Executive Board
Josh Kallsen – President
President
PowerTech
2614 Railroad Highway
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (712) 256-8702 (O)
Mark Hanwright – Vice President
Broker/Partner
Heartland Properties
535 W. Broadway, Suite 100
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (72) 325-0445 (O)
Phone: (402) 516-6670 (C)
Tim German – Secretary/Treasurer
President
Frontier Savings Bank
940 Valley View Drive
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (712) 328-9715 (O)
Phone: (402) 209-6384 (C)
Ex - Officio Members
Chris Gibbon
Interim Director, Community Development
City of Council Bluffs
209 Pearl Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (712) 890-5358 (O)
Phone: (712) 314-9608 (C)
Alec Gorynski
VP, Economic Development
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
808 ConAgra Drive, Suite 400
Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: (402) 346-5000 (O)
Phone: (402) 507-7088 (C)
Chris LaFerla
President & CEO
Council Bluffs Area Chamber /712
149 W. Broadway
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (712) 325-1000 (O)
Phone: (402) 350-2605 (C)
Matt Wyant
Director, Public Health
Director, Planning and Development
Pottawattamie County
223 Sout6th Street
Council Buffs, IA 51501
Phone: (7) 328-5853 (O)
Phone: (402) 670-0569 (C)
Staff
Paula Hazlewood, MP
Chief Executive Officer
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
402-960-8505
phazlewood@selectgreateromaha.com
Shalimar Mazetis
Manager, Rural Development
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
425-802-7012
smazetis@selectgreateromaha.com
Jason Slajchert
Director, Kitchen Council
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
701-509-6996
Conner Mowery
Manager, Entrepreneurial Development
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
402-738-0739
cmowery@selectgreateromaha.com
Directors
Joe Disalvo
Councilmember
City of Council Bluffs (Primary)
209 Pearl Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (712) 890-5621 (O)
Phone: (402) 917-0115 (C)
Chad Guilliams
Business & Comm. Dvlp. Manager
MidAmerican Energy
3003 South 11th Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: (712) 366-5645 (O)
Phone: (712) 471-0435 (C)
chad.guilliams@midamerican.com
Matt Henkes
Vice President, Grants
Iowa West Foundation (Secondary)
4201 Rivers Edge Parkway, Suite 400
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: (712) 309-3000 (O)
Phone: (714) 309-8735 (C)
Georgi Ivanov
President
The Best Wrestler
5 Arena Way
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: (402) 980-7476 (C)
Dr. Dan Kinney
President
Iowa Western Community College
2700 College Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (712) 325-3201 (O)
Phone: (515) 570-3587 (C)
Jim Lund
Senior Business Devlp. Account Manager
Black Hills Energy
2287 College Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51502
Phone: (712) 325-3001(O)
Brenda Mainwaring
President & CEO
Iowa West Foundation (Primary)
4201 Rivers Edge Parkway, Suite 400
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: (712) 309-3000 (O)
Phone: (402) 203-6026 (C)
Susan Miller
Supervisor
Pottawattamie County (Secondary)
227 South 6th Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: (712) 328-5644 (O)
Phone: (402) 639-2610 (C)
susan.miller@pottcounty-ia.gov
Jill Richardson
Founder and Ceo
Judge Richard Distillery
121 Broadway Street
Carson, IA 51525
Phone: (402) 651-6880
Brian Shea
Supervisor
Pottawattamie County (Primary)
227 South 6th Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: (712) 328-5644 (O)
Phone: (402) 968-7432 (C)
Jill Shudak
Mayor
City of Council Bluffs (Secondary)
209 Pearl Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone: (712) 890-5264 (O)
Phone: (402) 812-6598 (C)
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