Leadership

"Capital Crossroads has cultivated leadership and leveraged resources across sectors and organizations."
—Suzanne Mineck

Capital Crossroads is led by its Regional Council, a diverse mix of leaders from community organizations, government, and industries across the region who drive implementation of the Roadmap.

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Chairs of Capital Crossroads

Mayor Courtney Clarke
City of Waukee
Dan Houston
Principal Financial Group (Ret.)
David Stark
UnityPoint Health

Regional Council

Supervisor Jill Altringer
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Mayor Bob Andeweg
City of Urbandale
Britney Appelgate
Wells Fargo
Marquas Ashworth
Ashworth Development/Ziyad Rye
Mayor Connie Boesen
City of Des Moines
Miriam De Dios Woodward
De Dios Consulting
Deidre DeJear
Oakridge Neighborhood
Abby Delaney
Bankers Trust
Sally Dix
BRAVO Greater Des Moines
Trina Flack
Catch Des Moines
Kyle Gamble
Hubbell Realty Company
Suzanne Heckenlaible
Delta Dental of Iowa
Alejandro Hernandez
Drake University
Hannah Inman
Great Outdoors Foundation
Laura Jackson
Wellmark BCBS
Dr. Nalo Johnson
MidIowa Health Foundation
Ardis Kelley
Cornflower Studio
Kristi Knous
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Kathryn Kunert
MidAmerican Energy Company
Janice Lane Schroeder
Children and Families of Iowa
Greg Lin
Drake University
Derek Lord
City of Ankeny
Jeff Lorenzen
American Equity
Jerrica Marshall
The Directors Council
Dr. Skylar Mayberry-Mayes
The Jacobsen Institute at Grand View University
Dylan Mullenix
Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Toby O'Berry
Polk County Housing Trust Fund
Mayor Tom Phillips
City of Norwalk
Dr. Erick Pruitt
Ankeny Community School District
Doug Romig
Housing Solutions Alliance
Scott Sanders
City of Des Moines
Claudia Schabel
Schabel Solutions
Mary Sellers
United Way of Central Iowa
Matt Smith
Des Moines Public Schools
David Spalding
Iowa State University
Julie Stewart
Prairie Meadows
Mak Sućeska
Polk County
Tiffany Tauscheck
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Mayor Russ Trimble
City of West Des Moines
Michael Wagler
AARP Iowa
Amanda Wanke
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART)
Dr. Liang Chee Wee
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)

Previous CXR Leadership

Teree Caldwell-Johnson (†)
Oakridge Neighborhood
Jay Byers (†)
Simpson College
Jackie Norris
Horizon Group (Formerly SPPG)
Rob Barron
Seed Coalition
Dave Baccile
NCMIC
Jen Carruthers
11 Eleven Productions
Kuuku Saah
Ntontan RE
Rick Tollakson
Hubbell Realty Company
Wendy Wintersteen
Iowa State University
Matt McCoy
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Jillian Herink
Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children
Dr. Ian Roberts
Des Moines Public Schools
Brad Anderson
AARP Iowa
Kenia Calderon Ceron
Green State Credit Union
Angela Connolly
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Dave Caris
Community Bankers of Iowa
Matt Carstens
Landus
Rick Clark
City of Des Moines
Mary Cownie
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Russ Cross
Wells Fargo
Greg Edwards
Catch Des Moines
Barry Griswell
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Adam Hammes
Eco-Fluence
Cara Heiden
Wells Fargo
Phil Hodgin
RDG Planning & Design
Fred Hubbell
Rick Kozin
Polk County
Sheila Laing
Hy-Vee
Brian Laurenzo
Brick Gentry, P.C.
Steve Leath
Iowa State University
Chris Littlefield
Fidelity & Guaranty
John May
Deere and Company
Mark Miller
DuPont Pioneer
Mary O’Keefe
Principal
Bob Riley
Riley Resource Group
Michael Sadler
CenturyLink
Tom Urban
Dave Wilkerson
Waukee Community School District
Steve Zumbach
Belin McCormick

Funders

  • AARP Iowa
  • AE Dairy
  • Ankeny Community School District
  • Bankers Trust
  • Bravo Greater Des Moines
  • Casey’s
  • Catch Des Moines
  • Children & Families of Iowa
  • City of Des Moines
  • City of West Des Moines
  • City of Urbandale
  • Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
  • Daniel and Joan Houston Endow Iowa Fund
  • DART
  • De Dios Consulting
  • Deloitte
  • Delta Dental of Iowa
  • Des Moines Metropolitan Planning Organization
  • Des Moines Public Schools
  • Drake University
  • EMC Insurance
  • First Interstate Bank
  • Great Outdoors Foundation
  • Greater Des Moines Partnership
  • Holmes Murphy
  • Hubbell Realty Company
  • Iowa State University
  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Knapp Properties
  • KPMG
  • Lincoln Dix and Family
  • Mid-Iowa Health Foundation
  • Musco Lighting
  • NCMIC
  • Prairie Meadows
  • Principal Financial Group
  • Polk County
  • Polk County Housing Trust Fund
  • Ruan Transportation Management Systems
  • Sammons Financial Group
  • Schabel Solutions
  • Ted & Rowena Crosbie Foundation
  • United Way of Central Iowa
  • The Directors Council
  • UnityPoint Health
  • Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Wells Fargo
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