Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival - Staff & Board of Directors

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Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival is fortunate to have the insight and guidance of an excellent Board of Directors. Board officers and members include:

Board of Directors Executive Committee


	Name	Company
President	Sharlynn Page	Miracles in Motion
President-Elect	Heather Akers	GE Vendor Finance
Secretary	Mark Hixson	Business Solutions Group, Inc.
Treasurer	John Mallett	AEGON USA
Immediate Past President	Jerry Dietz	Weyerhaeuser

Board


Name	Company
Richie Akers	Clipper Windpower, Inc.
Mackenzie Barton	Moyer & Bergman
Bill Burns	Cedar River Paper Co.
Cheryl Cerqueira	Quaker
Erika Elles	Cargill, Inc.
George Ford	The Gazette
Ann Humbert	Alliant Energy
Tom Kaldenberg	Kirkwood Community College
John Kennedy	Farm Credit Services of America
Spencer Kennedy	Wells Fargo Bank
Jim O'Haire	Toyota Financial Services
Melanie Richert	Rockwell Collins
Marvin Smejkal	Sound Concepts
Kari Stillman	Priority One

Ex-Officio


Name	Company
Laurel Day	Cedar Rapids Community School District
Peter Teahen	Teahen Funeral Home

Freedom Festival Staff

Janet Wilhelm
Executive
Director

Russ Oviatt
Director, Marketing & Operations

Ann Virden
Director,Community Relations

Seasonal Staff

Molly Morris, Community Relations Assistant
Andy Perez, Good Clean Fun Coordinator
Rachel Weems, Front Office Support
Adam Wilhelm, Venue Assistant
Meghan Wilhelm, Venue Assistant
Kristin Wilhelm, Venue Assistant