Meet Our Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Lori Weih
President
Director of Network & Community Relations
UnityPoint Health

Tatum Buse
Treasurer
VP, Finance & Corporate Controller
Collins Aerospace

Sr. Kathy Thill, RSM
Sisters of Mercy Representative
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Donald Chizek
Past President
Vice President – Operations
Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc.

Kim Grady
Secretary
Vice President – Finance
Mercy Medical Center

Anne Dugger
Ex-Officio Member
Interim Executive Director
Catherine McAuley Center
Board Members

John Bailey
Retired – Portfolio manager
AEGON

Angie Buck
Senior Purchasing Manager
Frontier Co-op

Sr. Julie Brown, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Cindy Fagan
Retired – School Nurse
Cedar Rapids Community Schools

Sr. Connie Howe, RSM
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Anna Drexler
Assistant Professor, World Languages & Cultures
Director, English Language Programs & International Student Affairs
Coe College

Elsabeth Hepworth
Digital & Content Strategy Specialist
TrueNorth

James Klein
President
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust

Janet Satern
Director of Residence Life and Student Wellness
Mt. Mercy University

Sami Scheetz
State Representative of Iowa

Mary Tarbox
Retired – Professor of Nursing
Mt. Mercy University

Mialisa Wright
Director of Student Equity, Inclusion & Support
Kirkwood Community College
Committees
Committees help advise various departments or initiatives of the Catherine McAuley Center. See a list of our active committees below.
- Education Advisory Committee
- Endowment Committee
- Facilities Committee
- Finance Committee
- Organizational Development & Human Resource Committee
- Outreach Committee
- Resource Development Committee
- Women’s Services Advisory Committee
Join a Committee
Committee members help advise a variety of departments and initiatives of the Catherine McAuley Center! Advisory areas include but are not limited to endowment, events, facilities, finance, fundraising and public relations, and programs. (Committees meet for one hour on a monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly basis).
Interested in learning more? Contact volunteer@cmc-cr.org for more information.