The Board of Trustees includes representatives from throughout the region and beyond who provide oversight and management for Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
| Steve Firman, Chair
CEO, Pharmacy Marketing Group & Director of Government Affairs-Lobbyist, Grow Cedar Valley, Cedar Falls, IA |
| Kevin Blanshan, Vice Chair
Executive Director, INRCOG, |
| Ray Steffens, Secretary
Farmer, West Union, IA |
| Gail Carter, Treasurer
Retired CPA, Waterloo, IA |
| Glen Keppy, Past Chair
Retired Farmer, Eldridge, IA |
| Casey Anderson Director of Industry Relations, Iowa Beef Industry Council, Eldora, IA |
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| Michael Cook
Adjunct professor at Hawkeye Community college, Waterloo, IA |
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| Keely Coppess
Communications Director, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship, Des Moines, IA |
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| Jeff Frost
Executive Director of Professional Technical Education – Waterloo Schools, Waterloo, IA |
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| John Frazier
Owner, Frazier Tree Nursery, Vinton, IA |
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| Chris Happ Olson
Assistant Planner for the City of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA |
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| Carolann Jensen
Iowa Board of Regents, State Relations Officer for Iowa State University, Bondurant, IA |
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| Terry Johnston
Director of Sales & Dealer Development, AG LOGIC, Parkersburg, IA |
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| Kellie Lasack
Roan Marketing, Oxford Junction, IA |
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| Barb Lykins
Retired Community Resources Director for Iowa Farm Bureau, Clive, I |
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| Paula Mohr
Architectural Historian, Ames, IA |
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| Emily Staudacher
Lawyer, Winterset, IA |
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