Madison County Heart & Soul Leadership Team Responsibilities
- Create and implement outreach to involve communities in the Heart & Soul initiative
- Be a liaison to each community that establishes a Community Heart & Soul Committee
- Advise and support both county-wide and community-level projects
- Administer Madison County grant and resources for this project
- Lead (Model) Heart and Soul initiatives at the county level
- Communicate/Involve county-wide officials and leaders
Current Team Members
- Ann Bartelt | St Charles | Retired School Associate Superintendent
- Laura Bertelson | Van Meter | Community Volunteer
- Vicky Brenner | Retired Teacher | Community Activist
- Maxine Bussanmas | Bevington | Mayor | Business Owner
- Ester Mae Cox | Peru | Retired ISU Extension Educator | Professional Facilitator
- Diane Fitch | Ex Officio Member | Madison County Board of Supervisors
- Nancy Forrest | Winterset | Retired Teacher/Counselor | For Land’s Sake Founder/Lead
- Dr. Brandon Gerleman | Winterset | Pharmacist Montross Pharmacy
- Brenda Hollingsworth | Winterset | Farmer | Project Lead Historical Preservation Commission
- Tom Leners | Winterset | Madison County Development Executive Director | Agri-Business
- Linda Smith | Earlham | Retired Information Technology Manager
- Scott Smith | Dexter | Retired Educator | Co-Manager The Iowa Theatre
- Dawn Vetter | St. Charles | Retired Des Moines School Principal | St. Charles Community Foundation
Photos by Carol Bassett, Luminosity Design
Funding by Greater Madison County Community Foundation