Our Board of Directors

Terrance N. Vorbrich,  President


Aldrich Cabildo, Vice President
West Bank

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

​Ron Degen
Great Western Bank

Dave Lentell (Ex Officio) 
U.S. Small Business Administration​
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Alex Lynch 
Eastern Polk Innovation Collaborative​

Christina Moffatt (Ex Officio)
Greater Des Moines Partnership

Jan Olson
Lincoln Savings Bank​

Clarke H. Stewart 
Stewart & Associates, Inc.

Kathi Koenig, Treasurer
McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith P.C. 

Sadie Trytten, Secretary
Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC)

Mark Cooper
AFL-CIO

Carrie Kruse
City of Des Moines​

​Ted Lodden
Brooks Lodden P.C​

Megan Milligan
Iowa Center for Economic Success
 
Dave Ogburn
TruBank​

​​Jennifer Sayers 
Bijoux Grafix

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.