Our Board of Directors

Abbey Gilroy,  President
Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC)

Jan Olson, Past President
Lincoln Savings Bank

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

Mark Cooper
AFL-CIO

Becky Fluegge
NCMIC

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

Ted Lodden
Brooks Lodden P.C

Megan Milligan
Iowa Center for Economic Success

Stephanie Preusch
Neighborhood Finance Corporation (NFC)

Clarke H. Stewart 
Stewart & Associates, Inc.

Dave Ogburn, Treasurer
A Plus Home Care Services & Supplies

Brian R. Bond
Bank Iowa

Aldrich Cabildo
West Bank

Ron Degen
Great Western Bank

Tom Harbison
SCORE

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

Alex Lynch 
Eastern Polk Innovation Collaborative
 
Christina Moffatt (Ex Officio)
Greater Des Moines Partnership

Jennifer Sayers 
Bijoux Grafix

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.