Adam Haeder is an Operations Manager at the Google data center in Council Bluffs. He has been in IT since the last century, and has had the opportunity to perform just about every technical job there is, from desktop support to network manager to trainer, DBA, programmer, sysadmin and CIO. He holds multiple industry certifications, was the Cisco Regional Networking Academy trainer while at the AIM Institute in Omaha, Neb., and was one of the first Linux trainers in the Midwest. Adam serves on multiple boards and technical advisory committees in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, and his latest book is "LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell" by O'Reilly publishing. Adam lives in Nebraska with his wife and children and enjoys college football, playing chauffeur for his teenagers, and tinkering with the latest electronic gadgets.

Cara currently serves as the Executive Director of Career EdVantage SWI. Cara received her bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa, and master's degree from Bellevue University. Cara also serves on the Impact CB Board of Directors. Cara and her family reside in Council Bluffs. 

Deb retired from the Council Bluffs School District after a 33 year career where she taught history,  journalism, business, was a school-to-career-coordinator, and the CTE curriculum specialist. Prior to teaching she spent 4 years in the finance and insurance industries. She is a Thomas Jefferson graduate with an education degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a business degree from Buena Vista University. Deb serves on the TJ Hall of Fame Committee and the Iowa Western Black Tie Committee. She also does consulting for Career and Technical Education. She resides in Council Bluffs.

Jeff Schoening retired in May of 2022 after 34 years as the 5-12 band director at Treynor Community Schools in Treynor, Iowa. Since retirement, Jeff has remained active in music and music education.  He is a guest conductor, clinician, judge, and private instructor in the state of Iowa, and continues to perform with various local and regional rock, swing and dance bands. Jeff is a 1980 graduate of Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, and in 1984 received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. In June of 2023 he was honored as a recipient of the CHI Health Mercy Heritage Award for Arts and Humanities. Jeff and his wife Patty have been married for 41 years and are the proud parents of sons Keith and Alec, and three very active grandsons.

He remains active in the Treynor community, giving back to the students, the school, and community whenever he can, and to the young band directors in the Southwest Iowa area as part of the Iowa Bandmasters Association Retired Directors Mentorship Program.

Jacque is a graduate of Exira High School and the State College of Iowa, completing a degree in Elementary Education and endorsements in Early Childhood and Reading.  She has served as a board member for preschool programs in the community and taught in the East Mills Community Schools for 25 years as an elementary classroom teacher, reading specialist and reading consultant.  Jacque and her husband, Ed, have three grown children, seven grandchildren and reside in Malvern, Iowa.  Jacque is active in church, community activities, the Malvern Area Betterment Association, volunteers in the elementary school and is an Ombudsman for the State of Iowa at On With Life.

Mary Beth is currently a district mentor for new high school teachers in the Council Bluffs Community Schools. She previously taught high school Social Studies courses at Thomas Jefferson High School. She earned Master’s Degrees in both Sociology (UNI) and Educational Leadership (UNO). She completed her Doctorate in Educational Leadership in 2015 from UNO. She loves gardening and spending time with her friends and family. She is very passionate about education.

Nicole Lindquist is the Director of Communications for the Iowa West Foundation. She graduated from West Harrison High School in Mondamin, Iowa and earned her bachelor's degree in Journalism with a minor in Coaching from Iowa State University and also hold a master's in Communications from University of Nebraska Omaha. In her spare time, she enjoys leading a Girl Scout Troop, coaching volleyball and basketball, running and reading. She and her husband Rob, along with their three children, reside in Council Bluffs.

Susan Miller grew up in Macedonia, married a man who grew up in Oakland and moved to the “middle” in Carson nearly 40 years ago. With an Associate’s degree from Iowa Western and her Bachelor’s degree from Bellevue University, Miller spent more than 40 years in the banking industry before recently retiring. She is known for her involvement with programs and projects that benefit eastern Pottawattamie County like the Carson Business Club and Pottawattamie County Recycling Center Task Force, and can often be found weeding public spaces around town. She and her husband enjoy camping, biking, stock car racing and spending time with their family, especially the grandkids. Fun fact: Susan is a two-time Powder Puff winner at the Blencoe Go-Kart trac.