Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Board Chair: Gerard Hempstead
Managing Partner, Northwestern Mutual
Vice Chair, Governance Chair: Irasa Downing
Principal, Organization Consulting, Edward Jones
Treasurer, Finance Chair: Ryan Litteken
Plan CFO, Home State Health, Centene Corp.
Secretary: Brad Bakker
Vice President, Sr. Litigation Counsel, Rabo AgriFinance
Capital Committee Chair: Taryn Pulliam
Sales Director, GadellNet
People & Culture Committee Chair: Tony Garavaglia
Senior Vice President, Alliant Insurance Services
Members At Large
Right Connections, Owner
Executive Vice President of Community and Economic Development, Midwest BankCentre
Chief Financial Officer, Weapons Systems, Boeing
President, Harris-Stowe State University
Principle Program Director, Federal IT Consulting
Retired General Partner, Edward Jones
Vice President of Sales Effectiveness & Operations, Grainger, Inc.
Global Director of Strategic Planning, Nestle Purina
Heartland Operation Regional Director , Cisco
Retired, Monsanto
Vice President, Keeley Companies