Meet the Heartland Board of Directors

Kiley Miller (Iowa)

Senior Community & Economic Development Manager, Alliant Energy

jimg@rvec.coop

Mindy Stalker (Iowa)

Executive Director, Union County Development Association

director@unioncountyiowa.com

Beth Johnson, CEcD (Kansas)

Business Recruitment Project Manager - East Coast Region, Kansas Department of Commerce
beth.johnson@ks.gov

Debra Teufel, CEcD (Kansas)

President & CEO, Greater Hutchinson Economic Development

debrat@hutchchamber.com

Dr. Carolyn Chrisman, CEcD, EDFP, MoCED (Missouri)

Chrisman Consulting, LLC
carolyn@chrismanconsulting.com

Allen Kunkel, CEcD, MoCED (Missouri)

Associate V.P. for Economic Development; Director, Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Missouri State University
allenkunkel@missouristate.edu

Trevor Lee (Nebraska)

President, Economic Development Council of Buffalo County

trevor@growbuffalocounty.com

Rick Nelson, CEcD (Nebraska)

Senior Economic Development Consultant, Nebraska Public Power District

rjnelse@nppd.com

Darla Heller (Oklahoma)

Director, Wagoner County Economic Development Authority

dheller@wagonercounty.ok.gov

Brien Thorstenberg, CEcD (Oklahoma)

Vice President of Economic Development, Tulsa Regional Chamber

brienthorstenberg@tulsachamber.com

Open (South Dakota)

 

Andrew Nilges, CEcD (South Dakota)

Executive Director, North Sioux City Economic Development Corp.

andrew.nilges@northsiouxcitydevelopment.com

James Hoelscher, CEcD (Course Director)

HEDC Course Director, Institute for Decision Making
james.hoelscher@uni.edu