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Board of Directors:
Elected county board chairpersons and representatives, and mayors and large city councilperson / alderperson comprise 26 of the 36 Bi-State Commissioners. Appointed citizens representing business, business loans, housing, human services, labor, minorities and riverfront planning, make up the 10 non-elected board positions.

Note: Title of position based on individual Municipality title preference

Officers
Name
Position

Don Welvaert

Chair

Mike Freemire

Vice-Chair

Larry Minard

Secretary

Pat Ripperger

Treasurer
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Municipal Representatives
Name
Position
Municipality Represented
Bill Gluba
Mayor
City of Davenport
Nathan Brown
Alderperson
City of Davenport
Gene Meeker
Alderperson
City of Davenport
Hap Volz
Citizen
City of Davenport
Mark W. Schwiebert
Mayor
City of Rock Island
Chuck Austin
Alderman
City of Rock Island
Donald Welvaert
Mayor
City of Moline
Kent Breecher
Alderman
City of Moline
Mike Freemire
Mayor
City of Bettendorf
John Thodos
Mayor
City of East Moline
Dick O'Brien
Mayor
City of Muscatine
Bruce Tossell
Mayor
City of Kewanee
Ken Williams
Mayor, Carbon Cliff
City of Silvis; Villages of Andalusia, Carbon Cliff, Coal Valley, Cordova, Hampton, Hillsdale, Milan, New Boston,
Oak Grove, Port Byron, and Rapids City
Danny McDaniel
Mayor, Colona
Cities of Aledo, Colona, Galva, Geneseo; Villages of Alpha, Andover, Atkinson, Cambridge, Orion, Sherrard, Viola, Windsor, and Woodhull
Paul Barnes
Mayor, Blue Grass
Cities of Blue Grass, Buffalo, Eldridge, LeClaire, Long Grove, McCausland, Princeton, Riverdale, Walcott, West Liberty, and Wilton
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County Representatives
Name
Position
County Represented
Tom Nicholson
Chairman
Henry County

Pat Ripperger

Member
Henry County

Jo Anne Hillman

Member
Henry County
Tom Harris
Chairman
Mercer County

Tom Furlong

Chair

Muscatine County

Esther Dean

Member

Muscatine County
Jim Bohnsack
Chairman
Rock Island County
John Malvik
Member
Rock Island County
Tom Rockwell
Member
Rock Island County
Elizabeth Sherwin
Citizen
Rock Island County
Tom Sunderbruch
Vice-Chairman
Scott County
Chris Gallin
Member
Scott County
Larry Minard
Member
Scott County
Celia Rangel
Citizen
Scott County
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Program Representatives
Carl Becker
Ralph H. Heninger
Nathaniel Lawrence
Jim Tank
Rory Washburn
Tim Wilkinson
Cheryl Goodwin

Executive Director
Denise Bulat

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