What word best describes you?
Compassionate

Title
Owner
* at time of recognition

Employer
Culver's of Pella
* at time of recognition

Lives In
Pella

Education
Orange City High School, Iowa
Dordt College

Activities
Pella Chamber of Commerce
Pella Area Development Corporation
PACE Events Council
Kid’s Hope Volunteer
Faith CRC Council
Lake Red Rock Balloon Festival
Meals from the Heartland

Working in Marion County
I think that the best part of working in Marion County is our people. I have worked at a few different companies in Marion County and the people at each of those companies is what stands out to me. They are energetic about their jobs. They care about the team members around them. They take pride in the quality of their work. I can say that when I have left previous jobs, the hardest part of leaving the job has always been leaving my fellow team members.

Living in Marion County
Marion County has been very blessed over the years and is continuing to be blessed. However, the people who live here do not squander this blessing. They are continuing to look to improve our quality and standard of living every day. I look at some of the large projects in Marion County that have been developed and completed by volunteers and am amazed at the hard work and diligence that people put into projects to try and improve our county. I think that the willingness of the residents of Marion County to volunteer is what makes it the best part.

Career Advice to Teens
Be willing to get out of your comfort zone and take some risks. The worst thing that you can do when presented with an opportunity or challenge is nothing. I would much rather have my team members perform an action and make a mistake than to do nothing at all.

Class of 2017

Todd Chambers
President
McKay Group
Andrea Dana
Human Resources
Pella Corporation
Dave Machovsky
Industrial Adhesives Tape Division Team Leader
3M Company
Dylan Morse
AVP, Compliance; Consumer & Commercial Lending
Iowa State Savings Bank
Alison Muller-Heit
Strategic Marketing Leader
Leighton State Bank
Katrina Nelson
Public Relations/Marketing
Knoxville Hospital & Clinics
Tim Te Grootenhuis
Owner
Culver's of Pella
Teresa Ulferts
Marketing
Marion County Bank
Tiffany Van Zante
Vice President
Geetings, Inc.
Mindi Vanden Bosch
Continuous Improvement Manager
Vermeer Corporation