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Heartland Communications Group, Inc. Executive Staff
Joseph
W. Peed,
Chairman
Joseph W. Peed serves the role of Chairman
of Heartland Communications Group, Inc. Joe graduated from
St. Edmond High School in 1965 and attended Iowa Central Community
College before enlisting in the army in 1966. Following training
he was assigned to the 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam. After
a year in Vietnam Joe was stationed in Baltimore and Washington
D.C. where he worked in Army Public Relations. He returned
to Fort Dodge in 1969 where he began working at Hotline and
attended Iowa Central Community College.
In 1976, Joe took over as Chairman of the Board of Hotline.
The company changed its name to Heartland Communications Group,
Inc. in 1988 and moved into the Carver Building.
In 1996 Joe stepped out of the day-to-day
operations of the company to spend more time on his interest
of real estate. The real estate division started by Joe, HLI
Properties, currently owns several properties in the city
of Fort Dodge, including the historical Sears Building and
Warden Plaza.
Mr.
Gale W. McKinney II,
CPA, President and CFO
Gale W. McKinney II, CPA is President
and CFO of Heartland Communications Group, Inc. He received
his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwest Missouri State
University in Maryville, Missouri.
Gale is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career
with McGladery & Pullen, the nations 7th largest accounting
firm. With McGladery & Pullen he assumed responsibilities
in accounting, auditing, tax and general consultation services
with a variety of clients.
In 1991 he was Senior Audit Manager with Schnurr & Company
Certified Public Accountants. His duties included the general
over-site of his firm's audit clients in high level accounting
and business consultation issues. Gale joined Friendship Haven,
Inc., Iowa's largest continuing care retirement community,
as its Chief Financial Officer in 1993. His duties included
the day-to-day management of the organizations operations.
Gale joined HLI Properties, Inc., an affiliate company of
Heartland Communications, in 1996 as the Vice President of
Finance. His duties included the overall management of this
real estate company's operations. In 1997 Gale accepted the
position of Heartland Communications Group, Inc.'s Chief Financial
Officer.
Gale
is a member of the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants
and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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