Our Team
It takes a team of dedicated community members working together to accomplish our mission and goals. We'd like to introduce our team and executive board.
Meet Our
Executive Board
Sherman Wise, Chair-elect
(Premier Staffing)
Debra Hodges-Harmon, Past-Chair
(Executive Director Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center)
(Mayor Cedar Falls Liasson)
Karin Rowe, Treasurer
(House of Hope)
Patrick Moran
(VP/Compensation & Benefits - MidWestOne Bank, District Director, SHRM State Council)
Quentin Hart
(Mayor Waterloo)
Open - (Mayor Cedar Falls Liasson)
Barb Grant
(Executive Director, Operation Threshold)
Macey Meyers
(HR Specialist - CFU and Cedar Valley SHRM President)
Molly Burdess, Secretary
(Human Resources Leader Next Gen/Bradford Companies)
William Burt
(Kut Kingz)
Kenny Cooper
(YNF)
Tara Thomas-Gettman
(City of Waterloo)
Dr. Robert Welch
(Tri-County Head Start)
Nickole Dillard
(Director of Educations Opportunity Center- UNI)
Founding Board
Debra Hodges-Harmon, Past-Chair
(Executive Director Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center)
Todd Holcomb
(President, Hawkeye Community College-founding board)
Kaye Englin, Vice Chair
(President & CEO, Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa-founding board)
Felicia Smith-Nalls
(HR & Community Relations Manager Tyson Foods-founding board)
Kyle Roed
(Vice President - Human Resources for CPM Holdings, Inc.-founding board)
Barb Grant
(Executive Director, Operation Threshold)
