Simpson College Board of Trustees

Jessica Braunschweig-Norris ’03
General Counsel
Property Assessment Appeal Board – State of Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa

Jay R. Byers ’93
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Des Moines, Iowa

John W. Byrd
Ex-Officio
President
Simpson College
Indianola, Iowa

D. Robert Downing ’63
President, retired; Chairman of the Board
Downing Construction, Inc.
Indianola, Iowa

Allison Fleming
Des Moines, Iowa

Barbara M. Gartner
Des Moines, Iowa

Ben F. Gaumer ’75
Vice President and Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Catholic Health Initiatives
Indianola, Iowa

Thomas C. Godlasky
CEO, retired
Aviva North America
Naples, Florida

Darrell J. Goodhue ’62
District Court Judge, retired
Carlisle, Iowa

Joseph D. Hall ’58
Radiologist, retired
Iowa Radiology, P.C.
Des Moines, Iowa

Jordan B. Hansell
Treasurer of the Board
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
NetJets®, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio

Phillip E. Harlow ’71
Principal
Falcon Opportunity Partners
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mark L. Hill ’78
Corporate Compliance Officer
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Des Moines, Iowa

Kay Hooper
Ex-Officio
Senior Pastor
First United Methodist Church
Indianola, Iowa

Frederick S. Hubbell
Board Chair
Member Executive Board, retired
ING Groep
Des Moines, Iowa

Steven G. Johnson ’81
President and Chief Operating Officer
Care View Communications
Lewisville, Texas

Gage A. Kent
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kent Corporation
Muscatine, Iowa

Linda Koehn
Des Moines, Iowa

Terrance J. Lillis ’77
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa

Fred Lorber
President and Chairman of the Board, retired
Lortex, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa

Mary Rose Main ’53
National Executive Director, retired
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.
New York, New York

Barbara A. Miller ’64
Director
Center for Education in Law and Democracy
Denver, Colorado

Mark C. Miller ’79
Corporate Services Director
DuPont Pioneer
Johnston, Iowa

Rose K. Mitchell ’77
Senior Vice President of Education and Governmental Affairs
Hy-Vee, Inc.
West Des Moines, Iowa

Owen J. Newlin
Senior Vice President and Director, retired
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa

Lizz S. Nichols
Vice President
Noble Ford
Indianola, Iowa

James R. Oplt ’72
Senior Vice President, Investments
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
West Des Moines, Iowa

Nile D. Ramsbottom ’66
Executive Vice President Global Sales
Renewable Energy Group
Innsbrook, Missouri

Sunnie Richer
Chairman
Doextra Corporation
Des Moines, Iowa

Robert G. Riley, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Feed Energy Company
Des Moines, Iowa

Mark A. Roberts ’89
Ex-Officio
Director of Alliance Management
The Principal Group
Des Moines, Iowa

Gary L. Ruble ’63
Chairperson/Chief Executive Officer
Multi-Tech, Inc.
Indianola, Iowa

Mary Sconiers Chapman
Vice President of Community Outreach
Des Moines Area Community College
Des Moines, Iowa

Douglas Shull
Indianola, Iowa

Deanna Strable-Soethout
Senior Vice President, Individual Life and Specialty Benefits
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa

Julius C. Trimble
Ex-Officio
Bishop, Iowa Area
The United Methodist Church
Des Moines, Iowa

Kirk J. Tyler
President
Atlantic Bottling Company
Waukee, Iowa

Thomas N. Urban
Des Moines, Iowa

David A. Weesner
Ex-Officio
Superintendent, Central District
The United Methodist Church
Altoona, Iowa

Richard M. Willis ’74
Secretary of the Board
President
Willis Auto Campus
Clive, Iowa

P. Sumner Worth
President
Gilcrest/Jewett Lumber Company
Waukee, Iowa

HONORARY LIFE TRUSTEES

Wayne L. Carse ’50
President
Carse Oil Company, Inc.
Orlando, Florida

Jerry L. Chicoine
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, retired
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
Scottsdale, Arizona

Karen A. Conner ’69
Professor Emerita
Drake University
Scottsdale, Arizona

John B. Farnham ’43
Physician, retired
Phoenix, Arizona

Michael G. Gartner
Chairman
The Iowa Cubs
Des Moines, Iowa

Luther L. Hill, Jr.
Of Counsel
Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Des Moines, Iowa

James H. Kent
Vice Chairman
Kent Corporation
Muscatine, Iowa

Robert L. Lester ’64
Senior Vice President, retired
Iowa Power
Indianola, Iowa

Marvin E. Mazie
Chairman of the Board, retired
Firstar Bank of Des Moines
San Diego, California

Katherine C. Meredith
Des Moines, Iowa

Vernon H. Pooley ’50
President and Chief Executive Officer, retired
Pooley and Associates, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

James M. Reed ’54
Private Equity Investor
Scottsdale, Arizona

Charles E. Rohm
Executive Vice President, retired
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Scottsdale, Arizona

Ralph F. Schlenker
Senior Vice Chairman, retired
MidAmerican Energy
Indianola, Iowa

H. Richard Smith ’53
Of Counsel
Ahlers and Cooney, P.C.
Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Keith R. Swanson ’54
Physician
Atlantic, Iowa

Marilyn M. Vernon
Naples, Florida

James H. Weinman ’49
President, retired
Weinman Insurance Services
Indianola, Iowa

Fred W. Weitz
President
Essex Meadows, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa

A. Roger Witke
Of Counsel
Whitfield and Eddy, P.L.C.
Des Moines, Iowa

ADVISORS

Marilee Scieszinski
Albia, Iowa

James Spooner
Des Moines, Iowa

Dennis Young
Des Moines, Iowa