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 Alec Gorynski SVP of Economic Development Anne Branigan SVP of Business Development & Events Audra Schawang SVP of Finance Jennifer Creager SVP of Public Policy Pete Thompson SVP of Business Intelligence & Technology Cheryl Lawson Senior Executive Assistant to the President Business Intelligence & Technology AllBusiness Intelligence & Technology Pete Thompson SVP of Business Intelligence & Technology Alexander Cayetano Senior Director, Leadership Development Daniela Rojas Florez Director, Community Leadership Programs Julia Ortiz CRM Specialist Sarah Burnett Research Analyst Economic Development AllEconomic Development Alec Gorynski SVP of Economic Development Mark Norman VP of Economic Development Angie Baber Director, Economic Development Dell Nared Chief Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Belonging Officer Merrick Brtek Director of Workforce Development Alejandra Jimenez Director, Small and Emerging Business Development Janique Hayes, MPA Director of Inclusive Workforce Strategy Makayla Leiting Senior Business Attraction and Retention Project Manager Travis Blakely Program Manager, Small and Emerging Business Development Erin Miller Executive Assistant Brayden Hicks Economic Development Coordinator Mary Mitzlaff Inclusive Leadership Intern Tamia Peak Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Intern Finance AllFinance Audra Schawang SVP of Finance Julie Bacon Accounting Assistant Donna Streight Staff Accountant & Payroll Marketing & Communications AllMarketing & Communications Team Aron Wehr Vice President of Marketing & Communications Mike Pechacek Sr. Creative Designer Jessica Perreault Senior Marketing Project Manager Madison Kielty Social & Multimedia Marketing Intern Member Services & Events AllMember Services & Events Anne Branigan SVP of Business Development & Events Katie Cords Director of Membership Services Becky Phipps Director of Business Development Katrinka Dicke Executive Assistant, Member Services Jennifer Walcutt Senior Director of Events Jamie Johnson Events Program Manager Public Policy AllPublic Policy Jennifer Creager SVP of Public Policy Sam Huppert Director of Legislative Research Randy Norwood AVP of Military Affairs & Strategic Partnership Chris Hessig Executive Assistant, Public Policy & Military Affairs Regional Partnership Team AllASWICCassFremontGatewayGrow SarpyNCAEDC Lisa Scheve Executive Director, Grow Sarpy 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, Gateway Development Corporation 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 Stephanie Schurkamp Director of Operations Laura Harrison Business & Community Relations Manager for Grow Sarpy
