Meet Our Board of Directors
Executive Committee

Lori Weih
President
Director of Network & Community Relations
UnityPoint Health

John Bailey
Treasurer
Retired – Portfolio Manager
Aegon

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

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
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.