IDEA BOARD
IDEA Inc. Board of Directors
(From left to Right)
Alan Moore
Lynne McAuliffe
Kevin Kershisnik
Jon Gunnison
George Piplica
Kyle Butterfield
Garth Yeates
2024 IDEA Inc. Board of Directors

CLIFFORD ALAN MOORE, CPA
President/Treasurer
President of Riverton Economic and Community Development Association and Idea, Inc. since 1996. Graduate of

LYNNE MCAULIFFE
Vice President
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.

KEVIN KERSHISNIK
Secretary / 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 CEO and Chairman of Pertech Resources Inc., a Wyoming company that designs, develops, and manufactures printing and transaction devices. It 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. Kevin is the central Wyoming regional director for Manufacturing Works, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership in Wyoming. He serves on several boards including the Wyoming Economic Development Association (WEDA). He has received the entrepreneur award for central Wyoming, 40 under forty award, 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.

JON GUNNISON
Board Member
Graduated 1972 – Hugh C. Williams High School with a New York Regents Scholarship
Graduated 1976 – Middlebury College, Middlebury VT with a BA in Geography; Thesis Topic: Economic Development – St. Lawrence County, NY.
Employed 1976 – 1983 Watertown Chrysler – Plymouth, Watertown, NY. Fleet & Leasing manager 76-78, Sales Manager 79-80, General Manager 81-83
Employed 1984 – 85 Burns Chevrolet/Chrysler Gaffney, SC (Service Manager
Founded Riverton Chrysler in 1986 with wife / Business partner Joan Marie
Founded Gunner’s Automotive Center with Joan after Chrysler bankruptcy asset seizure in 2009
Past President, Current Member Riverton Chamber of Commerce
Past President of the Riverton Rotary Club
Chairman of the Foundation Finance Committee – Riverton Rotary Club
Past President of the Riverton REACH Foundation Club
Past President of the Riverton Depot Foundation
Past Wyoming Representative Denver Outstate Chrysler Jeep Dealer Advertising Association
First Interstate Bank Advisory Director
Riverton Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year 2003

GEORGE PIPLICA
Board Member
George Piplica grew up in Lander,

KYLE BUTTERFIELD
Board Member

GARTH YEATES
Board Member
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.