Our Team
Brenda Dudley
Executive Director
Brenda Dudley joined Midwest Partnership in April 2023 as the Director. She holds a B.S. in Management Services from Iowa State University, with training in economics, finance, and management. Brenda has worked as a costing engineer for a Des Moines textile manufacturer and as an analyst for Principal Financial Group. She has also served as the Chamber Director in Stuart and the Director for the White Pole Road scenic byway. Brenda has considerable entrepreneurial and accounting experience through her family’s farm operation in Adair and Guthrie Counties.
Kayla Willms
Communications Coordinator
Kayla holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business from Iowa State University and a Master’s degree in Strategic Marketing from Bellevue University. Her professional background includes roles with the Iowa 4-H Foundation and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Currently, she works full-time with the Iowa Judicial Branch, in both Guthrie and Adair Counties. Kayla resides in Guthrie Center with her husband, Skylar, and their two daughters, Paislee and Harper.
Board of Directors
Officers
Matt Wedemeyer, President
Adair County Supervisor
Adair County
Brad Hayes, Vice President
BH Appraisals & Twin Vines
Guthrie County
Renee Jensen, Secretary
Adair City Council
Adair County
Brian Johnson, Treasurer
Guthrie County Supervisor
Guthrie County
Members
Kaye Bax, Past Owner of Fontanelle Drug, Adair County
Josh Calmer, Active Health Solutions, Guthrie County
Chris Carlson, Guthrie County State Bank, Guthrie County
Marty Doud, First State Bank, Guthrie County
Stacie Eshelman, Greenfield Chamber/Main Street Development, Adair County
Cheryl Marks, Rolling Hills Bank & Trust, Adair County
Eric Reinhart, Bruner, Bruner, Reinhart & Morton, Guthrie County
Kathy Rohrig, Orient Economic Development, Adair County
Scott Tonderum, Greenfield Municipal Utilities, Greenfield, Adair County
Holi Weston, Farmers REC, Adair County