Board of Directors
Mike Abbott
Chair | Faegre Drinker
Chris Hensley
Vice Chair | Community Volunteer
Travis Sheets
Vice Chair | BH Management
Everett Miles
Treasurer | Principal
Doug Van Zatten
Secretary | EMC Insurance
Ed Kenny
Immediate Past Chair
Shannon Bielski
Sammons Financial Group
Sarah Boese
Polk County
Kevin Chorniak
Bankers Trust
Jenny Drake
Heart of America Group
Graham Gillette
Des Moines Water Works
Jen Hanks
Corteva Agriscience
R. Scott Johnson
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Proctor Lureman
Broadlawns Medical Center
Shannon Maddy
John Deere Financial
Ben Page
City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation
Randy Ramundt
Community Volunteer
Claudia Schabel
Schabel Solutions
Mike Simonson
Simonson & Associates Architects
Jill Stevenson
Community Volunteer
Linda Westergaard
Ward 2 City Council
Kim Perez
CEO & President | Greater Des Moines Botanical GardenMichelle Book
Director Emeritus
Food Bank of Iowa
J.C. (Buz) Brenton
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Tim Dunbar
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Allison Fleming
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Shayla From
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Doug Gulling
Director Emeritus
West Bancorporation, Inc.
Director Emeritus
West Bancorporation, Inc.
Toby Joseph
Director Emeritus
Josephs Jewelers
Director Emeritus
Josephs Jewelers
Linda Koehn
Director Emeritus
The Waldinger Corporation
Director Emeritus
The Waldinger Corporation
Polly Moore
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Brenda Mouw
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Janis Ruan
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Tom Urban*
Director Emeritus
Director Emeritus
Fred Weitz
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Deb Wiley
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
Director Emeritus
Community Volunteer
*Deceased