Tom Hamilton Jr. (Chair)
John LaMarche (Management)
Johnny Danos (Chair Emeritus)
Gregg Barcus – (Founder & President 2000 – 2006)
Jim Fogt (Board Member)
Mert Hanson (Board Member)
Tim Neugent (Board Member)
James Petro (Board Member)
Doug Vander Weide (Board Member)
George Wilson (Board Member)
John LaMarche:
Current: Partner – VentureNet Iowa, LLC / Vice President – Emerging Growth Group / General Partner – EGG Capital Management, LLC
Board Member – Proplanner, Inc.; Sciengistics,Inc.; New Tech Ceramics, Inc.
Previously: COO, Vice-President of Operations & Board Member – Opticon Medical, Inc.; Operations & Financial Management – CIGNA, Equicor, Inc. & Equitable Group & Health
Education: B.S. – University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point / M.S. – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Responsibilities: Market opportunity evaluation, financial & business modeling, business plan development, strategic planning, valuation determination, capitalization strategies, management recruitment and capital formation
Tom Hamilton:
Current: President & Founder – The Hamilton Group (executive search, testing & background checking, employee referral software)
Board Member: Several for profit & non-profit entities
Previously: Management & Sales Positions with Maytag, United States Surgical Corporation (Tyco International), and Engineering Animation Inc.
Education: B.A. in Business and Marketing – Drake University
George Wilson:
Current: Partner – VentureNet Iowa, LLC /Law Office of George Wilson/ General Counsel to Homesteaders Life Company/COO of New Tech Ceramics, Inc., an industrial materials company
Board Member – Emerging Growth Group
Previously: Homesteaders Life Company, Executive Vice President, COO, & Secretary 2002-2006
Responsibilities: Legal & Compliance, Long Range Plans, Technology, Customer Service, and Sales
Involved in all aspects of Company Strategy, Performance, and Execution to Achieve Creative Results.
Jim Petro:
Current: President – NewCom Technologies, Inc. (telecommunications engineering services & software)
Board Member: MarketLink, First Source Mortgage Solutions, Inc., & TreeHouse Enterprises, Inc.
Previously: Director of Engineering – Rollins Cablevue; Vice President of Engineering – Heritage Communications; Senior Vice President – New Heritage Associates; Director of Outside Plant Engineering – McLeodUSA
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering – University of New Haven
Doug VanderWeide:
Current: Principal – VanderWeide Advisors – a financial management & advisory firm working with Executives and high net-worth individuals in the areas of wealth management, financial planning, and private equity investments.
Board Member: DataBuilder, Inc.
Previously: Vander Weide Associates, of Ameriprise Financial Group ( Founded and Managed 3 offices in Iowa, Ameriprise Hall of Fame inductee in 2005, Ranked in the top 1% of all financial advisors in 1997-2008.)
Education: B.S. – Iowa State University
Tim Neugent:
Current: Interim CEO – Power Film, Inc.; COO – Energy Efficient Technology, Inc.
Previously: Entrepreneur, experienced in business start-ups, M&A, contract negotiations, licensing, strategic planning, angel and venture capital. Background in industrial marketing & sales and hands-on management. Proven history of contributions to growth and profitability.
Education: B.S. – University of Wisconsin
Jim Fogt:
Current: President and Senior Principal – CMA Bank Advisors (a professional services company providing consulting services to financial institutions that include fund and asset management and M&A services)
Board Member: several small and medium size companies
Previously: CFO of a Power Generation and Transmission Cooperative; COOfficer of a merchant banking company; EVP & Director of a publicly traded, multi-bank holding company; Chairman and CEO of several business units of publicly traded companies;
Executive responsible for developing strategies for a financial institution’s pioneer venture into Electronic Funds Transfer; Previous: VP of Corporate Operations & CFO – CIPCO
Education: B.S. – Drake University