OUR BOARD

President

Executive, Co-Chair of Events & Engagement Committee

Treasurer

Executive Committee Chair of the Finance Committee

GISELE TALLMAN

Vice-President

Executive and Strategic Planning Committees

Gisele is the Senior Strategic Project Manager at Alliant Energy. She joined the board in 2015 and became the Secretary in 2021. 

JOY NEWHOUSE

Secretary
Executive, Strategic Planning, and Finance Committees

Joy is the Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of Hills Bank and Trust Copany. She has been a Willis Dady board member since 2016.

SELINYA CAREW

Development & Programming Committees

Selinya is the Workforce Career Consultant with Kirkwood Community College. She has been a member of the board since 2017.

MIKE SCHULTE

Development Chair, Events Committe

Mike is the Director of Sales at United Beverage Incorporated. He has been a board member since 2017 and was the Board President from 2019-2021.

NATHAN FISHER

Finance Committee

Nathan is a Financial Advisor and Branch Manager at Raymond James. Nathan has been a board member since 2017.

DON LEONHART

Development & Facilities

Don is retired from Collins Aerospace. He has been a member Willis Dady's board since 2019.

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TAMIKA BROWN

Programming  Committees

Tamika is the Owner and Consultant for Once Again Consulting, she is also an ADA Specialist at Sedgwick. She joined the board in 2019.

DAN DEVORE

Programming & Chair of Events Committees

Dan is the Principal at Metro High School in Cedar Rapids. He joined Willis Dady's board in May 2020.

BARB TUPPER

Committee Assignments TBD

Barb is the Associate Vice President of Advancement at Coe College. She joined Willis Dady's board in July of 2022.

VINCE GEIS

Strategic Planning Chair and Governance Committee

Vince is an Associate Attorney at Shuttleworth and Ingersoll. He has been on Willis Dady's board since 2018. He was acting Board President in 2021.

AMY REASNER

Programming Chair & Development Committee

Amy Reasner is the President of Lynch Dallas PC Law Firm. She has been a Willis Dady board member since 2020.

THERESE STEVENS

Development & Strategic Planning  Committees

Therese is the Chief Operations Officer at BraceAbility.com. She joined the  board member in 2021.

SARAH REGAN

Programming & Events Comittee

Sarah is the Homeless Outreach/Medical Social Worker at Eastern Iowa Health Center. She joined our board in 2021.

TARA WALKER

Committee Assignments TBD

Staff Sergeant Tara Walker

334 BSB Retention NCO, Iowa Army National Guard joined our board in 2022.

JOHN BEARDSWORTH

Facilities & Strategic Planning Committees

 John is a realtor with Skogman Realty and has been a Willis Dady board member since 2021.

MARK POOLE

 Committee Assignments TBD

Mark is a Technical Project Manager at Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids.  He joined Willis Dady’s board in October 2022.