The Founders

Thank You to Our Founding Members

The Wahoo Area Arts Council is building a bold, creative future — and it exists because of you.

Our Founding Members stepped forward at the very beginning, believing in the power of art, music, performance, and creative opportunity to strengthen our community. Your early support helped lay the foundation for everything to come: new programs, meaningful events, support for local artists, and a vision of Wahoo as a place where creativity truly thrives.

This was more than a contribution — it was an investment in something lasting, local, and deeply meaningful. Because of you, the Wahoo Area Arts Council didn’t just launch — it began with purpose, momentum, and heart.

We are proud to recognize our Founding Members as our initial investors. Your names will always be part of the story of how this creative movement began.

Thank you for helping shape Wahoo’s creative future from the ground up.

BENEFACTOR FOUNDERS

Brian and Terri Elliott

Linda Little

Joe and Laura Rowell

Robert Rustermier and Courtney Rebensdorf

Larissa Schultz

CORPORATE FOUNDERS

Edward Jones - LeAnn Poston

First Interstate Bank

Found + Flora

Inner Serenity Wholistic Wellness

JEO, Inc

Sassafras Galleria

Saunders Medical Center

Studio 123

Union Bank and Trust

Wahoo Area Kiwanis Club

Wahoo State Bank

FAMILY FOUNDERS

Amy and Nicholas Bartek

Beverly and Mark Bettendorf

Jason and Sandra Blackwell

Dave and Sue Dubois

Mike and Tammy Hancock

Alissa and Dan Hansen

Del and Valerie Lindgren

Les and Sue Mach

John and Carol Miyoshi

John and Lana Robinson

Troy and Malissa Sprenger

INDIVIDUAL FOUNDERS

Ivie Brigham

Ann Brock

Kate DeCoste

Kelsey Dethlefsen

Christina Fasel

Melissa Harrell

Stacy Ideus

Theresa Klein

Denise Lawver

Jake Nesson

Sally Oden

Di Pfeiffer

Colette Rathke

Julie Scott

Peggy Shepherd

Linda Specht Trainer

Christina Whitney-Waltermire