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2016 Key Executives
Cory Albers
Company: F & M Bank
Position: AVP Commercial Lender
Home Town: Anthon, Iowa
Education: Upper Iowa University
Sponsor: Tom Baurichter
F & M Bank
Dr. Aaron Althaus
Company: Tri-State Specialists, LLP
Position: Orthopaedic Surgery/Sports
Medicine
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: University of Iowa Carver
College of Medicine
Sponsor: Connie Schmidt
Northwest Bank
Susan Bartholomaus
Company: Mercy Medical Center
Position: Director of Patient Care Services
Home Town: Bellwood, Nebraska
Education: Briar Cliff University
Walden University
Sponsor: Matt Robins
Mercy Medical Center
Barry Beck
Company: Electric Innovations
Position: Sales
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Western Iowa Tech
Community College
Sponsor: Tasha Barker
Electric Innovations
2016 Key Executives
Aaron Beutler
Company: United Way of Siouxland
Position: Director of Resource Development
Home Town: Battle Creek, Michigan
Education: Western Michigan University
Sponsor: Heather Hennings
United Way of Siouxland
Matt Billings
Company: Billings and Company, Inc.
Position: Director of Finance and HR
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration
Sponsor: Michael Billings
Billings and Company, Inc.
Michelle Bostinelos
Company: Siouxland Interstate
Metropolitan Planning
Council (SIMPCO)
Position: Executive Director
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: University of Iowa
Sponsor: Mark Monson
Woodbury County
Craig Bryan
Company: Pierce Street Same Day Surgery
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Home Town: Hardwick, Minnesota
Education: University of South Dakota
University of Minnesota
Sponsor: Lynn Wold, Jim Gobell & Mike Schmidt
UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s
2016 Key Executives
David Carney
Company: City of Sioux City
Position: Public Works Director
Home Town: Tonawanda, New York
Education: University of Detroit
Sponsor: Bob Padmore
City of Sioux City
Eddie Carpenter
Company: Dakota Dunes Country Club
Position: General Manager
Home Town: Franklin, North Carolina
Education: University of North
Carolina - Asheville
Sponsor: Craig Stanley
Steck Foods
David Cary
Company: Seaboard Triumph Foods
Position: Director of Procurement
Home Town: Jasper & Monroe City, Indiana
Education: South Knox High School
Sponsor: Seaboard Triumph Foods
Ted Cherry
Company: City of North Sioux City
Position: City Administrator
Home Town: Valentine, Nebraska
Education: University of South Dakota
Sponsor: Lesa Cropley
City of North Sioux City
2016 Key Executives
Aimee Crouch
Company: Centerplate
Position: Catering Coordinator
Home Town: Spencer, Iowa
Education: University of Iowa
Sponsor: Lillyan Rodriguez
Centerplate
Debbie Currier
Company: STARS, Inc.
Position: Executive Director
Home Town: New Orleans, Liouisiana
Education: University of North
Carolina - Chapel Hill
Sponsor: STARS, Inc.
Breanne Demers
Company: Gunderson’s
Position: Vice President
Home Town: Primghar, iowa
Education: University of Northern Iowa
Sponsor: Deb Willer & Larry Bauer
Gunderson’s
Megan Dickinson
Company: Marina Inn Hotel & Conference Center
Position: Assistant Director of Catering
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: University of Central Florida
Sponsor: Jodi Reitmeier
Marina Inn Hotel & Conference Center
2016 Key Executives
Dr. Michael Doarn
Company: Tri-State Specialists, LLP
Position: Orthopaedic Surgeon
Home Town: Ohio
Education: University of Cincinnati College
of Medicine
Sponsor: Connie Schmidt
Northwest Bank
Julie Dorn
Company: STARS, Inc.
Position: Program Director
Home Town: Minnesota
Education: Medical Assistant
Sponsor: Debbie Currier
STARS, Inc.
Carolyn Ellwanger
Company: Briar Cliff University
Position: Director of Philanthropy
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Western Iowa Tech Community College
Bellevue University
Sponsor: Bev Wharton
Briar Cliff University
Bob Giese
Company: Flatwater Metals
Position: Branch Manager
Home Town: South Sioux City, Nebraska
Education: University of
Nebraska - Omaha
Sponsor: Kelly Flynn
City of South Sioux City
2016 Key Executives
Taylor Goodvin
Company: Taxpayers Research Council
Position: Executive Director
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Wayne State
Creighton Law
Sponsor: Roger Caudron
Buy Fresh Buy Local - Siouxland
Dr. Fayaz Hakim
Company: Mercy Medical Center
Position: Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Home Town: Srinagar, Kashmir India
Education: Government Medical College
Sponsor: Matt Robins
Mercy Medical Center
David Harris
Company: Security National Bank
Wealth Management
Position: Business Development
Home Town: Lawton, Iowa
Education: Morningside College
Sponsor: Dan DeMarest
Security National Bank
Joel Jarman
Company: L&L Builders Co.
Position: General Manager
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: University of South Dakota
Sponsor: Dana Rand
L&L Builders Co.
2016 Key Executives
Irving Jensen, III
Company: Seaboard Triumph Foods
Position: Director, Communications
and Community Relations
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Southern Methodist University
Sponsor: Mark Porter
Seaboard Triumph Foods
Jonathan Jundt
Company: PREMIER Bankcard
Position: Collections Manager
Home Town: Fargo, North Dakota
Education: University of South Dakota
Sponsor: Steve Bull
PREMIER Bankcard
Kari Kellen
Company: Sioux City Public Schools Foundation
Position: Executive Director
Home Town: Orange City, Iowa
Education: Northwestern College
Sponsor: Doug Flom
Midwest Technology
Lt. Col. Kurt Kindschuh
Company: 185th ARW / IANG
Position: Maintenance Group
Commander
Home Town: Wisner, Nebraska
Education: University of
Nebraska - Lincoln
Sponsor: Scott Plambeck
185th ARW / IANG
2016 Key Executives
Karrie King
Company: Western Iowa Tech
Community College
Position: Career & Industry, Intermediary
Network Coordinator
Home Town: Kingsley, Iowa
Education: Wayne State College
Sponsor: Matt Thomsen
Western Iowa Tech
Community College
Susan Kloostra
Company: City of North Sioux City
Position: Finance Officer
Home Town: Moorhead, Iowa
Education: Waldorf College
Sponsor: Lesa Cropley
City of North Sioux City
Angela Lias
Company: Stoney Creek Hotel and
Conference Center
Position: Event Coordinator
Home Town: South Sioux City, Nebraska
Education: University of Northern Iowa
Sponsor: Tori Elphic
Stoney Creek Hotel and
Conference Center
Dr. Rena Lohr
Company: Siouxland Women’s Health Care
Position: Physician
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Briar Cliff University
Des Moines University - College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Sponsor: Nancy Henry
Keller Williams Siouxland
2016 Key Executives
Michael McCarthy
Company: Mercy Medical Center
Position: Director, Mercy Heart Center
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Morningside College
Sponsor: Matt Robins
Mercy Medical Center
Ryan Meyer
Company: Wells Enterprises
Position: Vice President Corporate Controller
Home Town: Omaha, Nebraska
Education: Doane College
University of Texas - Austin
Sponsor: Wells Enterprises
Curt Miller
Company: Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan
Planning Council (SIMPCO)
Position: Facilities/Transit Director
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Morningside College
Sponsor: Michelle Bostinelos
SIMPCO
Casey Mills
Company: Mills Shellhammer Puetz
Position: Producer
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: University of Nebraska
Northwestern’s Kellogg
School of Management
Sponsor: Lynn Mills
Mills Shellhammer Puetz
2016 Key Executives
Rick Moore
Company: MidAmerican Energy Co.
Position: Operations Manager
Home Town: Bronson, Iowa
Education: Morningside College
Sponsor: Brad Howard
MidAmerican Energy Co.
Tracy Morris
Company: The Andersons Inc.
Position: Technical Manager
Home Town: Hill City, South Dakota
Education: North Dakota State College of Science
South Dakota School of Mines &
Technology
Sponsor: Doug Douthitt
The Andersons Inc.
Athena Niño
Company: Athena Niño
Position: General Manager
Home Town: Britton, South Dakota
Education: Lake Area Tech
Dakota State University
Sponsor: Daphne Miller
FiberComm
Crystal Oberle
Company: Midlands Clinic
Position: Physician Assistant
Home Town: Ida Grove, Iowa
Education: University of South Dakota
Wichita State University
Sponsor: Stacy Harmelink
Midlands Clinic
2016 Key Executives
Chris Oehler
Company: CHS
Position: Plant Manager - South Sioux City
Home Town: Cleveland, Minnesota
Education: South Dakota State University
Sponsor: Kelly Flynn
City of South Sioux City
Paige Petersen
Company: North Sioux City Economic
Development Corporation
Position: Executive Director
Home Town: St. Peter, Minnesota
Education: Rasmussen College
Mankato State University
Sponsor: Craig Stanley
Steck Foods
Lila Pla mbeck
Company: Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
Position: General Manager
Home Town: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Sponsor: Tori Elphic
Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center
Mark Porter
Company: Seaboard Triumph Foods
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Home Town: Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Education: University of Oklahoma
U.S. Navy
Sponsor: Seaboard Triumph Foods
Company: 2016 Key Executives
Position:
Education: Dr. Marysz Rames
Sponsor: Wayne State College
President
University of South Dakota
University of Northern Colorado
Pam Miller
The College Center
Jodi Ricklefs
Company: Mercy Medical Center
Position: Director of Network Operations
Home Town: Fredrick, South Dakota
Education: Presentation College - Aberdeen
Sponsor: Matt Robins
Mercy Medical Center
Hallie Salmen
Company: Sunrise Retirement Community
Position: CEO
Home Town: Cherokee, Iowa
Education: University of South Dakota
Sponsor: Char Hesse
Sunrise Retirement Community
Matt Salvatore
Company: City of Sioux City
Position: Parks and Recreation Director
Home Town: Fort Dodge, Iowa
Education: University of Northern Iowa
Sponsor: Bob Padmore
City of Sioux City
2016 Key Executives
Linda Santi
Company: Siouxland Center for Active Generations
Position: Executive Director
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: Loyola University - New Orleans
Sponsor: Bev Hinds
Molly Schooley
Company: Midland’s Clinic
Position: Physician Assistant
Home Town: Hubbard, Nebraska
Education: South Dakota State University
University of South Dakota
Sponsor: Stacy Harmelink
Midland’s Clinic
Jason Seitzinger
Company: Electric Innovations
Position: Sales Consultant
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: University of Iowa
Sponsor: Tasha Barker
Electric Innovations
Mark Simms
Company: City of Sioux City
Position: Utilities Director
Home Town: Harlan, Iowa
Education: BS in Business Administration
Sponsor: Bob Padmore
City of Sioux City
2016 Key Executives
Maria Slaughter
Company: Electric Innovations
Position: Technology Consultant
Home Town: Fort Dodge, Iowa
Education: Briar Cliff University
Sponsor: Tasha Barker
Electric Innovations
Jane Stanley
Company: Integration Physical Therapy
Position: Owner / Physical Therapist
Home Town: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Education: Mankato State University
University of Nebraska
Medical Center - Omaha
Sponsor: Craig Stanley
Steck Foods
Dr. Matthew Steele
Company: Tri-State Specialists,LLP
Position: Plastic Surgeon,
Otolaryngologist
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Education: University of Florida
Sponsor: Connie Schmidt
Northwest Bank
Scott St einke
Company: The Andersons, Inc.
Position: Operations Manager
Home Town: Monroe, Michigan
Education: Grand Valley State University
Sponsor: Doug Douthitt
The Andersons, Inc.
2016 Key Executives
Jessica Stevenson
Company: The Andersons, Inc.
Position: Brand Manager
Home Town: Hinton, Iowa
Education: Wayne State College
University of Missouri - Columbia
Sponsor: Doug Douthitt
The Andersons, Inc.
Beau Sudtelgte
Company: Briar Cliff University
Position: Director of Human Resources
Home Town: Le Mars, Iowa
Education: Morningside College
Briar Cliff University
Sponsor: Bev Wharton
Briar Cliff University
Kevin Sweet
Company: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Sioux City
Position: Director of Finance / Property CFO
Home Town: Illinois
Education: Louisiana Tech University
Sponsor: Nancy Henry
Keller Williams Siouxland
Colin Tague
Company: Security National Bank
Position: Commercial Services Officer
Home Town: Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
Education: Wayne State College
Sponsor: Jeremy Craighead, Dan DeMarest
& Joe Twidwell
Security National Bank
2016 Key Executives
Mandi Thompson
Company: Kryger Glass
Position: Director of Sales and Operations
Home Town: South Sioux City, Nebraska
Education: Associates Degree
Sponsor: Ben Knoepfler
Knoepfler Chevrolet
Ellen Tolsma
Company: Heidman Law Firm
Position: Attorney
Home Town: Orange City, Iowa
Education: Northwestern College
University of Iowa College of Law
Sponsor: Sarah Kleber
Heidman Law Firm
Jeremy Uhl
Company: Security National Bank
Position: Sr. Vice President of Finance
Home Town: Sioux City, Iowa
Education: University of Notre Dame
Sponsor: Jeremy Craighead, Dan DeMarest
& Joe Twidwell
Security National Bank
Jessica Uhlenkamp
Company: Heidman Law Firm
Position: Associate Attorney
Home Town: Fort Dodge, Iowa
Education: Iowa Central Community College
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa College of Law
Sponsor: Sarah Kleber
Heidman Law Firm
2016 Key Executives
Shannon Vornhagen
Company: Thompson Electric
Position: Project Manager
Home Town: Crofton, Nebraska
Education: Northeast Community College
Sponsor: Barney Pottebaum
Thompson Electric
Ellen Wengert
Company: Midlands Clinic
Position: Nurse Practitioner
Education: Briar Cliff University
Sponsor: Stacy Harmelink
Midlands Clinic