Board Of Trustees
MEMBERS
Mrs. Kristi (Jaarsma) Balk ’88, Pella, Iowa, Owner, Jaarsma Bakery, retired
Mr. Daniel De Cook ’95, Pella, Iowa, Chief Advancement and Communications Officer, Reformed Church in American and Owner/ CEO, Heritage Lace
Mr. Roger DeWaard ’90, Pella, Iowa, CEO Koopman Roofing, Inc.
*Mr. Tej Dhawan ’91, Grimes, Iowa Managing Partner, 2946 Venture Fund
Mrs. Amy (Dietrich) Eilers ’88, West Des Moines, Iowa, Executive Clinical Account Manager, Merck & Co, Inc., retired
Mr. Mark Ellingson ’80, Pella, Iowa, Senior Vice President, Brokerage Division Manager, Leighton Investment Services, retired
Mrs. Lori (Humphrey) Fegley ’80, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Elementary Teacher Cedar Falls Community School District, retired
****Mrs. Julie (Pothoven) Fisher ’90, Naples, Florida, Corporate Counsel, Musco Sports Lighting
Mr. Adam Gregg ’06, Urbandale, Iowa, President and CEO, Iowa Bankers Association
Mr. James Griffith, III ’92, Carbondale, Colorado, Chairman, GenLink, LLC.
Mrs. Kara (Kohler) Hoogensen ’96, Ankeny, Iowa, Senior Vice President Benefits and Protection- Head of Workplace Benefits, Principal Financial Group
Mr. Dan Huitink ’04, Pella, Iowa, Corporate Counsel, Vermeer Corporation
Mr. Chad Huyser ’97, Pella, Iowa, CEO, Ritchie Industries
Mrs. Chris (Epperly) Ieuter ’91, Wilmette, Illinois, CFO of Go2 Logistics, retired
Mrs. Sonia Parras Konrad, International Alumna, West Des Moines, Iowa, Attorney and Owner, Law Office of Sonia Parras, PLLC
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, Senior Vice-President and Chief Clinical Officer, BJC Health System, West Region President, Saint Luke’s Physician Group
Dr. Shannan Mattiace ’90, Meadville, Pennsylvania, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Allegheny College
Dr. Jeffrey Oliver ’79, Phoenix, Arizona, Academic Chair, Dept. of Pathology, Creighton University School of Medicine-Phoenix; Consultant, Pathology.
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, Owner, Distinctive Customer Cabinetry
Dr. Rick Ryan ’70, Ballwin, Missouri, General Partner, Cultivation Capital Life Sciences
Dr. Kathleen Sikkema ’84, New York, New York, Interim Dean, Barbara and Bruce P. Dohrenwend Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Director, Global and Population Mental Health; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Mr. Steven Sikkink ’83, Des Moines, Iowa, State Director, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Mr. Dave Smith, Lansing, Illinois, Owner and President, Ridgeway Petroleum
Mr. Harry Smith ’73, New York, New York, Multi-Emmy Award Winning Reporter
***Mr. Clay Thompson ’90, Nashville, TN, President, Caterpillar Financial Aftermarket Services, Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., retired
Mrs. Carrie (McNeese) Valster ’96, Pella, Iowa, Senior Vice President- Client Services + Award Services, ITA Group
Mr. Mark VanderLinden ’78, Dallas Center, Iowa, Senior Manager Labor Relations, Deere and Company, retired
*****Mr. Mike Van Voorst ’93, Pella, Iowa, Vice President of Finance, Manufacturing Operations for Milliken & Company
**Mrs. Deanna Ver Steeg ’94, Chicago, Illinois, Senior Director, Headquarters Program Management Office, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Mr. Kelly Vielmo ’99, Washington, D.C., IT Project Manager, FEMA
Mrs. Judith (Clauson) Vogel ’82, Johnston, Iowa, Investment Analyst, Principal Global Investors, retired
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
**Chair- Elect of the Board
***Vice Chair of the Board
****Secretary of the Board
*****Treasurer of the Board