The Pella Area Community & Economic Alliance (PACE Alliance) announced their 2017 Board of Directors.

· Cyndi Atkins, Pella Regional Health Center (Event Council Chair)
· Dell Collins, Vermeer Corporation (Economic Development Council Chair)
· Ryan Davis, Pella Corporation (Trustee Investor)
· Steve Kraayenbrink, Marion County Bank (Platinum Investor)
· Barb Kniff McCulla, KLK Construction, Inc. (Bronze Investor)
· Julie Mueller, Pella Historical Downtown Retail Group (Gold Investor)
· Lesli Nelson, Pella Hosting and Website Solutions (Business Development Council Chair)
· Mark Putnam, Central College (Elite Investor)
· Sherri Te Grootenhuis, Royal Amsterdam Hotel (Destination Development Council Chair)
· Jill Vande Weerd, Prudential First of Pella Realty (Silver Investor)
· Mindi Vanden Bosch, Vermeer Corporation (Downtown Development Council Chair)
· Bob Vermeer, Vermeer Corporation (Trustee Investor)
· Teri Vos, Vermeer Corporation (Workforce Development Council Chair)
· Jamie Wisse, US Bank (Elite Investor)

The 14 member Board of Directors is comprised of a chairperson from each of the six working Councils of the Alliance, and eight investor level partners. Each council elected their own chairperson; investor level partners were selected by a nominating committee made up of the executive committees from the former Pella Chamber and Pella Area Development Corporation.

The Board of Directors will be confirmed during the PACE Alliance Annual Meeting on Friday, Feb 24, at the Pella Opera House.