Board of Directors

Board Officers

Beth Mack

President
AVP- Legal, Individual Markets Counsel, Retired
Global Atlantic Financial Group
Member Since 2022

Joann Tucker, CPA

Past President
Director of Finance & Business Operations
McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC
Member Since 2022

Jacklyn V. Romp

Vice President
Attorney, Retired
Community Advocate
Member Since 2023

Don Whitt

Second Vice President
Founder and Principal Consultant, Bodach Consulting, LLC
Member Since 2025

Pauline K. Niebur

Secretary
Vice President
Niebur Advisors
Member Since 2024

David Wood

Treasurer
VP & Group Controller - Wells Fargo Bank
Insurance & Investments Reporting Manager - Wells Fargo Financial
Member Since 2026

Board Members

Dr. Ranjani Ananth

Neonatologist
Blank Children's Hospital
Member Since 2024

Matthew Bockes

Director of Construction
Caliber Homes
Member Since 2026

John H. Bunz

Attorney
Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.
Member Since 2025

Nicole Rae Chesmore

AVP-IT Security and Infrastructure Services
Grinnell Mutual
Member Since 2025

Chaden Halfhill

Founder & CEO, Silent Rivers Design+Build
Steward, Iowa Home Crafters
Member Since 2023

Christopher Jones

Special Collections Librarian and Archivist
Grinnell College Libraries
Member Since 2023

Jane Lorentzen

Attorney
Hopkins & Huebner, P.C.
Member Since 2026

Stacey Sieloff

IT Delivery Leader
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance
Member Since 2025

Nicholas Webb

Senior Commercial Counsel
OpenLoop Health, Inc.
Member Since 2024

Honorary Board Members

Bruce Kelley

CEO, EMC Insurance Companies, Retired
Former Foundation Board Member

Janis Ruan

Community Advocate
Former Foundation Board Member

Barbara Weeks Phinney

Granddaughter of Carl & Edith Weeks
Daughter of Evert "Hud" Weeks

Barron Weeks

Grandson of Carl & Edith Weeks
Son of William "Bill" Weeks

Cooper Weeks

Grandson of Carl & Edith Weeks
Son of Evert "Hud" Weeks

Mercedes Weeks Chastain

Great-granddaughter of Carl & Edith Weeks
Granddaughter of Evert "Hud" Weeks
Daughter of Cooper Weeks

Lisa Weeks Wiebelhaus

Great-granddaughter of Carl & Edith Weeks
Granddaughter of William "Bill" Weeks
Daughter of Barron Weeks

Founding Members

Bruce Kelley

Ed Hansel

Addison Parker

Merrilee Lundquist

In 1993, this group of individuals recognized the historical significance of Salisbury House and its collection, and together they formed the Salisbury House Foundation. Under their leadership, funds were raised to purchase the estate and its contents to preserve it for future generations.

It is due to their efforts that Salisbury House stands today.
Header Photo: ISEA Executive Board
The header image is of the 1954-1955 Iowa State Education Association Executive Board. The ISEA purchased Salisbury House and the Weeks family's collection of art and furnishings in 1955, and converted the estate into their executive headquarters.

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