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Investing in Leaders. Inspiring a Community.
Every investment in Leader Valley is an investment in the future of our community. Through the generosity of local businesses, foundations, organizations, and individuals, we're helping students and professionals discover their leadership potential and create lasting impact across the Cedar Valley.
Greatness: $500,000–$999,999
John Deere Foundation / John Deere Waterloo
Tom and Ginger Penaluna / CBE Companies
Synergize: $100,000–$499,999
Talents: ($25,000 – $99,999)
Inspiration: ($10,000 – $24,999)
7 Brew
AECOM
ASPRO
Basecamp Financial Planners
Bremer County Community Foundation
Cedar Valley Corp LLC
Corkery & Corkery
Bryan Earnest
Dennis Eslick
Gordon Flesch
Heartland Bank and Trust
Hogan-Hansen PC
Steve Jackson
Ben Jacobson
Jane Lindaman
Jeff Martin
MidAmerican Energy Foundation
Miehe Commercial Real Estate
Pauline R. Barrett Charitable Foundation
PDCM Insurance
Peterson Genetics, Inc
SCHEELS
Alice Shirey
Target
Jean Trainor
US Bank
Dee Vandeventer
VGM Group
Waterloo Black Hawks Hockey, LLC
Wayne communications
Amy Wienands
Effective: ($1,000 – $9,999)
100 Men Who Care
A-Line E.D.S
The Accel Foundation
Advanced Invoice Funding LLC
Dr. Linda Allen
American Color Imaging
AMPERAGE Marketing & Fundraising
BankIowa
BCI
Emsad Begic
Monte Berg
Bertch Cabinet, LLC.
Bike Tech
Black Hawk County Supervisors
Bloom Manufacturing
BMC Aggregates LC
Jane Bradley
Kelsey Burke
Cardinal Construction
Cedar Brook Dental Group
Cedar Falls Health Trust
Joyce Coil
Community Foundation of NE IA – Mark and Nancy Miller Fund (EX)
Companion Animal Clinic
Copyworks
Dukie “Duke” Corson
Cary Darrah
Days Inn & Suites
Jerry Den Herder
Jim Denholm
Denso International America Inc
Annette Duncan
Grant Duncan
Dupaco R.W. Hoefer Foundation
Steve (Pledge) Dust
Fager Framing
Chris Fereday
Hugh Field
First Bank
First Presbyterian Church
The Funk Group- Northwestern Mutual
Grainger
Greenwood Drug, Inc
Josh Halverson
Derek Hamil
Harris Cleaning Service & Sales, Inc
Sunni Hart
Hawkeye Alarm
Katie Hillyer
Tim Hurley
Hydrite Chemical Company
Aaron and Darcy Jarnagin
Bob Justis
Doris Kelley
Derek and Kristen Kimball
Marsha Koenig
Reid Koenig
Dave Krejchi
Jim Krieg
Kathy Krieg
Kryton Engineered Metals
Nikki Ladage
Land O’Lakes
Mark Lane
Danny Laudick
LKFA Operations
Locke Funeral Services
Troy Love
Magee Construction
Traci Mallaro
Jennifer Manatt
Marico Consulting LLC
Shanlee and Sean McNally
Laura Meyer
Matt Meyers
MidWestOne Bank
John Monaghan
Dale Monroe
Richard Morris
Mudd Advertising
Nagle Signs
Network for Good
Oak Park Estates
Omega Cabinetry/Master Brand Cabinets
Steph Paxton
Peters Construction Corp
Rebecca Poe
RAYGUN
Melissa Reade
Jeffrey Reihle
Andrew Reimer
Doug Reimer
Kathy Reimer
Brett Richman
Kendra Richman
Richman-Schweer Family Fund
Victoria Robinson
Walt (for Iowa) Rogers
Jay Schmitz
Donna and Allen Sessler
Nancy Shirey
Cathy Showalter
The Sinnott Family Foundation
Kathleen Sinnott
Steven Sinnott
Skogman Companies
Spahn & Rose Lumber Company Charitable Foundation
Talk To Me Technologies
Justin Tolan
Teri Trask
Tyson Foods
Urban Pie
Urban Pie/The Vibe
Van Meter
Viking Pump
Vine Valley Real Estate
Waterloo Community Foundation
Waterloo Tent & Tarp Company
Waterloo Warehousing
Waverly-Shell Rock Area United Way
The Weekley Connection
Wells Fargo Foundation
Molly Wells
Western Home Communities
Roger White
Barb Wienands
Wilson College of Business
Cathy Young
Rick Young
Proactive: ($999 and Under)
Adijan Abdic
Saba Abebe
Daniel Ackerman
Adams Evenson & CO
John Adams
Yvonne Adda-Smith
Kathy Albert
Nate Alderman
Shelli Alstat
Brittany Ambrose
Mikhal Ambrose
Sheila Ambrose
Rodney Anderson
JoAnn Anderson-Wright
Sue Armbrecht (deceased)
Nicole Arntz
Bill Atkins
Toni Babcock
Kelly Bachman
Barbie Bass
Denise Bauler
Susan Beach
Aaron Becker
Corey Beem
Edita Begic
Benton’s Ready Mixed Concrete Inc
Dave Berns
Kimberly Bimm
Heather Bishop
Allison Blanford
Mike Bobeldyk
Ryan Bockes
Nick Bonewitz
Dawn Boone
Bosco Catholic School System
Bowers Masonry
BoxDrop Mattress Waterloo
Monica Boyer
Jay Bracken
Haley Bradford
Scott Braun
Rachel Breuer
Logan Brincks
Joy Briscoe
Jim Brown
Brown’s Shoe Fit
Ashley Buck
Mary Ann Burk
Mike Butler
BW Contractors
Kris Byers
Sara Cahill
Ashley Caldwell
Qualyee Nikki Campbell
Steve Manchester Carignan
Trish Carlson
Harrison E. Cass Jr.
Anna Caughron
Ben Caughron
Gigo Cejvanovic
Century 21 Signature
Megan Cheeseman
Chick-Fil-A Waterloo
Renee Christoffer
Andrea Christopher
Jane E Cline
Barb Clouse-Rud
Darrell Colson
Conagra Brands
Angela Conrad
Drew Conrad
Christie Coral
Carol Coronado
Kelly Cota
Lindsay Cota
Lyn Countryman
Paige Cowing
Jonny Craig
KaOnna Creighton
Mary Crile
Kim Cross
Priscilla Culp
Kati Curran
Ann Currie
Dalton PHCE & F
Troy Davis
Jhanna DeHeck
Samantha Deines
Liz DeJoode
Den Herder Veterinary Hospital
John Derryberry
Julie DeSloover
Stephanie Detweiler
Katie Devereaux
Brittney Diercks
Joanne Dierks
Discerning Wealth
Laura Dobson
Julie Doeppke
Nick Dohlman
Marisa Dolan
Renae Drey
Zudo Druzanovic
Lance Dunn
Rita Durchenwald
Marina Durinova
Angela Edgington
Alisha Eggers
Bret Eick
Rhonda Eklund
Element Construction
Nick Elliott
Kim Engels
Connie Erpelding
Ken Erpelding
Nick Evens
Expo Alternative Learning Center
Dustin Fadiga
Fat Cup
Jill Faucher
Megan Fereday
First Security Bank
Betsy Fisher
Jacqueline Fisher
Beauty Fitts
Anna Flanders
Charisse Folken
Fosters Mattress
Jaime Foxen
Ozzie Foznoski
Denise Franklin
Marshall Frazier
Catharine Freeman
Leanna Frericks
Betsie Frey
Elizabeth Frohwein
Andrew Frost
Angie Fuller
Carole Fuller
Jina Funk
Madison Gaffney
Carli Galligan
Taysha Galloway
Ronald Garris
Tara Gettman
Lauren Gillett
Patrick Gonzalez
Nalin Goonesekere
Kylie Gougler
Jay Grabiec
David Grady
Kristie Grady
Robert Green
Vicki Grimes
Brandon Grimm
Dave Grund
Grant Gubbrud
Jacob Hackman
Nicole Hackman
Travis Haht
Brady Hakeman
MaKenzie Hakeman
Tori Hale
Kris Hansen
Ben Hanson
Emily Hanson
James Hanson
Quentin Hart
Nick Harvey
Jeff Hassman
Lovely Henderson
Michael Henning
Amy Hetherton
Aaron Hibben
Kyle Hildman
Tim Hilvers
Tim Hoekstra
Vicki Holler
Alicia Hollingsworth
Beth Cox Hollingsworth
Sheila Hollingsworth
Danica Holm
Andrew Holtmeyer
Barb Horstman
Joshua Horstman
Christine Hougas
Quint Howell
Huff Contracting Inc
John Huff
Stacy Huhn
Chris Hurley
Meg Husted
Mirsada Ibradzic
Invision Architecture
Linda Ireland
ISG
Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo
Janesville Consolidated School
Gordon Jefferson
Zak Jenn
Milora Johanns
Eric & Lori Johnson
Katie Johnston
Kelsey Jorgensen
Analise Junker
Tara Kabance
Sarah Kafer
Jessica Karcher
Brooke Karns
Justin Kasuske
Beth Kay
Joah Kegebein
Trent Keller
Kristina Keltner
Michael Kennedy
Storey Kenworthy
Hanna Kerr
Jordan Kettner
Marisa Kettner
Adam Kimball
Babette Kimball
Keri Kinney
Kiwanis Club of Cedar Falls Rough Risers fund
Jamie Klingman
Michele Knaack
Daekota Knott
Deonna Knudsen
Emily Knutson
Hellen Kobayashi
Miranda Koch
Christian Koerner
Kristina Kofoot
Amy M M Kohlhaas
Nadine Kono
Tom Kramer
Kravve Gourmet Popcorn and More
Krumwiede Light Display
Adrian Kuennen
Tim Kuethe
Kuhlefit
Tony Lackman
Emerson Ladage
Jesse Lahmann
Amanda Laity
Jeremy Langner
John Larsen
Larson Construction
Jennifer Lassen
Terri Lasswell
Jean Lehman
Morgan Lehmann
Barb Leistad
Ryan and Luke Lindaman
Jennifer Lipa
Amy Lockhart
Vanessa Lopez
Debi Lovegren
Chiquita Loveless
Hannah Luce
Tim Mack
Adam Macomber
Allie Manske
David Marchesani
Susan Mariano
Larry Martin
Arienne Martinez
Tiera Matlock
Rick Maynard
Anne McCabe
Lori McCallum
Angela McCann-Lair
Traci McCausland
John McClellan
Armand McCormick
John McCoy
Margaret McCoy
Danielle McGeough
Cyd McHone
Jim McKernan
Jesse Meehan
Jill Mejia
Mary Lou Merryman
Joanna Meyeraan
Mary Rita Meyers
Tara Meyers
Kashaunda Mhoon
Leona Middleton
Amy Miehe
Jordan Miller
Kayla Miller
Keyaira Miller
Marlys Miller
Meagan Miller
Wilo Mimbar
Mind Links LLC
Mark Mohr
Chad Moine
Loleta Montgomery
Brittney and Madi Montross
Bailey Moore
Elijah Moore
Jayden Moore
Jody Moore
Luke Moore
Matt Moore
Afton Morgan
Aaron Morris
Olivia Mrzlak
Becky Mudd
Donna Murphy
Jill Murray
Linda Nedelcoff
Mary Nedoba
Brenda Nelson
Darcy Nelson
Tracy Neymeyer
Northeast Iowa Regional Board of Realtors
Not An Echo Creative
Thomas Novotney
Dr. Amel Nuhanovic
Chuck Nygren
Apiew Ochan
Gretchen Ogden
Cassandra Oliveira
Mary O’Loughlin
Dan Olsen
Daniel O’Malley
Casey O’Roake
Amela Osmic
Overhead Door Company of Waterloo
Bob and Deb Panther
Leonard Parker
Shantavia Parker
April Parkhurst
Vicki Parsons
Allison Pattee
Dr. Andy Pattee
Sarija Patterson
Bryan Pauls
Linda Payne
Katy Pelzer
Adam Pennell
Thomas Peterson
Michelle Pezley
Shawn Pezley
Nicholas Pfeiffer
Allison Pin
Diedre Pint
Sarah Pospisil
Mark Mohr
Marlys Miller
Marshall Frazier
Mary Ann Burk
Mary Crile
Mary Lou Merryman
Mary Nedoba
Mary O'Loughlin
Mary Rita Meyers
Matt Moore
Matt Seward
Matt Stieffel
Matthew Wolcott
Meagan Miller
Meg Husted
Megan Cheeseman
Megan Fereday
Megan Ung
Melissa Sitzmann
Melissa Steggall
Michael Henning
Michael Kennedy
Michele Knaack
Michelle Pezley
Michelle Pezley
Michelle Witherspoon
Mike Bobeldyk
Mike Butler
Mikhal Ambrose
Milora Johanns
Mind Links LLC
Miranda Koch
Mirsada Ibradzic
Misty Reinard
Mitch Rahm
Monica Boyer
Morgan Lehmann
Nadine Kono
Nalin Goonesekere
Nate Alderman
Nicholas Pfeiffer
Nick Bonewitz
Nick Dohlman
Nick Elliott
Nick Elliott
Nick Evens
Nick Harvey
Nick Rhoads
Nicole Arntz
Nicole Hackman
NE Iowa Regional Board of Realtors
Not An Echo Creative
Olivia Mrzlak
Overhead Door Co. Waterloo
Ozzie Foznoski
Paige Cowing
Paresh Shettigar
Patrick Gonzalez
Priscilla Culp
Qualyee Nikki Campbell
Quentin Hart
Quint Howell
Rachel Breuer
Rebekah Robbs
Renae Drey
Renee Christoffer
Renee Weston Weston Smart
Rhonda Eklund
Rhonda Riley
Rice Companies
Rick Maynard
Rikki Shaver
Riley’s Floors
Rita Durchenwald
Robert Green
Robert Tyson
Robert Wright
Robin D Turner
Rodney Anderson
Roger Yoder
Ronald Garris
Rose Quirk
Ryan and Luke Lindaman
Ryan Bockes
Ryan Schmit
Saba Abebe
Samantha Deines
Samuel Sablan
Sandi Sommerfelt
Sara Cahill
Sara Junaid Vanarsdale
Sarah Kafer
Sarah Pospisil
Sarija Patterson
Scott Braun
See What I Mean
Selvedina Samardzic
Shannon Wurzer
Shantavia Parker
Shante Wallican-Nesbit
Sharon K. Vander Kolk
Shawn Pezley
Sheila Ambrose
Sheila Hollingsworth
Shelli Alstat
Shelton Rowe
Sheri Steuben
Singlespeed Brewing Company
Sophie Shelgren
Stacey Snyder
Stacy Huhn
Stacy Robinson
Stacy Schmitz
Stacy Van Gorp
Standard Distribution Co
Stephanie Detweiler
Stephanie Seidl
Steve Manchester Carignan
Storey Kenworthy
Sue Armbrecht (deceased)
Sue Zey
Susan Beach
Susan Mariano
Tammy Sink
Tanya Warren
Tara Gettman
Tara Kabance
Tara Meyers
Tara Theisen
Taysha Galloway
Teresa Schmitt
Teresa Sterrett
Terri Lasswell
The Wild Hare American Bar & Grill
Thomas Novotney
Thomas Peterson
Thomas Salkeld
Tidal Wave
Tiera Matlock
Tim Hilvers
Tim Hoekstra
Tim Kuethe
Tim Mack
Tom Kramer
Tom Wenstrand
Toni Babcock
Tony Lackman
Tori Hale
Tracey Schatz
Traci McCausland
Tracy Neymeyer
Travis Haht
Trent Keller
Trinette Weidman
Trish Carlson
Troy Davis
Turnkey Associates, LC
UnityPoint Health
UScellular – Next Generation Wireless
Vanessa Lopez
Vicki Grimes
Vicki Holler
Vicki Parsons
Vicki Schmitz
Vicki St. James
Warren Transport
Waterloo Homecoming Association
Waterloo Police Protective Association
Wayne Claassen Engineering and Surveying, Inc
Wilo Mimbar
Yvonne Adda-Smith
Zach Zimmerman
Zak Jenn
Zudo Druzanovic
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Save the Date!
Celebrating 15 years of Leader Valley at the 2027 Leader Valley Gala on February 5th, 2027.
CLICK HERE to secure your spot!