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
Elaine Castelline
Vice President of Finance/CFO
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
Sheri Hansen
Food & Beverage Assistant Director
Garrick Mallory
Pari-Mutuels Assistant Director
Cade Johnson
Executive Chef
Chantel Olsen
Systems Application Administrator
Joshua Riddle
Finance Assistant Director
Ryan Secrest
Conference Operations Assistant Director
Tresa Vedder
Assistant Director of Hotel & Conference Ops