2018 IDEA Inc. Board of Directors (From left to Right)
George Piplica Garth Yeates Steven Weaver (former director) Kevin Kershisnik Alan Moore Lee Heermann (former director)
Jon Gunnison Lynne McAuliffe James Conrad (former director)
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2021 IDEA Inc. Board of Directors |
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President/Treasurer: Alan Moore |
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Board Member: George Piplica
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Vice President: Lynne McAuliffe |
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Board Member: Tony Tolstedt
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Secretary: Kevin Kershisnik |
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Board Member: Garth Yeates |
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Board Member: Jon Gunnison |
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Board Member: Jenni Wildcat Board Member: Scott Campbell |
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Executive Director: Kevin Kershisnik |
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CLIFFORD ALAN MOORE, CPA, - Board Chairman/Treasurer
President of Riverton Economic and Community Development Association and Idea, Inc. since 1996. Graduate of University of Wyoming with a degree in accounting in 1969. Alan has been in public accounting for his entire career. His CPA certificate was granted in 1972, and he purchased his father’s CPA firm in 1977. He is the managing partner of Clifford H. Moore and Company. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Wyoming Society of CPAs. Alan has received awards for his economic and community development efforts including the Riverton Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the year for 1999, Chamber Service award for 2000, and the Community Service award of 2001. In 2002 he received the Small Business Administration Accounting Advocate for Wyoming’s region. In 2006 Alan was awarded a Friend of Manufacturing recognition by Wyoming’s Manufacturing Works organization. Alan is happily married to Teri-Anne, his business partner.
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lynne mcauliffe - Vice Chairwoman Lynne holds a Master of Arts degree in Leadership Studies from Seattle's City University. She is currently the Dean of Workforce and Community Education for Central Wyoming College. Lynne has served in senior executive positions for several large corporations and also teaches courses in marketing, advertising, human relations, business management, leadership and more. Recent awards include the Wyoming Woman of Distinction Award for 2013, presented by the Wyoming Council for Women's Issues and the Wyoming Business Council for her efforts in education and improving self-sufficiency for women in the workplace. In 2011, Lynne recieved the Outstanding Individual Performance Award at the Governor's Summit on Workforce Solutions, and in 2006 was honored by the same organization for Outstanding Workforce Partnership Award. Lynne is a 5th generation family from Riverton, Wyoming and spent 20 years in the Northwest prior to returning home to raise her twins, Brendan and Kelcey.
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Kevin Kershisnik - Secretary and Executive Director
MBA - University of Wyoming
BS Mechanical Engineering - University of Illinois
BS General Engineering/Physics - Loras College
Registered Professional Engineer – State of Wyoming
Kevin is the General Manager of Pertech Industries. a privately held U.S. corporation specializing in designing, developing, manufacturing, and selling printing and imaging solutions for banking, money order, point-of-sale, lottery, gaming, and multiple niche markets. Kevin is also the President of Pertech Resources Inc., a Wyoming company that was formed in 2003 via an aggressive buy-out with the assistance of multiple economic development entities. Kevin has been with the company since 1995 and has over 30 years of engineering and management experience in the aerospace, medical, and financial industries. He serves on several boards including the Wyoming Workforce Development Council. He received the 2005 entrepreneur award for central Wyoming, 40 under forty award in 2005, and several other achievement awards associated with business and economic development. Manufacturing-Works contracts with IDEA Inc, (The
economic development organization for Riverton) to provide an
Economic Development Director for Riverton. As
the Economic development Director Kevin has written several grants and
manages Economic Development projects for local manufacturers to
provide added infrastructure and new facilities.
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George Piplica
George Piplica grew up in Lander, Wyoming. George is married to Susie and has three children. He moved to Riverton in 1984, where he owned Fremont Vending & Amusement. In 1996, he sold the vending business and began his real estate career with Century 21. Later, in 2000, he became a broker and opened Home Source Realty, Inc., which is the largest transaction real estate office in Fremont County. Current involvement in various community organizations include: Fremont County Board of Realtors, First Interstate Bank Advisory Board, IDEA Inc. Board, and Riverton Sertoma Board.
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TONY TOLSTEDT
Tony Tolstedt became
the city administrator for the City of Riverton in November of 2017. He
received his BA from Regis University, his MPA from the University of Colorado
and completed a graduate program in Human Resources Management through the
University of Denver in 2016. Tony recently served as the City Administrator of
Douglas, WY for five years. He also served as the City Administrator in Broken
Bow, NE and the Asst. to the City Administrator in Alliance, NE. Tony has served
on several boards including the Nebraska City Management Association and the
CANDO economic development board. Tony is a member of the International
City/County Management Association (ICMA). He received his
credentialed manager certification in 2015.Tony is also a veteran of the United
States Marine Corps. Tony is married to Sara and they have two children: Thayne
and Bree. Tony enjoys spending time with his family, swimming, shooting,
and power sports.
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GARTH YEATES After graduating from Bonners Ferry High School, in Bonners Ferry Idaho Garth completed a Bachelors Science degree in Accounting from Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID. He is the President of Yeates’ Construction which he founded in 1975, and also the President of Gyphaul Transport which he founded in 1996. Since 2006 he has been the Vice President and co-owner of Riverton Hospitality dba Comfort Inn. During his 40+ years in Riverton he has embodied community service and development. He was a co-founder of the Riverton USA Wrestling Club in 1975, a Little League Coach from 1977-1981 yielding a state-runner up team in 1979 and a State Championship team in 1980. He is a Chamber member in Riverton and Dubois, a past President of the Reach Foundation club, a Vice Chairman for the Riverton Planning Commission, and a member of the Board of Directors for the University of Wyoming Cowboy Joe Club. He married Bobbie Yeates in 1974. They have 6 children and 12 grandchildren.
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JENNI WILDCAT Jenni Wildcat is the Secretarial Procedures
Regulator for the Northern Arapaho Tribe. She grew up in Crowheart, WY
and graduated from Wind River High School. Jenni received her AA in
Tribal Management and her BS in Business Administration from Haskell Indian
Nations University in Lawrence, KS. She serves on multiple committees and
boards including Fremont County School District #25 Board, the Wyoming Gaming
Commission, the Boys and Girls Club planning committee, the Fremont County
Alliance Board of Directors, City of Riverton Solutions Committee, the National
Indian Gaming Association Board of Directors, the Northern Arapaho Tribe
Education Committee, and is an alumni of Leadership Wyoming Class of
2012. In her free time, she coaches Special Olympics basketball and
softball, works with Embracing Our Elders committee, and likes to hunt, travel
and volunteer. She is married to Jacob and they have four
daughters.
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SCOTT CAMPBELL
Scott Campbell graduated high school in Kanab Utah.
Wife is Kimberly. We have 5 children Chandler, Chance,
Chesney, Chasyn and Chaylee
Graduated from Southern Utah University with a BS in Business Management
and an emphasis in Marketing
Works for First Interstate Bank as a Commercial Group Manager. 18
years in Banking
Member of Riverton Rotary
Idea Inc Board Member
Likes to hunt and travel.
Moved to Riverton Wyoming September 2017
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