IowaMicroLoan Staff and IFMCV Board Members

Jeff is the Executive Director of Iowa Community Capital and the President of Iowa MicroLoan. He was formerly a loan administrator and technical assistance provider for Iowa MicroLoan. He has 13 years of banking experience in various roles including business analyst, commercial lender and commercial loan underwriting. Jeff Williams also...

Kalyn is the Associate Director of Iowa Community Capital and Vice President of Iowa MicroLoan with a background in financial education and teaching. He is focused on supporting our Credit Builder loan program, evolving technology, and supporting our Community Partners. Kalyn came to the organization through working with Able Up...

McGregor, Clarence W., IFMCV Board Secretary, is a self-employed farmer from Kossuth County in North Central Iowa. McGregor serves on the Board of Directors for AgVentures Alliance, an angel investment organization for value added agriculture; Rural Development Partners, a Community Development Entity certified with the U.S. Treasury for the New...

Waller, Jeff is the Business Lending Manager for DuTrac Community Credit Union, a $596 million Iowa credit union. He offices out of one the credit union's Davenport, IA, branches and is responsible for a commercial lending department that covers 12 offices in 21 counties in eastern Iowa (16), western lllinois...

Schmitz, Randy is the Executive Vice President for Ames Community Bank and serves in the Boone office. He has lived in Boone since 1985 and been involved with financial institutions since 1976 working in operations and accounting. Schmitz has been involved with a number of non-profit and community organizations, including:...

Anderson, Jake was appointed city administrator for the City of Van Meter in November 2010. Prior to his appointment by the City Council, Jake served the City of Polk City as an intern. Jake holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Drake University in Des Moines and a Bachelor...

Hagen, David, IFMCV Board Member is Vice President for Vantus Bank of Wes Des Moines. Vantus Bank has operations in seven Iowa communities and is headquartered in Sioux City. Hagen serves on the Economic Development Committee of the Iowa Bankers Association which is the largest trade association for commercial bankers...

Ogburn, David has been a commercial banker for the last 13 years. Currently is employed with Peoples Trust and Savings Bank as an AVP Commercial Banker. For more than 6 years David has dedicated many hours to the local business community as a mentor and advisor with such organizations as...

Nystrom, Ellen has 29 years experience in the financial and accounting fields including financial analysis and auditing. Ellen worked at Iowa State University over 20 years with 16 of those years at America's SBDC Iowa. Her most recent position at Iowa State University was Associate State Director of America's SBDC...

Patton, James L. serves on the Board of Directors for: Friendship Haven of Fort Dodge, a Senior Housing complex serving over 400 residents; the Ann Ringland-Smeltzer Trust, a philanthropic trust with over 1600 acres of farmland funding environmental, educational, historical and social programs; the Fort Dodge SCORE Chapter, consulting and...

Beekley, Kenneth A., IFMCV Board Chair, is the Executive Vice President for Siouxland Economic Development Corporation (SEDC). SEDC is a regional economic development organization with a mission to serve the greater Sioux City, Iowa area with a wide range of economic development services. SEDC was one of the original Microloan...

Van Dijk, Mario, IFMCV Board Member is and independent business consultant and provides a variety of training and technical assistance services. Van Dijk is owner and manager of The Chocolate Café, a retail store on the downtown square of Fairfield a community of 10,000 in South East Iowa. Van Dijk...

Edelman, Dr. Mark A., Director, is a Professor of Economics, Extension Economist and Director of the Community Vitality Center (CVC) at Iowa State University. Professor Edelman has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in Agricultural Policy and Economic Development. His research and extension record includes many topics in entrepreneurship and...

Hamilton, Mark H., IFMCV Board Member is President of Times-Citizen Communications, Inc., an Iowa Falls-based company involved in media publishing, radio, and marketing. After taking over the Times-Citizen Newspaper in 1983 and avoiding near financial failure during the farm crisis of the 1980s, Hamilton grew the company into a multi-media...

Adams, Steve, over 30 years in business/community development, assisting in the creation of numerous jobs and business starts/expansions through aggressive use of industry recruitment/retention programs and in the completion of a number of community betterment projects. Financing these projects led to the securing of almost five million dollars in grants,...

Vorbrich, Terry is the Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Des Moines Office of Economic Development. Mr. Vorbrich joined the Des Moines Office of Economic Development in 1994. He administers the City's Economic Development Financial Assistance Loan Programs and has been involved in project management activities and development financing...