Board, Department Heads, & Other Staff
Board of Directors
Chair
Wayne Merchant
Vice Chair
Bob Puelston
Secretary
Open
Treasurer
Deb Wood
At-Large
Marion Pew
Morten Jorgensen
Lane Littrell
Todd McGonagle
Larry Paulson
John Radimecky
Garry Yazell
Committee Chairs
Finance
Deb Wood
Personnel
Bob Puelston
Marketing
Barb Loida
Museum Development / Public Relations
Wayne Merchant
Collections & Restoration
Todd McGonagle
Education & Training
Bob Puelston
Equipment Maintenance
Kurt Mahre
Building & Grounds
Garry Yazell
Departments and Staff
Executive Director
Josh Hoaby
Guest Services Manager
Billie Rocarek
JSR Museum & MTM Administrator
Barb Sheldon
Operations Coordinator
Tim Grube
Executive Assistant
Frani Lowe
Jackson Street Gift Shop
Marilyn Thomas, Frani Lowe, Robert Keeschan, Carl Rice
Locomotive Maintenance Superintendent
Bob Puelston
Locomotive Maintenance Supervisor
Nick Edstrom
Maintenance of Way
Open
Railway Coach Maintenance
Kurt Mahre
Railway Collections Restoration
Todd McGonagle
Blacksmith-Machine Shop
Gordon Barr
Roundhouse Security
John Radimecky, Bob Puelston
Fire Safety
Nick Modders
Newsletter (Semaphore) Editor
Warren Plaisance
Tots & Trains Coordinator
Warren Plaisance
Equipment Restoration Outsourcing
Larry Paulson
Senior Advisor
Scott Hippert
TCU (Job Corps) Supervisor
Terry Holman
Railroad Operations Superintendent
Bob Puelston
Associate Superintendents
Kurt Mahre & Ward Gilkerson
Track Inspectors
Lane Littrel, Ward Gilkerson & Bob Puelston
Crew Scheduling
Deb Wood, Larry Paulson & Lane Littrell
Railway Operations Training
John Radimeckym Craig Lofgren
Volunteer Coordinator
Wayne Merchant
Osceola Operations
Noel Petit
Pizza Train
Sandy Hagan
Minnehaha Depot Supervisor
Aaron Novodvorsey
Museum Curator
John Van Arsdale
Garden Railroad Club
Jeff Hunter & Joe Komarek
Facilities Maintenance
Bill Hawley, Gordon Barr, Garry Yazell
Woodworking Shop Supervisor
Bill Hawley
Technology Manager
John Radimecky
Social Media
Conor Casey, Tanner Halbmaier
Video Production
Brian Rockholt
YouTube/Webmaster
Greg Symicek