Past Members of the Seventh District Advisory Council on Agriculture, Small Business and Labor

2022 – 2024

Marie Barry
Director of Community Economic Development
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Verona, WI

Lindsay Blumer
President & CEO
WRTP | Big Step
Milwaukee, WI

Sharon Bush
President
Grand Victoria Foundation
Chicago, IL

Jonathan Chapparo
Head of Chicago & Executive Director of Innovation Implementation
Braven
Chicago, IL

Kristin Faust
Executive Director
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Chicago, IL

Roberto Gallardo
Director
Purdue Center for Regional Development
West Lafayette, IN

George Guy
CEO
Fort Wayne Housing Authority
Fort Wayne, IN

Darlene Hightower
President and CEO
Metropolitan Planning Council
Chicago, IL

George Hinton
CEO
Community Relations-Social Development Commission
Milwaukee, WI

Ruth Johnson
Public Policy Director
Community Development Advocates of Detroit
Warren, MI

Seung Kim
Vice President of Economic Development Programs
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Chicago, IL

Robert McGhee
Senior Vice President
Community Economic Development Market Manager, Fifth Third Bank
Chicago, IL

Robert Palmer
Of Counsel
Nyemaster Goode
West Des Moines, IA

Edgar Ramirez President and CEO
Chicago Commons
Chicago, IL

Geri Aglipay
Entrepreneurship Subject Matter Expert
Presidential Appointee
Skokie, IL

Sharon Bard
Principal
Terra Economics
Fairmount, IL

Brian Calley
President and CEO
Small Business Association of Michigan
Portland, MI

Sherry Early-Aden
Executive Director
Incremental Development Alliance
Fort Wayne, IN

Pamela Fendt
Research Director
Wisconsin Laborers’ Union (Laborers’ International Union of North America)
Wauwatosa, WI

Craig Freedman
CEO
Freedman Seating Company
Chicago, IL

Jason Hester
President
Greater Columbus Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Columbus, IN

Mary Isbister
Owner
GenMet Corporation
Mequon, WI

Paul Jones
Small Business Network Director
Invest Detroit
Birmingham, MI

Bryon Kirwan
Central National Economist
United States Department of Agriculture
Seymour, IL

Kyle McMahon
Founder & CEO
Tractor Zoom
Waukee, IA

Kimberley Rudd
President and Senior Counselor
Rudd Resources, LLC
Chicago, IL

Jean Marie Thiel
President and CEO
Belonger Corporation
West Bend, WI

Don Villar
Secretary and Treasurer
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago, IL

Charlie Wishman
President
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Des Moines, IA

Brandon Zick
Chief Investment Officer
Ceres Partners, LLC
Edwardsburg, MI

2020 – 2021

Stephanie Bloomingdale
President
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Milwaukee, WI

Amanda Cage
President and CEO
National Fund for Workforce Solutions
Washington, DC

Eric Engelmann
Executive Director
NewBoCo
Cedar Rapids, IA

John R. Ezringa
Manager
Michigan Agricultural Commodities, Inc.
Middleton, MI

Thomas Hacker
President
C&L Supreme
Des Plaines, IL

Michael Huber
President and CEO
Indy Chamber
Indianapolis, IN

Erica L. King
President
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Micro Finance Group
Chicago, IL

Bill Krugler
President
Milwaukee JobsWork
Milwaukee, WI

Rodrigo lafelice dos Santos
CEO
Solinftec
West LaFayette, IN

Edmond O’Neal
President
Northeast Indiana Works
Fort Wayne, IN

Johnny Park
CEO
Wabash Heartland Innovation Network
West Lafayette, IN

Robert G. Reiter, Jr.
President
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago, IL

Portia Roberson
CEO
Focus: HOPE
Detroit, MI

Derric Scott
CEO
East Jefferson Development Corporation
Detroit, MI

John Thompson
Chairman and CEO
First Electric Supply Company, LLC
Indianapolis, IN

Terry Tuttle
President
HellermannTyton North America
Milwaukee, WI

Megan Weiler Green
Counsel and Engineering Manager
Weiler, Inc.
Knoxville, IA

Bart Whitney
Owner/Operator
Whitney Farms
Magnolia, IL

2018 – 2019

Anne Alonzo
President and CEO
American Egg Board
Chicago, IL

Elba Aranda-Suh
Executive Director
National Latino Education Institute
Chicago, IL

Kurt Bauer
President and CEO
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Madison, WI

Michelle Behrenwald
Vice Chair and Co-owner
AIS Construction Equipment Corp.
Grand Rapids, MI

Moira Carlstedt
President and CEO
Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership
Indianapolis, IN

Victor Dickson
President and CEO
Safer Foundation
Chicago, IL

Michael Farrell
Vice President
Victory Personnel Services, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI

Les Garner
President
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA

David Hardin
Owner
Hardin Farms
Danville, IN

Mary Anne Jones
SVP, Finance & Enterprise Operations and Priority Advantage
Priority Health
Grand Rapids, MI

Sarah Lloyd
Special Projects Coordinator
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Madison, WI

Robert G. Reiter, Jr.
Secretary-Treasurer
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago, IL

John Sampson
President and CEO
Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership
Fort Wayne, IN

Ned Staebler
Vice President, Economic Development
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

William W. Towns
CEO
Benefit Chicago
Chicago, IL

Nancy Van Milligen
President and CEO
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Dubuque, IA

Rob Whitney
Executive Vice President
MacLean-Fogg Company
Mundelein, IL

Robert Wills
President
Cedar Grove Cheese and Clock Shadow Creamery
Plain, WI

2016 – 2017

Illinois

Diane Cullinan Oberhelman
Chairman and Founding Partner
Cullinan Properties, Ltd.
Peoria

Christine Hammerlund
President/CEO
Assured Healthcare Staffing
Gurnee

Terrence Healy
Special Assistant to the General President/Vice President
Laborers’ International Union of North America
Chicago

Renaye Manley
International Representative
Service Employees International Union
Chicago

Craig Miller
CEO
Association for Corporate Growth
Chicago

William (Bill) Phelan
President
PayNet, Inc.
Skokie

Richard C. Tuttle
Founding Principal
Prospect Partners
Chicago

Andrew Warrington
President
United Conveyor Corporation
Waukegan

Michael Withey
President
Tool Steel Service, Inc.
Bridgeview

David Woodburn
CEO
Blue Prairie Brands, LLC
Chicago

Indiana

Brian K. Acton
President/CEO
BMWC Constructors, Inc.
Indianapolis

Raj Rao
President/CEO
Indiana Municipal Power Agency
Carmel

Larry Wappel, Sr.
Farmer
Wappel Grain & Herb LLC
San Pierre

Michigan

Stacie Behler
Group VP, Public Affairs and Communications
Meijer, Inc.
Grand Rapids

Michelle Behrenwald
Vice Chair and Co-owner
AIS Construction Equipment Corp.
Grand Rapids

George Corona
Executive Vice President and COO
Kelly Services, Inc.
Troy

Randy Eberts
Director
Upjohn Institute
Kalamazoo

Iowa

Michael (Mick) K. Guttau
Chairman
Treynor State Bank
Treynor

Jonathan Sargent
EVP
Todd & Sargent
Ames

Esther R. López
EVP
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Washington, DC

Wisconsin

Rhandi Berth
Vice President
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/Big Step
Milwaukee

Wyman Winston
Executive Director
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
Madison