Entire County Represented
The Board of Directors was selected to represent residents in all areas of Marion County. All directors have been involved in a variety of organizations that include members from more than one area of the county. This helps promote the Marion County Community Foundation throughout the county and ensures that grants are properly focused on areas of greatest opportunity and assist as many people throughout the county as possible.
Board of Directors
| Names (pictured from left) | Home |
Area Represented |
E-mail Address |
| Mary Van Zante, Vice President | Pella |
At-Large |
mavzante@pella.com |
| Donald Croghan, Treasurer | Knoxville |
At-Large |
donc@iowatelecom.net |
| John Franey | Pleasantville |
Northwest |
franeyjk@gte.net |
| Willard Prather | Knoxville |
Central |
wprather@iowatelecom.net |
| David Johnson, Secretary | Knoxville |
Central |
dajjlaw@lisco.com |
| Duane Jones (deceased) | |||
| Sheri Roslien | Pella |
Northeast |
rosliens@yahoo.com |
| Andrea Lawler | Dallas |
Southwest |
lawlera@mchsi.com |
| Shirley Borgman, President | Pella |
Northeast |
borgmans@iowatelecom.net |
Biographies
Shirley Borgman taught school and served onthe Pella Community School Board, the Pella Community Foundation, and is a member of First Reformed Church where she serves as a Pastoral Care Elder. She helped develop the Hospice program in Pella and served as its Bereavement Coordinator for many years. She and Glenn farmed for 35 years.
Donald Croghan is a CPA and has been a board member of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce and charter board member of Knoxville Main Street and Knoxville Heritage Foundation. He served on the Public Relations Committee of the Iowa Society of CPAs. He is a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and serves on its Finance Committee and various ministries. He is a treasurer of Knoxville Rotary Club.
John Franey is president and CEO of Pleasantville State Bank. He has been president of Marion County Development Commission, Pleasantville City Council, and Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce. He has served as a chair of High Coalition, which includes Pleasantville, Melcher-Dallas, Hartford, Marion County. He is a member of St. Elizabeth Parish and has served on the Council and Finance Committee.
David Johnson is an attorney at Johnson and Lane and has been President of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, coached youth baseball, basketball and soccer, and was a charter member of Marion County Habitat for Humanity. He has served with the Knoxville Library Board and Knoxville Hospital and Clinic Foundation. He is a member of the First United Methodist Church and is Chair of the Administrative Council.
Duane Jones (deceased)
Andrea Lawler is currently the deputy city clerk for the City of Melcher-Dallas. She retired as business manager for the Melcher-Dallas Community School System. Andrea is an active volunteer who served as president of the Melcher-Dallas Library Board for five years and currently serves as treasurer for the Dallas Christian Church and a member of the Marion County Board of Review.
Will Prather is the retired principal of Knoxville High School, past president of Knoxville Industrial Development Commission, Heartland R.C. & D., Farmers Co-op, Marion County Board of Realtors, and Knoxville Kiwanis. He’s past chair of Marion County Board of Supervisors and president of Knoxville Heritage Foundation and serves on the Red Rock Association Board, Marion Co. Conservation Board, and Knoxville Rotary Club.
Sheri Roselien has been involved in some aspect of education for her entire working career. Presently, she is Lead Teacher at GOAL Alternative High School in Knoxville, which she helped open in 1998. Her passion for education has taken her to many countries, as a student and a teacher. Sheri is involved with the confirmation program at Peace Lutheran Church in Pella, and is involved in many women’s service organizations.
Mary Van Zante is manager of corporate communications at Pella Corporation and executive director of the Pella Rolscreen Foundation and the Peter H. and E. Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation. She was a charter member of Pella’s Dollars for Scholars and serves on the Pella Community Foundation board. She is a member of the Iowa Council of Foundations and currently serves as president of the Marion County Farm Bureau.
For more information contact Marion County Community Foundation at 641.842.5821 or email info@mccfiowa.org.