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Annual Meeting
The 2019 Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. Annual Meeting was one to remember. Thank you to all those who joined us in celebrating our collective accomplishments from the past year, sharing our organization’s goals for the future, congratulating our 2018 volunteers and honoring Jonathan Zierdt on his 15 years at Greater Mankato Growth. We want to give a special thanks to our 2019 sponsors as well as our outgoing board members. To our incoming board members, we welcome you!
This event brings together the business community along with Greater Mankato Growth, Visit Mankato, City Center Partnership and GreenSeam to share the accomplishments of the current year and celebrate the vision for the future. This is also a time where we raise a glass to the companies, organizations and volunteers who partner with us to help our community thrive.
We recognize individuals or groups who have made outstanding contributions, demonstrated leadership through service and volunteerism and made a contribution to the betterment of quality of life, business environment and economic vitality.
Congratulations to the 2018 Volunteers of the Years!
Greater Mankato Growth: Nancy Zallek
Visit Mankato: Lori Benike
City Center Partnership: Heather Clark
GreenSeam: Gary Koch
Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. Approved Board Slate Greater Mankato Growth’s Volunteer of the Year, Nancy Zallek: Nancy Zallek, Mankato Area Foundation’s President & CEO, has been a key voice representing the philanthropic and non-profit community in Greater Mankato. She has been a champion while serving on the Greater Mankato Growth Executive Talent Council and the InterCity Leadership Visit Steering & Planning Committee. Nancy was a strong voice in the creation of the Talent Resources Liaison position, as well as the discussions revolving around the need to launch a Community Engagement Specialist (a.k.a. “community concierge”) position. She has played an important role in serving our regional non-profits and interacting in conversations related to potential activities focused on community diversity and inclusion. Visit Mankato’s Volunteer of the Year, Lori Benike: Lori Benike is the Assistant Store Leader/Event Coordinator for Scheels and has been very passionate and an involved volunteer with Visit Mankato for several years. She has been involved on the Mankato Marathon Task Force, the Regional Sports Banquet Planning Committee, various biking committees and as a Commissioner with the Mankato Sports Commission. Her experience in event management and the hospitality industry has been invaluable. City Center Partnership’s Volunteer of the Year, Heather Clark: Heather Clark, of Salvage Sisters, has served on the Marketing & Promotions Committee for several years. Most notably, she founded and ran the Alive After 5 Artisan Market, an exciting addition to the Alive After 5 Summer Concert Series. Heather has been a key figure in the Shop Small in the City Center promotion and in 2018, she took on additional leadership in the Old Town Association. As a small business owner, she understands the importance of a vibrant City Center and believes that a successful downtown benefits all businesses. GreenSeam’s Volunteer of the Year, Gary Koch: Gary Koch is the Vice President and General Counsel at Christensen Farms and is the GreenSeam Board of Governors Vice Chair. Gary has devoted countless hours and energy beyond expectations to support and promote GreenSeam. He began the extensive GreenSeam™ trademark registration process and most recently served a key role in the success of the annual Rural Legislative Forum by identifying and securing the keynote speaker, a world-renowned agricultural icon, Harry Stine. Business Meeting
2018 Volunteers of the Year
Greater Mankato Growth Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients
2017 John Hemstock | 2016 David Wittenberg | 2015 Nathan Hanel | 2014 Yvonne Cariveau | 2013 Jesse Schott |
2012 Kay Wallerich | 2011 Tami Reuter | 2010 Joy Kelley | 2009 John Daley | 2008 Andrew Willaert |
2006 William C. Rupp, M.D. | 2005 Tami Paulsen | 2004 Steve Hill | 2003 Paul Wilke | 2002 Tim Harder |
2001 Dave Ewert | 2000 Judy Arzdorf | 1999 Fred Lutz | 1998 Stephanie Stoffel | 1997 JO Guck Bailey |
1996 John Todtleben | 1995 Don Schoults | 1994 Elaine Peterson | 1993 Greg Bednar |
Visit Mankato Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients
2017 Maureen Waltman | 2016 Sandra Oachs | 2015 Jay Reasner | 2014 Cindra Kamphoff | 2013 Joe DeLory |
2012 Peg Hayes | 2011 JO Guck Bailey | 2010 Mankato Marathon Volunteers: DeeDra Vosburg, Chris Schull and Chris Dehning | 2009 Shirley Piepho | 2008 North American Fast Pitch Association Planning Committee |
City Center Partnership Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients
2017 Randy Zellmer | 2016 Betty Ouren | 2015 Jim Whitlock | 2014 Ann Vetter, posthumously | 2013 Maida Farnham |
2012 Theresa Carlberg | 2011 Tami Paulsen |
GreenSeam Volunteer of the Year Award Recipients
2017 Jodie Hermer |
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2019 Annual Meeting Presenting Sponsors:
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Abdo Eick & Meyers Blethen Berens Bolton & Menk, Inc. CCFBank Christensen Farms City of Mankato City of North Mankato Coldwell Banker Commercial Fisher Group Community Bank Mankato Connect Real Estate Group EI Microcircuits Eide Bailly First National Bank Minnesota ISG KEYC News 12 and FOX 12 Mankato Mankato Area Foundation Mayo Clinic Health System Minnesota State University, Mankato Oleson + Hobbie Architects LLC Pioneer Bank Profinium, Inc. South Central College Taylor Corporation The Landline Company The Social Butterfly U.S. Bank - City Center |
