Lists last updated: 10/29/2024
Education Leadership Initiative (ELI) Members
The members of United Way of Central Iowa's Education Leadership Initiative (ELI) ensure students are supported during middle school and successfully make the transition from middle to high school and graduate on time.
ELI has raised and invested millions of dollars since 2004 to help youth in 5th through 9th grades – critical but often overlooked years.
ELI Tocqueville
ELI Tocqueville recognition is for ELI members who choose to designate to ELI at the Tocqueville Society level of $10,000 or more. You can also be recognized as member of ELI Tocqueville by choosing to designate to ELI as part of the Tocqueville Society step-up program, which starts at $5,000 with the commitment to step-up to $10,000 over a three-year period.
- McKenzie Allely
- Jason & Katie Belding
- Curt Boelman
- Paul & Kelly Cain
- Chad & Melanie Ellsworth
- Ryan & Amber Fick
- Rod & Heidi Foster
- Tim & Sharon Glenn
- Patrick & Karen Halter
- Benjy & Allison Klostermann
- Grant & Wendy Kvalheim
- Rick & Deb McConnell
- Justin & Donnis Rafferty
- Doug & Susan Roozeboom
- Steve & Renee Schaaf
ELI Premier Members
A special thanks to the following members who supported ELI at the Premier Member level by contributing $5,000 or more.
- Chris & Kristie Anderson
- Dave & Ann Ashton
- Brad & Kristin Broberg
- Drew & Abby Buhrow
- Trent & Cait Burley
- Rob & Jenny Dowil
- Christopher & Christine Fish
- Michael & Lindsay Garvin
- Luke & Heather Groben
- Mike & Kathy Grossman
- Brett Hartema
- Christine & Charles Holmes
- Dan & Gillian Jackson
- Todd Jones
- Anurag & Sunaina Joshi
- Stephen & Kara Hoogensen
- Daniel & Leslie Merriman
- Michael Mock & Chad Kennelly
- Cy & Meighan Phillips
- Scot & Lisa Riedl
- James & Holly Roland
- Teri & Todd Ross
- Mike Simpson
- Deanna Strable-Soethout & Dwight Soethout
- Dr. Steve & Susan Taylor
- Chris Tobin
- Srinivasa Uppalapati
- Paul & Mary Vial
- Maria & Dave Volante
- Andy & Stephanie Wilson
- Angela & Jonathan Wright
- Leah Hoppe & Chase Young
ELI Lead Members
Thanks to the following members who supported ELI at the Lead Member level by contributing $2,500 to $4,999.
- Lori Becker
- Ryan & Michelle Berends
- Will & Shannon Bischoff
- Randy & Lisa Bolin
- Joe & Sandy Burvee
- Suzanne Cohrs
- Rod & Ann Collins
- Mitch & Pat Corbett
- Spencer & Heather Coulter
- Brenda & Greg Cushing
- Jaci Dammeier
- Dave & Christy Daniels
- Dr. Richard L. Deming
- Pattie Dennis
- Blaine Doerrfeld
- Ty & Mindy Doggett
- Mike Elam & Billi Hunt
- Andrew Freymann
- Doug & Christa Gach
- Glen & Kimberly Hall
- Jamie & Brad Hart
- Matthew Hellman
- W. Jeffrey & Arlene Heng
- Andy & Kari Hensen
- Debbie & Mike Hubbell
- Fred & Charlotte Hubbell
- Chris & Meredith Jones
- Mike & Sasha Kamper
- Zachary & Jaclyn Kertzman
- Sara Krzyczkowski
- Dan & Sara Lahey
- Scott Johnson & Julia Lawler
- Scott & Susan Leiberton
- Jen List
- Mark & Holly Lyons
- Mark & Staci Madetzke
- Rob & Chris Mathews
- Brent & Krista Mathisen
- Tom & Jessica Mathisen
- Lisa Mentzer
- Jeff Menz
- Todd & Ashley Millang
- Neal Halder & Liz Nilsson-Halder
- Sheila Oliver
- David Pecenka
- Drew Porter
- Rich & Cindy Raabe
- Doug & Jenny Rants
- Kelly Renfrow
- Darin & Roxi Roggenburg
- Heidi Mason & Mustafa Sagun
- Corey & Kelli Schmidt
- Aaron & Amy Schomer
- John & Julie Schreurs
- Mary Sellers
- Missy & Loren Sisler
- Matthew & Emily Moore Smalley
- Darrin & Brenda Smith
- Cody & Jaclyn Stamm
- Rob & Carrie Stout
- David & Laura Swanson
- Joy & Tamir Talmon
- Amy Tincher-Durik & Jacob Durik
- Sharon Tinker
- Jeff & Julie Van Baale
- Hans Vander Plaats
- Kyle & Sasha Veenstra
- Chad & Wendy Volkert
- Paul & Andrea Weinberg
- Neal & Tricia Westin
- Lisa & Dan Wylam
- 2 anonymous
ELI Members
These members contributed $1,000 - $2,499 to ELI during the most recent United Way of Central Iowa campaign.
- Mike & Katie Abbott
- Jason & Annette Adams
- Kerry & Denise Adaway
- Joseph Amodeo
- Dan & Suzanne Anderson
- Joel Anderson
- Michael & Jennifer Anderson
- Thomas & Maria Annis
- Shane & Tara Antle
- Mel Appenzeller
- Jenni Arnold
- Maggie & Jeff Augustine
- Jamie Bachman
- Kim & Tom Bakey
- Bob Bares
- Aaron Becker
- Elaine Beitelspacher
- Diane Benoit
- David & Lynette Bent
- Sheila Bergman
- Dave Bertlshofer
- Kelly Betts
- Bob & Nancy Betz
- Patti Betzer
- Eric & Darci Boehlert
- Chris & Tonya Bowman
- Brian & Andrea Brunk
- Kelley Buchacker
- Kevin & Shari Butler
- Tom Carpenter
- Kevin Chaloupecky
- Nathan & Lisa Church
- Mary Jane Cobb & John Outcelt
- Matt & Susannah Cole
- Roberta & Marlyn Freese
- Jeff & Meg Courter
- Dan Cox
- Brad & Jen Craig
- James & Kelly Crippen
- Staci Cunningham
- Margie Custis
- C.J. Davis
- Jeff Denzin
- Tim & Wendy DeVries
- Greg & Mary Ellen Dockum
- Stephen & Erica Duke
- Jeremy & Dianna Dunlavey
- Ryan & Lui Dutton
- Doug & Colette Earney
- Nick & Elizabeth Elliott
- Michelle Elliott Eddy
- B. Matthew Ellis
- Tricia Erb
- Dave & Nora Everett
- Barb Farnsworth
- Tony Fenton
- Trevor & Jacqueline Feuerhelm
- Cara Findlay
- Joe Fortelka
- Denise Fowler
- Lisa Foxworthy-Parker & Todd Parker
- Mary Frank
- Chad & Deb Frazell
- Marty & Ann Fredericks
- Donia & Chris Freese
- Kevin & Cindy Freese
- Katie Fritzler
- Steve & Jill Geadelmann
- Nate & Renee Geurkink
- Travis & Nancy Gjoraas
- Marian Godwin
- Jill Goehring-Feilmeier
- Matthew Gooding
- Geoff Graham
- Steve & Lynn Graves
- Blake & Autumn Grolmus
- Brandon & Jennifer Haas
- Kayne Hagedorn
- Gretchen Hageman
- Sarah & Brandon Haines
- Kevin & Kristin Hansen
- David & Jodi Hanson
- Matt Hanson
- Lee Harper
- Jim Heldt
- Scott & Kim Herren
- Nick & Jill Hittner
- Kyle & Abby Hoekstra
- Lisa Holtorf
- Jon & Tonya Hopkins Jr.
- Kelley & Ryan Howell
- Michael Hubbard
- Ted Hughes
- Lisa Hulscher
- Lisa Jacobus
- Scott & Christina Jarck
- Scott & Natausha Jean
- Sean & Sheila Jenkins
- Linda & Michael Jennings
- Dave & Julie Juhl
- Tracy Kach
- Jane Keairns
- Tracy & Judy Kendzora
- Shannon Kern
- Miles Kirts
- Scott & Jeananne Kleckner
- Dave Klemme
- Sean & Kelsey Knowles
- Mark Konrad
- Joe Kroska
- Patrick & Deanna Kueter
- Debbie & David Ladehoff
- Tom & Bess Lamoreux
- Nicholas & Kara Larson
- Shelly Lawrence
- Mike Bell & Janae Lehman Bell
- Tony & Kari Lengeling
- Michelle & Justin Leonard
- Jackie Logue
- James & Regina Lowery
- Able & Stephanie Mahaffey
- Jenny McCoy
- Mike & Rhonda McCoy
- Ken & Linda McCullum
- Scott & Lindsay McEachron
- Connor McNaughton
- Matt McQuillen
- David & Katie Merlo
- Brent & Lisa Messelheiser
- Carolina Messerschmidt
- Dave & Karen Miglin
- Thomas & Elizabeth Minger
- Michael Moody
- Ellen Moore
- Bill & Joan Nassif
- Lisa & Joel Nelson
- Nicholas Nelson
- Sandy Nelson
- Mark Nemmers
- Mary Louise & Gerry Neugent
- Lynda Oakley
- Sarah Otte
- Stephanie & Mike Pate
- Colin Pennycooke
- Terry & Greta Peterson
- Matt & Christa Phillips
- Jeremy Phillips
- Kevin & Kathi Prien
- Rich & Jackie Pullen
- Josh & Laura Rank
- Tim & Emily Rhoades
- Joshua & August Riddle
- Carol Rinauro
- Dave & Deanna Roth
- Brooke & Stuart Ruddy
- Alan & Tanya Ruden
- Paul & TeAnna Rupprecht
- Shannon & Casey Rush
- Jennifer & Tony Sadiq
- Brent & Carrie Sample
- Brent & Amber Sandquist
- Casey & Rachel Scheve
- Ryan Schnoes
- Keith & Brenda Scholten
- Tim & Kathy Schott
- Shane Schulte
- Jennifer Schumann
- Karen Shaff & Steve Jayne
- Jeff & Renee Shaffer
- Travis & Jen Sheets
- Mondale & Lucreia Smith
- Matt Snyder
- Scott & Jodie Stephens
- Amanda & Eric Steward
- Annette & Tim Stoelk
- Brooklynn & Ryan Stone
- Jan Stump
- Elizabeth Swanson
- Eric Swanson
- Cortney Thede
- Melissa Timmerman
- Barry & Laura Tofteland
- Michael & Maren Trettin
- Aaron & Melynda Twedt
- Eleke & Latisha Ukpabi
- The Umsted Family
- Sean & Jennifer Vicente
- Allen Robinson & Gina Vitiritto-Robinson
- Lee & Cheryl Voigt
- Nile & Kendra Vorbrich
- Jeff & Laura Vorwerk
- Matt & Nicky Wallace
- Kelley & Jim Wandro
- Thomas & Paula Wengert
- Stephanie Wessman Lemmon & Mike Lemmon
- Jeff White
- Ryan & Andrea White
- Justin Wiese
- Adam & Jennifer Wildman
- Aaron & Sarah Witt
- Phil & Patti Young
- Jerry Zenk
- 9 anonymous