Our Board of Directors

Jan Olson,  President
Midwest Heritage Bank

Aldrich Cabildo, Passt President
West Bank

Brian R. Bond
Bank Iowa

Mark Cooper
Neighborhood Revitalization Board (NRB)

Lisa Howard
Neighborhood Revitalization Board (NRB)

Dave Lentell (Ex Officio)
U.S. Small Business Administration

Stacie LoVan (Ex Officio) 
Greater Des Moines Partnership

Megan Milligan
ISED Ventures

Jennifer Sayers 
Bijoux Grafix

Clarke H. Stewart 
Stewart & Associates, Inc.

Abbey Gilroy, Vice President
East South Des Moines Chamber

Dave Ogburn, Treasurer
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank

Jan Owens Bruene
Mid Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Becky Fluegge
Bankers Trust

Kathi Koenig
McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith

Ted Lodden
Brooks Lodden P.C

Alex Lynch
Eastern Polk Regional Development, Inc. 

Stephanie Preusch 
Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC)

John Short
SCORE

Terrance N. Vorbrich
Executive Director & Secretary
The Corporation for Economic Development 
in Des Moines

Our Mission

Our mission is to enhance economic development in the City of Des Moines and the Greater Des Moines area.

Our goal is to make the funding programs we administer straightforward and easy to access.