Meet the Heartland Board of Directors

Kiley Miller (Iowa)
Sr. Data Center Services Specialist,  Alliant Energy
KileyMiller@alliantenergy.com

Beth Johnson, CEcD (Kansas)
Business Recruitment Project Manager - East Coast Region, Kansas Department of Commerce
beth.johnson@ks.gov

Dr. Carolyn Chrisman, EdD, EDFP, MoCED (Missouri)
Owner, Chrisman Consulting, LLC
carolyn@chrismanconsulting.com

Trevor Lee (Nebraska)
President, Development Council for Buffalo County
trevor@growbuffalocounty.com

Charlene Flanery, CEcD, MEDP (Oklahoma)
Executive Director, Blackwell Economic Development Authority & Industrial Authority
dcastaneda@growada.com

Adam Molseed (South Dakota)
Partner Public Relations Director, South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
adam.molseed@sdgoed.com

James Hoelscher, CEcD (Course Director)
HEDC Course Director, Institute for Decision Making
james.hoelscher@uni.edu

Mindy Stalker (Iowa)
Executive Director, Union County Development Association
director@unioncountyiowa.com

Debra Teufel, CEcD (Kansas)
President & CEO, Greater Hutchinson Economic Development
debrat@hutchchamber.com

Allen Kunkel, CEcD, MoCED (Missouri)
Associate V.P. for Economic Development; Director, Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Missouri State University
allenkunkel@missouristate.edu

Rick Nelson, CEcD (Nebraska)
Senior Economic Development Consultant, Nebraska Public Power District
rjnelse@nppd.com

Brien Thorstenberg, CEcD (Oklahoma)
Vice President of Economic Development, Tulsa Regional Chamber
brienthorstenberg@tulsachamber.com

Andrew Nilges, CEcD (South Dakota)
Executive Director, North Sioux City Economic Development Corp.
andrew.nilges@northsiouxcitydevelopment.com