OUR BOARD

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

GISELE TALLMAN

President

Executive and Strategic Planning Committees

Gisele is a management advisor at ENGIE North America. She joined the board in 2015 and became the president in 2023.

LUCAS HICKS

Treasurer

Executive Committee Chair of the Finance Committee

Lucas is the Director of Decision Support at Unity Point Health: St. Luke's. He has been on Willis Dady's board since 2018. He joined the executive committee in 2019

JOY NEWHOUSE

Vice-President

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 and Vice President of the board since 2023.

THERESE STEVENS

Secretary
Executive, Strategic Planning, and Finance Committees

Therese is the Chief Operations Officer at BraceAbility.com. She joined the board in 2021 and became the Secretary in 2023.

BOARD MEMBERS

DAN DEVORE

Programming & Chair of Events Committee

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

NATHAN FISHER

Finance Committee

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

TARA WALKER

Volunteer and Programs Committees

Tara is a Staff Sergeant, Retention NCO, for the 334 BSB, Iowa Army National Guard. She 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.

BARB TUPPER

Events Committee

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.

Stephanie Harris

Events and Executive Committees

Stephanie is the Site Accounting Lead for Wabtec. She has been a member of Willis Dady's board since 2015.

SARAH REGAN

Programming & Events Comittee

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

MARK POOLE

Facilities and Volunteer Committees

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