Board of Directors

Al Baloun
President
Community Member

Jamie Nolte
Vice President
Godfather's Pizza

Penny Raia
Treasurer
Cleric Family McDonalds

Ben Peterson
GDF
Ben graduated from Windom in 2008 and graduated in 2010 from 2010 from Ridgewater College with AAS in auto body and AA degree in business. He has been in the auto body industry as a lead painter and shop foreman for 10 years and has been working for 2 years at GDF in sales. Ben is a member of the Windom Lions club, Vice President of the Windom Area Chamber of Commerce board, and Riverfest Board. Ben and his wife Lacey have 2 children Hudson (3) and Charlotte (4 months).

Tim Snyder
Windom Community Center Director
Tim graduated with an AA in General Education and Business from Monterey Peninsula College and has a BA from University of the Ozarks. Tim is currently the Windom Community Center Director after being a teacher at Mountain Lake Public School for 26 years. Tim and his wife Robin have two daughters Emma and Chloe. He enjoys sports, hunting, and fishing. Tim loves to see Windom continue to grow through CVB.

Tim Hogan
Arena & Recreation Director, City of Windom

Brittany Higley
Bank Midwest
Brittany is a Retail Associate at Bank Midwest in Windom where she has been working since 2015. She currently serves as a member for the Windom Area Chamber of Commerce Board, CVB, and Riverfest Board. Her husband Jordan works for his family business, Higley Ford, as General Manager. They have 3 children: Olivia, Grayson, and Eliana. In her free time, she enjoy gardening, time at the lake, and spending time with family. She looks forward to being more involved in this great community!

Jacob Johnson
Windom Area Schools Athletic Director
Jacob is the Activities Director at Windom Area School District and is also a Palmer Buss Service Bus Driver. Before he became the Activities Director, he was an Industrial Technology Teacher. Jacob is a graduate from Windom Area High School and graduated from SDSU with Ag Education. Jacob is also apart of the Windom Baseball Association.

Amy Leopold
Ameriprise
Amy is a Financial Advisor at Ameriprise Financial. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with a certificate in Taxation. She volunteers for several boards in the Windom community including the Windom Area Chamber of Commerce Board, Windom Area Development Corporation, CVB, and the Patient Family Advisory Council. Amy tries and volunteers to help at community events when possible. Her husband is Jeff and they have 3 children: Alex, Jayce, and Rylee. Her hobbies include camping, fishing, snowboarding, gardening, and traveling when possible.

Kathryne Wood
AmericInn