MEET THE TEAM Who We Are Meet the Team Careers Media Center Get Involved Become an Investor Senior Executive Team AllSenior Executive Team Heath Mello President & CEO Anne Branigan SVP of Business Development & Events Jennifer Creager SVP of Public Policy Audra Schawang SVP of Finance Keele Taylor, PHR, SHRM-CP SVP of Human Resources Pete Thompson SVP of Business Intelligence & Technology Presidential Support AllPresidential Support Cheryl Lawson Senior Executive Assistant to the President Executive Leadership Team AllExecutive Leadership Team Winsley Durand VP of Member Services Mark Norman VP of Economic Development Brandon Pappas VP of Marketing and Communications Business Development & Events AllBusiness Development & Events Anne Branigan SVP of Business Development & Events Katie Cords Director of Membership Services Becky Phipps Director of Business Development Business Intelligence & Technology AllBusiness Intelligence & Technology Pete Thompson SVP of Business Intelligence & Technology Patti Martin Business Intelligence Project Manager Julia Ortiz CRM Specialist Sarah Burnett Research Analyst DEI & CODE AllDEI & CODE Team Dell Nared Sr. Director of DEI & CODE Alejandra Jimenez Program Manager of DEI & CODE Yajaira Lopez-Villa Program Manager of DEI & CODE Economic Development AllEconomic Development Mark Norman VP of Economic Development Erin Miller Executive Assistant Lisa Scheve Director of Economic Development & Partner Liaison Kristin Broyhill Urban Core Program Manager Makayla Leiting Senior Business Attraction and Retention Project Manager Finance AllFinance Audra Schawang SVP of Finance Julie Bacon Accounting Assistant Donna Streight Staff Accountant & Payroll Human Capital Programs AllHuman Capital Programs Alexander Cayetano Senior Director, Leadership Development Merrick Brtek YP Program Manager Chad Mares Sr. Director of GrOW Alexis Kimmi GrOW Program Manager Heidi Smith GrOW Navigator Ana Torres Rodriguez GrOW Navigator Amanda Therrien GrOW Navigator Cynthia Jurado GrOW Navigator Krista Crosby GrOW Navigator Kedra Prescott GrOW Navigator Human Resources AllHuman Resources Keele Taylor, PHR, SHRM-CP SVP of Human Resources Justine Olson HR Specialist Marketing & Communications AllMarketing & Communications Team Brandon Pappas VP of Marketing and Communications Mike Pechacek Sr. Creative Designer Jessica Perreault Senior Marketing Project Manager Jennifer Walcutt Senior Director of Events Morgan Groninger Digital Marketing Specialist Member Services AllMember Services Winsley Durand VP of Member Services Melissa Glenn Sr. Director of Small Business Education & Development Nekola Distefano Member Services Coordinator Frank Allen Sr. Director of REACH Tania Gonzales Bilingual Coordinator Mark Trawick Member Relations Specialist Public Policy AllPublic Policy Jennifer Creager SVP of Public Policy Randy Norwood AVP of Military Affairs & Strategic Partnership Tim Stuart Legislative Counsel Rachael Shipley Executive Assistant – Public Policy / Military Affairs and Strategic Partnership Regional Partnership Team AllASWICCassFremontGatewayGrow SarpyMillsNCAEDC Holly Benson Managing Director of Kitchen Council, ASWIC Paula Hazlewood Chief Executive Officer, Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation Nichole Ferguson Entrepreneurial Development Manager, ASWIC Shalimar Mazetis Rural Development Manager, ASWIC Josh Charvat Executive Director, Cass County EDC Amanda Heistand Project Manager, Cass County EDC & Grow Sarpy Megan Skiles Executive Director, Greater Fremont Development Council Kelsey Martinez Director of Business Services, Greater Fremont Development Council Therese Hoyle Director of Development and Grant Administration, Greater Fremont Development Council Mike Rooks Executive Director, Grow Sarpy Janelle Taylor Project Management Coordinator, Washington County Economic Development Dan S. Mauk Executive Director, Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation Laurie Stukenholtz Executive Assistant/Marketing Coordinator, Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation Andrew Rainbolt Executive Director, Mills County Economic Development Foundation Stephanie Schurkamp Operations Manager Laura Harrison Business & Community Relations Manager for Grow Sarpy
