Our Board

Our Board Officers
Lisa Riensche Headshot FY24
Lisa Riensche

Chair

Owner and Manager, Blue Diamond Farming Company
Dan Huitink - headshot - Iowa
Dan Huitink

Vice Chair

Vice President and General Counsel, Vermeer
Neal Westin - Headshot - Iowa
Neal Westin

Treasurer/Wish Alumni

Attorney-Shareholder, Nyemaster Goode, PC
Jennifer Bryant - Headshot - Iowa - 2021
Jennifer Bryant

Secretary

HR Consultant, Human Pivot Consulting
JoDee Stensland - Headshot - Iowa
JoDee Stensland

Former Board Chair

Executive Director of Business Execution, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Our Board Members
Melissa Taylor Headshot 2024
Melissa Taylor

Finance

Audit Partner, Deloitte
Dr. Quinn - Headshot - Iowa
Dr. Timothy Quinn

Governance

President & CEO, Mercy Medical Center of Cedar Rapids
Natalie Dlouhy - headshot - Iowa
Natalie Dlouhy

Governance

Senior Vice President Commercial Loan Officer, Lincoln Savings Bank
Dr. Reinking - Headshot - Iowa
Dr. Ben Reinking

Medical Advisor

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in Cardiology, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
Philip Colaco - headshot - Iowa
Philip Colaco

Honorary Board Member

Retired CEO, Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC
Maryanne Graves - Headshot - Iowa - 2021
Maryanne Graves
Global Manager Production Systems & Product Management, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group
Sarah Haines - headshot - Iowa
Sarah Haines
President of Event Solutions, ITA Group, Inc
Aaron Wendel - Headshot - Iowa
Aaron Wendel
Risk Management & People Solutions, Marsh McLennan
Derek Schmidt Headshot 2024
Derek Schmidt
CEO, FlexSteel Industries, Inc.
Mitchel Sellers
Mitchel Sellers

Wish Alumni

CEO, IowaComputerGurus, Inc
Allison Wallace Headshot 2024
Allison Wallace
Chief Legal Officer, Businessolver
Amy Wittry Headshot 2024
Amy Wittry
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Hy-Vee, Inc
John Bertrand Headshot 2024
John Bertrand
Vice President of Transformation, ITA Group
Kari Winklepleck
Kari Winklepleck
President, UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Health Foundation