Board Of Trustees
MEMBERS
**Amb. Bernadette Allen ’78, Fort Washington, Maryland, U.S Ambassador, retired
Mr. Jason Andringa, Pella, Iowa, President & CEO, Vermeer Corporation
Mrs. Kristi (Jaarsma) Balk ’88, Pella, Iowa, Owner, Jaarsma Bakery, retired
Mr. Roger Brown, Southport, North Carolina, President & CEO, Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI), retired
Mr. Peter Cartwright ’82, Palmetto, Georgia, Senior Vice President; Senior Institutional Consultant, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, retired
Mr. Daniel De Cook ’95, Pella, Iowa, Co-CEO, Heritage Lace
*Mr. Tej Dhawan ’91, Grimes, Iowa, Strategic Initiatives Officer, Principal Financial Group
Ms. Amy Eilers ’88, West Des Moines, Iowa, Executive Clinical Account Manager, Organon, retired
Mr. Mark Ellingson ’80, Pella, Iowa, Senior Vice President, Brokerage Division Manager, Leighton Investment Services, retired
Ms. Lori Fegley ’80, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Elementary Teacher Cedar Falls Community School District, retired
***Mrs. Julie Fisher ’90, Naples, Florida, Corporate Counsel, Musco Sports Lighting
Mr. James Griffith, III ’92, Carbondale, Colorado, Chairman, GenLink, LLC.
Mr. Tim Heerema ’88, Pella, Iowa, Co-CEO, Heritage Lace
Ms. Kara (Kohler) Hoogensen ’96, Ankeny, Iowa, Senior Vice President Specialty Benefits, Principal Financial Group
Mr. Chad Huyser ’97, Pella, Iowa, President, Lely North America, and Regional Director, Lely International
Mrs. Chris (Epperly) Ieuter ’91, Wilmette, Illinois, CFO of ORS Medco
Mr. James Israel, Naples, Florida, President, Worldwide Financial Services Div. Deere & Company, retired
Mr. Thomas Koos ’86, Westlake, Texas, President and CEO, PrimeSource Building Products, Inc.
Mr. J. Lanier Little ’74, Bonita Springs, Florida, Regional President, Wells Fargo Bank, retired; Executive Vice President, First Niagara Financial Group, retired
Dr. Michael Main ’87, Leawood, Kansas, Chair, Cardiovascular Division, Saint Luke’s Physician Group; Co-Executive Medical Director, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute
Dr. Shannan Mattiace ’90, Meadville, Pennsylvania, Professor of Political Science, Allegheny College
Rev. Charles Morris ’70, Oak Park, Illinois, President, The Collegiate Church Corporation; Pastor, Fort Washington Collegiate Church, retired
Dr. Jeffrey Oliver ’79, Phoenix, Arizona, Academic Chair, Dept. of Pathology, Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix; COO, Pathology Associates, Ltd.
Dr. Steve Perkins ’01, Waukon, Iowa, Family Physician, Mayo Clinic Health System-LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Barbara Pettitt ’72, Stone Mountain, Georgia, Professor of Surgery and Director of Medical Student Education, Emory University School of Medicine Department of Surgery
Mr. Marc Poortinga ’98, Scottsdale, Arizona, Co-Founder and Owner, Distinctive Customer Cabinetry
Mrs. Jana (Daberkow) Rieker ’94, Clive, Iowa, Director of Client Services, Amplimark
Dr. Rick Ryan ’70, Ballwin, Missouri, General Partner, Cultivation Capital Life Sciences
Dr. Kathleen Sikkema ’84, New York, New York, Stephen Smith Professor and Chair, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Mr. Steven Sikkink ’83, Des Moines, Iowa, Central Iowa Director, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Mr. Dave Smith, Lansing, Illinois, President and Owner, Ridgeway Petroleum
Mrs. Donna Smith ’81, Pella, Iowa, Community Volunteer
Mr. Harry Smith ’73, New York, New York, NBC News Correspondent
**Mr. Clay Thompson ’90, Nashville, TN, President, Caterpillar Financial Aftermarket Services, Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., retired
Mr. Mark VanderLinden ’78, Dallas Center, Iowa, Senior Manager Labor Relations, Deere and Company, retired
Mr. Mike Van Voorst ’93, Pella, Iowa, Division Vice President, Finance & Avanti Windows and Doors, Pella Corporation
Mr. Kelly Vielmo ’99, Washington, D.C., Risk/Legal Manager, PwC
**Mrs. Deanna Ver Steeg ’94, Chicago, Illinois, Senior Director of the Headquarter Program Management Office at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Mrs. Judith Vogel ’82, Johnston, Iowa, Investment Analyst, Principal Global Investors, retired
Dr. Markay Winston ’87, Bloomington, Indiana, Assistant Superintendent for Monroe County Community School Corporation
Ms. Mary Worstell ’73, Washington, D.C., Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); Co-Lead, Healthy Aging, 2015 White House Conference on Aging, retired
Ex Officio
Dr. Mark Putnam, Pella, Iowa, President, Central College
* Chairperson of the Board
** Vice Chair of the Board
***Secretary of the Board