Joseph A. Gerke

Optical Switch Corp. designs, makes and distributes single mode optical switching components for fiber optics. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Richardson, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Camp Southern Ground, Inc. was founded by Zac Brown in 2011 on 400 acres of pastoral land in Fayetteville, GA, about 30 miles south of Atlanta. The non-profit company is dedicated to serving youth and veterans through its world-class facility. During summer months, the camp serves children from varied socioeconomic backgrounds, races, and religions, including those with autism spectrum disorder, learning and attention issues, and social or emotional challenges. The camp's two veteran programs, Warrior Week and Warrior PATHH, help veterans find community, direction, purpose, and support during and after their transition back to civilian life. Both programs are provided at no cost to participants and start with a high-intensity week at Camp Southern Ground. Michael Dobbs has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co. operates as a state chartered commercial bank. Its solutions include checking accounts; savings accounts; credit cards; online and mobile banking; mortgage loans; personal loans and lines of credit; Iowa student loan program; equipment leasing; receivables management; payment and disbursement services; fraud prevention services; and wealth management. The company was founded on September 14, 2001 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

The Gazette Co. publishes and issues newspapers. The company was incorporated on February 26, 1925 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Swift Communications, Inc. publishes newspapers and magazines. It provides local news publications and advertising services in California, Oregon, Colorado, Nebraska, and South Dakota states. The company was founded by Philip E. Swift in 1975 and is headquartered in Carson City, NV.

Part of Whirlpool Corp., Amana Refrigeration, Inc. is a manufacturer of refrigerators.

Part of Lamar Advertising Co., Breakthrough, Inc. is a company that provides outdoor display advertising services. The company is based in Miami, FL. The company was founded by Brian M. Koslow, Jeff Glazer. Breakthrough was acquired by Magic Media/Lamar LLC on April 26, 2005.

Gazette Communications, Inc. publishes newspapers. The company is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Nokia of America Corp. develops and provides networking and communications technology, products and services. It offers fixed and mobile broadband, IP and optical technologies. The firm offers a portfolio of solutions and services for telecom services providers, public and private organizations, wireline and wireless operators and enterprises. The company is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Folience, Inc. provides media agency, market research and digital services. It brands include Life Line Emergency Vehicles, The Gazette, CWP, fusionfarm, Hoopla and Version Research Group, TopOnit, The Journal and The Fairfield Ledger. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Voxello, Inc. is a healthcare technology company based in Coralville, IA. Voxello's mission is to enhance patient-provider communication leading to better patient engagement and improved outcomes. The company offers a wide variety of product manuals, instructional videos, and quick start guides to support their products, including the noddle system, which was developed out of the Iowa Medical Innovation Group at the University of Iowa. The noddle system helps patients unable to communicate with their healthcare providers, and Voxello is committed to driving better outcomes through innovation. The company was founded in 2013 by Ben Berkowitz, Blake Martinson, Richard Hurtig, Vince Hahn, Zihan Zhu. The CEO is Rives Bird.

Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. provides real estate investment management services. Its services include acquisitions, asset management, property management, leasing, construction management, and dispositions. The company was founded in 1984 by Leo F. Wells III and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

GENBAND, Inc. provides smart networking solutions for service providers and enterprises. Its products include application and client platforms, session border controllers, call controllers, media gateways, wireless access gateways, cloud services and management. The company also provide customer support, EDGE training, education, FLEX deployment services. GENBAND was founded by Anthony John Paul Carew, Brendon W. Mills, Ronald D. Lutz and Steven Raich in 1999 and is headquartered in Frisco, TX.

DSCI LLC provides communications solutions. It provides enterprise-grade unified communications, managed information technology and connectivity services. The company was founded by Jonathan Lee on January 15, 2001 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation operates as a non-profit organization that provides farm and home advisory services. It offers health and wellness, travel and entertainment, financial and insurances, and scholarships and grants. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in West Des Moines, IA.