Meet 2017’s Financial Executives of the Year
2017's Financial Executive of the Year honorees pose for a photo following the Nov. 15 awards ceremony in Cedar Rapids. Shown in front are...
Financial Executive of the Year: Jason Fisher
Jason Fisher
Treasurer
Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation
Community Service Award
Nominated by Karen Swanson, Executive Director
For an executive whose entire career has been in...
Financial Executive of the Year: Alan Opheim
Alan Opheim
Director of Finance and Operations
Regina Catholic Education Center
Government/Education Entity
Nominated by Angela Villhauer, Mercer Health & Benefits
Alan Opheim is the kind of person who...
Financial Executive of the Year: Stephanie Phelps
Stephanie Phelps
Senior Vice President & CFO
Aegon Asset Management
Public Company
Nominated by Darlene Greene, HR Head
Stephanie Phelps has accomplished plenty in her...
Financial Executive of the Year: Susan Sailors
Susan Sailors
Chief Financial Officer
Toyota of Iowa City
Private Company
Nominated by Mark Dreusicke, President
Susan Sailors, chief financial officer at Toyota of Iowa City, has never forgotten...
Financial Executive of the Year: Whitney Schreder
Whitney Schreder
Controller
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Nonprofit
Nominated by Christine Landa, President
Like most people in the nonprofit world, Whitney Schreder understands that...
John Rhomberg
CFO/Treasurer, National Resilience Institute
Small Nonprofit
Nominated by Molli Marti, President & CEO
A former controller during the dot-com boom and founder of a successful hand hygiene...
Gary Ortale
CFO, MidWestOne Bank
Public Company
Nominated by Charles Funk, President & CEO
Gary Ortale will retire at the end of August, closing a nearly 30-year career with...
Kenneth Fisher
Associate Vice President for Finance, University of Iowa Health Care
Chief Financial Officer, UI Hospitals and Clinics
Large Nonprofit
Nominated by Dr. Jean Robillard, UIHC and UI...
Casey Drew
Director of Finance, City of Cedar Rapids
Government/Education Entity
Nominated by Jeff Pomeranz, City Manager
Casey Drew, Cedar Rapids’ finance director since 2007, has been one of...