Membership Business Resources Economic Development Events Our Community About Us Farmers' Market Member Directory Contact Us Search Login Our Team Home About Us Our Team Doug Neumann serves as the Executive Director of the Economic Alliance, and he previously served as its executive vice president. Prior to creation of the Economic Alliance in 2012, Doug had been president & CEO of the Cedar Rapids Downtown District. His work in the Cedar Rapids area began nearly 30 years ago as a newspaper reporter and editor. He also has served in public policy and communication roles with the City of Cedar Rapids and the former Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. Doug is the immediate past chair of the statewide Iowa Chamber Alliance, and also serves on the board of directors at Brucemore and the Linn County Housing Fund. Among many civic and volunteer activities, he has served on the board of directors of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, the Arc of East Central Iowa, the Cedar Rapids Kernels Foundation and the NewBo City Market Board. Doug graduated with a degree in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Doug and his wife, Jen have two daughters Anna and Grace. Contact Doug at dneumann@cedarrapids.org or by phone at 319.730.1414. Economic Alliance Team Christine Brewer, receptionist cbrewer@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1416 Ron Corbett, vice president of economic development rcorbett@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1411 Jule Day, communications manager jday@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1417 Ellie Evans, workforce specialist eevans@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1400 Erin Foley, programs specialist efoley@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1409 Colin Glandon, maintenance specialist cglandon@cedarrapids.org Clarissa Koch, design and multimedia specialist ckoch@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1410 Jessica Komisar, leadership program & administrative specialist jkomisar@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1428 Julie Kraft, interim communications director jkraft@cedarrapids.org 319.573.2010 Anne Laugen, membership growth specialist alaugen@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1404 Mike Lukan, economic development project manager mlukan@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1403 Evan McGuire, maintenance supervisor Barbra Solberg, public policy strategist bsolberg@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1426 Tyanna Stephenson, accounting specialist tstephenson@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1408 Maddix Stovie, event planner mstovie@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1412 Jesse Thoeming, Downtown executive director jthoeming@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1427 Laura Thomas, research and analytics specialist lthomas@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1406 Jamie Toledo, economic development relationship manager jtoledo@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1422 Phil Wasta, MedQuarter executive director pwasta@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1407 Audrey Wheeler, operations director awheeler@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1401 Caleb Woods, communications specialist cwoods@cedarrapids.org 319.730.1402 Strategic Partnerships - Iowa BIG Laura Seyfer, Iowa BIG community development specialist lseyfer@iowabig.org Contact Us Core Functions Boards and Councils Our Strategic Goals CEO Profiles Monthly Reports News Our Team Email News Straight to Your Inbox! Get updates on Business Support, Economic Development & Workforce, Public Policy, Community Development, leadership programs, regional news & more! SIGN UP TODAY About Us The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance combines the economic and community development efforts of the former Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Rapids Downtown District and Priority One. Navigate Membership Business Resources Economic Development Events Our Community About Us Membership Member Directory Become a Member Member Portal Contact 501 First St. SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 P: 319.398.5317 F: 319.398.5228 economicalliance@cedarrapids.org © 2021 Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance | economicalliance@cedarrapids.org | Privacy Policy | Web Application by Informatics, Inc. www.cedarrapids.org