Board of Directors
Teresa Kulper, President. Teresa is the Director of Faculty and Staff Services at the University of Iowa. She has a Master’s of Social Work. Teresa and her husband, Mitch, have two children, Corinne, 13 and Madison, 11. They have lived in Solon for about 14 years.
Lois Geist, Vice President. Lois is a physician at the University of Iowa. She and her husband Chick Carroll have two children in the Solon School District. She was previously on the Solon School Board. She has been active in the district in a variety of venues, particularly with the music and science programs.
Tom Gross, Secretary. Tom has lived in the greater Solon area since 1995. Tom is a Pulmonary Physician at University of Iowa Health Care. He and his wife, Linda Lee, have two children in the Solon Community School District. Tom has a special interest in science education and cultivation of the performing arts.
Mike Turner, Treasurer. Mike has lived in the Solon School District since 1996. He has a BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa and is a loan officer for Hills Bank & Trust, Co. His wife, Kim, is a registered nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and they have two children, David, a sophomore in high school and, Cash, a second grader.
Rod Loney , Board Member. Rodney is an Applications Development Manager at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has a BA degree in M.I.S. from Buena Vista University. His wife Kathy also works at the UIHC in the Urology clinic. They moved to Solon 8+ years ago and continue to enjoy living in the community they adopted as their home.
Kevin Blind, Board Member. Kevin Blind and his family moved to rural Solon in 1995. He and his wife, Chris, have three children - Adam, Kelly and Erin. Erin is a junior at Solon High School. Adam is a graduate of the University of Iowa college of business, and Kelly is an accounting major there. Kevin is managing editor of IFT Publications in Cedar Rapids, publishers of several Midwest agricultural newspapers. Chris is nursing supervisor of post anesthesia at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Kevin is a past president of the Solon Athletic Boosters. He and Chris are also members of the Beef Days Committee, chairing Kids Corner. Kevin also is involved with the Knights of Columbus at St. Mary's Church in Solon.
Kevin Wise, Board Member. Kevin has lived in the Solon School District since 1998. He and his wife Ellen, have two children, Adam and Mackenzie. Kevin is a Team Leader in the Personal Cleansing Care Department at Proctor and Gamble.
Denise Bruck, Board Member. Denise is a Senior Accountant at the University of Iowa. Her husband Chris is the Cost Accounting Manager at Terex Corporation in Cedar Rapids. They have two sons, Logan, 6 and Dillon, 4. They have called Solon home for four years.
Bob Upmeyer, Board Member.
Lynda Irinaka, Board Member.
Tim Broghammer, CPA, Board Member.