Progress Industries and the P.I. Foundation have announced the 2015-2016 Board Officers and Trustees.
Progress Industries Board Officers are as follows: Chair — Andy Flynn, Flynn Wright Advertising; Vice Chair — Bret Doerring, Edward Jones Investments; Treasurer — Rob Kahn, First Newton National Bank; Secretary — Brian Buch, US Bank; and Jim Merulla, serving as President, CEO and Assistant Secretary.
Progress Industries Trustees: Jeff Hoebelheinrich, Newton Police Department (retired); Jim Long, Cline Tool; Connie Mitchell, Mercy Medical Center; Loretta Sieman, LJS Consulting; Jeff Wright, Carr & Wright P.L.C; and Marcia Wanamaker, Iowa Realty.
P.I. Foundation Board Officers: Chair — Tod Hockenson, Hy-Vee Corporation; Vice Chair-Geri Doyle, Doyle and Devoe Iowa Realty; Treasurer — Dean Ward, Maytag Corporation (retired); Secretary — John McNeer, Newton Manufacturing (retired); with Jim Merulla serving as President, CEO and Assistant Secretary.
P.I. Foundation Trustees: Brian Buch, US Bank; Bret Doerring, Edward Jones Investments; Andy Flynn, Flynn Wright Advertising; Jean Groben, Jasper Winery; Rob Kahn, First Newton National Bank; Dan Skokan, Progress Industries (retired); GeorgAnne Talsma, I-80 Farms; Chris Vernon, The Vernon Company; Myrna Ver Ploeg, Maytag Dairy Farms; Lee Zmolek, Maytag Company (retired).
Progress Industries, established in Newton in 1979, is a nonprofit organization that provides employment training and placement services, day activity programs and residential services for people with disabilities in central Iowa. Progress Industries' administrative offices are located at 1017 E. Seventh St. N. in Newton, 5518 NW 88th St. in Johnston and 2721 Stange Road in Ames. Visit www.progressindustries.org for more information.