WDM Chamber Welcomes 2022 Board of Directors Slate

WEST DES MONES, IA (Wednesday, January 19, 2022) – The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce (WDM Chamber) added seven new members and representatives to its Board of Directors (BOD) for 2022. The BOD is composed of 25 individuals, including 13 Board Members who are elected by WDM Chamber membership, eight representatives and four appointees.
Elected Board Members beginning their two-year term in 2022 includes:

• Thomas Bosch, Vice President and Director of Des Moines Operations for Shive-Hattery
• Maria Davis, Commercial Real Estate Director for R&R Realty Group
• Kristin Hurd, Vice President of Public Relations and Business Development for Hurd Real Estate Services
• Tom Mulrooney, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for Unity Point Health – Des Moines

• Jeff Neumann, National Account Director of UCB
• Heather Schott, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Krause Group
• Jennifer Smith, Partner of S&S Employment Partners
• Josh Terrell, President and Chief Operating Officer of Benefits Plus

• City of West Des Moines – Renee Hardman, West Des Moines City Councilwoman
• WDM Leadership Academy – Tiffiny Gaskill, Senior Property Manager for R&R Realty Group
• West YP – Adam Ries, NeuroStructural Chiropractor for Keystone Chiropractic
• WDM Chamber Ambassadors – Lu Anne Gafford, Underwriting Director for Life 107.1
• WDM Leads – Shane Kennedy, Real Estate Specialist at eXp Realty/Jacobs Real Estate Partners
• WDM Community Schools – Dr. Lisa Remy, Superintendent
• Waukee Community Schools – Dr. Brad Buck, Superintendent
• DMACC West Campus – Dr. Tony Paustian, Provost

• Board Chair Angela Jackson, Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Athene
• Vice Chair Jon Hummel, Vice President of Commercial Banking at West Bank
• Treasurer Paul Schut, Technology Advisor at Marco
• Secretary Terrence Thames, Owner and Creative Director of Cocoa Creative Agency                  
• Past Chair Therese Wielage, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Merchants Bonding Company

• David Baccile, Chief Investment Officer for NCMIC
• Kristi Burma, Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Athene
• Sally Cooper Smith, President and Creative Director of Cooper Smith and Company
• Mark Peiffer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Des Moines University