Founding Sponsors



Founding Members
Thank you to our founding members, who recognized the need for a strong, unified voice advocating or nonprofits in Iowa and understood that strong relationships, networks, and capacity-building supports allow nonprofits to be more and do more.
Nonprofit Organizations
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99 Unlimited - Dave Price
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AARP Iowa - Melissa Schlosser
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After Cancer - Erin Sullivan Wagner
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Ahrens Park Foundation - Chad Nath
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Americans for Independent Living - Teresa Tjaden
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Animal Lifeline of Iowa, Inc. - Martha Wittkowski
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Anonymous Donor
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Association of Youth Development and Enrichment - Preston Bell
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Azania Academy - Janaine Lee
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Backyard Abundance - Fred Meyer and Anne Ventullo
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Better Ballot Iowa - Amy Brown
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Better Together Community Development
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Corporation - Cady Gerlach
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Black Hawk County Gaming Association - Emily Hanson
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Bravo Greater Des Moines - Sally Dix, Julia Franklin, Megan Hanson, and Amy Saylor
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Can Play - Dylan DeClerck and Ryan McCall
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Cedar Falls Schools Foundation - Monica Boyer
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Cedar Valley Angels - Derek Kimball
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Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens - LuAnn Edmonds
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Cedar Valley's Promise - Brenda Loop
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Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault - Stephanie Henrich
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CFNEIA - Terry Gaumer
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Children and Family Urban Movement - Rudy Trejo
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Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation - Julie Gosselink
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Community Colleges for Iowa - Emily Shields, Katrina Callahan, Monica Clark, Monique Ellefson, Donna Knox, and Roy Salcedo
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Community Foundation for Western Iowa - Donna Dostal and Cathy Wright
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Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines - Ellie Burns, Sarah Cahill, and Haley Sloss
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Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine - Marci Clark, Amy Henson, Lynsey Krusie, Ellie Moore, and Julie Yoder
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Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa - Sloan Alberhasky, Laurie Everhardt, Jenna Flugum, Shanda Hansen, Derek Kimball, and Angie Widner
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Compeer of Johnson County - Sarah Ross
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Creative Habitat - Rebecca Wolford
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Des Moines Area Religious Council - Matt Unger, Leslie Garman, Rebecca Whitlow, Amanda Parkins, Joe Dolack, Luke Elzinga, Carl Evans, and Blake Willadsen
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Des Moines Curling Club - Christa Lautner
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Eat Greater Des Moines
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Eddies Teddies Incorporated - Eddie Etsey
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Eureka Moon Farm - Mandy Webber
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Everybody Wins! Iowa - Karen Ligas, Jordan Mains, and Anna Sunstrom
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EyesOpenIowa - Kristin Fairholm
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FAMILY, Inc. - Kimberly Kolakowski
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Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way - Randy Kuhlman
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Foster Grandparent Program of Carroll County - Terri Taylor
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Foster SQUAD - Traci Schermerhorn and Kate Pauly
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Friends of Lakeside Lab - Emily Baker
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Friends of the Family - Ben Brustkern, Madison Gaffney, and Alyssa Trapp
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Golden Magnolia Sanctuary - Laura Sivels
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Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc. - Rachel Hesse
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Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation - Amy Blanchard and Nicole Brua-Behrens
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HACAP - Jane Drapeaux
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Healthy Birth Day, Inc. - Mandee Bose, Sarah Coleman, Colleen Dougherty, Amanda Fletcher, Kimberly Isburg, and Carol Millar
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Heistand Family Foundation - Deb Sprecker
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Houses into Homes - Salina McCarty
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IAMNCC - Adia Zeman Theis
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Idea Bright - Jordan DeGree
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IMPACT Community Action Partnership - Anne Bacon, Julie Heck, Jennifer Heithoff, Lana Shope, and Terri Speirs
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Impactful Opportunities With Athletes Foundation - Travis Gorsch
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Iowa Minnesota Campus Compact - Rob Barron, Riah Coley, and Kara Trebil-Smith
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Iowa CareGivers - Diana Findley
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Iowa City Free Lunch Program - Kai Kiser
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Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault - Sonci Kingery, Josh Opperman, Keshia Palmer, Kelsi Roby, and Julie Wooden-Kean
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Iowa Community Action Association - Tiffany Keimig, Kyrstin Delagardelle, and Katherine Riley Harrington
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Iowa FBLA - Kent Storm
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Iowa Giving Crew - Tiffany Hermsen
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Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition - Deborah Krauss
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Interfaith Power Light - Irene DeMaris
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Iowa Mediation Service - Kiley Fleming
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Iowa Museum Association - Cynthia Sweet
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Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center - Brenda Steinmetz and Paul Thelen
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Iowa Primary Care Association - Tami Gillmore, Kelly Hannan, Katie Owens, Betsy Richey, and Aaron Todd
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Iowa Public Health Association - Kim Novy, Lina Tucker Reinders, and Elizabeth Faber
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Iowa Rural Development Council - Bill Menner
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Iowa Shrine Bowl Games, Inc. - Crystal Hensing
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Iowa Statewide Independent Living Council - Amy Robasse and Marie Ugorek
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Iowa Travel Industry Partners - Chelsea Lerud
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Iowa Women's Foundation - Deann Cook
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IowaCASA - Alexis Karumuna and KellyMarie Meek
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John Stoddard Cancer Center - Tristan Carman
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Johnston Partnership - Andrea Cook and Katelyn Howe
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Leader Valley Foundation - Nicole Hackman and Melissa Reade
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League of Women Voters of North Iowa - Jessica Tierney
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Loving Tanner - Danielle Franck
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Lutheran Services in Iowa - Sarah Green
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Mainframe Studios - Sabrina Carper and Lani Eclatt
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Mid-Iowa Health Foundation - Denise Swartz
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Midwest Honor Flight - Aaron VanBeek
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Miracles in Motion Therapeutic Equestrian Center - Deb Leichsenring and Tess Bracher-Dorrington
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Multicultural Development Center of Iowa - Tracy Jon Sargeant
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Muscatine Diabetes Project - Kimberly Seligman
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NAMI Dubuque - Britni Farber
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NAMI Iowa - Ryan Crane and Bethany Kohoutek
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NAMI Johnson County - Mary Issah
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NEIFB - Michael Weiss
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NIACC Volunteer Services - Michael Weiss
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North Iowa Area Community College - Krista Kitsworth
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North Iowa Mutual Aid - Natasha Marquis
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Northeast Iowa Community College Foundation - Anna Berns
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Northeast Iowa Food Bank - Jarden Feigenbaum, Becca Huber, Erin Kedrowski, Rhonda McBride, Mackenzie Mogren, Barbara Prather, Tyson Roberts, Alisha Rulapaugh, and Katelyn Steen
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Northeast Iowa RSVP - Deana Hageman
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Oakridge Neighborhood - Teree Caldwell-Johnson
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Okoboji Foundation - Mindy Gress
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One Iowa - Courtney Reyes
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Outside The Box - Jake Hall
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Parenting Way Inc. - Sue Renfrow
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Parlay Consulting Firm - Beth Morrissette
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Pella Regional Foundation - Jenny Hesseltine
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Pella Regional Health Center - Andrea Barker
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Project Iowa - Julie Fugenschuh, Mary Kelley, Jamie Loggins-Evans, Gaby Palacios, Lance Webber, and Chris Noth
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Quad Cities Community Foundation - Daisy Cordelia Moran
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Refugee Immigrant Voices in Action - Henny Ohr
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Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Carroll County - Stacy Venteicher
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Safe Families for Children - Carla Tripp
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Sankofa Outreach Connection - RaQuishia Harrington
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Sankofa Sankore Leadership Academy - C. Negus Rudison-Imhotep
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Share Good - Marjorie Mass
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Society For Youth Inc. - Zach Frantz
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Southern New Hampshire University - Claire Butler
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Spencer Chamber of Commerce - Sheriffa Jones
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Spirit of Okoboji - Angela Cook
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Stanley Center for Peace and Security - Keith Porter, Alex Leites, Kelsey Paul Shantz, Krista Regennitter, Mark Seaman, and Jennifer Smyser
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Summer of the Arts - Lisa Barnes, Christopher Cervantes, Eric Johnson, and Andrea Truitt
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Table to Table - Nicki Ross
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The 712 Initiative - Sheryl Garst
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The Larrabee Center - Jessica Gulick
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ThreeHouse Collaborative Campus Ministry - David Glenn-Burns and Ross Helgevold
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Thriving Families Alliance - Patricia Russman
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TRAIL of Johnson County - Bob Untiedt
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United Way JWC - Michelle R McGraw
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United Way of Muscatine - Mindy Hoon and Shane Orr
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United Way of the Great River Region - Mike Greenslaugh
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Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley - Jake Bass, Lauren Finke, Jean Seeland, and Kelsey Umthun
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Waterloo Schools Foundation - Hannah Luce
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Waverly-Shell Rock Area United Way - Jill Krall
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Wings2Water - Julie Kraft
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Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Des Moines - Candice Revita-Ramirez, and Amelia Klatt
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Young Women's Resource Center - Kari Zimmerman
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Youthful Generations - Shamekia Harston
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YSS - Andrea Allen
College & Universities
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Des MoinesArea Community College Foundation - Tara Connolly and Breck Hunt
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Grinnell College - Monica Chavez-Silva, Susan Ferrari, Cindy Schaus, Sarah Smith, and Melissa Strovers
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Institute for Decision Making - Andrew Conrad
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University of Iowa, Tippie College of Business - Kenneth Brown
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University of Iowa Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center (LAWINRC) - Paul Thelen
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University of Northern Iowa - Drew Conrad, Julianne Gassman, Kristian Kofoot, Jennifer Onuigbo, Skyler Ramsey, and Bre Sadler
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Wartburg College - Kristin Teig Torres
Government Entities
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East Central Iowa Workforce Development Board - Elizabeth Rodriguez and Phyllis Wood
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ISU Extension and Outreach - Polk County - Paul Gibbins
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Volunteer Iowa - Michelle Raymer, Mary Sheka, Betsy Shelton, and Julie Struck
Individuals & Businesses
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Aubrey Alvarez
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Regenia Bailey,Bailey Leadership Initiative, LLC
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Jill Barr
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Josey Bathke, University of Iowa
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Joseph Benesh, The Ingenuity Company
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Lori Blachford
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Jesse Bolinger
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Willard L. Boyd III, Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
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Nadine Brock
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Rachel Bruns, America's Service Commissions
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Amie Buckley, Families Helping Families of Iowa
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Kirsten Case Fuller, Amplify Impact Consulting, LLC
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Ashley Christensen
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Michelle Cole
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Tom Colvin, Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.
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Tiffany Crider-Jensen
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Carlyn Crowe
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Doug Dietrich
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Chad Driscoll, America's Service Commissions
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James Dykeman, Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
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Mandy Engel-Cartie, Girls Inc. of Sioux City
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Sara Ernster
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The Fellowship Cup - Lindsey Ford
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Peter Gerlach, Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
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Trace Hoekstra, Kitchen Sink Communications
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Chelsea Jacobsen
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Kourtney Kirkpatrick, Anawim Housing
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Amanda Kline, Girl Scouts Of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Inc.
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Mason Koelm
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Jessica Lang
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Sydney Marshman, Home Modifications Iowa
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Veyda Matos
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Sharon Miller
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Anna Nalean
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Erin Nelson, University of Iowa
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Sara A. Peterson, Sara Peterson Consulting
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Jessie Phillips, Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.
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Jessica Richter, FORVIS LLP
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KC Routos, Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.
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Bethany Snyder, Snyder Strategies, LLC
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Brett Stiles
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Nate Summers, UMB Bank
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Lane Till, Capture Management Solutions
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Deborah Thompson, DHT Consulting Training
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Michelle Thompson
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Karen Trotter, Iowa Historical Foundation Iowa
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Lisa Truong
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Mackenzie Walters, StoryStruck Marketing
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Sara Welch, Speak Action, LLC
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Dylan White
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Andrea Wright



