Adam Haeder is an Operations Manager at the Google data center in Council Bluffs. He has been in IT since the last century, and has had the opportunity to perform just about every technical job there is, from desktop support to network manager to trainer, DBA, programmer, sysadmin and CIO. He holds multiple industry certifications, was the Cisco Regional Networking Academy trainer while at the AIM Institute in Omaha, Neb., and was one of the first Linux trainers in the Midwest. Adam serves on multiple boards and technical advisory committees in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, and his latest book is "LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell" by O'Reilly publishing. Adam lives in Nebraska with his wife and children and enjoys college football, playing chauffeur for his teenagers, and tinkering with the latest electronic gadgets.

Bonnie Kramer recently retired from the Riverside School District where she taught music and gifted education the past 29 years.   She graduated from Northeast Missouri State University with a BME in Instrumental Music, and from Northwest Missouri State University with a MS in Educational Leadership.  Bonnie was awarded the Iowa Quiz Bowl Association Small School Coach of the Year in 2023. She and her husband, David own Underwood Farm Supply in McClelland and live outside Minden.  They have three sons and enjoy spending time with their two grandchildren.  Bonnie leads the music ministry at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola and serves on the Neola Area Community Center board.  

Carrie is currently an English teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School where she serves as a senior class sponsor. She previously taught at Wilson Middle School where she was the TAG strategist and developed an advanced language arts curriculum for middle school students as well as at Thomas Jefferson High School where she taught CE Composition and CE American Literature, while also holding many other coordinator and mentor positions. She has dedicated much of her career to helping students acquire scholarships.

Devin Schoening started with the Council Bluffs Community School District in 2001 as a journalism adviser and teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School. After eight years as a classroom teacher, Devin moved into an instructional coaching role for the district in the area of technology. He was an integral member of the district's team as they moved to a 1:1 learning environment, one of the first in the country to use Google Chromebooks. Devin has been a leader in the district for over a decade as a program lead, principal at Crescent, assistant principal at Longfellow, and now as the principal at Longfellow. Devin and his wife Erin have been married for 23 years and Erin serves as the International Baccalaureate Program Lead at College View Elementary. Devin and Erin have two daughters, Grace, 20, and Claire, 18, who both attend the University of Northern Iowa.

Jane Leick is in her 23rd year of teaching, her 16th year in the Treynor School District. She graduated high school from Sidney, Iowa, has her bachelor’s degree from Simpson College and her master’s degree in Sports Health Care from AT Still University. She currently teaches Anatomy/Physiology, Sports Medicine, Medical Terminology, and middle school PE at Treynor. She also coaches JH girls basketball. Prior to Treynor, she taught in Avondale AZ, at La Joya Community High School for 7 years and was also the head athletic trainer and coached volleyball and basketball.  She is currently the Treynor Day of Caring service learning project co-chair and a freshman class sponsor.  She is very passionate about helping to give students more opportunities to find their passions and to help prepare them for their next chapters in life. She is married to her husband Tony and has 2 daughters. She enjoys spending time with her family, coaching basketball for her daughter’s teams, supporting Treynor extra-curricular activities, and golfing. 

John is President of Western Iowa Mutual Insurance in Council Bluffs and has worked there for more than 30 years. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business, Economies, and Livestock Marketing from Morningside College. John serves on the Children's Square Foundation Board, Jennie Edmundson Foundation Board, People's National Bank

Governing Board, Chamber Agriculture Committee, East Mills Scholarship Committee, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Welfare Benefit Program, and Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa Legislative Committee. He stays involved with national, state, county, and community activities as well. John and his wife Cathy live near Henderson.

Judy retired from the Council Bluffs Community School District following an educational career as a teacher, counselor, building principal and secondary education director.  She is an Abraham Lincoln High School graduate and received a B.S degree from Colorado State University.  She received graduate degrees from Creighton University.  Currently, Judy volunteers in a variety of local and state organizations and is an active member of St. John’s Parish at Creighton.  Judy resides in Council Bluffs.