Board of directors
Executive Board
Tim Wichman - President
Supervisor
Pottawattamie County
712-328-5644
Trudy Johannsen - Vice President
Business Account Manager
MidAmerican Energy
712-355-2074
trudy.johannsen@midamerican.com
Chris Blum - Secretary
Commercial Loan Officer
Midstates Bank
712-388-0505
Directors
Rachel Dorr
CEO
Dorr Accounting
712-566-5330
Mark Hanwright
Broker
Heartland Properties
Josh Kallsen
President
PowerTech
712-256-8702
Brenda Mainwaring
President & CEO
Iowa West Foundation
712-309-3001
Amy McDermott
Western Iowa Business Development Manager
Black Hills Energy
amy.mcdermott@blackhillscorp.com
Sue Pitts
Executive Director
Small Business Development Council
712-325-3350
Roger Sandau
Council Member
City of Council Bluffs
712-890-5621
Tara Slevin
Vice President
Jennie Edmundson Hospital Foundation
712-396-6086
Ex - Officio Members
Brandon Garrett
Director
City of Council Bluffs
712-328-4629
Todd Johnson
SVP Economic Development
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
402-346-5000
Drew Kamp
President/CEO
Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce
712-325-1000
Pat Paterson
Councilmember
City of Carter Lake
712-347-6320
Matt Wyant
Director, Public Health
Director, Planning & Development
Pottawattamie County
712-328-5853
matthew.wyant@councilbluffs-ia.gov
Staff
Paula Hazlewood
Executive Director
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
402-960-8505
phazlewood@selectgreateromaha.com
Jessi Adamowicz
Project Management Coordinator
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
262-994-8769
jadamowicz@selectgreateromaha.com
Niki Ferguson
Manager, Entrepreneurial Development
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
402-720-8799
nferguson@selectgreateromaha.com
Shalimar Mazetis
Manager, Rural Development
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
425-802-7012
smazetis@selectgreateromaha.com