Board of Directors NEW

Nate serves as CEO of Story County Medical Center in Nevada, a Critical Access Hospital affiliate of UnityPoint Health. Prior to joining Story Medical in 2015, Nate held roles at UnityPoint Health System Services in value-based contracting, growth and strategy. Nate has a business degree from Iowa State University and...

Chris Nelson previously served on the Mainstream Living Board of Directors from 2009 - 2015, and is a past Board Chair. Chris is the President of Nelson electric in Ames, a family-owned company that has been in operation for over 100 years. He and his family are very active in...

Jacqueline has worked in nonprofits for over 10 years, most recently at Reiman Gardens, where she has the pleasure of interacting with Mainstream Living clients as both volunteers and guests. After earning a BS in Horticulture from Iowa State, Jacqueline went on to earn an MS in Public Horticulture Administration...

Laura Iles serves is an entomologist and serves as Director of the Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic at Iowa State University where she enjoys helping people solve their insect “problems” and educating them about all of the good (and sometimes bad) things insects bring to our lives. She spent her...

Pat is the Director of Facilities and Projects for Fareway Foods, Inc. He and his wife Alison are the parents of Erin Goldsmith who lives with Friendship Arc, and is also served at Mainstream Living's Center. Alison is also a past board member for the organization and served as Chair...

Clark is a retired financial planner and local artist. His paintings have been featured at the Ames Chamber of Commerce and a number of local sites. Clark’s wife, Betty is a Pharmacist for NuCara in Story City. lark and Betty are the primary support for Clark’s brother who suffers from...

Steve works as a Project Manager in Marketing at John Deere Financial, and has previously held roles in account management, underwriting,collections, and commercial lending. He grew up on a farm in eastern Iowa, where his parents are still active. His wife, Heidi, is active in the Gigi’s Playhouse organization. She’s...

Tracy is the Manager of Risk Monitoring at John Deere Financial (JDF) in Johnston, Iowa. She has been employed with JDF for 22 years and held roles in Accounting, Pricing, Marketing, Data & Analytics and Underwriting. She also serves on the global steering committee and local chapter for the ABLEd...

Dr. Orazem is an Economics Professor at Iowa State University. His research focus has been on child labor, transition economies, information technologies, economic development, and entrepreneurship with his work published in American Economic Review, World Bank Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics and Statistics, International Economic Review,...

Richard has a long history of community service, having been a member of the Aurora, Iowa City Council for eight years and mayor for 28 years. He has also volunteered for a number of organizations including, board member for East Buchanan Dollars for Scholars, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Aurora Historical...

Karen is a psychology teaching professor at Iowa State University. She is a Midwest native who received her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Iowa. Before joining ISU in 2007, she served as an associate professor and co-director of training in counseling psychology at the University of Akron....

Jill is retired from her career with the Professional Licensing Bureau as the Executive Officer for the Landscape Architectural Licensing Board and the Real Estate Education Director. She is married to Carroll Simbro who is also retired from his career with Product Development Partners in Newton. The Simbros live in...