Meet Our Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Lori Weih

Lori Weih

President
Director of Network & Community Relations
UnityPoint Health

John Bailey

Treasurer
Retired – Portfolio Manager
Aegon

Sr. Julie Brown

Sr. Julie Brown, RSM

Sisters of Mercy Representative
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Elsabeth Hepworth

President Elect
Digital & Content Strategy Specialist
TrueNorth

Angie Buck

Secretary
Senior Purchasing Manager
Frontier Co-op

Anne Dugger

Ex-Officio Member
Executive Director
Catherine McAuley Center

Board Members

Sr. Vicky Andorfer

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

Don Chizek

Donald Chizek

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

Anna Drexler

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

Cindy Fagan

Retired – School Nurse
Cedar Rapids Community Schools

Pablo Estrada

Account Executive
Palmer Group

Sr. Connie Howe, RSM

Sisters of Mercy of the Americas

David Maier

At-Large Council Member
City of Cedar Rapids

Ian Martin

Director
Martian Processing

Linda Merritt

Retired – Attorney at Law

Rex Mwamba

Employment Coordinator
Internal Rescue Committee

Jean Ochoro-Ayoki

Director of Operations
Mercy Medical Center

Mary Tarbox

Mary Tarbox

Retired – Professor of Nursing
Mt. Mercy University

Melissa Robinson

Branch Manager
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust

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.