MEET THE TEAM Who We Are Meet the Team Careers Media Center Get Involved Become an Investor Senior Executive Team AllSenior Executive Team Veta Jeffery President and CEO Robert Griffin Jr. Sr. Executive Assistant to the President & CEO Anne Branigan SVP of Business Development & Events Jennifer Creager SVP of Public Policy Audra Schawang SVP of Finance Keele Taylor, PHR, SHRM-CP SVP of Human Resources Pete Thompson SVP of Business Intelligence & Technology Executive Leadership Team AllExecutive Leadership Team Winsley Durand VP of Member Services Mark Norman VP of Economic Development Business Development & Events AllBusiness Development & Events Anne Branigan SVP of Business Development & Events Becky Phipps Business Development Account Manager Kayti Manley Sr. Director of Special Events Sarah Rutt Special Events Coordinator Jessi Adamowicz Sr. Networking Events Specialist Business Intelligence & Technology AllBusiness Intelligence & Technology Pete Thompson SVP of Business Intelligence & Technology Patti Martin Business Intelligence Project Manager Julia Ortiz CRM Specialist Sarah Burnett Research Analyst DEI & CODE AllDEI & CODE Team Dell Nared Sr. Director of DEI & CODE Alejandra Jimenez Program Manager of DEI & CODE Yajaira Lopez-Villa Program Manager of DEI & CODE Rachael Shipley Administrative Assistant of DEI & CODE Economic Development AllEconomic Development Mark Norman VP of Economic Development Erin Miller Executive Assistant Adrienne Cavill Sr. Business Attraction and Expansion Project Manager Lisa Scheve Director of Economic Development & Partner Liaison Finance AllFinance Audra Schawang SVP of Finance Julie Bacon Accounting Assistant Donna Streight Staff Accountant & Payroll Human Capital Programs AllHuman Capital Programs Liz Kerrigan Sr. Director of Leadership Development Alexander Cayetano Leadership Development Program Manager Chad Mares Sr. Director of GrOW Alexis Kimmi GrOW Program Manager Heidi Smith GrOW Navigator Lisa Harrison GrOW Navigator Anastasia Frost GrOW Navigator Amanda Rutherford GrOW Navigator Ana Torres Rodriguez GrOW Navigator Angela Barona GrOW Navigator Human Resources AllHuman Resources Keele Taylor, PHR, SHRM-CP SVP of Human Resources Justine Olson HR Specialist Marketing & Communications AllMarketing & Communications Team Kylie Robinson Digital Media Specialist Mike Pechacek Sr. Creative Designer Jessica Perreault Marketing Project Manager Member Services AllMember Services Winsley Durand VP of Member Services Melissa Glenn Sr. Director of Small Business Education & Development Jesse Moore Member Relations Specialist Nekola Distefano Member Services Coordinator Frank Allen Sr. Director of REACH Tania Gonzales Bilingual Coordinator Laurel Oetken Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Public Policy AllPublic Policy Jennifer Creager SVP of Public Policy Tim Stuart Legislative Counsel Cheryl Lawson Executive Assistant Regional Partnership Team AllASWICCassFremontGatewayGrow SarpyMillsNCAEDC Holly Benson Managing Director of Kitchen Council, ASWIC Paula Hazlewood Chief Executive Officer, Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation Nichole Ferguson Entrepreneurial Development Manager, ASWIC Shalimar Mazetis Rural Development Manager, ASWIC Josh Charvat Executive Director, Cass County EDC Amanda Heistand Project Manager, Cass County EDC & Grow Sarpy Megan Skiles Executive Director, Greater Fremont Development Council Kelsey Martinez Director of Business Services, Greater Fremont Development Council Therese Hoyle Director of Development and Grant Administration, Greater Fremont Development Council Mike Rooks Executive Director, Washington County Economic Development Janelle Taylor Project Management Coordinator, Washington County Economic Development Dan S. Mauk Executive Director, Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation Laurie Stukenholtz Executive Assistant/Marketing Coordinator, Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation Andrew Rainbolt Executive Director, Mills County Economic Development Foundation