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Board Profiles - Jon McAvoy
Jon McAvoy
Board Member

Employment
  • Retired from Principal Financial Group after over 36 years experience in the Group Life & Health division.
  • Held numerous positions during that time including responsibility for 14 Regional Claim Offices located in various cities in the Midwest and East Coast areas.
Education
  • Graduate of Walnut, Iowa Community High School and Northwest Missouri State University with a BS in Business Management.
Community Service
  • Member of the Adel City Council for nearly 20 years--currently serving as Mayor pro-tem and on several committees.
  • Represent Adel on the West Metro Regional Airport study committee.
  • Served as liason between Adel and Adel Partners, which combines the Adel Chamber of Commerce and Adel Main Street functions.
  • Active member of the Adel Lions Club--has been named Lion of the Year and has received the Warren Coleman Honorary Award.
  • Member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines where he is an ordained Elder.
Personal
  • Married to wife, Sherryl, for over 36 years, with twins, Sean and Megan, who are now married with children of their own.

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