OUR BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
STEPHANIE HARRIS
President
Executive, Co-Chair of Events & Engagement Committee
Stephanie is the Site Accounting Lead for Wabtec. She has been a member of Willis Dady's board since 2015. She became Vice President in 2021.
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
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.
BOARD MEMBERS
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.
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 & Co-Chair of Events Committees
Dan is the Principal at Metro High School in Cedar Rapids. He joined Willis Dady's board in May 2020.
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.
LISA PELOQUIN
Facilities Chair & Programming Committee
Lisa is a retired member of the community. She previously worked for Midwest Investments and Skogman Realty. Lisa joined the board in 2019.
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.
JOHN BEARDSWORTH
Facilities & Strategic Planning Committees
John is a realtor with Skogman Realty and has been a Willis Dady board member since 2021.
Larry Lee
Facilities & Finance Committees
Larry is the Vice President of Facilities and Finance at Coe College and has been a board member since 2021.
Therese Stevens
Development Committee
Therese is the Chief Operations Officer at BraceAbility.com. She joined the board member in 2021.