Carol Townsend is the former owner and President of Sedona Staffing Services. She and her husband had grown the business to 13 offices in 3 states and sold the business last year. Carol is a former Board Chair of the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce. Other Boards she has served on include: Hospice of Dubuque, Historical Society, and Women in Management. She is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management and a member of the Tri-State Human Resource Association. Carol was recognized by National Personnel Associates for her national training of professional recruiters in the art of behavioral-based interviewing. She was awarded the Tri-State Human Resource "Professional of the Year" in 2002 and was this year's recipient of the "Women of Achievement Award for Service and Support of Community." Although officially retired, Carol is involved in the Dubuque Area Chapter of SCORE, a group that helps mentor people who want to grow or start their own business. Carol is particularly interested in mentoring minority and women-owned businesses. Her personal mission statement is, "To Help Others Succeed."

Carol is Co-Chair of this year's United Way Campaign and especially enjoys seeing companies involve their employees in giving back to the community.

 

Campaign Co-Chair Tom Giese Tom has been married for 28 years to his wife Paula who is a volunteer for Hospice of Dubuque. They have two children a son Matthew who now works for Giese Sheet Metal and a daughter Stephanie who just graduated this year from the University of Iowa and has a job with Wells Fargo. Tom has worked for Giese Company for 32 years and is a partner with his cousin Charlie. They are the third generation in the family business. Last year Tom volunteered with the United-Way on the campaign cabinet for the Residential Division Chair.