Board of directors
Executive Board
Chris Blum - President
Commercial Loan Officer
Midstates Bank
712-388-0505
Amy McDermott - Vice President
Account Manager
Black Hills Energy
712-325-3001
amy.mcdermott@blackhillscorp.com
Josh Kallsen – Secretary/Treasurer
President
Powertech
712-256-8702
Tim Wichman – Past President
Supervisor
Pottawattamie County
712-328-5644
Directors
Joe Disalvo
Council Member
City of Council Bluffs
712-890-5621
Mark Hanwright
Broker
Heartland Properties
712-325-0445
Georgi Ivanov
Executive Director
NE USA Wrestling
402-689-4108
Brenda Mainwaring
President & CEO
Iowa West Foundation
712-309-3001
Sue Pitts
Executive Director
Small Business Development Council
712-325-3350
Pete Ryerson
Key Account Manager
MidAmerican Energy
712-366-5659
Tara Slevin
Vice President
Jennie Edmundson Hospital Foundation
712-396-6086
Ex - Officio Members
Brandon Garrett
Director
City of Council Bluffs
712-328-4629
Drew Kamp
President/CEO
Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce
712-325-1000
Lisa Scheve
Business Development Manager
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
402-978-7935
lscheve@selectgreateromaha.com
Matt Wyant
Director, Public Health
Director, Planning & Development
Pottawattamie County
712-328-5853
matthew.wyant@councilbluffs-ia.gov
Staff
Paula Hazlewood
Chief Executive Officer
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
402-960-8505
phazlewood@selectgreateromaha.com
Holly Benson-Muller
Managing Director, Kitchen Council
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation
402-233-7152
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