Joe Heinrichs
Joe Heinrichs is a Partner with Patton Hoversten & Berg. He joined the firm in August of 2022. Prior to joining the firm, he was a judicial law clerk for the lone Judge in Waseca County for a year and a half. Joe attended Law School at St Thomas University in Downtown Minneapolis and was a certified student attorney for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in the Drugs and Property Prosecution Division for the final two years of law school. He is originally from Estherville Iowa, where his five siblings and mother still reside.
Eileen Newhouse
Eileen Newhouse is a retired corporate attorney who began her legal career at Mayer Brown, a global law firm headquartered in Chicago, IL and then spent 25 years at Ameriprise Financial Services in Minneapolis, MN specializing in the laws governing mutual funds.
She earned a B.A. in English from Houghton University, Houghton, NY and a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, IN. She also holds the Chartered Financial Consultant certification from the American College of Financial Services, King of Prussia, PA.
Eileen is past president and currently Vice President of Finance for the American Association of University Women of Owatonna, MN.
Troy Klecker
Troy is the Community Development Director for the City of Owatonna. He has a BS in Urban and Regional Studies, and an MA in Urban Planning, both from Mankato State University.
Troy has worked for the city of Owatonna for the past 30+ years in a variety of capacities. He has been the Director of Community Development since April 2011. He has also worked as interim director of both the parks and rec department and the public library. He began his career with the city in their City Planning department.
Julie Fiske, Executive Director
Julie began working full-time for Growing Hope Foundation as its executive director in September 2012. Prior to that she served 12 years as the pastor of Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, MN. While serving Emmons Lutheran Church, Julie was also on the board of directors of the Winnebago Cooperative Telelcom Association. Julie received her Bachelor’s degree in sociology from Luther College, Decorah, IA in 1992 and her Masters of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN in 1997. In December 2016, she received her MBA from West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX.
Evin Lantz
Evin Lantz is an Independent Financial Planner, Fiduciary, and Private Wealth Manager operating his practice under the registered assumed name of Renovo Financial Partners.
Prior to starting his independent practice, Evin spent three years as a financial advisor for another "brand name" financial institution.
Evin has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College, Decorah, IA, where he studied management with emphasis in finance and entrepreneurship. He also holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation from the College for Financial Planning, Centennial, CO.
Dave Gaylor
Dave retired in January, 2020, from Dubuque Bank and Trust Dubuque, Iowa, where he was Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer. He was employed there for 30 years and previously worked at banks in Bowman and Grafton, North Dakota. He spent his entire career exclusively in lending, including consumer, residential, agricultural and, primarily, commercial lending.
Dave has been involved as chairman and other leadership positions of various non-profit organizations including Lutheran churches, senior housing/long term care facilities, quasi-governmental entities that lend to small businesses and entities that support individual needs of disadvantaged individuals and families. He currently serve as Vice Chairman of Calvary Community Services, Inc., an entity that oversees an 80 unit low income senior housing facility in Golden Valley, Minnesota.
Dave grew up in Waverly, Iowa, where I received a BA in Business Administration from Wartburg College.