| Tim Barton Tim currently serves as the CEO of Freightquote.com. The company provides its customers with tools that make freight transportation management faster, easier and more cost-efficient. Tim is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2002 Technology Award winner. |
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| John Bloomhall John serves as the President and CEO of Diamond V Mills, Inc. as the third-generation family member to lead the company. The Iowa-based company, with international operations, is in the animal nutrition field as a supplier of nutritional fermentation products. |
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| Joe Ceryanec Joe is Vice President and CFO for Meredith Corporation, a publicly traded company. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, Meredith Corporation is one of America’s leading media and marketing companies, publishing Better Homes and Gardens, Parents and Fitness to name a few. |
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| Juanita Hinshaw After serving as Senior Vice President and CFO for Graybar Electric Company, Juanita formed her own financial consulting firm, H&H Advisors. In addition, Juanita serves on the Board of Directors for Insituform Technologies, Williams Companies, and Synergistics. |
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| Michael D. Peck Mike is the Managing Partner of Open Prairie Ventures’ Kansas City office. As one of three partners, he is responsible for portfolio and deal management and fund-raising at the early-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm. |
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| Jay Radtke Jay is a Director for Mason Wells, a private equity firm focused on control-oriented buyout investments of middle market companies located in the Midwestern United States with a focus on engineered products and services, outsourced business services, and packaging and packed goods. |
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| Thad Simons Thad is President and CEO for Novus International, Inc. Novus is a privately held, international company focusing on animal health and nutrition. Thad is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 Bioscience Award winner and was a national finalist and a 2010 national winner. |
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 | Jeannine Stranjord Jeannine retired from Sprint Corporation at the end of 2005, where she was the Chief Integration Officer. Today, she works with several corporate as well as non-profit boards. |