Family Business Supporters

Advisory Board

The UNI Family Business Center Advisory Board is a group of tried and trusted family business leaders in Iowa. These individuals have considerable experiences with the family businesses in which they work, and provide helpful insights, resources and feedback to inform both the daily and overall operations of the UNI Family Business Center. 

Mary Andringa Chair Emeritus Vermeer Corporation Pella	Jonny Bosworth  Commercial Real Estate Advisor R&R Realty Group Des Moines	Ryan Boyington Partner Storey Kenworthy Des Moines
Jennifer Breister Vice President Crown Point Builders Garner	Mark Hanawalt President United Equipment Accessories Waverly	Rodney Huber President ​Huber Supply Company Mason City
Shea Kelly CEO Circle Computer Resources (CCR) Cedar Rapids	Rob McDonald CEO A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. Dubuque	Emily Schmitt Chief Administrative Officer Sukup Manufacturing Co. Sheffield
Jody Schulte Marketing Manager Jefferson Telecom Jefferson	Jenny Steffensmeier CEO Steffensmeier Welding Pilot Grove	Heidi Vermeer-Quist Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Family Business Consultant and third generation shareholder Vermeer Corporation Pella
Dave Walter IT Director EFCO Corporation Des Moines

 

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Founding Partners

We are grateful to the UNI Family Business Center Founding Partners. These companies that have invested in family-owned enterprises at a high level and support the programming made possible by the FBC.

BrownWinick Law Firm

 

Foster Group

 

 

RSM

 

 

Founding Family

We are also grateful for Fareway Grocery Stores, a Founding Family of the UNI Family Business Center. Founding Families invest in their peers—family-owned enterprises that are smaller or in more need of assistance.

 

Fareway

 

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Get Involved

If you are interested in giving your time, talents or resources to the UNI Family Business Center, contact dan.beenken@uni.edu.