Economic and Workforce Development Task Force
Task Force Co-Chairs:
Mike Earley – Des Moines; President and Chief Executive Officer, Bankers Trust.
Contact: 515-245-5205 or e-mail
Bill Gerhard – Iowa City, President, Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Council.
Contact: 319-621-0894 or e-mail
Task Force Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Beth Brockette, Alliant Energy, Cedar Rapids
Elisabeth Buck, Director, Iowa Workforce Development, Des Moines
Sheri Carnahan, AFSCME Iowa Council 61, Davenport
Senator Bill Dotzler, Waterloo
Linda Gidley, Iowa Workforce Development
Jim Heckman, State Director, Iowa Small Business Development Center
Richard Hunsaker, Executive Director, Region XII Council of Governments, Carroll
Representative David Jacoby, Coralville
Jessica Palmer, Director of Marketing and Research, Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Cedar Rapids
Michael Richards, Founder and Manager, Soya Wax International, Cedar Rapids
Justin Shields, Hawkeye Labor Council, Cedar Rapids
Mallory Smith, Owner, M Smith Agency, Columbus Junction
John Sorenson, Iowa Bankers Association, Des Moines
Kelly Sydonie Armstrong, Executive Director, Main Street Program, Waverly
Dusky Terry, Community Affairs, CIPCO, Earlham
Mike Tramontina, Director, Iowa Department of Economic Development, Des Moines
Robert Untiedt, Executive Director, Linn County Nonprofit Resource Center, Cedar Rapids
Senator Pat Ward, West Des Moines
Dennis Warrick, Manpower
Representative Tami Wiencek, Waterloo
Resource Group Members
(Name and, if available, Title, Organization and Hometown)
Mark Anderson, Assistant to the Bishop, Northeastern Iowa Synod, ELCA, Waverly
Matthew Anderson, Economic Development Administrator, City of Des Moines, Des Moines
Matthew Ballard, Business Agent, Teamsters Local 90, Altoona
Thomas Davey,Banker, US Bank, Washington
Karin Dils, Civil Engineer, Arcadian Engineering, Oxford
Steven Dust, Director, Greater Cedar Valley Alliance, Waterloo
Victor Elias, Senior Associate, Child and Family Policy Center, Van Meter
Robert Elliott, Iowa City
Diane Fountain, Human Resources, Scooters Bar and Grill, Martelle
Kelly Fredericks, Unemployment Appeals, Iowa Workforce Development, West Des Moines
Lily French, Research Associate, Iowa Policy Project, Coralville
Richard Funderburg, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning, Coralville
Roger Grobstitch, International Representative, Hiawatha
Kirk Hiland, Managing Broker, Iowa Realty Commercial, North Liberty
Thomas Hurd, Architect and Alternate Energy Consultant, Spatial Designs, Mason City
Tim Kintner, Bank President, Bankers Trust, Cedar Rapids
Michael Mallaro, Business Executive, VGM Group, Cedar Falls
Steve Morrissey, Finance Controller/CFO, Steve Morrissey CPA, West Des Moines
Bret Niles, Finance/Project Manager, Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids
Mike Ralston, President, Iowa Association of Business and Industry, Des Moines
Claudia Ramirez, Diversity Services Coordinator, Waterloo Public Library, Waterloo
Diane Ramsey, Director, Alliant Energy, Cedar Rapids
Joseph Raso, President, Iowa City Area Development Group, North Liberty
Mark Reinig, Economic Development Program Manager, Iowa State
University - College of Engineering, Elkader
Jane Schildroth, Director of Corporate and Community Relations, University of Iowa Pomerantz Career Center, Cedar Rapids
Douglas Schumacher, A1 Rental, Cedar Rapids
Carl Sefl, Marketing Services for Education and Other Organizations, ROI Marketing Services, Hiawatha
Elliott Smith, Executive Director, Iowa Business Council, Des Moines
Gary Streit, Lawyer, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids
Robert Stringer, Human Resources Director, CIty of Waterloo, Waterloo
Thomas Summy, Iowa City
Reverend Michael Swartz, Church of Peace, Bettendorf
Kelly Thompson, Commercial Deposits Officer, Hills Bank & Trust Company, Cedar Rapids
Allan Thoms, Allan Thoms Consulting LLC, Cedar Rapids
Mike Tully, President and CEO, Aerial Services Inc., Waterloo
Staff Support
Joe Mowers, Iowa Department of Workforce Development
Laura Stein, Iowa Department of Economic Development
Meetings
July 28, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
West Des Moines Learning and Resource Center
3550 George Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
October 8, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Iowa Department for the Blind – Assembly Room
524 Fourth St., Des Moines