2022 Dubuque County Historical Society &
National Mississippi River Museum &
Aquarium Board of Directors
Lori Thielen, Chair | Rainbo Oil
Jim Gantz, Vice Chair | Lime-Rock Springs/Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. (retired)
Sarah Hasken, Secretary | Jackson Manufacturing Inc.
Tom Woodward, Treasurer | Director, President & CEO, Woodward Communications, Inc.
Mike Donohue, Past Chair | CEO, Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
John M. Bickel | Senior VP, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll (retired)
Carol Bitter Purtell | Legal Assistant, Bitter Law Firm (retired)
Gina Blasen | Community Leader
Mike Budde | Advanced Data-Comm (retired)
Tim Butler | Vice President, Cottingham & Butler Insurance (retired)
Poppy Conlon | Business Development, Conlon Construction Co.
Mark Dickson | Plant Manager, John Deere Dubuque Works
Alex Dixon | CEO, Q Casino
Ken Furst | Partner, RSM (retired)
Teri Goodmann | Assistant City Manager, City of Dubuque
Wendy Knight | Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness, NICC
Tyson Leyendecker | President & CEO, Dubuque Bank and Trust
Ernestine Moss | Community Leader (retired)
Jeff Mozena | President & CEO, Premier Bank
Francis A. “Chip” Murray | President & CEO, First Community Trust, N.A.-Investment Services (retired)
Stan Rheingans | Superintendent of Schools, Dubuque Community Schools
Chuck Schrup | Co-Chairman of the Board, American Trust & Savings Bank (retired)
Dean Wilgenbusch | Market President - Business Banking Team Manager, US Bank
Chad Wolbers | President & CEO, UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital
Emeritus Board Members
John Walsh and Paul Woodward
No officers or board members receive any compensation.
Leadership Staff
Kurt Strand
President & CEO
Andy Allison
Vice President of Living Collections & Education
Nate Breitsprecker
Director of Sales & Guest Services
Errin Howard
Director of RiverWorks Discovery
Tom Lange
Vice President of Finance & Operations
John Oglesby
Director of Facilities
Wendy Scardino
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Emma Sundberg
Director of Curatorial Services