State Advisory Board
The State Advisory Board provides advice, insight and perspective to the state director and staff of Americaās SBDC Iowa (SBDC) on matters pertaining to the operation of its statewide SBDC network.
Current Advisory Board Members
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Lynn Allendorf
Ā Ā John PappajohnĀ Entrepreneurial Office
Ā Ā The University of Iowa 108 Pappajohn Business Building S160, Iowa City, IA 5224
Lynn Allendorf, Director, John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. She is a national expert in student business incubation, having developed and run the Universityās Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory, one of the first of its kind when it opened in 2004. She was instrumental in bringing the NSF I-Corps program to Iowa. She also teaches undergraduate and MBA courses. Prior to joining the university, Lynn had extensive experience in software publishing at the senior leadership level. She has founded two companies. Lynn has a BS in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics, as well as an MBA, from The University of Iowa.
Lynn Allendorf
Iowa City, IA
Renae Billings
Ā Ā Sioux City, IA
Ā Ā http://www.sioux-city.org
Ā Ā Board Member representing Western Iowa Tech SBDC
Renae Billings
Sioux City, IA
Carla Eysink
Knoxville, IA
Kiana Johnson
Ā Ā Executive DirectorĀ Ā O'Brien County Economic Development
Ā Ā Representing NW Iowa SBDC
Kiana Johnson has been the Director of Economic Development for OāBrien County since 2005. She is a graduate of Iowa Lakes Community College, Spencer Iowa and Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA with a BA Degree in Accounting.
Kiana Johnson
Primghar, IA
Mary Mosiman
Ā Ā Deputy Director and Tax Management Administrator
Ā Ā 1305 E. Walnut St. 4th Floor, 0107, Des Moines, IA 50319
Mary Mosiman is the Deputy Director and Tax Management Administrator in the Iowa Department of Revenue and has been serving in this role since March 2019. Previously Mary served as Iowaās Auditor of State and as a Deputy in theĀ Iowa Secretary of Stateās office. She has 9 years of state government experience, primarily in audit and financial operations. Mary also has 10 years of serving in local government as the Story County Auditor.Ā Ā
Mary is a proud graduate of Iowa State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant. She is a member of the IowaĀ Society of CPAs, the Association of Government Accountants, and the Federation of Tax Administrators. She has participated in various community organizations and is very active in her Church.Ā
A native of Hubbard, Iowa, Mary values her farm-family background. She and her husband Dan reside in rural Ames and are the proud parents of 4 grown daughters
Mary Mosiman
Ames, IA
Jim Reiff
Omaha, NE
Austin Strawhacker
Ames, IA
Jayne Armstrong
Ā Ā U.S. Small Business Administration SBA RepresentativeĀ
As the District Director of the SBAās Iowa District Office, Jayne Armstrong oversees SBAās financial, business counseling, government contracting programs and other services throughout the state, including 15 Small Business Development Centers, eight SCORE chapters, a Womenās Business Center and a Veteranās Business Outreach Center.
Jayne joined the Iowa District Office from the SBAās Office of Field Operations in Washington, DC. She previously served as the district director of SBAās Virginia, Delaware and West Virginia District Offices, and as regional advocate of the SBAās Office of Advocacy, where she supported public policy at the federal and state levels and helped to organize the White House Conference on Small Business. She also represented the SBA in Russia during the first formal exchange between U.S. and Russian entrepreneurs.
Prior to her SBA career, Armstrong worked in the advertising, high-tech economic development and higher education development fields. A native of Pittsburgh, she earned her bachelorās and masterās degrees from West Virginia University (WVU), where she served as student body president.
She was recently honored by the Delaware Small Business Chamber of Commerce with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award and was previously recognized on the floor of the U.S. Senate with the āGreat Federal Employee Award.ā She is the recipient of the Risk Management Associationās Business Woman of the Year Award in Virginia, Delaware Todayās Women in Business Award, the New Castle County (DE) Chamberās Entrepreneurial Advocate of the Year Award and the Delaware YWCAās Woman of Power, Style and Brilliance Award.
She has been honored on four occasions as Advocate of the Year by National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) chapters in Iowa, Delaware and Virginia. She also was recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) with its Excellence in Communications Award, Girls Inc., of Delaware as its Volunteer of the Year andĀ The State JournalĀ as one of āThe 55 Best Things About West Virginia.ā She has been appointed to several boards and commissions by three different Governors in West Virginia and Delaware.
Armstrong has served on the boards of a wide variety of non-profits and business organizations throughout her career, with a strong focus on the empowerment of women and girls, college recruiting, student mentoring and economic literacy. She has been an active member of Rotary for over 33 years and the National Association of Women Business Owners for 25 years and has served on numerous WVU alumni chapter boards. In her spare time Armstrong is an avid West Virginia Mountaineer football and basketball fan and enjoys traveling the world fulfilling bucket lists.
Jayne Armstrong
Des Moines, IA
Rachael Christensen
Albia, IA
Jodie Geist
Mount Ayr, IA
Jim Kersten
Vice President of External Relations and Government Affairs
Ā Representing NCI SBDC
Ā Iowa Central Community College
Ā Fort Dodge, IA
Ā 515-574-1132
Ā Kersten@iowacentral.edu
Jim Kersten is a native of Fort Dodge, Iowa where he resides with his wife Laurie and their four children, Jenny, Annie, Jack and Kelli. Jim is a graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, Fort Dodge, Iowa and Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa with a BA Degree in Public Administration.
His public sector career history includes working for the Iowa Development Commission, (now the Iowa Economic Development Authority); on the staff of former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as Administrative Assistant; as a Member of the Iowa Senate; as a member of the Iowa Lottery Board of Director's; Governorās Transportation 2020 Commission; Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission; as a Member of the Iowa Board of Corrections and is now Vice President of Government Affairs and External Relations at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge and was recently inducted into the Pioneer Lawmakersā Association of Iowa.
His private sector career history includes working for his own financial consulting firm Professional Financial Advisors, Inc.; First American Bank, and Heartland Communications Group, Inc. where he served as Senior Vice President and COO; and President of Golden Dome Strategies, LLC, a public affairs consulting firm.
Jim Kersten
Fort Dodge, IA
Jim Patton
Ā Ā J.L. Patton Consulting
Ā Ā Ames, IA
Ā Ā jlpatton.rotary@gmail.com
Jim was raised on a farm in northeast Iowa and graduated with BS and MS degrees in Agricultural Education from Iowa State University. In 1968 he started his professional career by teaching high school agriculture classes in Odebolt and Sac City, Iowa. In 1975 he relocated to Storm Lake, Iowa to begin a position in banking at Citizenās First National Bank. From 1980 to 1995 Jim served as President and part owner of the National Bank of Rockwell City. Jim joined Iowa State University Extension in 1995 as the Webster County Extension Education Director and he retired as an ISU Regional Extension Education Director in 2011.
Currently, Jim serves: on the North Central Iowa SCORE Board; on the North Central Iowa SBDC Advisory Board; on the Mid Iowa Growth Partnership (regional economic development); on the Friendship Haven of Fort Dodge Board (senior housing complex); and the Ann Ringland Smeltzer Trust (community philanthropic foundation). As J.L. Patton Consulting he works with small businesses, agriculture enterprises and conservation/environmental projects.
Jim and his wife, Diane, have two sons, two daughters-in-law and two grandchildren.
Jim Patton
Ames, IA
Brenda Rubey
Burlington, IA
Terrance Vorbrich
Ā Ā City of Des Moines Office of Economic Development
Ā Ā Des Moines, IA
Ā Ā Board Member representing Mid Iowa SBDC, West Des Moines
Terry Vorbrich is retired with a 44-year career in community, economic and business development. Ā For the past 25-years he held the position of Economic Development Coordinator with The City of Des Moines, Office of Economic Development, providing project management services, site selection assistance, and development financing to businesses locating or expanding in the City of Des Moines.Ā Ā Ā Additionally, he served as the Executive Director and Secretary for The Corporation for Economic Development in Des Moines, a private, non-profit development company certified by the US Small Business Administration to originate and service loans under the SBA 504 Loan Program.
Terry currently serves on the Board of Directors of:Ā The Corporation for Economic Development in Des Moines, the Iowa Foundation for Microenterprise & Community Vitality (Iowa MicroLoan Program), The Sixth Avenue Corridor, Inc. an Iowa Urban Main Street Program, the Iowa Commercial Real Estate Association, One-Economy, and The Apartments of River Trace, Inc.Ā He serves on both the Mid-Iowa Small Business Development Center Advisory Board, and the Iowa Small Business Development State-wide Advisory Board.Ā He is a past member of the Board of Directors of Professional Developers of Iowa and is a past recipient of the SBA Iowa Financial Services Advocate of the Year Award.
Terry also participates as a mentor to individuals and business owners with SCORE, The Greater Des Moines Partnership Small Business Resource Mentor Connection Program, and the Urban Land Institute Iowa Chapter Mentorship Program.
Terry holds a Bachelors of Business Administration and a Master of Science Degree in Urban and Regional Development from the University of Iowa.
Terrance Vorbrich
Des Moines, IA
Katie Averill
Ā Ā SuperintendentĀ Ā Iowa Department of Commerce, Division of Credit Unions
Ā Ā 200 E. Grand Ave. Ste. 370 Des Moines, IA 50309
Katie Averill was appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds to serve in the role as Director of Commerce and Superintendent of the Iowa Credit Union Division in May of 2017. As a regulator, the role of the Superintendent is to assure safety and soundness of all Iowa state-chartered credit unions through the effective administration and execution of the laws relating to credit unions. Previously, she held the position of Senior Vice President of Citizens Community Credit Union in Fort Dodge where she served ten years with responsibilities in branch operations, member service, marketing and business development.
Averill has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Iowa State University and is a Certified Credit Union Executive and a graduate of CUNA Management School. She serves on committees with the National Credit Union Association and National Association of State Chartered Credit Union Supervisors.
She is the founder of the JOY of Reading Foundation that promotes literacy to children. She and her husband, Tim, are parents to three children and reside in Des Moines.
Katie Averill
Des Moines, IA
Ryan Collins
Ā Ā FundEx Solutions Group
Ā Ā 242 Tower Park Dr. Waterloo, IA 50701
Ā Ā 319-505-7285
Ryan Collins
Waterloo, IA
Lori Hackney
Ā Ā Small Business AdministrationĀ
Ā Ā Des Moines, IA
Ā Ā Lori Hackney, Economic Development Specialist
Lori Hackney has been with the SBA for over 30 years serving in a variety of different areas. Starting in the Admin typing pool, Lori has worked on the financing side as the Finance Control Clerk, served as Collateral Cashier, Administrative Officer and now has transitioned to Economic Development Specialist. In addition to her duties as EDS/AO, she is also the Womenās Business Center Representative and the SBDC Project Officer for the Iowa District Office.
Lori Hackney
Des Moines, IA
Adam Kuiken
Sioux City, IA
Brady Quinn
Marion, IA
Steve Schulz
Ā Ā North Iowa Area Community College State
Ā Ā 500 College Dr. Mason City, IA 50401
Dr. Steve Schulz officially began his duties as the President of North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) on December 1, 2013. Prior to coming to NIACC, Dr. Schulz served as the Provost at DMACC, Carroll campus. From 2004 to 2006, he was the 2 + 2 Coordinator at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. From 2000 to 2004, he was the Superintendent of the Carroll Community School District.
Dr. Schulz received his Bachelorās degree in History from Wartburg College in Waverly, his Masterās degree in Educational Administration from the University of Northern Iowa, his Education Specialist Degree from Drake University in Des Moines, and his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Iowa State University.
Dr. Schulz grew up in Franklin County. He and his wife, Cathie, have two daughters, Lindsey and Caitlyn.
Steve Schulz
Mason City, IA
Becky WarrenĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Eldon, IA
Steven Benne
Ā Project Finance Analyst
Ā Iowa Area Development Group
Ā State Director Appointee
Ā 2600 Grand Ave., Ste. 430, Des Moines, IA 50312
Ā 515-777-7302 (w)
Ā sbenne@iadg.com
A native of St. Louis, MO, Steven Benne graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Community and Regional Planning.
Steven works as a Finance Analyst for the Iowa Area Development Group (IADG). The IADG was established in 1985 with a mission of increasing investment, employment opportunities and the utilization of electric energy and other services for Iowaās consumer-owned rural and municipal electric companies. Steven provides financial assistance to USDAās Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant Program (REDLG), revolving loan funds (RLFs), and other financial tools.
Previously, Steven was employed with the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) where he managed the State of Iowaās Workforce Housing Tax Incentive Program, as well as the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation, Housing Enterprise Zone, and CDBG Employment Transportation programs. He also served on the Iowa Council of Homelessness.
Prior to settling in Iowa, Steven spent time in Washington, DC with the commercial real estate data and analytic firm, CoStar Group. CoStar is the parent company to LoopNet, Apartments.com, and several other digital real estate platforms.
Steven and his wife, Emma, reside in West Des Moines with their daughter Basil and dog Willow.
Steven Benne
Des Moines, IA
Bill Dotzler
Ā Ā 2837 Cendar Terrace Dr., Waterloo, IA 50702-4513
Senator Bill Dotzler was elected in 2010 to his third term in the Iowa Senate, after serving three terms in the Iowa House. He represents Senate District 11 in Waterloo.
Senator Dotzler is an Assistant Majority Leader, chair of the Economic Development Budget Subcommittee and vice-chair of the Economic Growth Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations, Labor, Human Resources, and Ways & Means committees.
In addition to his legislative work, Senator Dotzler served on the Board at the Iowa Institute for Public Leadership and as a member of the 21st Century Workforce Council and the Governorās Housing Task Force.
Dotzler has served his community as chairman of the Board of Directors for the Waterloo Nursing Association, president of the Friends of Hartman Reserve Nature Center, and charter president of Cedar Trails Partnership. He was also on the initial Board of Directors of Black Hawk Leadership.
Senator Dotzler was in the United States Army Security Agency, Military Intelligence from 1969-72. Before receiving an Honorable Discharge, he was an Honor Graduate in Special Identification Techniques Operator School in Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He received Top Secret Cryptographic Security Clearance and did his Tour of Duty in Berlin, Germany, from 1970-72.
Dotzler has received numerous special recognitions and awards, including the Governorās Volunteer Service Award, the Governorās Special Recognition Award, and the Governorās Lifesaving Award. In 2000, he received the International Citation Award for workforce development, an award once granted to President Kennedy.
Dotzler graduated from Cedar Falls High school in 1966. He received his Associate of Arts degree from North Iowa Area Community College in 1969 and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. He is retired from John Deere Waterloo Works, where he was employed as a Machine Operator and Labor Representative. He also worked for Area 7 Job Training Administration.
Bill Dotzler
Waterloo, IA
John Hall
Ā President,Ā Ā Marshalltown, IA
Representing ISU SBDC
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John serves as President & CEO of the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce. He has led this organization since August of 2021. The Chamber of Commerce in Marshalltown also serves as the main Economic Development Organization for Marshall County and houses the Tourism Office. John serves on the Board of Directors for the Mid-America Economic Development Council a multi-state regional economic development organization. John has a bachelorās degree in Political Science from Iowa State University and has achieved his certification in economic development from the International Economic Development Council.
John and his wife Brianna married in 2018 and have one daughter, Jocelyn, who all reside in Marshalltown.
John Hall
Marshalltown, IA
John D. Lawrence
Ā Ā State Director Appointee
Ā 5305 Cervantes Dr. Ames, IA 50014
Ā 515-509-3907
Ā jdlaw1957@gmail.com
John retired from Iowa State University in April 2023 after nearly 32 years of service.Ā He served in various roles including as professor of agricultural economics, Director of Iowa Beef Center, and Associate Dean and Program Director for Ag and Natural Resources Extension and Outreach.Ā Most recently he served as Vice President for Extension and Outreach. In that role he led over 1100 faculty and staff across the state working to build a strong Iowa by improving how we feed people, keep them healthy, support thriving communities and develop youth to be leaders of tomorrow.Ā
John Lawrence
Ames, IA
Ed Raber
Ā Ā Dubuque County Board of Supervisors
Ed Raber
Dubuque, IA
David Spalding
Ā Ā Interim Vice President Economic Development and Industry Relations, ISU
Ā Ā 2200 Gerdin Business Bldg, Ames, IA 5001-2027
Ā Ā http://www.business.iastate.edu
Ā Ā Host Institution Representative
David P. Spalding is Professor of Finance and the Raisbeck Endowed Dean. He received an AB in history cum laude in 1976 from Dartmouth and a masterās of business administration in finance from New York University in 1984.
He arrives in Ames having served for the last eight years at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Most recently, Spalding served as senior vice president and senior advisor to Dartmouthās president, responsible for implementing strategy, vision, and direction for the institution. Previously he had served as the presidentās chief of staff. Spalding was appointed as Dartmouthās vice president for alumni relations in October 2005. In this role, he led the schoolās efforts to increase engagement with its nearly 70,000 alumni.
Before Dartmouth, he had a 29-year career in finance in New York City. He was most recently vice chairman of The Cypress Group LLC, a firm that he co-founded in 1994. Prior to co-founding Cypress, he served as a senior vice president and then a managing director of Lehman Brothers. He began his career in New York with The Chase Manhattan Bank NA. He also was a vice president with The First National Bank of Chicago and a senior vice president with GE Capital Corporate Finance Group Inc.
David Spalding
Ames, IA
Geoff Wood
Des Moines, IA
Brian Best
Ā Serving in the Iowa House of Representatives
Glidden, IA 51443 515-281-3221
Brian Best is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives. He has been representing district 12 as of January 1, 2015. Throughout his term he has been assigned to the following committees: House Agriculture Committee, House Commerce Committee, Labor Committee, House Transportation Committee, House Appropriations Committee, and House Human Resources Committee.
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Brian Best was born South of Glidden, IA, and as of December 2019, lives in Glidden. He graduated from Glidden-Ralston High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in social science from the University of Northern Iowa. Best received a degree as a Certified Respiratory Therapist in 1991 and has worked in the medical field since 1984. Best's career experience includes working as the owner of Bestmed Respiratory and Western Iowa Sleep. He was also on the board of Glidden Planning and Zoning.
Brian Best
Glidden, IA
Maureen Elbert
Ā Ā Kossuth/ Palo Alto County Economic Development Corp.
Ā Ā Algona, IA
Ā Ā http://kossuthia.com
Ā Ā Past Chair
Past-President of the Board of Directors for Professional Developerās of Iowa (PDI).
- Celebrating our 20 yr CollegeĀ Internship Program, it is a successful professionalĀ leadership development program, networking opportunities along with social events.
- Past President of the Board of Directors for Mid Iowa Growth Partners. (MIGP)
- Served on the PDI Public Relations, Conference, Market, and Legislative Committees ā (on going)
- Presently serve on SBDC State Advisory Board was State Chair, along with Iowa Lakes Community Collegeās SBDC Advisory Board.
- Served on the Board of Directors for the North Iowa Pappajohn Business Accelerator as the Iowa Lakes Community College Representative.
- Serve on University of Iowa Leadership for Public Health.
- Presently serve on Iowa Lakes Community Collegeās Advisory Board for the Algona Campus.
- Presently serve on Kossuth/Palo Alto County Revolving Loan Commission
- Served on the Kossuth/Palo Alto County Enterprise Zone Commission
- Served on the Board of Directorās of the Northeast IA Community Foundation of Waterloo/Cedar Falls
- Served on the Parents Council for Loras College ā 4 yrs
- Served on Western Iowa State Tourism Board of Directorās- 3 years
- Served on Bishop Garriganās School Board-8 years
- Served on Bishop Garriganās GALA Committee and was co-chair for 9 years
- Served on Sioux Cityā Diocese Board of Directorās -6 years
- Served on the Iowa Lakes Community College Trio Advisory Board-4 years
- Served on Iowa Lakes Community College āCollege of Kidsā-4 years
- Served on the Algona Family YMCA Board. Of Directorās-5 Ā½ years
- Served on Kossuth Regional Hospitals Strategic and Finance Board-3 years
- Served on the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority-held offices
Elbertās most memorable work related skills are:
- Highly motivated
- Well organized
- Pleasing personality and easy to work with
- Ability to listen and adjust
- Self-starter
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Responsible
- Willing to go the āextra mileā
- Maintains a professional attitude
Maureen Elbert
Algona, IA
Bob Hartwig
Ā Ā Iowa Bankers Association
Ā Ā 8800 NW 62nd Ave. Johnston, IA 50131
Bob has been with the Iowa Bankers Association (IBA) since graduating from the Drake Law School in 1997. His responsibilities include lobbying on behalf of the IBA and its members, providing on-site and educational seminars for IBA member banks, general in-house legal duties and litigation support.
Bob has an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University. From 1989 until 1994, he was a residential real estate lender at First Federal Savings Bank of the Midwest in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Bob is a member of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association and the Agricultural, Commercial, and Real Estate Sections of the Iowa State Bar Association.
Bob Hartwig
Johnston, IA
Melissa Michaelis
Lake Mills, IA
Michael Ralston
Ā Ā Iowa Association of Business & Industry
Ā Ā 400 E. Court Ave., Ste. 100, Des Moines, IA, 50309
Michael Ralston was appointed President of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry in November of 2005. ABI is Iowaās oldest and largest statewide business organization, having served its members for over a century. Widely recognized asĀ The Voice of Iowa Business, ABI has led the state in the development of sound public policy related to business and employers since 1903.
Prior to his service as ABI President, Ralston was appointed by Iowa Governor Thomas J. Vilsack, confirmed unanimously by the Iowa Senate, and served for almost three years as Director of Revenue for the State of Iowa. He led a staff of 400 employees in administering Iowaās tax laws, collections operations, internal audit systems, and other essential functions.
From 1999 to his Revenue appointment, Ralston was Director of Policy and Law for Iowa for Qwest Communications, an international Fortune 500 telecommunications and broadband services company. Ralston led the companyās governmental affairs and community affairs in Iowa, with primary responsibility for representing Qwest with Iowaās Governor, the Iowa General Assembly, and the Iowa Congressional Delegation.
Prior to joining Qwest in 1999, Ralston was President of the Iowa Taxpayers Association, a statewide corporate tax policy organization. In the past, Ralston has served as the chief executive of a local government tax research organization, as a corporate vice president with a health services company, and as chief Iowa assistant to former Congressman Cooper Evans. Ralston was elected Mayor of Grundy Center, Iowa at age 18 and re-elected three times.
Ralston chairs the Central Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Sector Board, is a member of the Industry Advisory Council for Iowa State Universityās Center for Industrial Research and Service, and is a member of the Iowa Economic Development Authorityās Manufacturing Innovation Council. Ralston is a member of the Iowa Newspaper Foundation Board of Directors and is a past member of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Governmental Research Association, the Deputies Committee of the Iowa Business Council, and is a graduate and past chairman of the Board of Governors of the Leadership Iowa program. Ralston is also a past member of the Iowa Revenue Estimating Conference, the agency that establishes revenue projections utilized by the Iowa General Assembly. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Federation of Tax Administrators, and is a member and past member of several other boards and organizations.
Ralston holds a B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa, which recognized him as an Outstanding Alumnus in 1992.
Michael Ralston
Des Moines, IA
Lisa Shimkat
Ames, IA
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The purpose of our State Advisory Board is to provide advice, insight and perspective to the state director and staff of Americaās SBDC Iowa (SBDC) on matters pertaining to the operation of its statewide SBDC network, especially matters affecting small business owners and managers and their relationship with the SBDC.
Through this advice, the Board assists SBDC management in the development of short- and long-range plans for the SBDC, together with the means by which progress toward these goals can be measured. The Board is also asked to assist in developing support for the SBDC from state, federal and local elected officials; to promote communication between the Iowa small business community, state government, local economic development groups, Iowa SBDC stakeholders, and other business related organizations in Iowa; and to offer recommendations for improvement of counseling, training, public relations, and resource programs available to the SBDC and its clients.
Our State Advisory Board members are interested in furthering the efficient and effective delivery of services to the small business community of Iowa.
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