OUR COMPANY

Prairie Meadows operates as a public nonprofit, dedicated to lessening the burden of government by raising funds for charitable organizations and community improvement projects. Prairie Meadows is managed locally and overseen by a board of directors. This approach has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in profits remaining in Iowa and Polk County.

PERSONNEL

Gary Palmer 
President/CEO

Michele Wilkie
Executive Vice President

 

 

Julie Stewart
Senior Vice President of Business Development

Clint Pursley
Senior Vice President of Security

Brian Ohorilko 
Senior Vice President of Administration

Derron Heldt
Vice President of Racing

Dawn Brandt
Vice President of Compliance 

Prairie Meadows Corporate Management

Kevin Brannen
Surveillance Director

David Fast
Sales Director

 

Tony Guzman
Information Technology Director

Jake Hedgecock
Security Director

Anthony Hughes
Marketing Director

David Kohler
Food & Beverage Director

Troy Sigwarth
Finance Director

Rod Suhr
Casino Operations Director

Gina Vitiritto
Human Resources Director

Chip Walters
Facilities Director

Alex Everett
Facilities Assistant Director

Garrick Mallory
Pari-Mutuels Assistant Director

Cade Johnson
Executive Chef

Chantel Olsen
Systems Application Administrator

Joshua Riddle
Finance Assistant Director

Ryan Secrest
Assistant Food & Beverage Director 

Tresa Vedder
Assistant Director of Hotel & Conference Ops