Board of Directors
President
Nate Klein
Vice President of Student Success
Mount Mercy University
President Elect
Max Smith
Executive Vice President
TrueNorth Companies
Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Liaison
Sr. Mary Lou Podzimek
Chaplain
Hospice of Mercy
Treasurer
Tatum Buse
VP, Finance & Corporate Controller
Rockwell Collins
Secretary
Anne King
President
Collective Data
Executive Director
Paula Land
Ex-Officio member
Director, Behavioral Services
Mercy Medical Center
Linda Barnes
Chief Executive Officer
Geonetric
Patty Barnes
Manager, Financial Reporting
Unity Point Health- St. Luke’s Hospital
Martha Barry
Childcare provider and CMC volunteer
Kim Becicka
VP, Continuing Education & Training Services
Kirkwood Community College
Aly Garza (Immaculate Conception Church Representative)
Realtor
Coldwell Banker Hedges
Kim Hillyard
Wealth Advisor
RSM US Wealth Management, LLC.
Gary Landhauser
Architect & Partner
Novak Design Group
Vinh Nguyen
Professor of Business Administration & Economics
Coe College
Steve Ovel (Past President)
Retired
Kirkwood Community College
Kirsten Running-Marquardt
State Representative
State of Iowa House District 69
Bruno Rwayitare
Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager
Rockwell Collins
Joe Schmall
Attorney
Bradley & Riley PC
Megan Schulte
Director, Human Resources
Frontier Co-op
Sr. Shari Sutherland (Sisters of Mercy Representative)
Retired, Mount Mercy University
Cheryl Tabarella-Redd
Career Services Director
Mount Mercy University
Sr. Kathy Thill
Sisters of Mercy West-Midwest
Bruce VanderSanden
Director
Sixth District Department of Corrections
Beckey Woodard Cole
Director, HR Business Partner
TaxAct, Blucora