Board

Michael Parker

Michael Parker serves as the Plant Manager at TrafFix Devices, Inc. Michael has held positions as Production Manager, Maintenance Manager, and Quality Manager in his 30 years in the plastics industry. He has worked and lived in various communities throughout the country, including Iowa City, Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, and, before moving to Fairfield, Las Vegas, NV.

Michael came to Fairfield in 2015 with his wife Blanca. Together, they have a son, and 4 stepchildren between the two of them.

Michael spends his downtime with family, grilling, traveling, and volunteering throughout the community, including being a past board member for the Fairfield Manufactures Association.

Jason Davis

Jason Davis grew up in Fairfield, IA and graduated from Fairfield High School in 2011. He attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and finished his Associates degree at Indian Hills Community College. Jason has chosen to call Fairfield home for his early adult life and is the Purchasing Manager at Agri-Industrial Plastics Company. His responsibilities include managing all component and packaging suppliers.

During his spare time, Jason enjoys spending time with family and friends, golfing, running and cheering on the Hawkeyes.

Denise Hall

Denise is the Practice Administrator at the Fairfield Dental Clinic, for Dr. Pat Jones and Dr. Marty Gleason. After attending Kirkwood Community College and graduating with a degree in Dental Assisting, she worked in her hometown of Sigourney for 5 years, before coming to Fairfield to work for Drs. VanTasell & Gleason in 1984 as a Certified Dental Assistant. In 2010 she earned her Expanded Functions Dental Assisting degree, and in 2012 she achieved a Fellowship with the American Dental Assistants Association. Even though she mostly deals with insurance, scheduling, and financing, she has maintained her radiology certification and assisting credentials to be able to work chairside with the doctors as needed.

She is currently the secretary for the Fairfield Lions Club, is on the SIEDA board, a member of TTT, and was actively involved with Pekin Sports Boosters, Pekin Dollars for Scholars, and was a Packwood First Responder for 24 years.

She and her husband Brad have 3 grown children, and 2 granddaughters. They enjoy spending time at Lake Rathbun with family and friends in their spare time.

Alex Simmons

Alex was born in Fairfield and raised on a cattle and pig farm north of town. She graduated Fairfield High School in 2010 and Iowa Wesleyan in 2014, where she obtained her degree in accounting. She now works at TDT CPAs & Advisors in Fairfield, where she specializes in tax services. 

She has also been active in the Young Professionals of Fairfield, the CTE committee for the Fairfield High School, and the LEAP and Financial Literacy programs with the Iowa Society of CPAs.

In her free time, she is busy working in the shop with her husband on their IMCA dirt modified race car.

Joneane Parker

Joneane Smith Parker, BSN, RN, has deep roots in Jefferson County. After 44 years, she retired as Director of Clinical Services (COO) for Jefferson County Health Center. She is a graduate of Truman State University with advanced studies at Mayo Clinic and Rochester Methodist. Take care of people and their health is her passion.

Though retired, she still stays active in healthcare as a JCHC Trustee, a JCHC Foundation member and serves on the Iowa Hospital Association Council of Representation and Advocacy.

With her life's philosophy of giving back, she serves on the Fairfield Public Library Board and the Jefferson County Compensation Board. Her retirement occupation is volunteering for numerous area initiatives.

She and her husband, Gene, live on a farm SW of Libertyville and have 3 children; Jill, Judson and Jenness and lots of grandchildren. As a lifelong learner, she enjoys herding her wonderful grandchildren around the countryside, with their favorite place being their recreational farm pond, and nationally helping them to learn about their history, nature and respect for the world we've been loaned. Meanwhile, gathering with family and friends, cooking, baking, a good book, and savoring a fine wine are her pleasures.

Carrie Lathrop

Davis Lowenberg

Davis grew up in Fairfield, IA, and graduated from Fairfield High School. After high school, he attended AIB College of Business where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & Financial Services. Davis worked for Cambridge Investment Research as a Business Analyst from 2013 until joining Century Insurance here in Fairfield in April of 2021. Outside of work he enjoys activities with his wife and 2-year-old son, being outdoors hunting & fishing as well as an avid golfer.

Mark Swan

Mark grew up on a farm southwest of Libertyville and graduated from FHS in 1989.  Living his whole life (so far) in Jefferson County with his wife Heather and their 4 children, Mark has over 20 years of IT experience with Fairfield-based businesses.
 
An accomplished bowler, avid golfer and self-proclaimed “fish catcher” (anyone can go fishing, Mark goes catching), he is a loyal fan of the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Steelers and Florida Gators.

Ryan Swanson

I grew up a mile west of Pekin High School in the country and graduated from Pekin in 2016. I went on to play college football at Morningside University in Sioux City, IA where we won back-to-back national championships in 2018 and 2019. I graduated from Morningside in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in business. I spent my final semester as an intern at Pilot Grove Savings Bank and got hired full-time as a loan officer in April of 2020, specializing in consumer, residential, commercial and agricultural loans.
 
I enjoy spending my free time with friends and family, traveling to as many new places as possible and learning new things every day.

Ryan Holthus

Ryan Holthus grew up in Fairfield and for the last 10 years has been owner an operater the Holthus Insurance Agency LLC. He lives here with his wife Brittany and their three children. Ryan currently serves on the board of directors for the Fairfield Elks #1192, The Walton Club, The Jefferson Co. Pheasants Forever, and serves as the secretary and treasurer for the Fairfield volunteer Fire Dept. Between supporting his children in their activities Ryan enjoys spending as much time outdoors as he can.  He looks forward to helping the Chamber and celebrating the small business’s that make Fairfield great.

Jill Kordick

Jill Kordick is currently a Project Manager at Jefferson County Health Center. She is a new resident to Fairfield. She is a dog mom with two 6-month old cocker spaniels named Ellie and Annie.

Her career has been in health care holding a variety of leadership roles in both the hospital and clinic settings. She has been a Chamber Ambassador and active in connecting with businesses to support their health care needs. She looks forward to meeting people and investing in our community.

Claire Reid

Co-owner, Willow & Bright Boutique

Claire grew up in Fairfield and attended FHS graduating in 1996.  She attended Indian Hills Community College finishing with an Associate’s degree in nursing in 2001.  She also attended Chamberlain College of nursing receiving her bachelors in nursing and worked locally as a registered nurse until 2022 when she made a career shift into retail opening her clothing boutique.

Claire lives in Fairfield with her husband Brian.  They have 4 children, Jordan, Lane, Avery and Parker.  In her free time, Claire enjoys reading, taking walks and puzzles.

Jeff Ring

Jeff Ring is a buyer at Dexter Laundry. He moved to Fairfield in 1986 and graduated from MSAE in 1993. He has worked for several companies including Books Are Fun, Chappell Studio, Cambridge Investment Research and now Dexter Laundry.

Jeff lives in Fairfield with his wife Jessica. They have 2 children, Alexis and Cooper. His full time job is chasing his son around at all his sports and activities. In his free time, you can find him helping with little league, his son’s Cougars baseball team, bowling or golfing.

Connie Boyer

Connie Boyer grew up in Fairfield and is a sixth-generation Jefferson County resident. She and husband, Bob, own Seven Roses Inn Bed and Breakfast in Fairfield. Connie worked at Iowa State Bank and parent company, Iowa State Financial Services Company in Fairfield for almost 24 years, retiring from banking in 2012 as CFO of Iowa State Financial Services Company. Connie graduated from the University of Wisconsin’s Graduate School of Banking in 2000 and Financial Manager’s School in 2004. She currently works as a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones.

Connie Boyer served on City Council from 2003-2007 and 2011-2013, with the second term serving as Mayor Pro-Tem. She participated on the 10 Year Strategic Plan, Co-Chaired the Go Green Commission in 2009, served on the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center Board for 10 years, is a member of Rotary, serving as President two different times and is currently a member of the Fairfield Library Foundation Board and PEO Chapter MB.
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Connie has twin daughters and five grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, reading non-fiction, golf and being with her grandchildren.

Chad Christensen

Chad is a sales engineer with Agri-Industrial Plastics Company where he joined the firm in 2007. A few of his responsibilities include developing projects with new and current customers, managing and overseeing projects, maintaining customer relationships, and growing the overall customer base.
 
Originally from Iowa City, he graduated from Iowa City West High School and then furthered his education at UNI, where he graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1994. Immediately out of college Chad began his professional career in the communications business and lived in Grundy Center and Iowa Falls.
 
Chad and his wife Jennifer met at UNI and married in 1995. Jennifer is a 1989 graduate of Fairfield High School and has roots in Jefferson County. She is a K-1 special needs teacher at Washington Elementary.
 
They call home rural Libertyville and have three children, Alex, Claire, and Nile. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, hunting and attending Iowa football games and Iowa wrestling meets.

Scott Herriott

Scott Herriott is the provost at Maharishi University of Management and dean of its College of Business Administration. He received his B.A. degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College and his Ph.D. in management science and engineering at Stanford University. He taught as a business professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Iowa for six years before joining MUM in 1990.

He teaches economics, finance, operations management, strategic management, and sustainable business. He recently published two books, Feasibility Analysis for Sustainable Technology: An Engineering-Economic Perspective (2015) and Metrics for Sustainable Business: Measures and Standards for the Assessment of Organizations (2016).

Scott is married to Vicki Alexander Herriott, who is the chair of the Management Department in the College of Business at MUM. Vicki is an attorney teaching business law, mediation and human resource management and serves Fairfield as a board member for the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center.

Scott enjoys his tennis with the Monday-night men’s doubles group, hikes and skis on vacations, and would restore old wood-and-canvas canoes if he had more time.

Joshua Laraby

Josh joined Fairfield Economic Development Association in January of 2015 as Assistant Director. In October 2016 he was hired as the Executive Director for FEDA. Prior to his Executive Director role, Josh came with experience in international economic development, real estate development, real estate management, manufacturing, new business recruitment, entrepreneurial support, and civic involvement.
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Serving as the Chief Administrative Officer for FEDA, Josh is charged with administrative oversight; policy and program development; new and existing business growth and retention; membership relations; and local, regional, state and federal governmental relations and policy advocacy.

Dee Sandquist

Dee’s family has been in Jefferson County since 1886. Growing up, Dee worked on her family’s farm, graduating from Fairfield High School in 1971. In 2008, she returned to care for her aging mother and help manage the farm.

Dee and her husband are mid-size family farmers and use conservation practices to care for the land, air and water. She learned to care for the land from her dad, who was a state and national board member for soil and water conservation.

Dee is a successful small business owner. She and her husband started one of the first gluten-free specialty grocery stores in the nation in 2005 and sold it in 2009. She has a master of science degree in hotel, restaurant and institution management from Iowa State University and is an active member of the community.

Terry Baker

Lindsay Bauer

Lindsay is a Midwest Nonprofit Leader and Arts Advocate newly come to Fairfield in the Summer of 2020. She is the Executive Director of the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, the primary gathering place in Jefferson County for performing arts, corporate functions, weddings and private celebrations.
 
Lindsay resides in Fairfield with her spouse and young son, and a feisty cat named Charlotte. If she has free time, she's most likely to spend it reading.