Monica Vernon is a…

Listener
Strategic Planner
Proven Community Leader
Business Builder and Owner
An Authentic Voice for a Better City

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COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
Chair of the Cedar Rapids Chamber (9 yr. board member)
Chair of the Cedar Rapids Planning/Zoning Commission (10 yr. board member)
Linn County Regional Planning Commission (2 yr. board member)
Founder of Downtown Visioning Group (1 yr. — new group)
Founder of Fifteen in Five concept (3 yr. involvement)
Member and past board member: Downtown Rotary (10 yr. involvement)
Board member: Four Oaks of Iowa (8 yrs.)
Board member: Jane Boyd Community House (5 yr. involvement)
President of the Junior League of Cedar Rapids (25 yr. involvement)
Founding Team: Madge Phillips Shelter (4 yr. involvement)
Board member: Washington High School PPA (6 yr. member)
Board member: Academy (1 yr. member)
Board of directors: Kingston Hill (5 yr. board member)
Lifetime Gamma Phi Beta member
Lifetime member of the University of Iowa Alumni Association
Past board member: Cedar Valley Montessori
Past board member: Regis-LaSalle Foundation
Past board member: Washington High School Friends of Forensics

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CAREER
Founder and President, Vernon Research Group, Inc.
Faculty, John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, University of Iowa
Consultant, Frank N. Magid Associates
Public Relations Director, Mount Mercy College
Reporter, Cedar Rapids Gazette
College Relations Asst. Director, Dickinson State College

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EDUCATION
Elementary: Kenwood Preschool, Eisenhower, St. Pius, and Immaculate Conception
Junior High: Franklin
High School: Regis
BA & MBA: The University of Iowa

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FAMILY
Husband: Bill Vernon
Daughters: Natalie 21, Frances 19, and Eleanor 17
Parents: Carol and David Wolf