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Contracted CFO and Family Office Services since 1998
Administer investment portfolios, farmland and commercial real estate
Adjunct Professor, Simpson College Business and Economics (ESAF Investment Portfolio)
Indianola Rotary Club Treasurer, PHF, and 2018/19 President
Indianola Community Foundation Board Treasurer and Past Chair

Community and Utility Advising since 2015
Provide Broadband Development and municipal Utility Management services 
Provide contracted Interim General Manager and City Administrator services
Co-Manager, Community Broadband Action Network
Co-Manager, Broadband Development Partners
Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) Broadband Committee Member
Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) Risk Oversight Committee Chair
Past Industry Engagement:
    MEAN Management Committee Chair and Joint Operating Committee member
    Iowa Energy Center Advisory Council Member and Chair 
    NMPP Board Member and Board President
    Iowa Municipal Finance Officers' Association Board Member and President-elect

Business Strategy and Startup Development since 2017
Contracted Executive Director, CEO, and Business Development services
Adjunct Professor, Simpson College Business and Economics (Entrepreneurship in Action)
​LaunchPad65 (Indianola, IA) board member and Carver Connections host

Career Notes

• Independent contracted General Manager, CEO, City Administrator, Executive Director, Economic Analyst, and Strategy Advisor (2015-present).​​
• Launched retail Fiber-to-the-Premise broadband service in a public/private partnership as Indianola, IA Municipal Electric, Water, and Telecom Utility General Manager (2007-2015).  
• ​Co-managed a community proposal for a $13 million YMCA with a commercial property development; approved by voters.
• ​Managed $30+ million annual cash flows and WAN/LAN systems as a public-sector and nonprofit CFO and CTO (1995-2007).  
• Co-managed a successful $22 million expansion of the Daniel Boone Regional Library.​

Education and Training

Certificate in Disruptive Strategy, Harvard Business School Online
M.S. in Business Administrative Services, Iowa State University
B.A. in Finance and Economics, University of Northern Iowa

Certified Polarity Approach Practitioner, Polarity Partnerships
Certified Public Power Manager, APPA Academy
Advanced Government Finance Institute, GFOA
Co-Author of published academic research