About Central Iowa Business Conference

Matt Nuetzman served on the Urbandale Chamber Board of Directors for 6 years and is a Past Board Chair. In 2011, Matt helped launch the genYP Program and later served as genYP Chair, and he has volunteered and led many Chamber programs since first joining in 2009. Matt is a Strategic Business Consultant at Paychex where he has worked since 2012, which was then known as Merit Resources. Paychex is a Human Resources services provider, through whom the Urbandale Chamber offers its PEO Partner Program for its members. Matt and his wife Sheena live in Urbandale with their 2 children.

Jeremiah Terhark has a talent for technology and an entrepreneurial spirit. Jeremiah founded Webspec Design in the fall of 2000. He is passionate about digital marketing and working with clients to see their goals achieved.

Jeremiah focuses his energies on managing upcoming website projects, interacting with clients, and programming. He graduated from Evangel University with degrees in Accounting and Political Science. When not working, he and his wife enjoy doing activities with their four children.

Christy Jones was born and raised in Des Moines, growing up in her family owned auto body shop, R Jones Collision Repair. Like many of you, Christy’s life journey has been full of twists and turns.

Having the desire to contribute to others, Christy decided to become a teacher. After graduating from UNI, she landed her first real job as a 6th grade resource teacher at Brody Middle School, in Des Moines. After realizing that institutional teaching was not her jam, she lifted stakes and moved to Charlotte, NC where she spent a year and a half working for a NASCAR engine builder, as their office manager.

Christy’s journey brought her back home to Iowa in 2001 when she was asked to help run the family business. Over time she grew to be the sole estimator and the frontline face of the business. And in 2015 she became the first and only women owned body shop owner in the Des Moines area. Christy’s journey wasn’t done yet. After buying another body shop in 2020, she then sold both shops in 2021 to Caliber Collision, effectively retiring at the young age of 44.
In 2022, Christy emerged from full retirement to become a certified business coach with Accelerate ActionCOACH, working with her former business coach. Today Christy has gone out on her own to form her own company, Clarity Business Coaching. Christy continues to work with large and small business owners providing them the focus and accountability needed to navigate the murky waters of business ownership.

Christy is very active in her community. She currently volunteers for UCAN, Urbandale Community Action Network and SCORE, an SBA backed free mentoring program for business owners. She is active in the Urbandale Chamber, most recently serving as the past board chair. She loves to read and enjoys learning more about wine and whiskey. Even with her new job and her many volunteer activities she partakes in, it is her goal to travel at least one time per month.

Abbey Van Wyngarden is the Project Manager at Creative DSM Digital Strategic Marketing, an outsourced marketing agency that takes a data-driven approach to creative strategies for local businesses.

She attended Iowa State University, majoring in advertising and minoring in entrepreneurial studies, looking to make an impact after graduation.

Abbey is an integral part of internal project and account management, seeking continuous opportunities to provide insight and collaborate with team members and clients.