Danielle Rogers has been named as the Newton Main Street volunteer of the year. Main Street Executive Director Graham Sullivan announced Rogers as the recipient of the award, and she will also be recognized at the annual Main Street Iowa Awards on April 7 at Hoyt Sherman place in Des Moines.
Rogers was selected by a committee out of nomination the Newton Main Street board and committee members received. She has been with the organization since its inception in 2014, serving as board secretary, until she stepped down in recent months to take on the roll as Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton.
“She had been a huge asset to our program with all the background work required of a board secretary as well as designing and running our website,” Sullivan said. “She also ran our Facebook page and helped to organize important documents necessary for our program to run smoothly.”
Rogers previously served as Strategic Communications Specialist for The Vernon Company, a manufacturer and marketer of promotional products headquartered in Newton. She is an active volunteer throughout Central Iowa and has served or is currently serving on the Newton Community School District Bond Referendum Committee, Young Professionals of Jasper County, United Way of Jasper County, City of Newton Planning and Zoning Commission, Drake University Central Iowa Young Alumni Committee and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Rogers has a Bachelor of Arts in public relations and a Bachelor of Arts in environmental policy, both from Drake University.
“We wanted to give her this award as our way of saying thank you for all the time and effort she put into Newton Main Street, she will be missed from the board but we are excited to be able to work with her in this new role and see our goal of marketing our community in a cohesive way flourish,” Sullivan said.
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