Board of Trustees
**** Treasurer of the Board
*** Secretary of the Board
** Vice Chair of the Board
* Chairperson of the Board
** Bernadette Allen ’78
Vice Chair of the Board
Retired U.S. Ambassador
Fort Washington, Maryland
Kristi Jaarsma Balk ’88
Retired Owner
Jaarsma Bakery
Pella, Iowa
**** Roger Brown
Treasurer of the Board
Retired President & CEO
Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI)
Southport, North Carolina
Peter Cartwright, CIMA© ’82
Retired Senior Vice President
Senior Institutional Consultant
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Palmetto, Georgia
Daniel De Cook ’95
Chief Advancement and Communications Officer
for the Reformed Church in America
and Owner/CEO Heritage Lace
Pella, Iowa
* Tej Dhawan ’91
Chairperson of the Board
Managing Partner, Plains Angels
Plains Angels Investment Fund
Grimes, Iowa
Amy Eilers ’88
Retired Executive Clinical Account Manager
Merck & Co., Inc.
West Des Moines, Iowa
Mark Ellingson ’80
Retired Senior Vice President / Brokerage Division Manager
Leighton Investment Services
Pella, Iowa
Lori Humphrey Fegley ’80
Retired Elementary Education Teacher
Cedar Falls Community School
Cedar Falls, Iowa
*** Julie Fisher ’90
Secretary of the Board
Corporate Counsel
Musco Sports Lighting
Naples, Florida
James Griffith III ’92
Chairman of Genlink, LLC.
Carbondale, Colorado
Kara Kohler Hoogensen ’96
Senior Vice President Benefits and Protection
Head of Workplace Benefits
Principal Financial Group
Ankeny, Iowa
Chad Huyser ’97
President, Lely North America
Regional Director, Lely International
Pella, Iowa
Christine Ieuter ’91
Chief Financial Officer
Go2 Logistics
Wilmette, Illinois
James Israel
Retired President
Worldwide Financial Services Division
Deere & Company
Naples, Florida
Thomas Koos ’86
CEO
PrimeSource Brands
Westlake, Texas
J. Lanier Little ’74
Chair Emeritus of the Board
Retired Regional President, Wells Fargo Bank;
Retired Executive Vice President, First Niagara Financial Group
Bonita Springs, Florida
Dr. Michael Main ’87
Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, Saint Luke’s Health System;
President, Saint Luke’s Physician Group
Leawood, Kansas
Dr. Shannan Mattiace ’90
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Allegheny College
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Dr. Jeffrey Oliver ’79
Academic Chair, Dept. of Pathology, Creighton University School of
Medicine – Phoenix;
COO, Pathology Associates, Ltd.
Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Steve Perkins ’01
Physician, Primary Care Clinic,
Crossing Rivers Health Primary Care Clinic,
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Waukon, Iowa
Dr. Barbara Pettitt ’72
Professor of Surgery & Director of Medical Student Education
Emory University School of Medicine Dept. of Surgery
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Marc Poortinga ’98
Co-owner
Distinctive Custom Cabinetry
Scottsdale, Arizona
Rick Ryan ’70
General Partner
Cultivation Capital Life Sciences
Ballwin, Missouri
Dr. Kathleen Sikkema ’84
Stephen Smith Professor and Chair Department of Sociomedical Sciences,
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New York, New York
Steven Sikkink ’83
State Director
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Des Moines, Iowa
Dave Smith
President and Owner
Ridgeway Petroleum, Inc.
Orland Park, Illinois
Harry Smith ’73
Multi-Emmy Award Winning Reporter
New York, New York
** Clay Thompson ’90
Vice Chair of the Board
Retired President of Caterpillar Financial Aftermarket Services
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
Nashville, Tennessee
Mark VanderLinden ’78
Retired Senior Manager, Labor Relations
Deere & Company
Dallas Center, Iowa
Mike Van Voorst ’93
Vice President and Financial Controller
Pella Corporation
Pella, Iowa
** Deanna Ver Steeg ’94
Vice Chair of the Board
Senior Director, Headquarters Program Management Office
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Kelly Vielmo ’99
IT Project Manager
FEMA
Washington, D.C.
Judith Vogel ’82
Retired Investment Analyst
Principal Global Investors
Johnston, Iowa
Mary Worstell ’73
Retired Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
Co-Lead, Healthy Aging
2015 White House Conference on Aging
Washington, D.C.
Ex Officio
Mark Putnam
President
Central College
Pella, Iowa
Emeriti Trustees
Jason Andringa
President & CEO
Vermeer Corporation
Pella, Iowa
Mary Andringa
Chair Emeritus of the Board
Vermeer Corporation
Pella, Iowa
Sue Brandl ’65
Community volunteer
Pella, Iowa
Kenneth Braskamp ’65
Retired personal investments manager
Los Angeles, California
Vernon Den Herder ’71
Farmer
Retired Defensive End, Miami Dolphins
Sioux Center, Iowa
Betsy Farver
Retired Vice President of Philanthropy & Alumni Relations
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Green Valley, Arizona
Shayla From
Community volunteer & leader in non-profit sector
West Des Moines, Iowa
Terry Garvin ’72
President
GFA Financial Group
Largo, Florida
Judith (Judy) Grooters ’60
Retired Group Controller
Carreker Corporation
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Barbara Kniff-McCulla
CEO
KLK Construction
Pella, Iowa
Harold Kolenbrander ’60 & ’96H
President Emeritus
University of Mount Union
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Rev. Kevin Korver ’77
Pastor
Third Reformed Church
Pella, Iowa
Rev. Sophie Mathonnet-VanderWell
Retired Pastor
Second Reformed Church
Pella, Iowa
Rev. Charles Morris ’70
Retired Pastor
Ft. Washington Collegiate Church
President, The Collegiate Church Corp.
Oak Park, Illinois
Michael (Mike) Orr ’69
Retired President
Financial Services Division
John Deere & Company
Monona, Wisconsin
Karin Peterson
Retired Vice President of Human Resources
Pella Corporation
Naples, Florida
Stan Poortinga
Retired, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Precision Pulley & Idler
Pella, Iowa
Dr. William Rankin ’69
President
Wm. L. Rankin Consulting, LLC
Seattle, Washington
Jean Rozenboom
Retired Managing Director—Investments
Piper Jaffray
New Sharon, Iowa
Rev. John Schmidt
Retired, Chicago McCormick Theological Seminary
Holland, Michigan
John Sikkink ’62
Retired, Wells Fargo and Reformed Church in America
Polk City, Iowa
Donna Smith ’81
Community volunteer
Pella, Iowa
Donald Vogel ’61
Retired Senior Vice President
Spear, Leeds and Kellogg
Denver, North Carolina
David Wesselink ’64
Retired Chairman & CEO
Metris Companies, Inc.
Northbrook, Illinois
Faculty Trustees
Anna Christensen
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
christensena@central.edu
Paulina Mena
Professor of Biology
menap@central.edu
Kate Nesbit
Assistant Professor of English
nesbitk@central.edu
Sara Shuger Fox
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
shugerfoxs@central.edu
Mark Thomas
Associate Professor of Philosophy
thomasma@central.edu
Student Trustees
Olivia Bohlen ’26
Kinesiology Major
Psychology Minor
Bella Plaine, Iowa
Mya Ehresman ’26
Business Management and Communication Studies Major
Huxley, Iowa
Delia Hintz ’25
Elementary Education Major
Mathematics Minor
Mesa, Arizona
Gunner Hutton ’25
Art and Business Management Major
Saint Charles, Iowa
Savannah Sexton ’25
Student Body President
Business Management Major
Spanish Minor
West Branch, Iowa