Campaign Leadership

Local Leaders serve as Campaign Chairs:
Honorary Tri-Chairs:
Bill Bywater, Chair Bankers Advertising Company
Dr. Richard Ferguson, CEO, ACT
Dr. David Skorton, President of the University of Iowa

Campaign Tri-chairs:
Jeff Disterhoft, President and CEO, University of Iowa Community Credit Union
Kelly Hayworth, Coralville City Administrator
Donna Katen-Bahensky, Director and CEO, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Platinum Level Tri-Chairs:
Bart Floyd, Marketing President, US Bank
Charlie Funk, President and CEO, Iowa State Bank & Trust
Brad Langguth, Vice President, Hills Bank and Trust Company

Gold Division Chairs:
Bonnie Barney, Senior Vice President Sales Administration and Advertising, Integrated DNA Technologies
Tim Gholson, President, Wells Fargo
Chuck Peters, President and COO, Gazette Communications
Lynn Rowat, President, West Bank.

Silver Division Chairs:
Mike Hahn, President, McComas-Lacina Construction
Michael Beck, Publisher of Iowa City Press-Citizen
Charlie Rhode, President and CEO, Kings Materials  

Support Council:
Steve Atkins, City Manager, City of Iowa City
John Wetzel, Vice President Economic Development, MidAmerican Energy
Harry Wolf, NAI Iowa Realty Commercial
Ronald R. Reed, President and CEO, Mercy Iowa City
Pat Harney, Johnson County Board of Supervisors

Publicity Committee Chair:
Eliot Keller, KZIA-Z102.9 

Campaign materials designed and printed by:
Benson & Hepker Design, Hosper & Brother Printers and TruArt.

Since 2001, the Iowa City Area Development Group assisted with 34 business attraction and expansion projects. These combined projects have retained and created more than 2,400 jobs for area citizens and added more than $250 million in capital investment.