Board of Directors

Our board members are community and business leaders who oversee our organization’s growth, secure sustainable funding, and guide our efforts to adapt and meet the evolving needs of Iowa’s children.

Variety Iowa Board

- Danny Beyer
- President
- Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC
- Katie Stull
- Vice President of Operations
- F&G
- Stuart Ruddy
- Vice President of Marketing
- Knapp Properties
- Matt Davis
- Vice President of Development
- Neumann Brothers, Inc.
- Tom Triplett
- Vice President of Finance
- Triplett Companies
- Polly Loneman
- Immediate Past President
- NCMIC Insurance Company
- Kathy Anderson
- At-Large
- Iowa Workforce Development
- Lisa Baker
- At-Large
- EP2
- Jackie Boeding-Tewes
- At-Large
- Principal
- Devin Boyer
- At-Large
- MidWestOne Bank
- Nick Callison
- At-Large
- Forvis Mazars US
- Kenny Chasten
- At-Large
- Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Christina Cooper
- At-Large
- Wells Fargo
- Liz Cumpton
- At-Large
- Willis Automotive
- Dustyn Curran
- At-Large
- Ryan Companies
- Heather Dayton
- At-Large
- Global Medical REIT
- Dan Edsen
- At-Large
- Sammons Financial Group
- Colby Elmitt
- At-Large
- Langel & Woods Clothiers
- Kathleen Gallagher
- At-Large
- Stability Healthcare
- Kim Hegedus
- At-Large
- Community State Bank
- Jessica Hupp
- Eastern Iowa President
- Hupp Electric Motors & Hupp ToyotaLift
- Aaron Jones
- At-Large
- Belin McCormick
- Sid Juwarker
- At-Large
- Greater Des Moines Partnership
- Dan Koster
- At-Large
- Farm Bureau Financial Services
- Greg Lagan
- At-Large
- Paragon IT
- Jenica Lensmeyer
- At-Large
- Iowa Bankers Association
- Abby McConnaughhay
- At-Large
- Iowa State Bank
- Joe Milnes
- At-Large
- Hy-Vee
- Paul Mulford
- Eastern Iowa Vice President
- Fareway
- Vu Nguyen
- At-Large
- BHE Renewables
- Tom Nucaro
- At-Large
- Sammons Financial
- Jon Phillips
- At-Large
- Wells Fargo
- Julie Ressler
- At-Large
- Athene
- Trey Rice
- At-Large
- ServiceMaster by Rice
- Ryan Roberts
- At-Large
- Hy-Vee
- Paige Roth
- At-Large
- True Roots Chiropractic
- Abbie Schurman
- At-Large
- Bankers Trust
- Gavin Scroggin
- Young Variety President
- Graham Construction Company
- Joe Sheridan
- At-Large
- SpeedPro Imaging - Des Moines
- Ross Taets
- Young Variety Vice President
- Northwest Bank
- Steve Walsh
- At-Large
- Bison Equity Group
- Nancy Wiles
- At-Large
- Farm Bureau Financial Services
- Bret Wiltse
- At-Large
- Fareway
- Amy Wise
- At-Large
- Community State Bank

Eastern Iowa Board

- Jessica Hupp
- Eastern Iowa President
- Hupp Electric Motors & Hupp ToyotaLift
- Paul Mulford
- Eastern Iowa Vice President
- Fareway
- Kim Sieck
- Immediate Past President
- Corda Credit Union
- Jenny Haverly
- Secretary
- UnityPoint St. Luke’s Hospital
- Matt Carlisle
- At-Large
- Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
- Wendy Cummings
- At-Large
- CRANDIC Rail
- Jon Fortune
- At-Large
- Transamerica
- Heather Geariety
- At-Large
- Hy-Vee
- Abbey Haas
- At-Large
- Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids
- Chris Johnson
- At-Large
- ServiceMaster by Rice
- John Lang
- At-Large
- Graham Construction Company
- Zach Loeffler
- At-Large
- Greg's Lawn & Landscaping
- Chris Neal
- At-Large
- Premier Credit Union
- Adam Schmidt
- At-Large
- Schrader Excavating & Grading Co./Schrader Group
- Jenny Townsend
- At-Large
- Hy-Vee
- Annette Trefz
- At-Large
- KCRG
- Kevin Wedo
- At-Large
- 7G Distributing
- Stephanie Wunder
- At-Large
- Wells Fargo