Board of Commissioners
MAPC Commissioners
The MAPC Board of Commissioners is made up of nine members--three each from Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Each state governor appoints a member. The others are appointed by county boards/commissions within the MAPC jurisdiction in each state.
Blake Roderick, Board Chairman
(Illinois Representative)
Mr. Roderick retired as Executive Director of the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau and the Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation in 2022. He serves as a commissioner for the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District in Illinois. He has served on the Executive Committee of the National Waterways Conference.
Douglas H. Aeilts, P.E., Vice-Chairman
(Missouri Representative)
Mr. Aeilts is the CEO and General Manager of Northeast Missouri Power Cooperative in Palmyra, MO, serving eight member distributing cooperatives in northeast Missouri and southeast Iowa.
Mike Norris, Secretary/Treasurer
(Iowa Representative, Governor’s Appointee)
Mr. Norris is Executive Director of the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission in West Burlington, IA, Great River Housing, Inc. and Southeast Iowa Housing, Inc., and additionally serves as administrator of the Southeast Iowa Regional Economic and Port Authority and on the Iowa Department of Transportation Freight Advisory Council.
Emily Benjamin
(Iowa Representative)
Ms. Benjamin is Vice President at Lee County Economic Development Group. She ensures that proper programming, operational controls, reporting procedures, and people systems are in place to grow Lee County EDG effectively and ensure financial strength and operating efficiency. Benjamin brings prior experience including agricultural sales and marketing, non-profit leadership, and community development.
H.O. Brownback
(Illinois Representative, Governor’s Appointee)
Mr. Brownback is Vice-President and Professor Emeritus of Southwestern Illinois College, Chairman of West Central Bancshares Incorporated, and Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Cass County, IL, Chair of Western Illinois Economic Development Authority, and holds other leadership positions in western Illinois. He is a director on the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District.
Norris Hinton
(Missouri Representative)
Mr. Hinton is a self-employed farmer in Lewis County, Missouri.
Rachel Lindeen
(Iowa Representative)
Ms. Lindeen is the Executive Vice President of the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance since February 2023. She has over 10 years of experience in the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development world. She is responsible for providing highly visible leadership and building a strong reputation for the organization in all issues related to economic development, business development and community vitality for all of Henry County, Iowa. She oversees the daily activities for the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce, Area Development Commission and Henry County Tourism.
Brian Munzlinger
(Missouri Representative, Governor’s Appointee)
Mr. Munzlinger was appointed by Missouri Governor Mike Keogh. He is a lifelong farmer and former Missouri state Senator and Representative with extensive experience in agriculture, trade, and infrastructure policy. Munzlinger also served on the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole. He is an active member of several agricultural and rural policy-based organizations including the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Corn Growers Association and the NEMO Grain Processors Co-op board. He earned his Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Karen Voss
(Illinois Representative)
Ms. Voss serves on the Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District (MAIAPD) board. She is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Ursa Farmers Cooperative Company. Voss earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Quincy University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Previously, she worked in administration at John Wood Community College. Voss grew up on a farm in Adams County, Illinois.