Board of Directors
Board of Directors
The Mid America EDC Board of Directors is represented by dedicated economic development professionals from all 13 states in the Mid America EDC region. Please CLICK HERE to view/download the 2021 Board of Directors Roster.
If you have an interest in serving on the Mid America EDC board, please email tracey@assnoffices.com.
President
Dean Dziedzic
Sioux Falls Development Foundation
Sioux Falls, SD
1st Vice President / Treasurer
Mary Cierebiej
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
Cleveland, OH
2nd Vice President / Membership Committee Chair
Keith Gillenwater
EDG of Wabash County
Wabash, IN
Immediate Past President
Kyle Adams
RDC National, Inc.
Madison, WI
Secretary / Managing Director
Tracey Hogan
Mid America EDC
Columbus, OH
Illinois Directors
Karl Franzen
City of Rockford
Rockford, IL
Agnes Masnik
Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Chicago, IL
Indiana Directors
Clarence Hulse
Economic Development Corporation Michigan City
Michigan City, IN
Jeff Pipkin
Hoosier Energy
Bloomington, IN
Iowa Directors
John Hall
Ames Chamber of Commerce & Economic Dev.
Ames, IA
Mark Seckman
Alliant Energy
Cedar Rapids, IA
Kansas Directors
Mickey Fornaro-Dean
Junction City Chamber of Commerce
Junction City, KS
Tim Holverson
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
Overland Park, KS
Michigan Directors
Valerie Christofferson, EDFP
Consumers Energy
Jackson, MI
Timothy S. Robinson, CEcD, EDFP
Lenawee Now
Adrian, MI
Minnesota Directors
Colleen Eddy
City of Elk River
Elk River, MN
Erin Sparks, CEcD
Great River Energy
Maple Grove, MN
Missouri Directors
Astra Ferris
Barton County Chamber of Commerce
Lamar, MO
Cathleen Flournoy
Missouri Partnership
Kansas City, MO
Nebraska Directors
Brook Aken
Omaha Public Power District
Omaha, NE
Nicole Sedlacek, CEcD
Nebraska Public Power District
Oneill, NE
North Dakota Directors
Matt Marshall
Minnkota Power Cooperative
Grand Forks, ND
Nathan Schneider, CEcD
Bismarck Mandan Chamber EDC
Bismarck, ND
Ohio Directors
Jennifer Klus Ekey
Clinton County Port Authority
Wilmington, OH
Horton Hobbs IV
The Chamber of Greater Springfield
Springfield, OH
South Dakota Directors
Alex Smith
U.S. Department of Commerce
Sioux Falls, SD
Mark Vaux
Wisconsin Directors
Tina Chitwood
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Milwaukee, WI
Steve Jahn
Momentum West
Eau Claire, WI
Wyoming Directors
Brandon Marshall
Wyoming Business Council
Cheyenne, WY
Anja Bendel
Cheyenne LEADS
Cheyenne, WY
Past Presidents
Please CLICK HERE to view/download the list of Mid America EDC Past Presidents.