Five new members have joined the Community Foundation of Johnson County’s board of directors.
The foundation’s 21-member board is made up of citizens who live and work in Johnson County and volunteer their time and experience to provide organizational leadership, oversight, and guidance.
In a news release, officials said new board members “join a team committed to the Johnson County community and is dedicated to the donors who put their trust in the Foundation. We are looking forward to a bright future, and their voices from variety of backgrounds will put us in a position to continue to grow and meet the needs of a diverse community.”
The new board members include Kaleb Beining, a University of Iowa finance graduate who established Beining Real Estate Solutions & Acquisitions, an organization dedicated to providing the student housing market with fair and equitable leasing terms; David Bluder, a community leader and former banker who also has experience as an author, politician, business owner, and investor, as well a former business policies professor at the University of Iowa; LaTasha DeLoach, coordinator of the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, who holds a social work degree from the University of Iowa and has worked for Johnson County Social Services for the past ten years; Cathy Pugh, a community volunteer and former lawyer with a degree from Indiana University who now uses her skills to negotiate contracts for her real estate clients; and Thais Winkleblack, an involved community member in a number of area organizations and MidwestOne Bank employee since 1998, where she currently serves as a wealth management expert.
