Directors
Our Leadership
Our volunteer Board of Directors strive to make Downtown Ames the destination district in the heart of the Ames community.
Travis Toliver
Executive Director
Ames Main Street
Ellyn Grimm
Chair
Dog-Eared Books
Mindy Bergstrom
Chair-Elect
Cook's Emporium, Nook & Nest, The Recipe, The Shops at Clark & Main, Z.W. Mercantile
Nicole Rasmussen
Past Chair
First National Bank
Heather Johnson
Secretary, Community Arts Representative
Octagon Center for the Arts
Dustin Lucht
Treasurer
Fareway Downtown
Sam Stagg
Past Leadership Representative
10Fold Architecture + Engineering
Bruce Bonestroo
Design Committee Chair
10Fold Architecture + Engineering
Patrick Bergstrom
Economic Vitality Committee Chair
Elliot Pointe Properties
Chase Abner
Organization Chair
Community Member
Jenny Pollard
Promotions Chair
Homegrown & Life Distilled
Graham Watkins
Foodservice Representative
Marmalade Moon
Justin Moorman
At-Large Retail Representative
Moorman Clothiers
Daniel Oh
At-Large Non Retail Representative
OEI, Inc.
Jerry Nelson
At-Large Community Representative
Nelson Electric
Brian Phillips
City of Ames Representative
City of Ames, Assistant City Manager
Carole Gieseke
Tourism Representative
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