Past Members of the Seventh District Advisory Council on Agriculture, Small Business and Labor

2020 – 2021

• Stephanie Bloomingdale

  Entrepreneurship Subject Matter Expert

  Presidential Appointee

  Chicago, IL
• Amanda Cage

  President and CEO

  National Fund for Workforce Solutions

  Washington, DC
• Eric Engelmann

  Executive Director

  NewBoCo

  Cedar Rapids, IA
• John R. Ezringa

  Manager

  Michigan Agricultural Commodities, Inc.

  Middleton, MI
• Thomas Hacker

  President

  C&L Supreme

  Des Plaines, IL
• Michael Huber

  President and CEO

  Indy Chamber

  Indianapolis, IN
• Erica L. King

  President

  Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Micro Finance Group

  Chicago, IL
• Bill Krugler

  President

  Milwaukee JobsWork

  Milwaukee, WI
• Rodrigo lafelice dos Santos

  CEO

  Solinftec

  West LaFayette, IN
• Edmond O’Neal

  President

  Northeast Indiana Works

  Fort Wayne, IN
• Johnny Park

  CEO

  Wabash Heartland Innovation Network

  West Lafayette, IN
• Robert G. Reiter, Jr.

  President

  Chicago Federation of Labor

  Chicago, IL
• Portia Roberson

  CEO

  Focus: HOPE

  Detroit, MI
• Derric Scott

  CEO

  East Jefferson Development Corporation

  Detroit, MI
• John Thompson

  Chairman and CEO

  First Electric Supply Company, LLC

  Indianapolis, IN
• Terry Tuttle

  President

  HellermannTyton North America

  Milwaukee, WI
• Megan Weiler Green

  Counsel and Engineering Manager

  Weiler, Inc.

  Knoxville, IA
• Bart Whitney

  Owner/Operator

  Whitney Farms

  Magnolia, IL

2018 – 2019

• Anne Alonzo

  President and CEO

  American Egg Board

  Chicago, IL
• Elba Aranda-Suh

  Executive Director

  National Latino Education Institute

  Chicago, IL
• Kurt Bauer

  President and CEO

  Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

  Madison, WI
• Michelle Behrenwald

  Vice Chair and Co-owner

  AIS Construction Equipment Corp.

  Grand Rapids, MI
• Moira Carlstedt

  President and CEO

  Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership

  Indianapolis, IN
• Victor Dickson

  President and CEO

  Safer Foundation

  Chicago, IL
• Michael Farrell

  Vice President

  Victory Personnel Services, Inc.

  Milwaukee, WI
• Les Garner

  President

  Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation

  Cedar Rapids, IA
• David Hardin

  Owner

  Hardin Farms

  Danville, IN
• Mary Anne Jones

  SVP, Finance & Enterprise Operations and Priority Advantage

  Priority Health

  Grand Rapids, MI
• Sarah Lloyd

  Special Projects Coordinator

  Wisconsin Farmers Union

  Madison, WI
• Robert G. Reiter, Jr.

  Secretary-Treasurer

  Chicago Federation of Labor

  Chicago, IL
• John Sampson

  President and CEO

  Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership

  Fort Wayne, IN
• Ned Staebler

  Vice President, Economic Development

  Wayne State University

  Detroit, MI
• William W. Towns

  CEO

  Benefit Chicago

  Chicago, IL
• Nancy Van Milligen

  President and CEO

  Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

  Dubuque, IA
• Rob Whitney

  Executive Vice President

  MacLean-Fogg Company

  Mundelein, IL
• Robert Wills

  President

  Cedar Grove Cheese and Clock Shadow Creamery

  Plain, WI

2016 – 2017

Illinois

• Diane Cullinan Oberhelman

  Chairman and Founding Partner

  Cullinan Properties, Ltd.

  Peoria
• Christine Hammerlund

  President/CEO

  Assured Healthcare Staffing

  Gurnee
• Terrence Healy

  Special Assistant to the General President/Vice President

  Laborers’ International Union of North America

  Chicago
• Renaye Manley

  International Representative

  Service Employees International Union

  Chicago
• Craig Miller

  CEO

  Association for Corporate Growth

  Chicago
• William (Bill) Phelan

  President

  PayNet, Inc.

  Skokie
• Richard C. Tuttle

  Founding Principal

  Prospect Partners

  Chicago
• Andrew Warrington

  President

  United Conveyor Corporation

  Waukegan
• Michael Withey

  President

  Tool Steel Service, Inc.

  Bridgeview
• David Woodburn

  CEO

  Blue Prairie Brands, LLC

  Chicago

Indiana

• Brian K. Acton

  President/CEO

  BMWC Constructors, Inc.

  Indianapolis
• Raj Rao

  President/CEO

  Indiana Municipal Power Agency

  Carmel
• Larry Wappel, Sr.

  Farmer

  Wappel Grain & Herb LLC

  San Pierre

Michigan

• Stacie Behler

  Group VP, Public Affairs and Communications

  Meijer, Inc.

  Grand Rapids
• Michelle Behrenwald

  Vice Chair and Co-owner

  AIS Construction Equipment Corp.

  Grand Rapids
• George Corona

  Executive Vice President and COO

  Kelly Services, Inc.

  Troy
• Randy Eberts

  Director

  Upjohn Institute

  Kalamazoo

Iowa

• Michael (Mick) K. Guttau

  Chairman

  Treynor State Bank

  Treynor
• Jonathan Sargent

  EVP

  Todd & Sargent

  Ames
• Esther R. López

  EVP

  United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

  Washington, DC

Wisconsin

• Rhandi Berth

  Vice President

  Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/Big Step

  Milwaukee
• Wyman Winston

  Executive Director

  Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)

  Madison