BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NEICAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The NEICAC Board acts as trustee of the Corporation’s assets and ensures that the organization is well managed and remains fiscally sound. The tripartite board, comprised of one representative from the private, public, and low-income populations in each of our seven counties exercises oversight of the organization’s operations and maintains the legal and ethical accountability of its staff and volunteers. The main responsibilities of a nonprofit board are often summarized in the “three Ds”:
DUTY OF CARE: Board members are expected to actively participate in organizational planning and decision-making and to make sound and informed judgments.
DUTY OF LOYALTY: When acting on behalf of the organization, board members must put the interests of the nonprofit before any personal or professional concerns and avoid potential conflicts of interest.
2022 NEICAC Staff & Board Members
DUTY OF OBEDIENCE: Board members must ensure that the organization complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and that it remains committed to its established mission.
The NEICAC Board Members must be active and agency advocates.
In addition to its legal responsibilities, the Board also has a fiduciary role by maintaining oversight of the nonprofit’s finances. Board members must evaluate financial policies, approve annual budgets, and review periodic financial reports to ensure that the organization has the necessary resources to carry out its mission and remains accountable to its donors and the general public. It is also the duty of the Board to hire the Executive Director and oversee their activities, mobilize private resources, develop and maintain agency public relations, initiate new programs, plan and evaluate programs, determine rules of the governing board, and select officers and committees.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY COUNTY
Dan Byrnes, Waukon (Secretary/Treasurer)
Rep: Public Sector
Term: 1-2-2015 to indefinite
Jenny Cole, Lansing
Rep: Private Sector
Term: 9/24/18 to indefinite
Marcia Hesse, Waukon
Rep: Low-Income Sector
Term: 6-27-2016 to indefinite
Corey Cerwinkske, Waverly
Rep: Public Sector
Term: 1-3-2023 to indefinite
Shannon R. Michael, Waverly
Rep: Private Sector
Term: 2-23-2015 to indefinite
Melissa Nation, Waverly
Rep: Low-Income Sector
Term: 12-13-2021 to indefinite
Steve Breitbach, New Hampton
Rep: Public Sector
Term: 2-7-2022 to indefinite
Nick Winter, New Hampton
Rep: Private Sector
Term: 4-24-2017 to indefinite
Suellen Kolbet, New Hampton
Rep: Low-Income Sector
Term: 4-6-2021 to indefinite
Steve Doeppke, Elkader
Rep: Public Sector
Term: 1-2-2019 to indefinite
Wendy Shea, Guttenberg
Rep: Private Sector
Term: 8-22-2011 to indefinite
Sara Noack, Elkader
Rep: Low-Income Sector
Term: 4-16-2021 to indefinite
Jeff Bunn, Fayette
Rep: Public Sector
Term: 1-3-2023 to indefinite
Nina Brickman, Oelwein
Rep: Private Sector
Term: 3-22-21 to indefinite
Linda Voshell, Oelwein
Rep: Low-Income Sector
Term: 3-21-1988 to indefinite
Joseph Pisney, Lime Springs
Rep: Public Sector
Term: 1-2-2019 to indefinite
Janel Langreck, Cresco
(Vice Chair)
Rep: Private Sector
Term: 4-16-1990 to indefinite
VACANT
Rep: Low-Income Sector
Term:
Shirley Vermace, Decorah
Rep: Public Sector
Term: 2-7-2022 to indefinite
Julie Wurtzel, Decorah
Rep: Private Sector
Term: 9-25-2000 to indefinite
Les Askelson, Decorah
(Chair)
Rep: Low-Income Sector
Term: 9-22-1993 to indefinite
Tabitha Chase, Farmersburg
Term: 10-18-2022 to indefinite
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