policy Board serves as the Economic Alliance's board of directors, setting policy and overseeing the budget.
| Tatum | Buse (Chair) | Collins Aerospace |
| Hugh | Ekberg | CRST |
| Pankaj | Monga | Channel Fusion |
| Gene | Neighbor | Farmers State Bank |
| Anne | Parmley | Pearson |
| Jeff | Pomeranz | City of Cedar Rapids |
| Chris | Skogman | Skogman Companies |
| Dr. Lori | Sundberg | Kirkwood Community College |
| Mark | Thoeny | Profol Americas, Inc. |
| Charity | Tyler | Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation |
| Chris | Wheeler | Point Builders |
Large Investor Council
The Large Investor Council consists of representatives from organizations in the top three investment levels at the Economic Alliance.
Business Support Innovation Council
The Business Support Innovation Council focuses on core function of Business Support, which is dedicated to economic growth and business success, particularly of small and locally owned businesses, by supporting employers through networking, business support programs, initiatives and professional development programs.
| Allan | Boettger | University of Iowa Pomerantz Career Center |
| Nina | Brundell | Kieck's |
| Patrice | Carroll | ImOn Communications |
| LaNisha | Cassell | African American Museum of Iowa |
| Dr. Jacob | Christenson | Covenant Family Solutions |
| Natalie | Clouse | Bradley & Riley PC |
| Daniel | Dyson | Legacy Manufacturing |
| Dan | Gross | AAVIN Private Equity |
| Barbara | Hames | Hames Homes |
| Julie | Hein | KZIA |
| Tom | Hughes | Hughes Nursery & Landscaping |
| Scott | Kruger | NewBo City Market |
| Jennifer | Lawrence | Corridor HR Solutions |
| James | Nelson | House of Carpets |
| Michelle | Owens | Saxton Inc. |
| Quinn | Pettifer | The Gazette |
| Kayla | Phelan | Phelan's Interiors |
| Kevin | Platz | Cedar Rapids Association of Realtors |
| Lisa | Rowe | Q4 Real Estate |
| Patrick | Sauter | King's Material Inc. |
| Patti | Seda | Seda Consulting |
| Jamie | Siefken | Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery |
| Heidi | Steffen | TitanTV, Inc. |
| Eric | Van Kerckhove | Allegra Marketing Print Mail |
| Jason | Vestweber | Skogman Realty |
Community Development Innovation Council
The Community Development Innovation Council focuses on the core function of Community Development, which grows core central districts in Cedar Rapids and supports surrounding communities. The council works to implement strategic plans for core districts, and also to inform and educate businesses.
| Kari | Cooling | Holmes Murphy & Associates |
| Paul | Desmond | Form Function |
| Jon | Dusek | Armstrong Development |
| Travis | Fell | RSM US LLP |
| Gary | Ficken | Bimm Rider Sportswear |
| Destiny | Hastings | Geonetric |
| Darryl | High | High Properties |
| Abby | Huff | Czech Village New Bohemia Main Street |
| Brad | Joens | Hills Bank and Trust Company |
| Carissa | Johnson | Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival, Inc. |
| Nathan | Kass | Fehr Graham |
| Ted | Kepros | Kepros Physical Therapy |
| Mike | Kurek | HDR Inc. |
| Jill | Mast | de Novo |
| Nicole | Mead | BerganKDV |
| Craig | Montz | Miron Construction |
| Josh | Moore | Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust |
| Kathryn | Nash | Raining Rose |
| Toby | Olsen | OPN Architects Inc. |
| John | Osako | Informatics, Inc. |
| Emily | Petrzelka | Braun Intertec |
| Brooke | Prouty | Marion Chamber of Commerce |
| Katie | Ripke | VenuWorks |
| Cecilia | Rokusek | Czech Museum & Library |
| Kristy | Staker | Hy-Vee Food Stores |
Economic Development Innovation Council
The Economic Development Innovation Council focuses on our core function of Economic Development & Workforce which grows and retains local business.