John Jennett - Gilbert, Iowa Education Foundation

John Jennett

John Jennett and his wife Cally have lived in the Gilbert School District since 2005 after moving to the area from Dallas Center where John was on the Dallas Center-Grimes School board.  John started his banking career in 1988 after graduating from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa.  He currently serves as Market President at Great Western Bank in Ames. 
 
John has been active in many civic and banking organizations including serving as the chair of the Iowa Bankers Association’s school of banking, and President of the Grimes Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation.  Currently in addition to serving on the Gilbert Education Foundation board he is the Treasurer for the United Way of Story County and the board of the AmesEconomic Development Commission.  John has also been active in youth sports coaching Gilbert teams in the North Story Little League and West Des Moines Youth Football League.  
 
John and Cally have 3 children in the Gilbert School District – Maggie, a 2013 graduate, Ellie in 2015 and Russ in 2017.
 

 

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