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